439 Club Fate
Blackburn lost to Eindhoven, which was the only surprise in the first group match of the Champions League.
Therefore, after the game, many media focused on the game.
Of course, these media mainly watch George's jokes. George's mouth was so smelly that they were happy to see that he lost the game. Then laugh at George, which has become the fun of many media.
But at this time, George was no longer in charge of their business.
Because there are more important things waiting for George.
On September 20, Blackburn played the sixth round of the Premier League. The opponent is Portsmouth.
After losing to Eindhoven, Blackburn sprinkled all his grievances on Portsmouth. Miku scored twice, Klose and Drogba each scored one goal, Alonso's long-range shot was the icing on the cake, and finally beat Portsmouth 5- to 0.
After the game, George followed Williams to the suburbs of Blackburn.
"George, think about it. In the future, there will be the most luxurious stadium in the world, which belongs to our own Blackburn. He will be as famous in world football as Old Trafford, Bernabeu and Camp Nou. It will also stay in the history of world football. How will it feel for you to command the game on that court in the future? Paul pointed to a large wasteland in front of him and said in a good spirit.
"This will not only be a stadium, but it will also be the most prosperous place in Blackburn. And we are the founders of this bustling area. Blackburn's great development will also have our contribution.
Paul is very excited.
It's like there is a new stadium.
Yes, this is the venue of Blackburn's new football stadium, which is about to start.
Paul and Williams ran around for two years and finally finished all the trivial things. There is also a source of funds, and Williams is already guaranteed. Blackburn's new stadium is finally about to be built.
George was also a little stunned.
Will the ruins in front of us become Blackburn's new stadium in two or three years?
A new stadium for 80,000 people. Although George is a little worried, he has a lot of longing. What will it feel like to coach a team in big stadiums like Old Trafford, Bernabeu and Camp Nou?
Today is September 23, 2003.
The official start of the construction of Blackburn's new stadium.
All the executives of the Blackburn Club have come here. Even the mayor of Blackburn came here in person. Now I'm having a good time with Paul. Without the strong support of Blackburn Municipal Axe, the plan for the new stadium would not have been implemented so soon.
For the municipal axe, having a modern and luxurious stadium will definitely make a great contribution to the development of the city.
Football is known as a "smoke-free industry" and is definitely not aimless. The economic value that football can drive is absolutely not to be underestimated in a developed country like England. A stadium can drive countless economic industries around it.
Especially Blackburn, there is only one football club. That's Blackburn Football Club.
All Blackburn citizens are Blackburn supporters. Therefore, Blackburn's construction of a new football field has no small influence at all.
And this new stadium, as well as the surrounding industries, can provide many new jobs.
It can be said that the construction of the new stadium has unclear benefits for Blackburn. Therefore, the municipal axe is completely supportive of Paul's plan.
If you are in China, Blackburn doesn't have to worry about capital at all. Because once the political axe department supports it, they can lend you a large amount of money with the credit of the political axe. Unfortunately, this is England.
The municipal axe can give the green light to the team at most. As for the financial problem, it still needs to be solved by yourself.
"John, how long will this stadium take to be repaired?"
George looked at Williams with a tired face and asked. Williams is already full of gray hair. Although Williams is much older than George and Paul, he is not so old.
But Williams has had too many things to do recently.
There are too many things on him. And there is too much pressure in his heart. This makes Williams look older and older.
When Williams heard George's words, he still smiled proudly at the corners of his mouth. Our plan is two and a half years. However, there may be some problems in the middle. I have considered these problems, as long as there are no big problems, it will take up to three years.
Although Williams looked tired, he was very confident.
The head is full of gray hair, but standing proudly in a high place, it has a taste of pointing out the country.
"George, do you know? We only need to wait for another three years, no later than 2007, we will have a stadium comparable to Manchester United's Old Trafford. At that time, we don't have to envy Old Trafford Stadium, because we also have our own big stadium.
Although Williams is very tired, he is still very excited.
In the past two years, Williams has been everywhere for this new stadium. I don't know how many white eyes I have suffered. But Williams did not give up. Because Williams will not give up for Blackburn in his heart.
Blackburn is a dream of Williams. A dream that I had more than a decade ago. For this, Williams is willing to make every effort.
Although the stall in Paul's shop is a little big. But Williams knows a little.
Paul is ambitious. And this road is difficult, but once Paul's idea is really realized, Blackburn is really likely to become a new giant in European football. Although there are countless uncertainties and hardships on this road, Williams is willing to go on.
George nodded.
"John, can you take your time with the plan for the new stadium? In particular, the messy plans next to the court can be slowly planned after the court is built. If we come together, although I don't know much about the financial aspects, I also know that the financial pressure of our club will be great.
George finally wanted to persuade Williams.
If it's just a stadium, although it's a luxurious stadium, George believes it can't overwhelm Blackburn.
As long as Blackburn's performance is as good as ever, the money can still be paid back in ten or fifteen years. Because if you get good grades, you will have money to pay off your debts.
But once other plans are put on the horse together, the funds needed at that time will be too huge. The huge and surprising.
At that time, Blackburn could only be trembling.
Williams took a look at George and then sighed. How could Williams not know this? As an insider, Williams knows the risks better than anyone else. But Williams can only continue.
Because Paul is a person with ideas.
Paul is accepting Jack. Before Walker's assets, he had his own industry in the United States. And it's quite successful. This success injected Paul with strong self-confidence. But it also makes him a little stubborn and has absolute confidence in his own ideas.
Now that the club has such a huge plan, Paul is very confident. Although there will be a little financial pressure, Paul believes in his plan. I believe that the club will be able to survive.
Williams is not that kind of strong person.
Therefore, Williams is more for Paul to improve his plan rather than change his plan.
"George, don't worry. I know what to do?"
Williams patted George on the shoulder.
George smiled and said nothing. George really doesn't understand these aspects. George only knows about Arsenal, so he is careful again and again. As for what the problem will be, George is not very clear.
Who said that only Chinese leaders are willing to speak?
The same is true for England. Paul and the officials of the municipal axe don't know what they are talking about. Anyway, they are all laughing.
Finally, there were some small ceremonies, and then the official start of the new stadium was announced.
Looking at the rumble of various machines, George looked up at the gloomy sky.
The new stadium, which has been entangled for a while, is finally going to start today. New stadium, who doesn't want their club to have a world-class stadium. But George doesn't know what's wrong with repairing this stadium.
George can only pray to heaven so that things on the court can go smoothly. Let Paul's plan be completed successfully.
Bless Blackburn!
This is George's only prayer.
It has been his sixth year in Blackburn, and he has a deep affection for Blackburn George.
George is willing to stay in Blackburn for ten or twenty years. I am willing to watch Blackburn gradually become a strong European team and become a European giant 20 years later. But it's not wishful thinking. This requires the right time, place and people.
The court, the court.
George breathed a long sigh of relief. I can't help myself. I'm just a head coach, a coach who only knows how to lead the team. The only thing that can be done is to lead the team to continue to achieve good results.
............Blackburn built a new stadium, which is a big deal in British football. There is a lot of noise everywhere.
After Arsenal built a new stadium, another strong team in the Premier League began to build a new stadium. And it is an amazing design, a large stadium with a capacity of 80,000 people. If it is really built, it will be the most luxurious stadium in the world.
In fact, Arsenal also wanted to build a large stadium of 80,000 people, but unfortunately it didn't get what it wanted. Because it's London.
London is an inch of land and an inch of gold. It is only a stadium of 60,000 people. It was approved by Arsenal after asking Grandpa and Grandma. It's not just a matter of money.
But Blackburn is different here.
Blackburn still has a place for you to build an 80,000-person stadium.
However, no one laughed at Arsenal's court, but many people still laughed at Blackburn. Some media even laugh at Blackburn: Is there 80,000 people in Blackburn?
This is just a mocking tone. Blackburn certainly has more than 80,000 people, and Blackburn has a population of 140,000.
The media just used this method to laugh at Blackburn, just to measure itself.
Within the team, the construction of a new stadium is also being discussed.
For these players, they have no personal experience of the new stadium. They just think that the club is very ambitious to build such a luxurious stadium. Therefore, their morale is very high.
On September 28, Blackburn played Fulham at home.
It may be a new stadium, which makes the players very excited. They are more excited than George, the head coach, who is worried. I performed well in the game.
Pires scored twice, plus Klose's goal, and defeated Fulham 3-0.
On October 1, Blackburn played the second game of the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Blackburn arrived in Athens and challenged Athens AEK.
This time, George was not careless at all. The first game has been lost. If there is a little mistake in the second game, the next game will be difficult to play.
But I don't know what happened. Blackburn's home court of AEK in Athens is like casting a spell.
The whole game beat the Athens AEK, shooting even more than 20 times. There were twelve shots within the goal range alone. After hitting the goal four times, he couldn't get a goal. Not to mention George and Blackburn players, even the commentator who explained the game was puzzled.
Blackburn's luck is too bad.
Of course, the luck of Athens AEK is super. Blackburn shot more than 20 times and didn't score a goal.
In the end, even the Blackburn players themselves had no idea. I couldn't get a game like this.
At this point in the game, I can't score a goal. It's only God's fault.
George can only get a zero-to-zero draw in the away game. At the end of the two games of the group stage, Blackburn only accumulated one point. Another venue, Monaco, defeated Eindhoven 2-1.
In this group, Monaco scored six points, Eindhoven scored three points, and Athens AEK and Blackburn both scored one point.
The two games of the UEFA Champions League group stage ended, which stunned all the European football media. The other group matches went smoothly. Only Blackburn, who thought it was the most problem before the game, was a draw and a loss in two games.
Many media are laughing at Blackburn and George. The dark horse is the dark horse. After retreating from the dark horse, Blackburn is just a small team. So is George. When the myth passes, there is only the ordinary left.
At this time, these media forgot that not long ago, they all said that George was the best young coach in European football. I also compared George with the legendary coaches in history, and thought that those coaches were not as good as George at George's age.
Now that the performance in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League fluctuates slightly, they begin to say that Blackburn is a small team. It is said that George is just a lucky coach.
However, although the performance in the group stage of the Champions League was not very good, and the media also laughed at George.
But George didn't care at all. The first game was due to carelessness, and the second game was bad luck. Anyway, there are still four games left, and the group match can't appear. George didn't even think about it. Because it is impossible to appear on George.
George is confident that he still has this.
(To be continued)