Chapter 302 Another miracle

Praise is like a tide, and criticism is like water!

This is the reaction of public opinion within 24 hours after the announcement of Li Tongfan's acquisition of Newcastle.

Originally, the views of media reporters and experts called beasts, Lao Li would only take it as a dog to fart and laugh it off.

However, considering that the trend of public opinion will greatly affect the views of Newcastle fans, Li Tongfan thought about it over and over again, and finally decided to take some public opinion guidance measures - using the old jazz John Hall to be as powerful as the "old tree root" network to buy the Newcastle Post. , "Sunday Express" and "The Sun" and other influential media in the UK have created a momentum for this sudden attack acquisition through the media.

After all, in essence, the support of fans is the most solid foundation for a club.

If Newcastle, which claims to have the largest number of fans in the UK, boycotted because of a Chinese acquisition, then it will never be better at St. James's Park.

In fact, in addition to the temporary bribing of the media, Li Tongfan chose to accept the British Football Federation to coach the England national team and help the Three Lions advance in a desperate situation, and then joined Newcastle as the "save the party" as the head coach. The country is in the autumn of life and death... This series of acts is laying a good foundation for fans for today's acquisition.

According to Lao Li's original plan, when he acquires Newcastle as a savior, there should be less resistance from public opinion, right?

So a day later, when Li Tongfan estimated that the Newcastleman had almost digested the news that the club had been acquired, Li Tongfan made the first careful test for the fans!

Lao Li organized the last player celebration of the season to celebrate the team's entry into the UEFA Cup, and issued an invitation to the fans one day in advance through the club's official website: Newcastle citizens can participate in this celebration by borrowing the stub of tickets to watch any magpie game in the 38 rounds of the league this season. The banquet... depends on the reaction of the fans!

...John Newton.

The ordinary bus driver in Newcastle has been painful and happy in the last two months of the Premier League - when it hurts, it was because his newlywed wife Nili's rubb almost made him kneel.

And when he was happy, Newton followed the trajectory of the Newcastle bus with other hardcore magpie fans of the "Flying Magpie" fan club and witnessed an unimaginable victory in the Aledes era two months ago.

When the madman Li, a Chinese young man who created a miracle in Real Madrid, came to Newcastle with magical footsteps, everything became simple.

In the face of the weak team, Newcastle can perform a goal performance like a dead!

And opposite the giants, Newcastle can actually make those high-ranking stars look for teeth in a tough confrontation. These dreams that all Newcastleans could expect in the past have become a living reality because of the existence of the madman Lee.

Three days ago, in the afternoon of Anfield, when the team defeated the powerful Reds Liverpool at the last minute with Michael Owen's assist, Newton, like all Magpie fans, fell into an uncontrollable madness.

League No. 5!

Enter the European arena next season!

Who dares to expect such a result when the team ranked first from the bottom of the league two months ago?

However, after the madness, it is the trouble of happiness.

Like many Newcastle fans, on the one hand, Newton is proud of having such a head coach. Obviously, as long as the madman Li coaches Newcastle for a day, the happiness will continue. On the other hand, Newton is worried that the small pool of Newcastle will not be able to accommodate a madman like Li. One day after the end of the season, I woke up and found that the newspaper was about Inter Milan or other rich families wielding checks to dig up the madman Li... Is there any way to make the madman Li stay in Newcastle forever?

A few days after the end of that afternoon at Anfield, Newton fell into silence.

The young Newcastle hardcore fan began to think hard to find a perfect solution to the problem, and in the end, Newton's only conclusion was that the club should let Mick Ashley, a shameless fat man, get out of here as soon as possible, and then change to a boss who really loves the team and is willing to spend money, and And give the greatest support to all the management behavior of madman Lee at St. James Park Stadium... transfer fee and trust!

These two things are what crazy Lee needs most in Newcastle.

Newton has no doubt that as long as there are these two things, the talented madman Lee will definitely build Newcastle into a dynasty like Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool, and reproduce the glory that fascinated countless Newcastle fans in the 1940s!

However, the most critical question is: who can give the madman Li these two things?

Sheffield?

Impossible!

Because since the former chairman resold Newcastle shares to Mick Ashley, he has solemnly stated that he will only love Newcastle as an ordinary fan from now on, and the business of the Sheffield family does not seem to be very good in the recent economic situation... Sir John Hall?

It's terrible!

Although no one doubts the old jazz's love for Newcastle, and no one wants the old jazz to fall from the sky again to save the magpie from the crisis as he did many years ago, but think about the old man's age... Poor young bus driver Newton thought about it and found that he had completely entered In a dead end, all the contradictions finally returned to the starting point of the problem. Now it seems that no one can help Newcastle leave the madman Li forever.

Of course, if those rich Arab oil tycoons or Yankees may be interested in acquiring Newcastle, they may be able to provide enough transfer fees, but as a native of Newcastle, when Newton thinks of these people, he will only be with many other New Yorkers. Castle fans did the same thing - stretched out their fingers and scolded fiercely: Fuck!

Do those guys who use football as a plaything understand the true essence of Newcastle Miners football?

The reason why Newcastle has the largest number of fans in the UK is that the club has always represented the image of the working people since the first day of its birth, and Milburn, the first team hero since the establishment of Magpie, has been affectionately called the "son of the working class" by the Newcastle people.

British BBC once conducted a survey and was surprised to find that in England, most fans not only support their home team, but also have a crush on Magpie, and even the former British Prime Minister claims to be a loyal fan of Newcastle.

This shows the influence of magpie among the people of the middle and lower classes.

The book returns to the main biography.

In three days, the young John Newton risked the "huge" danger of kneeling on the dresser many times. After work, he couldn't wait to gather with the "flying magpie" friends in the bar to worry about the future of the team. The fans gathered together to drink, chat, brag and fart, but the feasible surnames of these bad ideas don't seem to be very reliable... On the afternoon of the third day.

Like a few days ago, Newton called his newlywed wife Nili after work, claiming that he had to work overtime, and then sneaked into the football-themed bar near the station.

Push open the squeaky retro activity door into the dark bar hall, and a frenzy atmosphere came to my face.

Newton found that a lot of people had gathered in the bar. David, the fat man who always shouted when watching the ball and sprinkled beer on others, stood high on the bar and raised the 500ml beer glass in his hand and shouted:

"Hey, come on! Brothers, cheers to the wonderful fifth place in the league!"

"Cheers!" Other fans either sit or stand, also holding their glasses and shouting.

"Cheers for next season's League Cup champion!"

"Cheers!"

Seeing this scene, Newton walked in in stunned, rudely pushed Fat David down from the bar, and then jumped up by himself: "Hey, guys, wake up! Now is not the time to drink beer..."

Newton patted his chest excitedly: "The war is coming!! We need to get ready to fight! Want to win the UEFA Cup? Do you want to appear in Europe next season? We must leave Mr. Rice Bucket! Don't you know that those damn rich families are already waving checks to invite Mr. Rice Bucket to join their club?

There was a silence in the bar.

Indeed, less than two or three days after the end of the Premier League, the news about the transfer of crazy Lee and Newcastle to the star players has been flying all over the sky - Inter Milan in the Champions League again, Real Madrid, who barely defended the league, Bayern Munich looking for a Klinsmann substitute... Almost as long as the coach is unstable. Or the European giants with a poor record in the 07-08 season are sparing no effort to wink at Newcastle's savior madman Lee.

And Liverpool's acquisition of Michael Owen, Arsenal's introduction of Gibbon, Manchester City's seducing of Joey Barton and other news about Newcastle players are even more popular and frequently seen in the newspapers.

The atmosphere created by the media has made Newcastle a "football supermarket".

Newcastle fans are panicked.

At this moment, Newton's words undoubtedly exposed everyone's scars.

For a while, all the people in the bar didn't know what to say except to bow their heads and drink. David, the fat man who was pushed by Newton under the bar, stood up, threw the cup in his hand heavily on the bar, and shrugged his shoulders helplessly with his hands: "Hey, little Newton, you say, we all have to drink a glass of beer in the bar. What can the guy who hangs up the bill do for Newcastle?

"We can...we can..." Newton was speechless when asked by the fat man David.

At this moment... Suddenly, a bald man in a Newcastle uniform suddenly stumbled into the bar, grabbing the remote control of the big screen for watching the ball from the bartender like a neurotic madman. He hurriedly adjusted the channel for three or two seconds, and then began to stare at the screen and look carefully... The others in the bar were obviously confused by the behavior of the bald head.

Fat David took a sip of beer and cursed: "Hey, bald Bill, what the fuck are you doing? Did your damn fat pig wife carry a kitchen knife to chase you again?

Thinking of the scene three days ago when a bald man named Bill was chased and killed by his wife because he delayed going to school to pick up his children, the fans in the bar laughed. But just half laughing, everyone was like a male duck choked and stared at the TV screen - "... This is the press conference hall of St. James's Park in Newcastle. BBC reporter Angela reports for you... Oh, damn it, don't squeeze me!"

A gorgeous woman with heavy makeup appeared on the big TV screen, holding the microphone in her hand and making a live broadcast in the crowded crowd.

Of course, the reason why all the men in the bar are staring at the TV screen is not because the female anchor named Angela is rare, nor is it because the parts of one of the two groups got rid of the bondage of the thin underwear and jumped out... but the location of the broadcast. It's at St. James' Park!

And on the screen, behind the crowded crowd, you can faintly see two men who involve the hearts of thousands of Newcastle fans - Lee, the madman of Newcastle, and Sir John Hall, the God of Newcastle!

What happened?

Why did Mr. Rice Bucket appear there with Sir Hall? The reaction of the fans in the bar was exactly the same as the expressions of Michael Owen and Alan Shearer when they saw the two new bosses in the office of Chairman Martin.

The answer will be solved soon.

The female anchor of BBC TV answered everyone's questions: "...Please note that Angela is the most incredible news of the season. Newcastle head coach Lee and Sir John Hall acquired the Magpie and became the most popular in this century-old team with 51 percent of the shares. Major shareholders..."

Boom~~~~ The bar is in chaos!

"...Oh, God, Mr. Rice Bucket bought Newcastle? What the fuck is going on?" Fat David was the first to cover his heart and moan: "He is a Chinese, not an Englishman. How can he do this..."

"Why isn't it a wholly owned acquisition by Sir Hall? I prefer that the crazy Lee is just the head coach of the team, not the chief shareholder of this damn club! He made St. James's Park Stadium impure in the eyes of the English people..."

"Fill, Newcastle doesn't belong to the British anymore?"

"What should we do? Do you really have to hold the flag of Chinese people to get out of here or something to protest against the acquisition and go to the bottom of the club building to protest?

The crowd in the bar is noisy. Obviously, it is a little difficult for these traditional British men to accept the fact that a Chinese suddenly became the control of the club.

In a way, the stubbornness of the English people is indeed famous.

At the beginning, American Hicks and Geely's acquisition of Liverpool, the Glazer family's acquisition of Manchester United, and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin's acquisition of Manchester City were all wildly boycotted by fans without exception. Even at the beginning of the new season, they could not even sell tickets to the stadium, and there were always some loyal fans in the game. Hold high the slogan and flag against the acquisition in the stands and scold the new owner of the club... For British gentlemen, whether they are Americans, Thais, Arabs or Chinese, as long as there is not British blood flowing in their bodies, the acquisition of football clubs will always be resisted.

At this moment, even John Newton, Li Tongfan's crazy admirer, was confused. Although the young bus driver wanted the madman Li to stay, he was a little stunned to stay in this way... May 21.

It will be cloudy to sunny, and the temperature will rise.

This is the third day after the announcement of Li Tongfan's acquisition of Newcastle.

The square in front of the St. Gateshead Music Auditorium in Newcastle City.

Li Tongfan's celebration banquet announced through Newcastle Club's official website to celebrate the team's entry into next season's UEFA Cup will be held here.

A temporary small stage for the celebration ceremony has been set up.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the Newcastle Club came here from the new chairman, the old Sir John Hall, to the old Sean, who went down to the Reeperton Training Base to watch the gate. More than 200 people from the first team, reserve team, U18 youth and club staff arrived here on time.

In addition, there are hundreds of reporters from major media groups.

As for Newcastle fans?

Less than 500 people came scattered, which is simply unspeakable compared with the number of more than 250,000 magpie fans in Newcastle. Until 9:30, no more fans came to attend the celebration banquet.

There is only one reason for such a cold scene.

That is, most Newcastle fans do not welcome madman Lee to St. James Park as the club's major shareholder.

It's really an exclusive Englishman!

Even if the madman Lee saved the England team and Newcastle, who fell into the abyss of relegation, he could not get the support of magpie fans in this matter... Among the reporters who came to interview the celebration banquet was Luis Garcia, a reporter from the Spanish Catalan Sports World. There was a gloating smile on the face of the peer group, and he kept stirring up the flames: "This time, the madman Li was humiliated... Ten minutes later.

The scene has not changed.

Garcia finally couldn't help jumping out and screaming like a clown: "Mr. Li, madman, where are the fans in Newcastle? Does your club have only less than 500 fans? Haha..."

Li Tongfan frowned on the temporary small stage, which made Lao Li very disappointed. Is it true that you can't let those stubborn Newcastle fans accept themselves after doing so much?

Under the stage.

It was hard to catch the extremely embarrassing figure of the madman Li. Garcia, who was gloating, was about to raise the camera in his hand to take this rare scene. She went back and cooperated with an article entitled "Poor Crazy Li Becomes the Most Unpopular Person in Newcastle" to make fun of the biggest enemy of Camp Nou. But the next scene froze the proud smile on the Catalan reporter's face... Someone is coming!

A lot of people!

Suddenly, countless fans in black and white Newcastle uniforms gushed out from the remote trunk road in the square in front of the Gateshead Music Auditorium, like a flash flood. Several big men at the front hand held a large slogan with the head of a madman Li - "Although you are a Chinese, Although your body is not the blood of Great Britain... However, whether you are the head coach of the team or the big boss of the club, you are the most popular person in our hearts at St. James Park!"

In the crowd, Newton and fat David walked in the front with a big slogan with a smile.

The young bus driver and everyone in the "Flying Magpie" fan club spent three days contacting thousands of fans in Newcastle City to organize and plan this sudden attack appearance, which was a small surprise for Mr. Rice Bucket.

They want the world to know that although the English people are stubborn and xenophobic, they also know how to be grateful.

For those who really love football and magpie, Newcastle people are willing to open their arms to warmly welcome, such as today's Mr. Rice Bucket... at this moment.

Applause and cheers roared like the eternal waves of the English Channel in an instant, and the rolling black and white flow of people soon converged into every corner of the front square of the Gateshead Music Auditorium.

Media reporters took a cursory look and found that at least 100,000 Newcastle fans accepted the club's "new boss" Li Tongfan's invitation to take the stubs of tickets to watch the Newcastle game to cheer for the team's celebration!

This number is almost half of Newcastle's total population.

Only once through an informal invitation from the club's official website, so many people came. Crazy Li's appeal in this city is really terrible!

And on the other side.

Li Tongfan's heart, which had been tense, was finally relieved. With the already prepared salute and black and white crumbs gushing around the square, Newcastle City entered a carnival moment.

The celebration banquet officially begins!

The scale is so large that the atmosphere is far beyond anyone's expectations!

The edge of the square.

Louis Garcia, a reporter of Sports Daily, who was squeezed out by the crowd to the periphery, sighed dejectedly: "Damn it, let this abominable Chinese reverse again! It seems that the madman Li will set a new record - he will be the first person in history to acquire the Premier League club as a foreigner, but still be warmly welcomed by arrogant British gentlemen!

Damn it!

Another miracle!

(to be continued)