Coaching legend

Blackburn, really drunk.

The team was drunk too. Starting in Scotland and heading to Blackburn. During the celebrations, almost everyone at Blackburn came out. The small town of 140,000 people was completely drunk at this time.

George was drunk too.

The players were also drunk.

Nothing but cheers, cheers. Because this is the Champions League title! This is Blackburn's first Champions League title in history!

From now on, Blackburn can proudly brag with other clubs. We are also a club that has won the Champions League.

The celebrations in Blackburn lasted for three days and three nights.

But even so, Blackburn fans don't think it's enough. According to them, Blackburn should celebrate for ten days and a half. But George is willing, the club is willing, and the national team is not willing either.

These players are all going to compete in the World Cup with the national team.

They don't have that much time to spend at the club.

"What a pity. If there is no World Cup this year, we can go to Asia and earn millions of pounds at least." Paul Walker shook his head and said with regret.

In recent years, big clubs have been making money in Asia, and Paul Walker also wants a piece of the pie.

Especially Manchester United.

Manchester United has many fans in Asia, which makes Paul Walker jealous.

As the Premier League is broadcast more and more widely, the Premier League's influence in Asia is also growing. Based on the current development trend of the Premier League, the most influential league in Asia in a few years will definitely be the Premier League. With the Premier League championship in these two seasons and the Champions League championship this season, Blackburn has just caught up with the current strength of the Premier League, and its influence has also increased sharply.

Although it cannot be compared with those European giants, nor can it be compared with strong teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool in the Premier League.

But the influence is also catching up with these teams.

It can even be said that the number of fans has completely doubled. And it’s not an ordinary growth, it’s a completely geometric growth. Under such circumstances, Paul Walker certainly wants to target the Asian market.

In fact, what European clubs want to open most is the North American market.

Because North America, especially the United States, not only has a lot of people, but also a lot of money. It's a pity that the development of football in the United States is not very smooth. Therefore, everyone has focused their attention on Asia.

Asia, especially East Asia, has a large population. And although it is not as wealthy as North America, it is not poor at all. The numbers more than make up for it. Therefore, the Asian market is a coveted place for all clubs.

But George was a little reluctant when he heard Paul Walker's words.

Although part of my heart was very impressed with Paul Walker. Because although there are clubs going to Asia to prospect for gold, it has not yet formed a trend. It wasn't until Real Madrid's trip to Asia in 2003 that European clubs began their gold rush journey to Asia.

I didn't expect that Paul Walker would set his sights on Asia so quickly. This kid is still very smart.

But Paul is the club chairman and has to consider the club's income. But George is the head coach and has to think more about the team. A trip to Asia is actually detrimental to the team's summer training. But George didn't object.

Blackburn is a small club after all.

A trip to Asia, with Blackburn's current popularity, could really earn him millions of pounds. This money is a lot of money for Blackburn. And the money is just appearance fees for playing a few games. If some other advertising sponsorships and other income are added by then, there will be subsequent effects, even if the income is tens of millions of pounds, it will not be enough.

Williams smiled nearby. "If it doesn't work this year, it can be next year."

"kindness."

Paul Walker nodded.

"That's right, George. Look at this is the club's vision for the stadium."

In fact, there is no need to discuss this kind of matter with the head coach. It's a pity that the head coach has a lot of power in English football, and even more so at Blackburn Rovers. George has made a great contribution to Blackburn. Just based on George's current results, George is the best coach in Blackburn's history.

Therefore, Paul Walker cannot ignore George.

That's why I told George about the stadium.

George knows that Paul Walker has been busy with this matter this season. So I picked it up and took a look, and I took a breath before I finished reading.

I don’t know what to say about Paul Walker?

Should we praise him for his boldness, his lofty ideals, his ambition, or laugh at his whims? This is a very grand stadium plan. You can tell just by looking at his drawings that this is a modern football stadium.

But look at his data and you will be confused.

The football stadium that Paul Walker is going to build is a large stadium that can accommodate 80,000 people.

With 80,000 people, this kind of stadium is rare in England. Apart from Wembley Stadium and Old Trafford Stadium, which club's stadium can accommodate 80,000 people. Including the prestigious Liverpool Anfield Stadium, Chelsea Stamford Bridge Stadium, Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, Newcastle's St. James' Park, Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people.

The most they can accommodate is 50,000 visitors, which is already very good in England.

Even the new Arsenal stadium currently planned is a stadium with a capacity of 60,000 people.

How could Blackburn have the guts to build a stadium for 80,000 people?

And Paul Walker doesn't just want to build a stadium for 80,000 people. He is planning. There was even a piece of land set aside around the stadium. The land area is very large, just for various supporting measures after the stadium is built.

It's a really ambitious goal.

It was so big that George almost felt dizzy. What kind of plan is this? It's simply outrageous.

According to this plan, it is estimated that a budget of 300 million pounds will be needed. 300 million, Arsenal can make up for it with a Highbury apartment and astonishing ticket sales. What can Blackburn give in return?

Don't say it's a stadium for 80,000 people, even if it's a stadium for 100,000 people. The ticket revenue is not as good as the ticket revenue of Highbury.

Besides, Arsenal’s Highbury apartment is very valuable. But at Blackburn's Ewood Park Stadium, if you sell land and buildings, you can make more money.

George didn't know much about business, so he didn't understand how Paul raised money. But no matter how you look at it, this plan is very risky. So he asked in a low voice: "Paul, a stadium with 80,000 people. It's too big. We have a stadium at Blackburn with 50,000 or 60,000 people, which is already very good."

Paul shook his head when he heard George's words.

"George, think about it, we have 140,000 people in Blackburn. Don't talk about the fans in Lancashire, just talk about the nearest small towns around Blackburn. The total number of people is more than 400,000. If the scope is expanded, So there are more than 600,000 people, and a stadium of 80,000 people is not big.”

Seeing Paul's confidence, George could only smile bitterly secretly.

The small towns around Blackburn have a combined population of more than 400,000 people. But these are not all Blackburn fans. Even if Blackburn has good grades, I am willing to support Blackburn. But that's all.

They can't all be die-hard Blackburn fans.

With around 60,000 people in the stadium, George believes it can be filled every game. But with 80,000 people, George was really unsure.

"Then the implementation of this plan will require a lot of funds. It's already 300 million. How can the club come up with so much money? And how do we pay it back? It will be less stressful to pay it back in twenty or thirty years, but If we are asked to pay off the debt in five or ten years, we? "Even Jack Walker wouldn't dare to boast of 300 million in capital.

Paul shook his hand.

"George, don't worry about money. We have calculated that for a stadium with 80,000 people, we will have an extra 40 million pounds per season just from ticket revenue. Paying back the money will not be a problem."

George said nothing.

Because after all, George doesn’t understand business. And Paul made a decision, and George couldn't interfere. You are given the power to manage the team, and George should not interfere too much in his decisions. But that doesn't mean George has no doubts.

Ticket revenue can grow by £40 million each season. After all, the current Ewood Park stadium only accommodates more than 30,000 people. And the tickets are somewhat cheap. As Blackburn's performance improves and once they move into the new stadium, the ticket prices will increase appropriately.

However, the ticket revenue will increase by 40 million pounds, and that is when all 80,000 people in the stadium are full.

And even if the ticket revenue is increased by 40 million pounds, the expenditure will also increase by then.

But George himself couldn't understand the mess. If the plan is simpler, build a stadium for 60,000 people and don’t need so many other supporting developments. Then it is more than 100 million, and it will not exceed 200 million.

George is fully confident that he will pay back all the money within ten years.

But three hundred million, George was scared just thinking about it.

No wonder Paul is also interested in gold mining in Asia. It turned out that I was already running out of money.

Seeing that George was silent, Paul began to talk about his plan. "We are now starting to apply to the city government, negotiate with local residents, and plan the stadium. It is estimated that all these things will be completed, and construction should be started next fall. The plan will be completed in three years at the latest, which means that in 2006, We can move into the new stadium.”

Paul was full of energy when he spoke.

After George asked some simple questions, he never questioned it again.

Waiting until Paul left, George asked in a serious tone: "John, is this stall too big? We are a small club, can we bear it?"

Williams sighed.

But he quickly replied in a firm tone: "Now that Paul has made up his mind, I have to fill in the gaps for him. In fact, I have also thought that although the stall is a little bigger, it is not impossible. What I have to do now Yes, we need to design the safest financing channel for him. Of course, this also requires your cooperation. If there is a big problem with our performance in any season in the future, the team will collapse. So..."

"I know."

George nodded. I looked up at Williams and found that Williams was also much older.