"That sounds really exciting. If that's the case … then I don't have to worry about the day when the club can't pay the players' salaries, and I don't have to worry that when the transfer market opens, the chairman will say to me, 'Tony, I'm sorry, but we're so poor right now, so you can only go to the free transfer market to see if there are any bargains', right? "
"Of course … there's no need." Evan laughed loudly.
"That's great. Leave the eight million and wait for me to use it." Tang En rubbed his hands together. He was as excited as a child who had received all the presents for Christmas. I've been poor for a year! All day long, he watched others eat the meat, but he didn't even get to drink the soup. Now, everything was great!
"Oh, yes, Evan. How long will the contract be? "Tang En thought of the most crucial question. Collymore had only signed a one-year contract with the club. If he was the same … then almost all of his previous plans would not come true. A manager is not like a player, who stays at one club for a year or another. The manager was the core of the team. A manager who wanted to be successful had to have a team building plan in mind. He had to know how he wanted the team to play, who to buy and who to sell according to tactics, the construction of the youth team, the results of the reserve team, the transformation of the weak links … and so on. All of these required time to complete. A caretaker manager might be able to achieve success in the short term with his own ability, but if the club did not give him a long-term commitment, then the team could forget about performing well in the future. Tang En's experience in the first half of the year was a living example.
Generally speaking, the managers of English teams were much happier than their counterparts from other countries, because the probability of an English team manager being fired was the lowest, and there were many meritorious managers who had coached a team for more than ten or twenty years.
Of course, this also had to do with the different football cultures in England and Europe. In England, most managers are also managers of the team and they have more power. In football clubs in continental Europe, the head coach was the coach. He was only responsible for leading the team to train and compete. He did not have much power or authority. He could even become the club chairman's scapegoat at any time or be the scapegoat for the power struggle of the club's top management. He was often the loser who left in the contest with the players.
Of course, Tang En knew about this fine tradition of English football. But Nottingham Forest has changed eight managers in the past eight years … This data is also very bad for him.
"How many years do you want to sign? Tony, "Evan asked, looking at him with a grin.
"Uh …" Tang En originally wanted to say "the longer the better." But on second thought, who knew what the future would be like? He should never say anything without knowing. He had to give himself some leeway. As a result, he rolled his eyes and said, "Three years. It's good for both of us."
Evan nodded.
"By the way, I have a condition," Twain added. "And this condition must be written in."
"What condition?"
"Evan, you are the president of the club. As for me, I am the head coach of the team. You'll be in charge of running the club, and I'll be in charge of leading the team to train and compete. I'm not going to comment on the management of the team, but you can't meddle in the team's affairs either. I have the final say in buying or selling players. I also have the final say in renewing the contracts of the players and coaches. You just have to pay me the money. "I". "I" to me. I "I". "I" I "I" I "" I "" "." "." "I" I "about."
This was a matter of principle, and he could not compromise. If a manager could not even control his own team and was only an obedient puppet and a mouthpiece on the podium, then why should he continue to sit in this position?
Whether he was a fan watching the game or a manager leading the team, Tang En hated chairmen who meddled in the team's affairs. This had nothing to do with whether the club chairman knew the ropes. If the chairman liked to show off his understanding of football, then why didn't he come down from the VIP box to personally direct the game?
Since you chose me to be the team's manager, you must trust and respect my work. Otherwise, you might as well not look for me. That was Tang En's thought.
As a result, Tang En believed that many chairmen in continental Europe could not be considered good chairmen, such as AC Milan's Berlusconi, Inter Milan's Massimo Moratti, Real Madrid's current chairman Florentino, and his future successor Calderón. In comparison, most of the chairmen in England met Tang En's criteria for "the best club chairman." Of course, he felt that the chairman closest to that title was Manchester United's chairman, Edwards.
This unfamiliar Englishman never interfered with Ferguson's actions, even if he had kicked the team's captain and number one idol, Beckham, in the locker room. This man almost never appeared in front of the public. He had been in charge of Manchester United for more than 20 years, and the team had gained countless honors, becoming the most profitable football club in the world. However, the fans generally believed that this had nothing to do with Chairman Edwards. There were even many fans who hated this businessman who wanted to sell the club at any time.
But Tang En liked it because he did not interfere with the team's affairs. But why did Tang En evaluate him as "close to the title of the best club chairman?" Because this businessman chairman was too stingy. If he were more generous, it would be perfect.
Ferguson had once said, "A conversation with Edwards is usually very pleasant, until you reach out and ask him for money."
Tang En believed that when Evan Doughty promised his father to take over the football club that he did not like, he must have set Manchester United as a target and Edwards as a role model. It must be known that Edwards had earned more than 100 million pounds from Manchester United over the years.
Tang En hoped that Evan could have the same attitude towards the team as Edwards, and at the same time, be more generous than Edwards. He hoped that this was not just a pipe dream.
Evan considered for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, I agree."
Hearing Evan say this, Tang En smiled. "That's great! You know what, Evan? I actually don't care if you like football, how you view Forest Team, or if you want to use this club to make money. As long as you give me enough freedom, I promise to let you get everything you want. "
Evan extended his hand. "Look, Tony. I've said it before, we can work well together! "
"You're right, Evan." Tang En grinned and nodded vigorously.
The two of them shook hands.
After their conversation, Evan Doughty mysteriously hoped that Tang En would not leak the news ahead of time. Tang En did not ask why. He nodded and agreed. Only then did Evan leave with a peace of mind.
When Tang En returned home after a day of training, the first thing he did was not change his clothes and go to the bar to drink and chat with his buddies. Instead, he sat in front of the computer and opened Google. Then, he typed in the keyword "Nottingham Forest" and began his search.
He wanted to confirm a question that had always existed in his heart.
When he found out that Collymore's contract was only for a short year, he felt that it was a little strange. If it was really as Evan had said at the new manager signing press conference, that Collymore was "Nottingham Forest's external hope", then why did he only sign a one-year short-term contract? One year was indeed short enough for a team's manager in this world.
At that time, Tang En had convinced himself that "Collymore is a newcomer, so he only signed a one-year contract. We'll decide whether or not to renew the contract based on his results as a manager." This reason seemed to be unassailable. However, the confidence that leaked out from his conversation with Evan today made him think of something else.
Everyone in Britain knew what kind of person Collymore was, what his personality was like, and what his temper was like. In this age of advanced information, celebrities had almost no privacy to speak of. Then, why would Evan still make such an incomprehensible move of "changing managers"? Even though Tang En's own team's failure in the play-offs was a justifiable excuse, it should not be an inevitable reason. At the very least, many people like Burns knew that if Tang En continued to lead the team, it would not be a problem for the team to return to the Premier League next season.
But now? On one hand, the team was ranked sixth from the bottom, only three points away from the relegation zone. Faced with the reporters' accusations, Collymore could only respond with silence or roar. He could not come up with any good solutions at all. On the other hand, he still had the leisure to dress like a shoddy playboy and tease the mothers of young players on the sidelines!
How could the board of directors tolerate such an incompetent manager still sitting in that position?
These abnormal situations made Tang En think of shifting his focus and thinking angle from the field to the field outside.
Looking at the densely packed search results, he directly skipped over the webpage related to Nottingham Forest's history and recent results. After flipping through 13 pages, his gaze stopped on a short message.
"… Due to the unsatisfactory results, Nottingham Forest Football Club's shares have been falling on the London Stock Exchange. Before the market closed yesterday, it had already fallen to 21 pence per share. Experts have analyzed that if the results still do not improve, then even if the new chairman, Evan Doughty, looks like a rich American, the share price that has risen slightly because of his arrival will continue to fall. Even though they have just released an annual report claiming that the club has now escaped from the economic crisis and has zero debt, it still cannot prevent this situation from happening.
"What is worth being vigilant about is a piece of news for reference: Leeds United Football Club, which is deep in financial crisis, has slipped into the relegation zone due to their poor results. Their single share price has now fallen to 2.60 pence! This is Leeds United Football Club's lowest point since they entered the market … "
This was a report summarizing the recent performance of various football clubs in the stock market. It was published four days ago.
Nottingham Forest was not the only one whose share price had fallen because of the team's poor results. The pitiful "White Rose" Leeds United had also fallen.
Tang En read the full text of the news over and over again several times. Finally, he stopped at the sentence "If the results still do not improve, then even if the new chairman, Evan Doughty, looks like a rich American, the share price that has risen slightly because of his arrival will continue to fall."
As expected!
He leaned his body against the back of the chair and stared at the computer screen. He bit his lip and fell into deep thought.
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