The Young Lion

At this moment, Aldridge realized that this was a birthday present from his elder brother Barnett.

He sat in the armchair behind the desk, frowning in thought.

After returning from his studies, he really intends to engage in the football coaching industry.

But he has never had the idea of ​​quick success and quick success. He intends to step by step, first apply for an ordinary coach in the London team, and climb up step by step after getting familiar with the team.

He doesn't think that relying on the memory of watching football in later generations can make him a duck to water in the position of head coach. There are many things that cannot be learned in textbooks or by watching.

But now that he owns a club like Millwall, does he still work for other teams as the owner?

This is simply the absurdity of the world!

Even if it is impossible for him to be an ordinary coach in the Millwall club, what will others think of him? His ordinary opinions will be regarded as imperial edicts, and there may not even be a chance to communicate.

Moreover, his feelings for the Millwall club are very complicated. On the surface, he rejects this dirty team, but during the days of studying in various parts of Europe, there will always be a picture in his mind, a Millwall metamorphosis. imaginary picture.

This is probably because the whole family is a die-hard Millwall fan except him.

According to Barnett, Aldridge must also be a Millwall fan. Is there anything more exciting than giving him his favorite club as a birthday present?

But Aldrich was caught in a tangle.

bang bang

The study door was ajar, and Andrew, who was in pajamas, knocked on the door and walked in. When he saw Aldrich, he smiled and said, Are you happy and silly?

Apparently, he knew what Aldrich's birthday present was.

Aldrich seemed absent-minded, shook his head and said, I never thought of owning Millwall Club.

Andrew had a strange look on his face, and asked back: What do you mean? Don't you want to be a coach? Is it because of the pressure? Afraid that the team's performance will not be good?

Aldridge then looked up at the ceiling and said calmly, Frankly speaking, I'm not a Millwall fan.

what?!

Perhaps the two brothers had never discussed this topic before, and the family members just preconceived that everyone in the Hall family liked Millwall, but Andrew did not expect that Aldridge was a traitor.

Aldrich shook his head and said, Forget it, it's meaningless to say that. Big brother bought Millwall, why didn't I hear the news before?

Andrew sat down on the leather sofa against the wall, raised his legs and shrugged: Brother bought the club in the name of an investment institution more than two years ago, except for announcing that the club has changed hands, everything else has not changed, as you know , You were only young at that time, when the team was relegated from the top league, failed to reach relegation, and the new stadium dragged it down, buying the club didn't cost much, big brother wants to give you a surprise...

After listening to Andrew's words, Aldrich leaned on his chair and began to think.

In the past few years, he has been paying attention to the results of Millwall. He always tells himself that he does not like this club, but he pays attention to the results of this team every week. His behavior and thinking are contradictory. No reason could be found either.

In 1988, Millwall succeeded in reaching the relegation with Sheringham's turning out. After entering the First Division, he formed an amazingly efficient striker with Tony Cascarino to help the team avoid relegation.

This is always the case for newly promoted horses. They are not taken seriously. Sheringham and Cascarino are well-known in attacking the city, but they can’t do it in the second year after the success of relegation, because other teams began to have a look at this pair of strikers. Targeted deployment, so under the premise of no major investment, the weak Millwall returned to the second division.

Speaking of it, it is also Millwall’s bad luck. If he can stay in the first division for two more years, he will get a lot of income with the establishment of the Premier League. For a team like Er, if they can get a few million pounds, they can add at least three capable players.

After relegation, Millwall almost returned to the top league with Sheringham's outstanding performance in the first season. Unfortunately, they lost 2:6 to Brighton in the first round of the promotion play-offs.

After the upgrade failed, the establishment of the new stadium was in full swing. The club sold Sheringham to Nottingham Forest for a transfer price of 2 million pounds, which was already a considerable transfer value at the time.

Persisting for another season, Millwall did not improve much in the second division, and did not even break into the promotion play-offs. At this time, Barnett bought the club.

In the first year of the club's change of ownership, the team's performance was mediocre, but this season, Millwall finally made great progress, ranking third in the league and reaching the promotion play-offs.

Because this year is the World Cup year, the mainstream leagues have come to an end, and the second-tier league that has become League One after the establishment of the Premier League has only the play-offs to start.

Andrew said that as long as the team is lucky, it will be a Premier League team handed over to Aldridge in the summer.

A few days later, Aldridge watched the second leg of the first round of the play-offs at the Lions Den Stadium, Millwall VS Derby County.

Sitting next to Aldridge in the stands was Andrew, and many fans around greeted them proactively.

East London has been in decline since World War II. The former industrial area has become a market and some small factories. However, in recent years, the Hall family has gradually become famous in London. A large-scale investment has been made, and even the abandoned docks have signs of revival. You must know that West Ham United and Millwall were born in the dock shipyard.

Many fans in the stands are grateful to the Hall family. When the general environment was depressed, the Hall family allowed them to keep their jobs and houses.

It was an exciting thing to have the two children of the Hall family come to watch the game in person.

Aldrich and Andrew were repeatedly targeted by the TV broadcast, but no one knew that Millwall was actually the property of the Hall family.

As the game started, Aldridge sat calmly all the time, while Andrew beside him, like the fans, sometimes danced excitedly and sometimes sighed. Fans, like weak sheep, were insulted and provoked by Millwall fans in a corner of the stadium...

When the game was over, the stadium score board showed a glaring score.

1:5

This is the total score of the two rounds.

The home team is ahead.

Millwall fell again in the first leg of the promotion play-offs.

The stands were chaotic, and Aldridge followed his reputation and found that the fans of Derby County got carried away while celebrating, which annoyed the Millwall extreme fan organization and formed a small-scale conflict in the stands.

Oh, I guess it's Polk's people playing wild again.

Andrew patted Aldridge on the shoulder with a face full of disappointment. He said a few days ago that maybe a Premier League team would be handed over to Aldridge, but he was slapped loudly at the Lions Den Stadium, his home stadium. slap in the face.

On the contrary, Aldridge looked calm. He turned to Andrew and said, Go to the press conference and announce that the Hall family has become the owner of the team.

Andrew's expression was startled, and he hesitated: At this time?

The team had just failed to advance to the next level. It was a time when people were depressed. Everyone knew that the team was under the control of an investment institution, but the team was very stable. Now it is announced that the Hall family has officially moved from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. , the resulting effects may be difficult to assess.

Aldridge didn't say much, turned around and walked out of the court.

He was very calm in his heart, and he was not at all disappointed that the team did not succeed in reaching the Super League. On the contrary, he even thought it was a good thing.

He didn't come back from school to eat and wait to die. Since he wants to take over the team, he must fully control it.

If it is a successful team, his arrival will inevitably cause turmoil, but for a failed team, he will have the reason and confidence to overthrow and rebuild.

Andrew led Aldridge towards the press conference, and Aldrich suddenly turned his head and asked, Who did you say Polk just now?

Oh, the leader of the Bushwackers is a deadly enemy with the ICF. Let's put it this way, more than 80% of Millwall's fights with people outside have the shadow of the Bushwackers.

Aldridge knew it.

Both the Bushwackers and the ICF are extreme fan organizations. To put it bluntly, they are football hooligan groups through and through.

ICF is West Ham United's side, InterCityFirm.

The press conference was going on, the arrival of Aldridge and Andrew did not attract attention, and someone was speaking on the stage, because it was Millwall's home ground, the executives knew Andrew, and Andrew had an idle position in the team .

Seeing Andrew and Aldrich walking towards the stage, the venue fell silent. Nearly a hundred pairs of eyes looked at these two young people in puzzlement, not knowing what they were doing, and what was even more strange was that the security guards did not stop them.

Aldrich ignored everyone's surprised eyes, stood up straight after he came to the stage, picked up a microphone, and said calmly: Hi everyone, my name is Aldrich Hall, and Millwall Club was invested by BAA two years ago. The acquisition of the company is a company owned by the Hall family. Just a few days ago, BAA Investment Company transferred the Millwall Club to my personal name. In other words, I am now the owner of the club. You can go to verify, but I want The announcement is that, from today, Millwall will enter a new era, led by me, Aldridge.

After saying this, ignoring the stunned audience, Aldridge put down the microphone and turned to enter the backstage channel.

Andrew followed, obviously feeling the commotion at the press conference, and he shouted behind Aldridge: You are so cool.

But Aldrich stopped in his tracks with a solemn face, turned his head and said in a deep voice to Andrew: Within a week, I will ask the entire coaching staff to resign and leave. In addition, help me write a contract. I will borrow three months from my brother. Tens of millions of pounds.

Andrew froze, and nodded involuntarily.