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Text Chapter 41 The power structure of the old Premier League era

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    Song Shiwan vaguely remembers that after 2003, a strange circle formed in European football. Before 2003, only Real Madrid had a superstar policy. The world's top superstars had to stand in every position of the Galacticos for almost every move.  Every signing gets worldwide attention.  But after 2003, when the Ruble Army emerged in England, Chelsea, the blue team led by Abramovich, instantly took over Real Madrid's status as a football tycoon and began to spend money around the world, especially those like Mourinho who sold people.  When the head coach who did not hesitate to spend money was in office, Chelsea's signings were a waste of money!  At that time, no matter whether you were a Premier League fan or not, as long as you saw the news about Chelsea on the Internet, you would take a few glances, just like the wealthy teams such as Manchester City, Paris, and Morocco in the future.  What Song Shiwan didn¡¯t expect was that in the winter of 2002, he would meet the Russian tycoon who would later make the entire football world bow to the ruble, Abramovich.  Early this morning, Song Shiwan brought a pile of folders to work as usual. After arriving at the club, he arranged new tactical training for the players. He turned to the team doctor and said: "I want a more detailed report on the players.  I need to clearly instruct them on their lactic acid content, maximum oxygen uptake, whether any part of their body is inflamed, and whether they have used any special drugs. In short, I want to know everything about their body. ¡± The team doctor was dumbfounded!  , at this time in 2002, who would get a report with lactate content and maximum oxygen uptake for players?  "Not sure or can't do it? If you think you can't do it, OK, take the players to Nottingham Forest. There, make an appointment for a very detailed physical examination for the players. I want to know every aspect of their bodies.  An indicator is otherwise within the normal range, and what will happen if this indicator is not within the normal range? Don¡¯t worry, the club will pay for it. Do you understand? "If the team doctor is granted amnesty, if he is allowed to use Leeds¡¯ medical environment.  To complete such a difficult task, it would be better to just kill him.  At this moment, Ridsdale's secretary appeared on the court: "Mr. Song, Mr. Chairman asked you to come over." Song Shiwan was stunned for a moment. Since he became the head coach, Ridsdale has never looked for him.  Pass yourself, what does that mean now?  Praise yourself and let yourself do a good job?  This seems unlikely Who cares, won't you know if you go there?  Just as he was about to walk to Ridsdale's office, the chairman's secretary opened his mouth again and said: "Mr. Chairman, let me tell you to prepare some information on the heavyweight players in today's football world. Well, if there is any information about our next season's players in it,  If there are any recruitment targets from our competitors, we might as well exaggerate them." Song Shiwan looked at the chairman's secretary and didn't quite understand what he meant. But when he walked to the door of the chairman's office, Song Shiwan said:  I understood instantly!  It¡¯s very simple. One of Ridsdale¡¯s two guests is current Chelsea chairman Bates, and the other is future Chelsea boss Abramovich!  !  !  In history, after Ridsdale left Leeds with a debt of 78.9 million, the person who accepted Leeds was Bates. He used his big mouth to destroy the foundation of Leeds and put it in a precarious state. Bates, who originally planned to build a Chelsea, did not even  After a few years of resistance, he left Leeds and left the White Rose to fend for itself.  What are they here for today?  Song Shiwan knew without asking that this must be related to his database. Abramovich's arrival at Chelsea now seems to have become a settled matter. Judging from the mess in Leeds after Bates accepted Ridsdale's departure, Ridsdale and  Bates's relationship is not as incompatible as the media makes it out to be. At best, it is one thing in front of others and another behind his back.  So when Ridsdale was criticized as a boss who 'uses a yellow-skinned manager' at a roundtable meeting with Premier League bosses, the only topic he could use to defend himself was probably the 'database'. With Ridsdale's character,  This is very possible. After Bates's ridicule, Ridsdale might even bring Bates to see it for himself. Then Bates showed up with Abramovich, who was buying Chelsea, and it was natural.  The moment he walked into the office, Song Shiwan glanced at Ridsdale. Ridsdale turned around as if he felt guilty and did not dare to look at Song Shiwan. He looked into Bates's eyes and said, "Our head coach is here.  , He is Song who has won against Middlesbrough, Liverpool, and Sheffield Wednesday, and is about to lead Leeds to the Netherlands. That Oriental yellow guy in your mouth who knows nothing about football. "This sentence seems to be telling Bates.  , but it was Ridsdale who actually explained to Song Shiwan that he, as the chairman, could not say it clearly in front of Bates, so he could only tell Song Shiwan through irony what he had endured at the round table meeting to bring about this.  Two guys come.  But this sentence turned into perfect evidence to prove their relationship to Song Shiwan!  Only bad friends will brag to each other and then verify it, even if the bad friends have criticized each other. ??Here I must introduce the so-called Round Table Conference in England. Every three months, 20 well-dressed gentlemen will appear at the Landmark Hotel next to Hyde Park in London.  They will walk to a conference room on the 8th floor in a customary order, stay there for three hours, and then leave one by one.  This is a joint meeting of the owners or club presidents of the 20 Premier League clubs.  Every year three of the 20 gentlemen are replaced - there are always three clubs relegated, but the people who make up the attendance generally remain the same.  The person who organized the meeting was Premier League Committee chairman Richard Scudmore, who took up the post in October 1999 and is paid ¡ê653,495 a year for the role.  The roundtable occasionally invites the chairman or chief executive of the Football Association of England, but they have little say in this meeting.  Even Scudmore was just a spectator most of the time, looking absently at the daggers hidden behind the backs of these bosses.  In order to show fairness within the Premier League, the seat numbers are arranged alphabetically according to the club name.  But in this roundtable, democracy is no match for an ashtray.  There are five people at this table who are the most active: Liverpool chairman Rick Barry, who was the first chairman of the Premier League committee; Manchester United chief executive Peter Canyon, who has been the marketing manager since Edwards stepped back.  Experts have become the public representatives of Manchester United; Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein, a pioneer in the marketization of professional football, has made the Gunners a football giant again; Chelsea owner Ken Bates, an ambitious man with rough language  A rogue careerist; the fifth person was Peter Ridsdale, chairman of Leeds United.  These are the "Big Five" of the Premier League in the past three years, and they are still the five most active clubs in the Premier League.  Newcastle United has performed well, but owner Hall and chairman Sheppard are just two natives of Northern England, and they can't speak in London.  The management and interests of the Premier League are often controlled by the "Big Five". They fight fiercely with each other and at the same time rack their brains to squeeze greater benefits from the other 15 clubs.  Since the "Big Five" have been the most powerful contenders for the league championship in the past five years, and their spending has dwarfed their 15 companions, every move of the "Big Five" has been chased by various tabloids.  The goal.  Ridsdale, as the holding chairman, also receives an annual salary of 650,000 pounds from Leeds United, Canyon's income is 560,000 pounds, Dane 500,000 pounds, and Barry 450,000 pounds.  No one knows how much money Bates gets from Chelsea every year, but he sold the huge Chelsea Village to the Russian Abramovich overnight. In terms of average annual income, the other four people cannot compare with him.  .  This is the ancient model of the Premier League. Before the situation was completely broken, these guys were the talkers in the Premier League. These five people controlled the rules of the Premier League game. Every time they held a meeting, they discussed how to make more money and how to make more money.  To create more sensational stars, they are also extremely sensitive to their own reputation and wealth. As long as they can benefit from mutual attacks, they will pull out the dagger from behind without any scruples and plunge it into the heart of their opponent.  superior.  So what role does Ridsdale play here?  Whenever there is a fight between Bates and Dane, Ridsdale is the one in the best mood.  He has been chairman of Leeds United since 1997. At first he was very low-key and worked hard to win the favor of everyone, especially the frenzied Elland Road fans.  Ridsdale's diplomacy, however, had little practical effect.  At the beginning of the season in August 2001, Chelsea visited Leeds United. The main forward was the Dutchman Hasselbaink, who was sold by Ridsdale.  Ridsdale walked onto the court before the game and wanted to shake hands with Hasselbaink and leave a good impression on the fans. Unexpectedly, the Dutchman didn't give him any face: "Get the hell out of here."  Go on, liar!¡± Ridsdale is also an ambitious man, so he will borrow 60 million pounds of venture capital funds to buy players. However, the financial pressure of the club and the endless off-field scandals of the players have made Ridsdale  Life has never been easy for him. After an arrogant remark he made in private was exposed by The Sun, he became a laughing stock at the roundtable: In 2000, a drunken Ridsdale said:  "I don't know whether I should run for the chairmanship of the Football Association or run for the House of Commons." - This is by no means a truly low-key person.  Ridsdale supported Bates, especially the FA-led Wembley Stadium renovation plan advocated by Bates, which earned him the trust of the FA.  The Football Association of England was originally the sole governing body of English football. However, since the emergence of the Premier League, the Football Association has lost control of the 20 top clubs. Despite this, the position of chairman of the Football Association is still coveted by careerists.  No matter when, Ridsdale, Bates, and Dane always put on a look of sincere cooperation, even if there were bloody sharp knives stuck in their backs, but when Song Shiwan saw Abu sitting in the office as well,  , SongShiwan completely understands one thing, that is, the 'old Premier League era' is coming to an end, and the 'new Premier League era' is coming soon, and the opportunity to bring about this new era is Abramovich sitting in the chairman's office!
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