Chapter 4: New era

At this moment, Aldrich realized that this was the birthday gift from his elder brother Barnett.
He sat on the back chair behind his desk and frowned.
After returning from his studies, he did intend to engage in the industry of football coaching.
But he never had the idea of ​​quick success and intended to go step by step. He first applied for an ordinary coach in the London team and climbed step by step after he became familiar with the team.
He doesn't think that he can use his memory of watching football in later generations to get a job in the position of head coach.
But now he owns a club like Millwall, does he still work for other teams as the boss?
This is simply a fallacy in the wild world!
Even if he himself is an ordinary coach in the Millwall club, how would other people think of him? His ordinary opinions will be regarded as a decree, and he may not even have the opportunity to communicate.
Moreover, his feelings for the Millwall Club are very complicated. On the surface, he refuses this "dirty" team. But when he is studying in Europe, there will always be a picture in his mind. A Millwall metamorphosis. Imaginary picture.
This is probably because the whole family except him is a fan of Millwall.
According to Barnett, Aldridge must also be a fan of Millwall. Is it more exciting to give him his favorite club as a birthday gift?
But Aldridge was caught in a tangle.
Boom!
The study door was concealed. Andrew in pajamas knocked on the door and walked in. When he saw Aldridge, he smiled and said, "Are you stupid?"
Obviously, he knew what birthday gift Aldridge received.
Aldridge seemed absent-minded and shook his head: "I never thought of owning a Millwall club."
Andrew looked weird, and asked, "What do you mean? Don't you want to be a coach? Is it stressful? Afraid of the team's poor performance?"
Aldridge looked up at the ceiling and said lightly: "Frankly, I am not a fan of Millwall."
"what?!"
Perhaps the brothers hadn't discussed this topic before. The family just preconceived that everyone in the Hall family liked Millwall. Andrew didn't expect Aldridge to be a traitor.
Aldrich shook his head and said, "Forget it, it doesn't make sense. Brother bought Millwall, why haven't I heard the news before?"
Andrew sat down on the leather sofa against the wall and lifted Erlang's legs and shrugged: "Big brother bought the club in the name of an investment institution more than two years ago. Except for the announcement of the club's change of ownership, everything has not changed, you know At that time, how old were you. At that time, the team was relegated from the top league and failed to advance. With the drag of the new stadium, it didn’t cost much to buy a club. Brother wants to surprise you..."
After listening to Andrew, Aldridge leaned back in his chair and meditated.
In the past few years, he has always been concerned about Millwall’s performance. He always told himself that he did not like this club, but he paid attention to the performance of this team every week. His behavior and thought contradicted each other. He There is no reason to explain.
Millwall succeeded in scoring with Sheringham in 88. After entering the first division, he and Tony Cascarino formed an amazing striker to help the team relegate.
This is always the case with newly promoted teams. They are ignored by others. Sheringham and Cascarino are well known for their siege, but the second year after the relegation is successful, it will not work because other teams have begun to have this pair of strikers. Targeted deployment, so under the premise of no big investment, Millwall returned to the second league.
Speaking of it, Millwall is unlucky. If he can stay in the first-class stadium for two more years, he will follow the establishment of the Premier League and get a lot of income. Although the Premier League’s first broadcast contract is less than 200 million pounds, it is not good for Millwall For a team like Seoul, which can be divided into millions of pounds, it is able to supplement at least three strong players.
After the relegation, Millwall almost returned to the top league with Sheringham's excellent play in the first season. Unfortunately, the first round of the upgrade playoffs suffered a 2:6 defeat to Brighton.
After the upgrade failed, the establishment of the new stadium was in full swing. The club sold Sheringham to Nottingham Forest. The transfer price was 2 million pounds. At that time, it was already an expensive transfer value.
Persevered for another season, Millwall did not improve much in the second division, even the promotion playoffs did not break in, and at this time, Barnett bought this club.
In the first year of the club's change of ownership, the team's performance was average, and this season, Millwall finally made great progress, and the league ranked third in the upgrade play-off.
Because this year is the World Cup year, the mainstream leagues have come to an end. After the establishment of the Premier League, the second-level league that has become the first division of the League has only the play-offs to play.
Andrew said that as long as the team has better luck, it will be a Premier League team in the hands of Aldridge in the summer.
A few days later, Aldridge watched the second round of the first round of the play-offs at Lion’s Cave Stadium, Millwall vs Derbyshire.
Aldridge was sitting next to Andrew in the stands, and many fans around him took the initiative to greet them.
East London has been declining since World War II. The former industrial area has become a market and some small factories, but in recent years, the Hall family has gradually gained popularity in London. During the economic recession in Europe and the United States, the Hall family in London A large-scale investment has been made, and even the abandoned terminal has signs of revival. It should be known that West Ham and Millwall were born in the terminal shipyard.
Many fans in the stands are grateful for the Hall family. When the environment was depressed, the Hall family let them keep their jobs and houses.
The two children of the Hall family came to watch the ball in person, which is an exciting thing.
The television broadcast lens has repeatedly aimed at Aldridge and Andrew, but no one knows that Millwall is now an industry of the Hall family.
As the game started, Aldridge always sat calmly, while Andrew around him, like fans, sometimes danced with excitement, and sometimes sighed. The most noticeable thing for Aldridge was that a small wave in the east stands came from Derbyshire Fans, they seem like weak sheep, provoked by Millwall fans at the corner of the stadium...
When the game was over, the stadium scoreboard showed a dazzling score.
1:5.
This is the total score of the two rounds.
The home team is ahead.
Millwall fell again in the first round of the upgrade play-off.
In the chaos in the stands, Aldridge looked around and found that the fans in Derbyshire were ecstatic when they celebrated, annoying the Millwall extreme fan organization and forming a small-scale conflict in the stands.
"Alas, it's estimated that Polk's people are wild again."
Andrew patted Aldridge's shoulder with a lost face. It was said a few days ago that maybe it was an English Premier League team that was handed to Aldridge. As a result, at the Lion's Cave Stadium, his home court was fanned loudly. Slapped.
Instead, Aldridge looked calm. He turned to Andrew and said, "Go to the press conference and announce that the Hall family will become the team owner."
Andrew's expression stunned and hesitated: "At this time?"
The team just failed to compete at the level. It was a time when people were depressed. Everyone knew that the team was under the control of an investment agency, but the team was very stable inside. , The effects caused are probably difficult to assess.
Aldridge didn't say much, turned and walked off the court.
He was very calm in his heart, and he was not lost for the team's failure to overtake. On the contrary, he even thought it was a good thing.
He did not return to school to die, since he wants to take over the team, then he must be in full control.
If it is a successful team, his arrival is bound to cause turmoil, but for a failed team, he has a reason and confidence to push down the reconstruction.
Andrew led Aldridge toward the press conference, and Aldridge suddenly turned around and asked, "What did you say about Polk?"
"Oh, the heads of Bushwackers, and ICF are the opposites, so to speak, Millwall is fighting with people outside. Over 80% of them have the shadow of Bushwackers."
Aldrich knew.
Bushwackers and ICF are both extreme fan organizations, and it’s plainly a football hooligan group.
ICF is from West Ham United, InterCityFirm.
The press conference was in progress. The arrival of Aldridge and Andrew did not attract attention. Some people were speaking on the stage because it was Millwall’s home. The executives knew Andrew, and Andrew hung a idle position in the team. .
Seeing Andrew and Aldridge walking towards the stage, the venue was quiet, and nearly a hundred pairs of eyes looked at the two young men in a puzzled manner, not knowing what they were doing, and even more strangely, the security guard did not stop them.
Aldrich ignored everyone's surprised eyes, stood upright after taking the stage, picked up a microphone, and said calmly: "Hello everyone, my name is Aldridge Hall, and Millwall Club was invested by BAA two years ago. The company acquisition, which is a company under 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 to It is announced that from today, Millwall will enter a new era, an era led by me, Aldridge."
After saying this, ignoring the dumbfounded audience, Aldridge put down the microphone and turned into the backstage channel.
Andrew followed, obviously feeling noisy at the press conference, and he called behind Aldridge: "Your kid is so cool."
Aldridge stopped solemnly, turned back and said to Andrew: "In a week, I want the entire coaching staff to resign and leave. In addition, I will write a contract for me. I want to borrow three from my brother. Ten million pounds."
Andrew looked dumbfounded and nodded involuntarily.