Phi-Fic Chapter 288 Another Miracle【1 words】
Chapter 288 Another Miracle【1 words】
Chapter 288 Another Miracle【6000 words】
Sorry for the lateness, mainly because when I wrote the pre-promised 5000 words, I suddenly found that I couldn’t express the meaning I wanted to express in this chapter, so I wrote more than 6000 words in one breath...
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The voice of praise is like a tide, and the words of criticism are like water!
This is the reaction of the public opinion circle within 24 hours after Li Tongfan's acquisition of Newcastle was announced.
Originally, the opinions of the media reporters and experts called the beasts, Lao Li would just fart as a dog, and laughed it off.
However, considering that the wave of public opinion will largely affect the opinions of Newcastle fans, Li Tongfan thought it over and over again, and finally decided to take some measures to guide public opinion——
Using the old Sir John Hall's network of contacts as powerful as the "roots of an old tree" to buy "Newcastle Post", "Sunday Express", "The Sun" and other media with great influence in the UK, he used the media to sing praises for this surprise acquisition.
After all, in essence, the support of fans is the most solid foundation for a club.
If Newcastle, which claims to have the largest number of fans in the UK, boycotts because of a Chinese takeover, then life at St. James' Park will definitely not be easy.
In fact, apart from buying the media temporarily, Li Tongfan chose to accept the FA to coach the England national team and turned the tide to help the Three Lions advance in a desperate situation, and then joined Newcastle as the head coach at the difficult stage when Newcastle fell to the bottom of the standings.
According to Lao Li's original plan, when he bought Newcastle as a savior, the resistance of public opinion should be less, right?
So one day later, when Li Tongfan estimated that the Newcastle people had almost digested the news of the club's acquisition, Li Tongfan made the first cautious test of the fans!
Lao Li organized the last player celebration banquet of the season to celebrate the team's entry into the UEFA Cup, and sent an invitation to the fans through the club's official website one day in advance: Newcastle citizens can participate in the celebration banquet with the ticket stubs of any Magpies game in the 38 rounds of the league this season...
It depends on the reaction of the fans!
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John Newton.
This ordinary Newcastle city bus driver has been in pain and happiness in the last two months of the Premier League -
When it hurts, it’s because his new wife Nelly’s washboard almost made him kneel down on his bare knees.
When he was happy, Newton and other die-hard Magpie fans in the "Flying Magpie" fan club followed the Newcastle bus to witness a smooth victory that was unimaginable in the Allardyce era two months ago.
When Crazy Li, the Chinese young man who had created miracles in Real Madrid, arrived in Newcastle with magical steps, everything became simple.
Facing the underdogs, Newcastle can put on a goal performance like a crushing one!
On the opposite side of the giants, Newcastle can actually make those high-ranking stars gnaw their teeth in a head-to-head confrontation.These previously unattainable dreams of all Newcastle people have become a living reality because of the existence of Madman Lee.
In the afternoon of Anfield three days ago, when the team relied on Michael Owen's assist to defeat the powerful Red Army Liverpool at the last moment, Newton, like all Magpies fans, fell into uncontrollable madness.
Fifth in the league!
Entering the European arena next season!
Who dared to expect such a result when the team ranked last in the league two months ago?
However, after the madness is the trouble of happiness.
Like many Newcastle fans, Newton is proud of having such a head coach on the one hand. Obviously, as long as Madman Lee coaches Newcastle for a day, this kind of happiness will continue. On the other hand, Newton is worried that the small pool of Newcastle will not be able to accommodate a great fairy like Madman Lee.
Is there any way to make Madman Lee stay in Newcastle forever?
In the days that followed Newton's Anfield afternoon, silence fell.
The young die-hard Newcastle fan began to think hard about finding a perfect solution to the problem. In the end, the only conclusion Newton came to was: the club should let Mick Ashley, a dishonest and shameless fat man, get out as soon as possible, and then change to a boss who really loves the team and is willing to spend money.
Transfer fee and trust!
Those two things are what Mad Lee needs most at Newcastle.
Newton has no doubt that as long as there are these two things, the talented lunatic Lee will definitely be able to build Newcastle into a dynasty like Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool, and reproduce the glory that countless Newcastle fans were fascinated by in the 40s!
But the most crucial question is: who can give Madman Lee these two things?
Sheffield?
impossible!
Because the former chairman has solemnly declared that he will only love Newcastle as an ordinary fan since he sold Newcastle shares to Mick Ashley, and the business of the Sheffield family seems to be not very good under the recent economic situation...
Sir John Hall?
It's too bad!
Although no one doubts the old jazz's love for Newcastle, and no one does not hope that the old jazz can fall from the sky again to save the magpies from the crisis like many years ago, but think about the age of this old man...
The poor young bus driver Newton thought about it and found that he had completely entered a dead end. All the contradictions finally returned to the starting point of the problem. Now it seems that no one can help Newcastle keep the madman Li forever.
Of course, if those rich and oily Arab oil tycoons or Yankees might be interested in acquiring Newcastle, they might be able to provide enough transfer fees, but as a native Newcastleman, whenever Newton thinks of these people, he will only do the same thing as many other Newcastle fans——
Stretch out your finger and curse fiercely: Fuck it!
Do those guys who play football understand the true essence of Newcastle Shakhtar football?
The reason why Newcastle has the largest number of fans in the UK is precisely because the club has always represented the image of the working people since the first day of its birth, and Milburn, the first team hero since the establishment of the Magpies, is affectionately called "the son of the working class" by Newcastle people.
The British BBC TV once conducted a survey and found that in England, in addition to supporting their home team, most fans also have a soft spot for the "Magpies". Even the former British Prime Minister claimed to be a loyal fan of Newcastle.
This shows the influence of magpies among the middle and lower class people.
The book is back to normal.
During the three days, the young John Newton repeatedly risked the "huge" risk of kneeling on the washboard. After work, he couldn't wait to gather in the bar with his "Flying Magpies" golfers to worry about the future of the team.Fans gather together to drink, chat, brag and fart, and think of many ways, but the feasibility of these bad ideas does not seem to be very reliable...
The afternoon of the third day.
Newton, like the previous few days, called his new wife Nelly after get off work to claim that he would work overtime, and then sneaked into the football-themed bar near the station.
Pushing open the creaking retro movable door and entering the dim bar hall, a frenzied atmosphere blows over us.
Newton found that a lot of people had gathered in the bar. The fat David, who always yelled and spilled beer on others while watching the game, was standing tall on the bar counter, holding a 500ml beer glass and shouting:
"Hey, come on! Brothers, cheers to the wonderful league No.5!"
"Cheers!" The other fans, sitting or standing, also shouted with their glasses high.
"Cheers to the UEFA Cup next season!"
"cheers!"
Seeing this scene, Newton walked in in a daze, unceremoniously pushed fat David off the bar, and then jumped up himself: "Hey, guys, wake up! This is not the time to drink beer..."
Newton patted his chest excitedly: "The war is coming!! We have to be ready to fight! Want to win the UEFA Cup? Want to appear in the European competition next season? We must keep Mr. Idiot! Don't you know that those damn rich are already waving checks to invite Mr. Idiot to join their clubs?"
There was silence in the bar.
Indeed, less than two or three days after the end of the Premier League, news about the transfer of Madman Lee and Newcastle's star players has been flying all over the sky——
Inter Milan, which once again lost the Champions League, Real Madrid, which is barely defending the league title, Bayern Munich, which is looking for Klinsmann's replacement... almost as long as the European giants are unstable or have a poor record in the 07-08 season, they are spared no effort to wink at Newcastle's savior, Madman Lee.
Liverpool's acquisition of Michael Owen, Arsenal's introduction of Shay Given, Manchester City's seduction of Joey Barton and other news about the transfer of Newcastle players emerged in an endless stream, frequently appearing in newspapers.
The atmosphere created by the vigorous media has made Newcastle have a tendency to become a "football supermarket".
Newcastle fans are in a state of panic.
At this moment, Newton's words undoubtedly exposed everyone's scars.
For a moment, all the people in the bar didn't know what to say other than bowing their heads to drink, and the fat David who was pushed under the bar by Newton stood up, slammed the glass in his hand on the bar, and shrugged helplessly, "Hey, little Newton, tell me, what can we guys who have to pay for a beer at the bar do for Newcastle?"
"We can...can..." Newton was speechless when asked by fat David.
at this time……
Suddenly, a big bald man wearing a Newcastle uniform suddenly stumbled into the bar outside, snatched the remote control of the big screen dedicated to watching football from the bartender like a neurotic lunatic, adjusted the channel in a hurry, and then began to stare at the screen carefully for himself...
Others in the bar were clearly confused by the baldhead's behaviour.
Fatty David took a sip of beer and cursed: "Hey, Bald Bill, what the hell are you doing? Is your damn fat pig wife chasing you with a kitchen knife again?"
Thinking of the scene three days ago when the bald man named Bill was chased and killed by his wife because he was late to pick up his children from school after watching the game, the fans in the bar burst out laughing.But just halfway through laughing, everyone was like a drake whose neck had been strangled, staring at the TV screen with wide-eyed eyes——
"...This is the press conference hall of Newcastle's St. James' Park Stadium. BBC TV reporter Angela is reporting for you... Aww, damn it, don't squeeze me!"
A gorgeous woman with heavy makeup appeared on the big TV screen, holding a microphone in her hand and struggling to broadcast live among the crowded crowd.
Of course, the reason why the men in the bar are all staring at the TV screen is not because the female anchor named Angela is so beautiful, and it’s not because some of her parts of the two groups "uproar" jumped out of the restraint of the thin underwear... but——
The location of the broadcast was impressively at St. James' Park!
And on the screen, behind the crowded crowd, two men who hold the hearts of thousands of Newcastle fans can be vaguely seen——
Now the God of Newcastle, Madman Lee, and the God of Newcastle, Sir John Hall!
what's going on?
Why would Mr. Grumpy be there with Sir Hall?The reaction of the fans in the bar was exactly the same as the expressions of Michael Owen and Alan Shearer when they saw the two new bosses in Chairman Martin's office.
The mystery will soon be revealed.
The female anchorwoman of BBC TV answers everyone's doubts: "
…Please note that this is Angela reporting for you, the most incredible news of this season, Newcastle head coach John Lee and Sir John Hall have acquired the Magpies, and have become the largest shareholder of this century-old team with 50.00% of the shares..."
Boom~~~~
The bar is in chaos!
"...Oh, God, Mr. Idiot bought Newcastle? What the hell is going on?" Fat David was the first to moan while clutching his heart: "He is a Chinese, not an Englishman. How could he do this..."
"Why didn't Sir Hall buy it solely? I hope that Madman Lee is just the head coach of the team, not the chief shareholder of the damn club! He made St. James' Park impure in the eyes of the English..."
"Hell, Newcastle isn't British anymore?"
"What should we do? Are we going to hold a sit-in protest under the club building with the banner of the Chinese getting out or other protests against the takeover?"
The crowd in the bar was noisy. Obviously, these traditional and old-fashioned British lords were a little hard to accept the fact that a Chinese suddenly became the club's control.
In a way, the English are famously stubborn.
When Americans Hicks and Geely bought Liverpool, the Glazer family bought Manchester United, and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra bought Manchester City, they all encountered crazy resistance from fans without exception. Even at the beginning of the new season, they couldn't even sell the stadium tickets. And every game, some die-hard fans would always appear in the stands holding up the slogans and banners protesting the acquisition and scolding the club's new owner...
For British gentlemen, whether they are Americans, Thais, Arabs or Chinese, as long as the blood flowing in their bodies is not Great Britain, such things as buying football clubs will always be resisted.
At this moment, even John Newton, Li Tongfan's crazy admirer, was confused. Although the young bus driver hoped that the crazy Li would stay, he was a little stunned to stay in this way...
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5 month 21 day.
Cloudy to sunny, the temperature rises.
This is the third day after Li Tongfan's acquisition of Newcastle was announced.
The square in front of the St. Gateshead Music Auditorium, Newcastle.
Li Tongfan announced through the official website of the Newcastle club that the celebration banquet to celebrate the team's entry into the UEFA Cup next season will be held here.
A temporary small stage for the celebration ceremony has been set up.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the new chairman of the Newcastle Club, Sir John Hall, and the old Sean who guarded the gate at the Rigburton training base all came here.More than 18 people from the first team, reserve team, U200 youths and club staff all came here on time.
In addition, there are hundreds of reporters from major media groups.
As for Newcastle fans?
There were probably less than 500 people scattered here and there. This lineup is nothing compared to the more than 25 Magpies fans in Newcastle.And until 09:30, no more fans came to the celebration banquet.
There is only one reason for such a cold scene.
That is, the vast majority of Newcastle fans do not welcome Madman Lee to St. James' Park as a major shareholder of the club.
Sure enough, they are xenophobic Englishmen!
Even if Crazy Lee saved the England team and Newcastle, which was in the abyss of relegation, he would not be able to get the support of the Magpies fans on this matter...
Among the reporters who came to cover the celebration banquet was Luis Garcia, a reporter from Spain's Catalonia "Mundo Deportivo". This man showed a gloating smile on his face in the group of peers, and kept fanning the flames: "This time the madman Li is ashamed...
10 minutes later.
The scene still hasn't changed.
Finally, Garcia couldn't help jumping out, like a clown who got his way, and yelled loudly: "Crazy Mr. Li, where are all the Newcastle fans? Does your club only have less than 500 fans? Haha..."
temporary stage
Li Tongfan frowned tightly, this scene made that old Li very disappointed.Is it true that I can't let those stubborn Newcastle fans accept me after doing so much?
offstage.
After finally catching the awkward figure of Madman Lee, the gloating Garcia was about to raise the camera in his hand to take a picture of this rare scene, and later cooperated with an article titled "Poor Madman Lee Becomes the Most Unpopular Person in Newcastle" to make fun of this Nou Camp's greatest enemy. But what happened next made the Catalan reporter's proud smile freeze...
someone is coming!
A lot of people!
Suddenly, from the main road at the far end of the square in front of the Gateshead Music Auditorium, countless fans wearing black and white Newcastle uniforms poured out like a flash flood, and the few burly men at the front held up a large slogan with the head of Madman Li in their hands——
"Although you are a Chinese, although the blood flowing in your body is not of Great Britain...But, whether you are the team coach or the big owner of the club, you are the most popular person at St. James' Park in our hearts!"
In the crowd, Newton and Fatty David walked in the front with big smiles and big slogans.
The young bus driver and all the members of the "Flying Magpie" fan association spent three days contacting thousands of fan organizations large and small in Newcastle to plan this surprise appearance, which was a small surprise for Mr. Fantong.
They want the whole world to know that although the English are stubborn and exclusive, they also know how to be grateful.
For those who really love football and magpies, Newcastle people are willing to welcome them with open arms, such as today's Mr. Rice Bucket...
this moment.
The applause and cheers roared like the eternal waves of the English Channel in an instant, and the billowing black and white crowd soon merged into every corner of the square in front of the Gateshead Music Auditorium.
The media reporters made a rough visual inspection, and at least [-] Newcastle fans accepted the invitation of the club's "new owner" Li Tongfan, and came to cheer for the team's celebration banquet with the stubs of the Newcastle game tickets!
This figure has almost reached half of the total population of Newcastle.
With only one informal invitation through the club's official website, there are so many people coming. The appeal of Crazy Li in this city is really terrifying!
And the other side.
Li Tongfan's tense heart finally let go. With the ready-made salutes and black and white confetti around the square, Newcastle entered a carnival moment.
The celebration banquet has officially begun!
The large scale and warm atmosphere far exceeded anyone's expectations!
square edge.
The "Daily Sports" reporter Luis Garcia, who was squeezed out by the crowd to the outermost edge, sighed dejectedly: "Damn it, let this hateful Chinese reverse again! It seems that Crazy Li will create a new record——
He will be the first person ever to buy a Premier League club as a foreigner and still be warmly welcomed by pompous and proud British gentlemen!
Damn it!
Another miracle! ——
(End of this chapter)