Godfather Of Champions

After the match with Manchester City, the media lost interest in continuing to hype the grievances between Bendtner and Forest. Bendtner lost the game and paid for all his teammates to drink. He seems to have forgotten the game he experienced in the city ball arena, and a smile reappeared on his face. Although he lost the game and lost the game, his relationship with his new teammates has become more harmonious. It can be considered a gain and loss.

No one in Nottingham Forest fans is talking about the player who is no longer part of the Forest team, but if Bendtner returns to the City Stadium to play with Manchester City again, he will still hear huge boos. His performance in this game has long been deeply in the hearts of Forest fans.

The players of Nottingham Forest will no longer talk about the past game, although that game gave birth to a lot of talkative topics.

George Wood's goal was rated as the best of the round, and it was repeatedly shown in the highlights produced by the TV station. Zikic is also favored by the media because he has just moved to the Premier League for a month, and has scored a goal for the Forest team in his second appearance, and this goal is the final goal.

Once the league ended, Dunn took the team to Kiev, Ukraine, to participate in the second match of the Champions League group stage.

Time has just entered October, and the temperature in Kiev is cool and suitable, which is very suitable for outdoor sports.

Although it is to play the Champions League, but considering the strength of Dynamo Kiev and the situation of the team itself, Dunn decided to rotate. Replaced all the main lineup of the game against Manchester City. Relying on the second lineup, the Forest team defeated Dynamo Kyiv 1:2 in the away game, winning two consecutive games, making a good start for the group.

Consecutive campaigns have made the team's physical fitness problem again-in fact it's not better. From the national team game to the present, the forest team's physical reserve has been below the safety line.

The Forest team returned to England was tied 0-0 at home by Middlesbrough.

After seven rounds, the Forest team ranked fourth in the league with 14 points, and the ranking is even behind the promotion of Maher City. Since Hull City lost five goals to Nottingham Forest in the second round of the league, it has won three consecutive victories. In the last five rounds of the league, Hull City scored four wins and one tie, and beat Nottingham Forest in the league standings. third. It has become the biggest dark horse since the start of the new season.

Even Dunn sometimes lamented the impermanence of the world. Hull, who was beaten by them in the second round of the league, is now ranked above them. Ranked top three.

But he is not worried that Hull City can really threaten his team. It's normal for these newly promoted horses to rank high at the beginning of the season due to the momentum and people's ignorance of them. But endurance is the key to testing these teams. Wasn't Wigan Athletic also called the "dark horse"? What now? The team led by the coach who admired him is still working hard to return to the Premier League in the Premier League.

To put it bluntly, the top football league is a game for the rich. Without a certain economic foundation, it can only be glorious briefly. In the end it will be ruthlessly eliminated. No matter how strong the team is, there is no way to escape being divided up by a strong team without the money, and become the end of a "player supermarket".

Think of Parma in Italy, think of Leeds in England...

Although I know that Hull City does not pose any threat to myself, I also know that the league is a long battle, not the start, but the midway run and the final sprint. But for the current situation of the team, Dunn is still very dissatisfied.

In the summer, due to things like this, the signing plan was too messy, and there were few goals achieved in the end. As a result, the team is now struggling with personnel arrangements. The league has only started for two months and it has become like this, and there is still a more cruel winter before it. Dunn didn't know what adverse situation the team would have at that time. He must plan ahead.

He decided to go to Evan to discuss the funding needed to introduce players during the winter transfer period.

Speaking of Evan, he just remembered that he has rarely seen Evan's shadow in the past month. He used to be based in Nottingham. I have rarely seen him in Vilford in the past month. People who are rarely seen like him include Alan Adams.

What are you busy with? Fortunately, they are in Nottingham these days. Dunn decided that it was better to hit the sun instead of choosing a day, and went to Evan immediately.

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In Evan's office, Dunn saw Alan again. Dunn was no stranger to this business partner who always soaked in with Evan. He greeted Allen and put forward his ideas straightforwardly.

"Evan, you have also seen the current situation of the team. Injuries and insufficient physical reserves have led to many games. I have no way to arrange a complete lineup. I think we should introduce at least three players during the winter break, especially It’s the midfield..."

He just finished speaking, Evan and Allen looked at each other, then spread their hands with a wry smile: "Tony. I'm afraid I can't meet your request this time..."

Dunn is very strange: "Why?"

Evan continued to smile bitterly: "We are out of money."

"No money? I don't understand, isn't the financial situation of the club still good?"

Allen stood up from the sofa: "In short, the expenses necessary to run the club can still be taken out, but the extra money can be used to buy new players... It's difficult. Do you read the news, Tony?"

"I only watch sports..."

Allen sighed: "The financial crisis has come."

Dunn was a little confused. He couldn't tell the difference between a "financial crisis" and an "economic crisis", and it seemed to him the same. He had only two chances to understand these crises. One was when he was in middle school, and he learned from the history textbook the world economic crisis in the 1930s and the 1998 financial turmoil in Southeast Asia. But as an ordinary person living in mainland China, even in 1997, the most recent year, the impact on his life was minimal, and he is even less likely to have an intuitive impression of this crisis. What exactly is the financial crisis, and what impact can it have on my life?

Now he has the opportunity to meet in person.

"The sub-credit crisis broke out in the United States. It is only a matter of time before this crisis spreads to the world. Evan’s business in the United States has been hit hard. The sub-credit crisis was caused by the US real estate market bubble, and Evan’s company The United States does real estate investment..."

Evan took Alan's words: "In short, Tony. My company in the United States went bankrupt."

"But isn't your business in the United States always separate from the club's business?" Dunn asked. He still doesn't understand what the bankruptcy of Evan's American company has to do with the club.

"It's separate. But in fact, my business in the United States can still support the club. This summer we invested heavily in China, and the stalls were too big to keep up with the funds. Now the business in the United States has collapsed, and our funds The chain broke..." Evan said, sitting in a chair, somewhat frustrated.

Dunn felt that he had figured out the situation somewhat. Although the businesses in different regions are separated, in fact they have always been connected. American businesses can supplement the club’s operations, and the club’s profits can also be allocated to investment projects in mainland China.

From the United States to the United Kingdom, and then to China, this stall is indeed too big for a team that is not yet a wealthy team and lacks a financial foundation... Now as long as there is a business problem in one place, it will affect it. other places. Of course, if there is a problem with Chinese investment, it will have the least impact on the other two places...

"If the business is big, the money can't stay in one place. So all the funds are in constant turnover... Now that there is a problem in the US, the chain is broken..." Allen's words confirmed Dunn's guess. "We have been dealing with affairs over there in the United States this month."

Dunn asked cautiously: "How bad is the situation?"

Evan smiled, but smiled bitterly: “It’s not too bad now. But as this crisis spreads to the world, I think it may be bad... Global integration makes it easy for a country’s problems. It will become a common problem in many countries. In fact, the sub-credit crisis appeared in the United States last year, but at that time I was more optimistic that the economy could not collapse, and the self-regulation function of the market could resolve this crisis. There are many people who are as optimistic as me. But in fact we all underestimated the energy of the crisis. Last year was just a crisis. This year has snowballed in the European and Japanese financial markets and turned into a storm..."

"Will the club go bankrupt?" Dunn couldn't understand the proper nouns Allen was about to say, he only cared a little.

"I'm not sure." Allen said, shaking his head.

"That's really bad..." Tang En muttered.

Seeing the silence in the atmosphere, Evan clapped his hands and laughed: "Well, the situation is not so bad after all, is it? I have ended all business in the United States, and now this club is my only industry. . I won’t let this club go bankrupt anyway.”

Dunn looked at Evan Daugherty, who had a strong face and laughed, and Alan Adams, who was always confident and helpless at this time. "How can I help?"

Evan smiled: "It's okay to lead a good team, Tony. You don't have to worry about business matters, in fact you can't worry about it. Didn't I say that? No matter how bad the situation is, I will keep the club. Yes. Because this is my last position."

What can Dunn say? I originally wanted to ask for money, but now I can't continue to ask for that kind of request. He left two people and returned to the team alone.

He lamented the impermanence of the world. Alan Adams and Evan Daugherty were still full of ambition when they returned from Asia in the summer, and they described the exciting and wonderful prospect of the future Nottingham Forest to him on the plane. Unexpectedly, it was only two months before things changed drastically. The company in the United States has gone bankrupt, the capital turnover is not working well, and the plan has become a plan. At present, there is no possibility of becoming a reality.

And what can he do? How to make money as a club? Naturally, it is the TV broadcast share and sponsors, as well as the sales revenue of tickets and peripheral products... and all these profit points will be implemented at one point-achievement.

If the team does not perform well, the TV broadcast share will drop sharply, sponsors will no longer favor it, the revenue from tickets and peripheral products will decrease, and the winning prizes will fly away.

Dunn felt the burden on his shoulders heavier, and his heart was so heavy that he couldn't relax anymore.

In fact, even if Nottingham Forest goes bankrupt, he can still leave. With the achievements he has led the team, he can find a high-paying head coach position in any club in the world. Even now, there are several teams waving checkbooks hoping for him to join. He definitely doesn't have to worry about starving to death one day. In the early days of crossing, he thought that if he didn't work hard and didn't succeed, he would lose his job. He died of hunger and cold on the street. Such a tragedy would never happen to him again.

He doesn't need to bear any psychological pressure and guilt for the bankruptcy and fall of Nottingham Forest. But he just can't let go of the team he brought out with his own hands, and can't let go of the fans who trust him to admire him. As a traditional Chinese, he values ​​love and righteousness.

Evan and Allen treat themselves well, and he can't do anything to betray them. He wants to help them as much as possible.

Evan said that Nottingham Forest is his last position now, and Dunn is also willing to treat the team as his last position.

I don’t know how to run a club, and I’m not a business genius. I might make mistakes when I go to the supermarket to buy things and settle accounts. I feel a headache when I see a large number of complicated numbers.

I will only lead the team to play games. There will be bonuses for winning games, bonuses for top rankings, and bonuses for winning championships... I can only make money for the club in a way that I am good at and tide over difficulties.

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People like Tony Dunn who don't care about anything but football didn't know about the financial crisis until now. In fact, the financial panic around the world has been going on for almost a year.

The real estate market suffered heavy losses, the stock market index of various countries fell sharply, the bankruptcy of credit companies, the devaluation of currencies...like a storm, it began to appear and develop in 2007, and finally swept the world, and then reached a climax in the second half of 2008.

In the first half of 2008, the global market was still filled with optimism that "the worst of the subprime mortgage crisis has passed". But in the second half of the year, the situation took a turn for the worse.

In August, Germany announced a profit warning. Subsequently, it is estimated that there was a loss of 8.2 billion euros, because a "Rhineland Fund" with a scale of 12.7 billion euros participated in the subprime credit investment business in the United States.

The tenth largest mortgage lending institution in the United States, the U.S. Home Mortgage Investment Corporation, formally filed for bankruptcy protection in the court on August 6, becoming another large mortgage lending agency that filed for bankruptcy after New Century Financial Corporation.

On August 8, Bear Stearns, the fifth largest investment bank in the United States, announced the closure of its two funds, also due to the subprime mortgage crisis.

On August 9th, BNP Paribas, France's largest bank, announced that it would freeze three of its funds, also because of its investment in US subprime bonds and suffered huge losses. This move caused European stock markets to plummet.

On August 13, the Mizuho Group, the parent company of Mizuho Bank, Japan's second largest bank, announced a loss of 600 million yen related to the US subprime mortgage.

People used to think that if the United States and other economic powers join forces, the economic situation will not be so miserable. But now the cruel reality is before everyone, and the financial crisis is not an alarmist prophecy, but has become a reality.

In fact, these things are still far away from Tony Dunn's life. However, after entering October, something happened that changed his original life and work to a certain extent.

The Lehman Brothers Investment Bank of the United States, which provided loans to invest in the new stadium of Nottingham Forest Club, announced its application for bankruptcy protection.

In the UK in October, Dunn also felt a little chill.

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PS. Today’s chapter is difficult to write and I don’t know if it’s correct. After all, this aspect of finance is not my area of ​​expertise. I try not to touch areas that I am not good at. However, this chapter must be written today because it involves the future development of Forest Club. It's a foreshadowing and background explanation. The result of looking for information everywhere is that the more I look for it, the more dizzy it is, and the lines are like mountains. Can only bite the bullet and write and compile.

The timing of some events is different from reality, but it’s okay. Anyway, they are all YY novels that are empty. They are different and normal. Adjusting these times for plot services is also a regular method... As for the low-level committed in other professional fields Don't care about mistakes and mistakes. Just look at jokes that laymen don't understand. The key is to understand the spirit-Nottingham Forest Club has been a bit annoying recently.

In addition, if there are any errors, please correct me. Although the VIP chapter cannot be modified due to the issue of word count and price, it is still a lesson for me, an economic idiot. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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