Chapter 8 Special Talent Clause
Although it is a third-level league and there is not much competition in the transfer market, Yang Cheng's time is also very precious.
Having just taken over the team, he has too many things to deal with.
After returning to London, he temporarily put the Huddlestone incident behind him.
The transfer process between Croatian Dinamo Zagreb and Bayswater Chinese has been completed, and the next step is to submit to their respective national football associations and FIFA.
This is also the troublesome part of cross-border transfers.
However, no surprise, the Bayswater Chinese's application for a labor certificate for Modric was rejected.
The reason is very simple. Modric is not qualified to apply for a labor certificate at all.
These are all within Yang Cheng's expectations.
So, he began to prepare the application for the [Special Genius Clause].
The so-called labor certificate is actually not controlled by the Football Association, but by the British Home Office.
All people from non-EU countries who want to work in the UK need to apply for a labor certificate.
Each industry also has different industry restrictions.
This is also a way for countries to protect their own jobs.
But there are also special ones.
For example, the British Home Office has always had a so-called elitist policy regarding labor certification.
As the name suggests, this is a special channel specially opened for global elite talents.
In 1999, there was a big discussion in the UK because there were too many foreign players, which severely reduced the living space of local players.
As many fans are familiar with, Chelsea played with 11 foreign players, which was the trigger.
Subsequently, the UK further tightened the issuance of football labor certificates.
Since that time, more and more major Premier League teams have been calling for the introduction of elite policies into football.
In 2002, this policy was finally implemented.
Each professional club can apply for an elite policy for one player every year.
This is the so-called [Special Genius Clause].
Of course, from a superficial point of view, the application does not necessarily have to be approved, but also needs to go through the process and hold a hearing.
But everyone knows that this is basically just a formality.
The official start date is January 1, 2003.
As for what many fans have rumored, Manchester United promoted the advent of the [Special Genius Clause] after missing out on Kaká. This is a misunderstanding due to a combination of circumstances.
All in 2003.
The reason why Manchester United missed Kaka was partly because of the labor certificate. More importantly, Manchester United did not value Kaka very much.
You know, in the past so many years, very few Brazilian players have succeeded in the Premier League.
Why would Manchester United waste too much time and energy on Kaka and apply for the [Special Genius Clause]?
But Yang Cheng decided to take action for Modric.
This requires a lot of preparation work in advance.
……
Knock knock knock.
While Yang Cheng was immersed in his work, there was a knock on the open office door.
"Uncle Lin."
Yang Cheng raised his head, glanced at Lin Zhongqiu, and continued to work.
He really has a lot of things going on.
"Is something wrong?"
It was just a glance, but Yang Cheng also noticed that Lin Zhongqiu had a sad face.
Lin Zhongqiu came to the opposite side of Yang Cheng and stared at the little boss in front of him who he had grown up with.
It’s a bit confusing, and I’m quite relieved, but I also feel very troubled...
“A Cheng, although I think you should know better, I still want to remind you.”
"Say." Yang Cheng didn't even raise his head.
“That 2 million pounds has been spent a lot so far. If it is true, as you said, to sign Tom Huddlestone or Leon Andreasen, then it will really be a waste. There’s not much left.”
Money, money, money.
As a financial person, this is Lin Zhongqiu’s biggest headache.
“I know, I’ve done all the calculations, it should be enough to pay the down payment.”
Whether it is Huddlestone or Andreasen, Yang Cheng must pay in installments.
Although it is only about one million pounds, it will definitely be worth it.
And the longer, the better.
"What about the next salary?" Lin Zhongqiu asked distressedly.
For a third-tier league team like the Bayswater Chinese, transfer fees are often nothing.
The real expense is salary.
But what about Yang Cheng?
Once the 2 million pounds was obtained, there were many moves in the transfer market.
The players introduced are basically not famous.
Huddlestone of the England U17 National Youth Team is considered the biggest star, but he is also the most valuable.
They may not be willing to come yet.
"A Cheng, our ticket revenue is not much." Lin Zhongqiu reminded.
This also has a lot to do with the past of the Chinese in Bayswater.
Before being acquired by Yang Jianguo and renamed Bayswater Chinese, this team was just an amateur team with little reputation near London's Chinatown, and it itself did not have many fans.
Although after several years of operation, the team has been continuously upgraded to the English League Two, but there is no local fan base in the community, and there are very few Chinese fans in Bayswater.
Not to mention anything else, this stadium, which was put into emergency use after less than a third of its construction, had an original design capacity of only 10,000 people.
Now, even including temporary seats, it can only accommodate up to 5,000 people.
In the past two seasons, the average attendance of Bayswater Chinese fans per game was less than 2,000.
Not to mention comparing with giants like Arsenal and Chelsea, let’s talk about Queens Park Rangers, who are also in the English League Two. The number of fans attending each of their games exceeds 10,000.
The difference here is money.
The lower the league, the more dependent it is on match day revenue and the more support it needs from local fans.
Why has it become increasingly difficult for the Chinese in Bayswater to maintain their presence in the past few years?
In the final analysis, it is because of no income.
Without income, the club is like a bottomless pit, and we can only keep pouring money into it.
According to the original ideas of Yang Jianguo and Lin Zhongqiu, it would be good to be promoted to the English League One and the Premier League. The higher the league level, the more fans are attracted to attend.
But the results were always stuck in English League Two, which caused problems in the club's capital chain.
Now, Lin Zhongqiu is worried that Yang Cheng will make the same mistake as before.
"A Cheng, in addition to the players, the sports performance engineer you hired from the United States and the physical fitness coach from Osnabrück, Germany, they also cost 100,000 pounds every year. "Not to mention, you want to hire Brian Kidd, whose annual salary is higher."
At the end, Lin Zhongqiu looked at Yang Cheng helplessly.
I finally found 2 million pounds, but once it changed hands, it was all spent.
How will you survive the coming year?
As a senior financial officer, Lin Zhongqiu said: It’s so difficult for me!
Yang Cheng has already settled this account in his mind.
This can be regarded as the mess left by Cheap Daddy and Lin Zhongqiu.
The Bayswater Chinese are like rootless ducks, lacking a fan base, which has seriously affected the Bayswater Chinese's income.
For example, Queens Park Rangers next door.
Every game they play exceeds 10,000 people, and the most is even a full house of 15,000 people.
The cheapest price for a ticket package is 40 pounds, which includes a ticket, a [spectating guide], a food and a drink.
This is also the lowest cost for fans in England to watch football.
According to this calculation, Queens Park Rangers earn at least 400,000 pounds per game.
If you include VIP seats and fan spending, the revenue per game exceeds 600,000 pounds.
After a season, not counting cup games, there are at least 23 home games, which is 13.8 million pounds.
What about the Chinese?
The cheapest package is £30.
Due to the small number of fans attending the stadium, the new stadium has also become an unfinished project, so currently there is only this package.
Baswater Chinese fans can buy tickets to enter the venue anytime and anywhere, and there is no need to book in advance.
The average number of people per game is 2,000, which amounts to 60,000 pounds per game.
Twenty-three games a season, that is 1.38 million pounds, only one-tenth of Queens Park Rangers.
Coupled with the small number of fans and not much merchandise sold, the revenue on game days is also pitiful.
It can be said that after one year, this income of about 1.5 million pounds is all the Chinese people in Bayswater have.
The Bayswater Chinese are almost the team with the lowest income among the nearly 100 professional teams in England.
Maybe not even one.
However, Yang Cheng doesn't have a good solution for this.
The income is only so much, but the team always has to play away games, right?
Player training, food, facility maintenance, etc. also cost money, right?
There are also the salaries of dozens of people on the team.
No wonder Lin Zhongqiu, an old financial man, has a lot of headaches.
It is said that fans in the London area have amazing spending power, but it is not easy to make money from them.
"Take your time."
Yang Cheng could only comfort Lin Zhongqiu like this.
“We cannot be stuck in a dead end. We must find ways to increase the team’s income, and the most direct way is to upgrade and make the game more enjoyable, which requires signings.”
The weak fan base is something that cannot be solved in the short term, so Yang Cheng can only think of other ways.
"Are you really sure?" Lin Zhongqiu asked worriedly.
He could feel that Yang Cheng was really desperate and fighting against the odds.
“Gamble!” Yang Cheng smiled slightly at Lin Zhongqiu, revealing a sense of confidence.
“You don’t need me to tell you the importance of players.”
“High-level coaches can bring high-level training and improve players’ strength and performance on the court. "
" Thad Fawcett graduated from Washington State University in physical therapy and studied for a master's degree in biomechanics and sports theory at the University of Tennessee. "
"He started working at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in 1999 and served as the physical fitness coach of the U.S. Women's Football Team."
"Oliver Bartlett is British, but he studied biology in Australia. In 1991, he went to the Cologne Sports Academy in Germany. After graduating with a master's degree in physical education in 1996."
" For 4 years, he ran a gym in Australia, but returned to Osnabrück, Germany, in 2000 to receive training as a physical therapist and served as a physical coach in many sports."
"I. I have talked with these two people and they are both very professional talents."
Yang Cheng did not explain clearly.
He was quite familiar with these two people in his previous life and knew their abilities well.
Fawcett became famous when he helped the German national team win the World Cup, and later went to Arsenal.
His greatest contribution is to help Klinsmann and Loew introduce a set of advanced American physical training concepts to Germany and even European football, transforming traditional physical training into sports performance.
However, the annual salary of women’s football players in the United States is very low, only a mere fifty or sixty thousand US dollars. Therefore, when Yang Cheng found Fawcett through Mark Felstgen, who runs the [Athlete Performance] company in Arizona, At the time, he agreed almost without hesitation.
An annual salary of 100,000 pounds is too tempting!
Oliver Bartlett is much the same.
What has not been settled yet is Ferguson's former assistant and the godfather coach of the Class of '92, Brian Kidd.
He currently serves as an assistant coach for the England national team.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, Brian Kidd was his right-hand assistant when he coached Manchester City. The two got along very well, had similar football philosophies, and worked very harmoniously.
But considering that the Bayswater Chinese are now only a third-tier league team, Brian Kidd may refuse.
Therefore, Yang Cheng has a second choice.
Steve Round is currently working as technical coach for McLaren at Middlesbrough.
Steve Round was Yang Cheng’s right-hand man who was personally selected when he coached Arsenal in his previous life, and he was also very capable.
Moreover, he is only 32 years old.
Although Yang Cheng is the owner of the team, he knows very well that for a team to succeed, an excellent lineup of players and an excellent coaching staff are indispensable.
Therefore, he also equipped the Bayswater Chinese with a very excellent coaching team.
“Wait a minute.”
Lin Zhongqiu was convinced after hearing Yang Cheng’s introduction and felt a lot relieved.
But a new doubt also arose.
“You have said so much, then who will be the head coach?”
In Lin Zhongqiu's view, this is the most important position.
Who can do it?
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