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Chapter 71: Bullying


"Every press conference they hold will give a small gift to the participating reporters, which is worth more than two to three hundred pounds.

If it's only once, it's nothing, but they give it every time, which is quite extraordinary. .

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Rebekah Wade heard what her men said and immediately understood.

It's not uncommon for football clubs to give gifts to reporters, but it usually happens during the holidays, and they have to be big-name reporters.

But it is very rare for Southampton to give gifts to both big names and minor players, and treat them equally.

More importantly, they deliver it every time, which is very extraordinary.

"No wonder in the past less than two months, reports about Southampton have appeared in newspapers almost every day, and they are all positive reports.

It turns out that it is not only because this club has the resources to promote itself, but there is also such a relationship behind it. " As she spoke, Rebekah Wade looked at the reporter in front of her.

His name was Charles Pike, a very young reporter.

"Editor-in-Chief, I have actually received many gifts from them, but I can guarantee that I have never done anything that violates professional ethics."

Charles Parker is responsible for tracking the English League One at The Sun, focusing on Southampton.

"Okay, I get it."

Rebekah Wade just put some pressure on him, and finally gave him some of the benefits in the future, so that these people under her would be rich and rich, but she, the editor-in-chief, would have nothing.

"Go on."

"In addition, I also got news that they entertained the referee team in the top five-star hotels and specially arranged luxury cars to pick them up.

This is also quite a feat."

Charles Pike was also very impressed.

When Rebekah Wade heard this, she was equally impressed.

After all, not to mention the English Premier League, even in the Premier League, Southampton is probably the only case where such a high-level hospitality to the referee team is possible.

"The FA should know," Rebekah Wade asked casually, but it was crucial.

"Well, they reported it and said that there are not many hotels in Southampton, and they don't want the referee team to live in a bad environment and affect the referee team's rest, so" After hearing this, Rebekah Wade clapped her hands on the table, looking very excited.

"Very good, hurry up and get ready.

Tomorrow morning's headline will be Southampton.

Also, in the next three days, I will use three important pages to introduce what makes this team unique.

You Get ready as soon as possible” Upon hearing this, Charles Pike agreed without hesitation, "No problem, editor-in-chief, I have all the materials ready."

"Well, then go quickly, we don't have much time now."

Tomorrow morning's headlines will be on the front page.

We must prepare now, otherwise it will be too late.

After seeing off Charles Pike, Rebekah Wade sat down again and looked at the photos on the monitor with a smile on her lips.

He knew very well that this matter had caused a lot of noise on the Internet.

I believe that early tomorrow morning, Websites around the world will rush to report on the story, and even newspapers and television stations may follow.

The Sun must be firmly at the forefront.

This is their biggest secret to ensuring that their sales are far ahead over the years.

Oh, by the way, he also thought of a special move.

In fact, just as Rebekah Wade, who has a keen sense of news, guessed.

Early the next morning, almost all the front-page headlines in the British media were about this incident in Southampton.

He even suppressed the news of the third round of the Premier League and the European Super Cup.

This is almost impossible for English League One teams.

But in just one day, Southampton firmly occupied the front pages of major newspapers in the UK, and even occupied important pages in many newspapers in Europe and even around the world.

On the Internet, it has become even more noisy.

Everyone is shocked by Southampton's generosity, a bonus of 10 million pounds per game, which is almost something that has never happened in the history of football.

Countless fans and spectators are marveling, thinking that Southampton is burning money in an unscrupulous way.

I think the owner of Southampton is the real super tycoon.

Abramovich and the Abu Dhabi consortium are all not enough.

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There are even more and more netizens paying attention or becoming Southampton fans.

Because they all believe that with the big money-burning boss, Southampton will rise soon.

In the process of Southampton's rise, they were able to gain a sense of participation that fans of wealthy teams did not have.

For a time, the number of Southampton fans surged.

Even on WeChat, the fans of Southampton’s official WeChat account even surpassed Ibrahimovic and ranked first, with the total number of fans exceeding two million.

This incident further attracted more users around the world to use WeChat.

But it soon triggered a series of controversies.

Manchester United coach Ferguson was the first to express doubts about Southampton's approach when he was interviewed by The Sun.

He believed that this method It will damage the environment and structure of English football.

"According to the legal provisions of the English Professional League, all incentive bonuses must be clearly recorded in the player's contract at the beginning of the season, but Southampton has violated this principle.

I call on the Football Association to investigate this."

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger also said that such money-burning behavior will not do any good for the English league.

The Premier League has also expressed strong concern about this matter, but Premier League CEO Scudmore believes that whether Southampton has violated regulations requires further investigation and evidence collection by the Football Association.

Southampton officials apologized as soon as they received the news.

Sun Yue, the team's chief press officer, immediately held a press conference the next day and expressed responsibility for the incident.

However, he defended the team and management, believing that it was mainly due to a lack of experience in running the team, and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the British team.

FA investigation and even punishment.

But at the press conference, Sun Yue also fought back against Ferguson and Wenger's actions.

"We admitted our mistakes and our lack of experience.

After all, we have only been here for less than two months and we are not very clear about the relevant laws and regulations.

But I want to ask Manchester United and Arsenal, do you dare to say that you don't have any?

Any violation of regulations, do you dare to say that everything you do is strictly in accordance with the regulations of the Premier League and the Football Association?

Do you need me to give an example?"

"Even if our approach does damage competition in English football, it will only be temporary, but what about you?"

"As a wealthy family, your every move and behavior will cause greater and more serious damage than ours."

Sun Yue's questioning gave Manchester United and Arsenal a powerful counterattack.

Everyone knows that laws and regulations are only on the surface.

No matter what we do in private, we always turn a blind eye.

But Arsenal and Manchester United are now putting pressure on the Football Association at the same time.

This is undoubtedly suppressing Southampton.

Moreover, after Southampton publicly apologized, it was equivalent to an indirect admission of the huge bonus, which once again detonated the media around the world.

Everyone thought it was just misinformation and hype before, but now looking at it, it is indeed true.

It's true.

That said, Southampton did spend £10 million to reward the team.

Otherwise, why apologize and express willingness to accept punishment?

The Football Association also showed high efficiency this time.

On the afternoon after Southampton apologized, they held an impromptu high-level meeting and made a judgment.

Considering that Southampton was new to the country and was the first offender, they would be given appropriate sanctions.

Southampton issued a verbal warning and no fine.

Just kidding, I just announced the day before yesterday that I received a donation of two million pounds from someone, and I punished them in the blink of an eye.

Are you embarrassed?

Southampton immediately announced that it would accept the penalty from the Football Association and promised not to do it again.

However, Sun Yue once again implicitly stated Southampton's attitude at the press conference, that is, the team was suppressed by wealthy teams.

The outside media also likes this kind of role positioning, that is, Manchester United and Arsenal are at the top of the English professional league pyramid.

The two giants have joined forces to suppress Southampton, a small team that is developing rapidly.

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This has undoubtedly become the focus of media and newspaper speculation. .

As a result, Southampton has been cast into a tragic role suppressed by wealthy teams, while Manchester United and Arsenal have become hegemons who rely on strength to bully the weak.

There is no doubt that the underdog attracts more sympathy points, and Southampton almost receives overwhelming support in public opinion.

"How much money people like to reward is their business.

What does it have to do with Manchester United?"

"I want to ask Manchester United and Arsenal, can you guarantee that you have not evaded taxes?"

"The FA should look into the financial situation of these two clubs" "Well done to Southampton.

You have the courage to admit your mistakes and take responsibility.

You don't have to be afraid of pressure from big teams.

We support you."

"Yes, by supporting Southampton, I have long disliked the two hegemonists, Manchester United and Arsenal."

"Come on Southampton, strive to be promoted to the Premier League as soon as possible and kill them" Southampton's number one star Zlatan Ibrahimovic also expressed his dissatisfaction with the practices of Manchester United and Arsenal in an interview with The Times, and explained the whole incident.

"Our boss rewards the team heavily, mainly because he hopes that the team can work hard and wash away the decline at the beginning of the season.

In fact, we did not win the game because of the huge bonus.

Each of us worked very hard to win every game.

A confrontation."

"After this incident, everyone in our locker room saw the truth of the matter clearly and became more united.

This incident did not dampen our enthusiasm and aggressiveness.

On the contrary, it made us change Have more fighting spirit.”

"Ferguson and Wenger said we were playing for the prize but we will prove we are not."

"We hope to draw these two teams in the FA Cup because we will use facts to prove that even if there is no bonus, we will still give our best, and a Southampton team that gives its best to play has the ability to defeat The strength of any opponent.”

"Even if they are Manchester United or Arsenal" Ibrahimovic's words immediately received unanimous support and affirmation from Southampton fans and players.

As the saying goes, cutting off someone's financial path is like killing one's parents.

It’s not easy to meet a rich boss who rewards you generously, but then he is screwed by Manchester United and Arsenal.

Who wouldn’t be angry?

Neymar also expressed his opinion on WeChat, saying that the team is currently united and hopes to challenge strong opponents in the FA Cup.

Captain Adam Lallana even issued a challenge, asking Manchester United and Arsenal to be careful.

"You better not beat us in the FA Cup" No one thought that it was originally a violation by Southampton, but under the public relations and operation of the Ministry of Information, the whole world felt that this was a move by a wealthy team to suppress a low-level league team.

Southampton, on the other hand, was portrayed by the media as a brave man who was not afraid of power and won the hearts of fans.

Entering September, the turmoil subsided, but Southampton quickly attracted the attention of the media again.

Through the guidance of Cash Harris, Southampton signed a sponsorship contract with Citibank, with a total value of 7 million pounds.

This is also the highest jersey sponsorship that the English League One and the Championship can obtain, even more than half of it.

None of the Premier League teams are as good as Southampton.

At the press conference, the CEO of Citibank also said that there is a one-year renewal clause in the contract.

If Southampton is successfully upgraded next year, Citibank's sponsorship payment will be further increased.

After signing a major sponsorship contract, Southampton's first game in September was the first round of the English League Championship in the lower leagues.

The opponent was Swindon, also from the English League One.

The Saints were at home and continued the spirit of their previous victory over Charlton, slaughtering Swindon 5-0 at home.

Three days later, at St.

Mary's Stadium, Southampton once again defeated the visiting northern team Rochdale 6:1 at home.

Having defeated their opponents in three consecutive games, Southampton was in the limelight and received continued attention and unanimous praise from the British domestic media.

While Southampton's performance improved greatly and he defeated his opponents one after another, Yang Huan appeared on the campus of the University of Southampton.

This time, he issued a challenge to all students at the University of Southampton: