"hello" When Saint Harry and John were conspiring to discuss the bar in Southampton, at the door of the BBC TV headquarters studio in London, Steven Howard, the Sun's number one reporter, smiled towards Charlene Lahiri as she walked out of the studio.
Hand over a bottle of water.
"Ha, Steven, you seem to be running quite diligently around us recently."
Barbara Slater, the director of the sports department who followed Charlene Lahiri out, joked playfully and winked at Charlene Lahiri, "Could it be that you plan to chase our Taiwanese beauty?"
"Taiwanese beauty" Steven Howard was stunned and a little surprised.
Barbara Slater, the "Flower of Television Stations," laughed and said, "Not long ago, our BBC employees selected it internally, and Charlene is well-deserved."
"Oh, come on."
Steven Howard slapped his forehead hard, "If you really want to act like you do, she should be our favorite."
"What does the circle flower mean?"
Barbara Slater also had no idea at all.
"Flower in the football media circle" Steven Howard said that he couldn't help but laugh at the end.
Barbara Slater and Charlene Lahiri were even more thoroughly amused.
"Okay, okay, stop joking and talk about serious business."
Charlene Lahiri interrupted the teasing angrily.
Steven Howard did hint that he was interested in her, but unfortunately, she refused from the beginning, so now the two can only be regarded as good friends and colleagues, and apart from that, there is no possibility of any other relationship.
Because she can't tolerate others in her heart "Okay, you guys chat, I'm going back first."
Barbara Slater said no more, apologized and left.
Charlene Lahiri pointed to a room next to the video studio and walked in.
Steven Howard also hurried in and said with a smile: "After the show you just aired, it will definitely cause controversy again, so you'd better be mentally prepared."
"Why?"
Charlene Lahiri unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water gracefully.
"It's very simple, you almost praised Southampton as a flower on the show," Steven Howard laughed.
Charlene Lahiri smiled sweetly, "It's too much to not praise someone for their good performance."
"Besides, everyone who likes my show knows that I am a Saint through and through.
They should have been mentally prepared."
Steven Howard shook his head helplessly and laughed.
He had been mentally prepared for it, because Charlene Lahiri was a well-known die-hard and a complete Southampton loyalist.
"Four of the four Premier League teams participating in the Champions League this year have successfully advanced from the group stage, but Manchester City lost to Barcelona 0-2 at home in the first leg, Arsenal lost to Bayern Munich 0-2 in the first leg, and Manchester United lost to Bayern Munich in the first leg away.
Lost to Olympiacos 0-2, only Southampton beat Galatasaray 6-0 away.”
Having said this, Charlene Lahiri shrugged and spread her hands, "Tell me, is it too much for me to praise you like this?"
Steven Howard is also helpless.
It's not that the opponent is too strong, but that our side is too weak.
The performance of the Premier League teams in the Champions League group stage was actually not too bad.
Southampton was lucky in the draw and did not draw any strong teams.
They won five games and played steadily.
There is nothing to say.
Although the strength of Manchester United's group is relatively average, with Manchester United's strength, it should definitely qualify.
Therefore, Moyes's Red Devils have four wins and two draws, qualifying undefeated and ranking first in the group.
As for Manchester City, meeting Bayern Munich can only be regarded as unlucky for Manchester City.
But even so, Manchester City still achieved an impressive record of five wins, one loss and fifteen points, which was the same as Bayern Munich.
But in the end, when the two teams faced off, Bayern Munich scored many goals, so they qualified first in the group.
Arsenal encountered a group of death, but the Gunners' performance was also not bad, with four wins and two losses, the same points as Dortmund and Naples.
As a result, due to the relationship between the games, Arsenal fell behind Dortmund in the final ranking, while Naples was forced to play in Europe.
Fed Cup.
It can be said that the performance of the four Premier League teams in the Champions League group stages this season is quite impressive.
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But who would have thought that once they entered the knockout rounds, their performance would drop significantly.
If Manchester City and Arsenal were relatively unlucky, qualifying second in the group, and suddenly encountered strong teams such as Bayern Munich and Barcelona, which were first in the group, and losing was reasonable, then Manchester United lost 0-2 in an away game.
For Olympiakos, that is totally undeserved.
Because Olympiacos is recognized as the weakest team among the sixteen teams that have reached the knockout rounds.
As a result, just when everyone thought that Manchester United was lucky enough to be eliminated in the quarterfinals, Moyes made a big joke to everyone around the world.
What's even more frightening is that Manchester United's ranking in the Premier League this season has completely fallen out of the top five.
Let alone competing for the top four in the league, it may be difficult to even qualify for the Europa League.
Originally, everyone expected Moyes to make a difference in the Champions League and continue his excellent form in the group stage, but now, this disastrous defeat has made everyone realize that Moyes is not Ferguson after all, and cannot be.
Ferguson.
If you really want to talk nonsense, Steven Howard can't even catch up with Charlene Lahiri.
Therefore, every time, he can only surrender "Well, I can't tell you what to do anyway."
The chief reporter of the Sun News had no choice but to admit defeat.
Charlene Lahiri smiled noncommittally, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
"I heard that Southampton has been making big moves recently," Steven Howard said tentatively.
Charlene Lahiri thought to herself, it was indeed because of the saint's affairs, she raised her eyebrows, "You already know this, and you still ask me."
Steven Howard became depressed, "Miss, I can only find some trivial details, but nothing at all, okay?
If you don't tell me more information, Rebekah will definitely kill me when you go back." skin” The image of Devil's Editor-in-Chief Rebekah Wade came to Charlene Lahiri's mind, and she immediately giggled.
"Okay then, tell me what you found out."
Charlene Lahiri also started to get information.
Steven Howard thought for a while, "My informant told me a definite piece of news.
Southampton is going to cooperate with Harrods shopping mall in London.
The specific cooperation project is not clear, but I guess, I estimate."
Charlene Lahiri nodded: "Yes, Harrods is coming to Southampton's new stadium."
This statement is equivalent to confirming Steven Howard's guess.
A large department store, or a high-end shopping mall, houses a football stadium, which is unique in the world.
But Southampton's new stadium can, because Southampton has consciously wanted to do this from the time of design.
If you guessed it correctly, Harrods is not inside the stadium, but on the double-decker bridge connecting the stadium and the land.
In addition to two roads and sidewalks, there are many roads and sidewalks in the middle.
A large single-story building is connected to the ground floor and underground parking lot of the new stadium, and the architectural style is also in the same vein.
In other words, there is not only Harrods Shopping Mall, but also a lot of space inside Southampton's stadium that can be used for investment.
By then, the annual venue rental alone will be an astonishing amount of income.
"It seems that Southampton's ambitions are not small," Steven Howard laughed.
If Southampton's plan is followed, after entering the new stadium, the annual rent collected and the increase in match day income will double the financial income of the Saints, and even catch up with the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester United in one fell swoop.
Large income earners.
"But I have a question."
As a reporter, Steven Howard has a keen sense of news and immediately grasped the key to the problem.
"Why would those businesses be interested in the shops in Southampton?"
Developing supporting land around the stadium is not something that no one has done before.
For example, a corner of Real Madrid's Bernabeu is leased to people, and the price is quite good.
In addition, like Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, the rent within the stadium alone can collect tens of millions of pounds a year, not to mention the income from tickets and boxes.
But there are almost no such things as Southampton.
The reason is mainly because most golf courses are located in relatively suburban areas, and those located in the city center generally do not have excess land and can only develop the interior of the golf course as much as possible.
For example, Chelsea's Stamford Bridge is enough for the city center, right?
Is there any way The surrounding land is all owned by others, and even the stadium does not belong to Chelsea.
If you make any move, you have to apply for it, which will attract complaints.
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How to deal with it?
Also, like Manchester United, the commercial value of the land around the Old Trafford Stadium is also high, but those are not Manchester United's.
Therefore, Southampton is truly unique in the top leagues of European football for having such a big battle.
But when it comes to commercial value, it does exist.
After all, it can attract 60,000 to 70,000 fans to the stadium every week to watch a game.
Even many fans like to run around the stadium on weekdays.
With a little development, the potential is huge. .
But Steven Howard found it difficult to attract so many businesses at once.
Unless, Southampton has its own plan.
After listening to Steven Howard's question, Charlene Lahiri smiled slightly, "Southampton naturally has chips and plans to attract those merchants.
Otherwise, wouldn't those merchants be fools?"
"What's the plan?"
Steven Howard was immediately interested.
He was sensitive enough to realize that this was the real news.
Charlene Lahiri looked at Steven Howard with a leisurely look, and then spoke out after deliberately showing off.
“Tickets are free” "What?"
Steven Howard was so surprised that he stood up immediately, "The tickets are free."
"right" "How is this possible?"
The chief reporter of the Sun News shook his head desperately.
This is absolutely impossible.
Tickets are free
What kind of international joke are you kidding?
You know, after Southampton moved into the new stadium, based on the attendance rate, on average, the revenue for a game would be at least three to four million pounds.
Is it possible to make it free?
Southampton is going to become a charity.
Besides, ticket revenue has always been one of the main sources of income for various clubs.
If there was no ticket revenue, wouldn't Southampton's revenue drop sharply?
When the time comes, what will we do to support so many stars?
But Charlene Lahiri was obviously not surprised, as if Steven Howard's reaction had been expected by her.
This made the chief reporter of the Sun a little strange.
Is it true?
But if it's true, then why did Southampton do this?
In other words, why did Southampton do this?
"Steven, this plan is still in trial operation, but I can only say that many people are quite optimistic about this plan, so Harrods and some other companies and brands have chosen to settle in.
That's why" When Charlene Lahiri said this, the look on her face was full of confidence.
"If Southampton really succeeds, it will become Southampton, no, even South London's most popular tourist consumption hotspot."
At this moment, Steven Howard was really shocked He had thought about it a lot before, some of which he even thought were exaggerated.
But when Charlene Lahiri said it at this moment, he was surprised to find that the reality was even more exaggerated than he imagined.
Oh my god, is this world crazy?