"Hey Harry" When Harry, the owner of Saint Harry's Bar, passed by the security room of Glory Square, the security guard standing at the door greeted him with a smile.
He was an out-and-out celebrity among the Saints fans.
Especially the Saint Harry's Bar he founded, which was featured in the club's official magazine.
"Hi, you're on duty this morning."
"yes."
After greeting each other, Harry quickly passed the security check in the security room, got on the bridge, and headed straight to the artificial island.
It was still early at this time, and the shops in Glory Plaza had not yet opened for business.
They did not open until nearly noon at the earliest, so the huge Glory Plaza seemed very empty.
As soon as Harry entered the Plaza of Glory, he saw a van parked at the entrance of the players' tunnel, which seemed to be loading goods.
At first, he thought he was delivering goods, but gradually he felt something was wrong.
Because he saw Southampton groundsman Paul.
"Strange, what's going on?"
Harry was a little confused.
He is a very curious person, especially at this sensitive time, so he walked in the direction of the truck.
"Hey Paul" Paul heard the sound and turned around.
When he saw it was Harry, he immediately laughed, "So it's you, Harry."
"What's going on?"
Harry walked over and found that they were loading goods.
But what is even more puzzling is that the goods loaded by the stadium staff are none other than the turf of the stadium.
"Haha, you know, the turf also has a lifespan, and the stadium needs to be replaced with a new batch of turf."
Harry said, "This is nothing to be surprised about."
Southampton's style of play emphasizes smooth passing and receiving, and has high requirements for turf.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the Glory Stadium also attaches great importance to the maintenance and replacement of turf.
"How long does it take to change it?"
Harry asked casually.
It is said that these replaced turfs are still useful and will be sent to places in need for free.
"Well, usually it would be faster, but this time it will probably take a little longer."
"Why?"
Harry was a little surprised, "The weather has been nice recently."
"It has nothing to do with the weather," Paul said with a smile, "We have been notified from above that there will be activities at the Glory Stadium in the next few days, and the turf will not be laid for the time being.
We will wait until the activities are over."
"There's something going on."
Harry was stunned.
It is actually quite normal for football stadiums to arrange activities.
For example, Wembley Stadium is often rented out to host rugby games, concerts, concerts, etc.
But the Glory Stadium has not been rented out yet.
"What big shot is coming to do something?"
"You don't know" Paul raised his eyebrows and said with a slight smile.
"How do I know?"
Harry was stunned when he said this, "Could it be true?"
"You said it, I didn't."
Paul laughed, "You will probably receive the notice in a day or two."
Harry stood there in disbelief, watching the staff use electric vehicles to take stacks of turf out and load them into trucks, and he was a little stunned.
Messi is coming He is really coming The strongest superstar in the world is joining Southampton An unprecedented feeling of happiness enveloped Harry, a feeling he had never experienced even when Ibrahimovic joined the team.
You know, although the Swedish center was powerful at the time, he had just encountered a Waterloo in Barcelona.
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But now Messi is completely different.
He is truly the world's number one superstar and is at the peak of his career.
Moreover, Ibrahimovic's strength and personal image are not as good as Messi.
"Paul, can you tell me what's going on?"
Harry quickly grabbed Paul's hand warmly and asked.
"Well, I don't know the specific situation.
I just know that the club plans to hold an unveiling ceremony.
Also, all fans who hold the club's season tickets and memberships can enter the Glory Stadium for free."
After a pause, Paul added: "It is said that the entire Glory Plaza will also cooperate with the publicity, and you will receive a notification soon."
Harry nodded, of course.
Messi’s joining ceremony will not yet know how many fans it will attract.
If Glory Plaza doesn't know how to take advantage of this opportunity and cooperate with promotional activities, wouldn't the management staff of the plaza be spitted to death by the merchants?
If the information Paul said is correct, that means that fans who hold club season tickets and memberships can enter for free on a first-come, first-served basis.
In other words, whoever comes first will get the front row.
Harry's whole body was on fire at the thought of this.
He is not doing it for himself, because he is here and it is not easy to get a good position.
The key is that his fans will "I can't say any more, Harry, I have to go in and work."
Paul patted Harry on the shoulder.
"Thank you, Paul, I'll buy you a drink later, for free for a week," Harry said with a smile.
Paul immediately burst into laughter.
This rosy-nosed guy always offers wine as bribes, but I like it.
On the way back to the bar, Harry was already thinking in his mind that he must pass this news to the fans in his fan club as soon as possible, so that those fans who do not have membership but want to attend Messi's appearance ceremony, They all rushed to apply for membership.
A fiery red Aston Martin successor speeds by on Southampton's Ring Road.
Pass through the site of the original St.
Mary's Stadium, which was razed not long ago.
Arriving at the Royal Pier, I quickly found a spot in the internal parking lot and jumped in.
I heard the brakes squeaking, and the car stopped firmly.
A stylish British young man in his early thirties, wearing a crisp suit and tie, got out of the car.
After chirping twice, he locked the car door, stepped on his shiny leather shoes, and headed towards Glory Plaza.
No one is allowed to drive into Glory Square without special reasons.
This is a rule set by Southampton.
When passing through the security gate, he showed his ID, swiped it, and the light was green to pass.
He is the President of the Southampton Branch of Citibank and the youngest Branch President in Greater London.
Just like the city he was in, the rising sun was about to shine brightly in the morning.
It was still early, but after he passed the bridge, he saw that the gate of Saint Harry's Bar was full of people.
Not only that, a long line of people also extended to the door of the Citibank business hall.
Uh, no, it should be extending from the entrance of the Citibank business hall.
What's going on Jamie Crowder walked over quickly and came to the door of the business hall.
The door has been opened, but the black security guard of the bank is guarding the door as if facing a formidable enemy, not letting anyone in.
When asked from time to time, he will reply, "Sorry, it's not business hours yet, please wait." ” Then there was a burst of grumbling from the crowd.
"Hey, Jordan, what's going on?"
Jamie Crowder came over and asked with a frown.
"Hey, Mr.
Claude."
Jordan, the black security guard, nodded and saluted as soon as he saw him.
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"That's right, they are all Southampton fans and are going to apply for fan membership cards."
The fan membership card is a credit card used by Southampton to count fan points.
It is launched by the Saints and Citibank.
All fans have one.
It is a real-name system and cannot be resold or rented.
It is a certificate for Saints fans.
"Apply for a membership card" Jamie Crowder frowned.
Of course he knows what a membership card is.
This is a thing that he and the Southampton Club jointly worked out.
For this, he is still greatly appreciated at the headquarters.
Except for the period when it was just launched, although there are usually many people doing it, when will it be like now?
This long queue of people almost reaches the bridge.
There must be hundreds of people at least.
"Hey, you're from a bank, right?"
a fan in front of the queue, wearing a Saints jersey, obviously saw the respect of black security guard Jamie Crowder, so he asked aloud.
"Yes, I'm the branch president, Jamie Crowder."
"Oh, hello, Mr.
Claude."
The fan was also very polite, "But can you please start business as soon as possible."
"Why so many people" Jamie Crowder is a little weirded out.
"You don't know" the player was a little surprised.
Not only him, but many people around him were equally surprised.
It feels like, not knowing is a pretty outrageous thing.
"What the hell is going on?"
Jamie Crowder was a little embarrassed, he didn't want to receive such a look.
"Messi's appearance ceremony, as long as you have a membership or a season ticket, you can enter for free."
Jamie Crowder was stunned, and this matter Looking at the long queue in front of me, I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart.
He never thought that Messi would have such appeal.
You know, this is just a joining ceremony.
If they really do what they say, it is estimated that Southampton tickets will become extremely popular.
"Mr.
Claude, could you please start business as soon as possible?
There are more and more people now, and there will probably be more later."
"Yes, we came here after receiving the news first.
Others will definitely come later, and there will be more people by then."
"It's not a hurry.
Let's do it first.
Later, I still have to think about how to spend and earn points."
"Messi has really joined, and he will definitely come to support him in the new season."
"It's not that I just want to see how strong our team will be after Messi joins."
"From now on, we will be super saints.
When we meet gods, we will kill gods, and when we meet Buddhas, we will kill Buddhas."
A group of Southampton fans chatted about the prospect of Messi joining, and everyone was overjoyed.
Jamie Crowder is a little worried.
It is definitely not possible to open early, but now there are indeed more and more people.
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It seems that he must quickly seek help from the City of London.
However, before asking for help, Jamie Crowder did not forget to call Southampton and complained about Messi's joining ceremony.
Unexpectedly, the Saints were also innocent.
"We originally just wanted to attract season ticket and membership fans to participate, but the news got lost somewhere.
As a result, it spread to ten, and now everyone knows the news, not to mention Southampton, even London.
Even people from other cities in the UK came here one after another, just like going to the market for the holidays.”
Jamie Crowder accepted Southampton’s explanation and apology, and it is estimated that they really do not want this situation to happen.
It can only be said that who could have imagined that Messi's joining ceremony would be so attractive to ordinary fans.
It is estimated that by then, the entire Glory Plaza will be crowded again.
The world’s number one superstar is still the world’s number one superstar after all.
At least Tottenham Hotspur's Cristiano Ronaldo joined without such a big fanfare and battle.
Even North London attracted more than 30,000 people to White Hart Lane this time.
But compared with Messi, he is still inferior
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