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For West Ham United acting boss Trevor Brooking, the last two months have been arguably the hardest period of his life. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

First, the team unexpectedly fell into a relegation battle, and finally unfortunately relegated with 10 wins, 12 draws and 16 losses with 42 points, and then, after the team confirmed relegation from the Premier League, these players in the team also began to become restless, and submitted transfer applications to the club, hoping to leave West Ham United, which will play in League One next season, so that they can continue to be active in the Premier League in the new season.

For West Ham players, who have already tasted the top flight and have the ability to establish themselves in the Premier League, it is too difficult to choose to play in the second division as a loyal player.

While the players can earn the gratitude and affection of the fans by doing so, it is not a good thing for both the management and the players themselves. Because in order to retain these high-level "loyal servants", the management of West Ham United must pay them wages in line with the Premier League, which is undoubtedly a very heavy financial burden for West Ham United clubs whose income has been greatly reduced after relegation. Moreover, even if the players who choose to stay are still paid the same salary as they did when they played in the Premier League, their earnings in other areas will be significantly reduced.

Therefore, after most teams are relegated from the top league, they will be reluctant to sell their players at a low price. On the one hand, the players themselves do not want to see their earnings diminished, and on the other hand, because the club wants to save as much money as possible while getting enough transfer funds to allow the team to rebuild after being relegated to the next league.

Similarly, when West Ham's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed, the teams that had been salivating over the young talents of the Hammers were like a bunch of vultures that smelled blood, and they made transfer offers to their favourite players, ready to enjoy a sumptuous feast on West Ham's corpse.

Looking at the team managers in front of him who seem to take this opportunity to carve up West Ham United, although Trevor Brooking, as the acting coach of West Ham United, is reluctant, he can only secretly pray that he can only pray secretly that these people can show mercy and not really dig up the team to an empty shell.

Sadly, Brooking's prayer does not seem to reach the ears of God and his old man. Di Canio, Brin, Bowyer, and Les Ferdinand, who have their contracts expiring or relegation automatically terminated when their contracts are triggered, and Les Ferdinand and others have all opted for free transfers, leaving West Ham United without a single pound of transfer income, while players with contracts such as Canute and Defoe are also privately striking, pondering which team to choose.

Now, Brooking's most special guest of the 20 Premier League clubs is George Nelson, who led Manchester United to the league title as acting manager last season and has now become a legend as the owner and manager of Tottenham Hotspur.

"Hello, Chairman Brooking. As soon as he walked into the West Ham United headquarters building, George instantly recognised the West Ham legend. The reason why George calls Brooking chairman is because in addition to the position of acting coach of West Ham United, he also holds the position of president of the England Sports Council: "The purpose of my coming here, I believe you know very well Chairman Brooking. So, I hope you don't blame me for today's events. (Note: Trevor Brooking was knighted in 2004, so he can't be called a knight now.) ）

"Haha, of course. "To be able to become president of the England Sports Council after retiring from football, Trevor Brooking naturally has some brains. Moreover, there are so many teams that want to poach West Ham United now, and Brooking just wants to retaliate afterwards, and it is estimated that he will not be able to retaliate when the time comes, and there will be a possibility of arousing public anger. After all, poaching relegated players happens every year, not against West Ham alone. And the Hammers have done similar things before, but this time it was West Ham themselves who were unlucky, so Brooking felt very aggrieved.

What's more, as one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of West Ham United, the reason why Brooking was able to become the acting head coach of the Hammers without any coaching experience was mainly because the former coach Glenn Rode was hospitalized for recuperation after a sudden cerebral thrombosis in the middle of the season, and the team was in danger of fighting for relegation, and no one wanted to take on this important task at this time. Therefore, when he saw George Nelson, who had a similar experience to himself but had much better coaching results than himself, Brooking himself still felt very cordial, and naturally he was even more reluctant to trouble the other party afterwards.

I just don't know which player on the team this young man wants to take with him? As he guided George to his office, Brooking couldn't help but wonder to himself. While the wave of departures is unstoppable, Brooking hopes to leave the team with a seed or two of revival.

At the same time, George, who was following behind Brooking, was also full of thoughts at the moment. At this time, he is considering whether he should take advantage of the opportunity of West Ham United's relegation to poach more people from this famous star-making factory? After all, it is quite difficult to encounter a team like West Ham United, which has a large number of excellent players, falling apart due to unexpected relegation.

Jermaine Defoe, Frederick Canute, Joe Cole, Di Canio, Michael Carrick, Lee Bowyer, Glenn Johnson, Gary Brin, Nigel Winterburn, David James, Van der Hoo...... At this time, West Ham United not only has a young talent who has proven their ability in the Premier League, but also a group of experienced veterans. Therefore, in George's opinion, West Ham United should not be in the bottom three of the table at all if they play normally this season.

However, the reality is so cruel. West Ham United, who finished seventh in the league in the 01-02 season, finished 18th with 42 points in the just-concluded 02-03 season, unfortunately becoming the relegation team with the highest points since the start of the Premier League.

"Mr. Brooking, before we begin, I would like to confirm one thing. After Brooking's office was led into his office, and after the guests and hosts were seated, George took the lead in asking the question, "As the acting manager of West Ham, do you have the authority to decide on player transfer deals?"

Unlike George in 2016, the 2003 English club system has not been affected too much by the European continent, and the transfer power of each team is still in the hands of the manager. Therefore, if the manager nods and agrees with the transfer of the vast majority of players, and the players themselves agree, then there is no need to ask for the opinion of others, and the deal can be declared closed.

The main reason why George has this question is because the current situation of West Ham United is really special - their regular manager Glenn Rhodes is still lying in the hospital recuperating and it is impossible to come forward to operate even a transfer; Brooking, who is now responsible for leading the team to play games, has signed a contract with West Ham United as acting manager, and it is really difficult to say whether he has transfer power in his hands.

"Haha, so George you're worried about this...... Don't worry, I still have this power. Hearing George's question, Brooking laughed and reassured the other party, "So, as long as the player himself has no opinion on joining Tottenham, and my side agrees, then this deal can be reported to the FA for filing and announced to the outside world." ”

"If that's the case, then I won't go around in circles. "George doesn't intend to waste too much time on this transfer negotiation. After all, there are too many eyes staring at West Ham United now, and if the negotiation speed on his side is a little slower, it is estimated that people from other teams will jump out to raise the price or cut off the beard: "What I plan to bring in is ...... Your main midfielder, Michael Carrick, who is about to turn 22 years old!"

Brooking was a little surprised to see that George did not poach these two main strikers to strengthen Tottenham's weak forward line, and only made a transfer offer to one of Carrick's players. Before George spoke, he had always thought that the young coach would try to buy all of West Ham's quality assets in a package, just like everyone else.

However, George's offer to Carrick did not surprise Brooking. After all, Tottenham's current playmaker, Jamie Redknapp, is talented, but his glassy physique makes it difficult for him to ensure adequate attendance, and the age of 30 leaves him with little room for improvement. Therefore, a young playmaker with potential is naturally what Tottenham desperately needs now.

"Well, if George you're going to bring in Michael [Carrick], I'm not going to object to that. After a long pause, Brooking finally nodded in agreement with George's request to bring in Carrick, "But then again, if George wants to take Michael from us, then you have to show enough 'sincerity'." Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to the transfer. ”

At the time of saying this, Brooking was quite confident. Because unlike others, Carrick is one of the few players who has not voluntarily submitted a transfer application!, in other words, West Ham United as the seller has the absolute initiative in this transfer!