Coach Baker kept telling him all about his thoughts. The necessity and importance of this trial of Oxford United was clarified, which made the second deeply ashamed.

What Mr. Baker said to the second also alarmed an old man sitting next to him in the car.

The old man raised his thumb, and then said apologetically: "Both, I'm really sorry, I heard what you said." I'm a Huntington Oxford United fan, three generations have been a Huntington Oxford United fan, my name is Maimaiti. Hanks. ”

"Hello, Mr. Hanks, I'm Herbert, a football coach at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oxford. Wen. Baker. This is my student, Qin Long, who was invited to participate in the Oxford United Football Club tryout. ”

"Hello!"

"Hello!"

Everyone greeted each other politely.

The old man Hanks, who was called Maimaiti, gave a thumbs up to the second and said, "Young man, it is your honor to have a good professional football coach, not everyone has such an opportunity. Of course, you're also great, and the fact that you were able to get an offer from the great Huntington team is a testament to how good you are. Your coach expects a lot from you and wants you to keep trying. I'm also looking forward to seeing you on the team's manor football pitch soon! Come on, lad! ”

II quickly stood up and hurriedly said thank you, but almost hit the handrail on the roof of the car.

Uncle Hanks smiled and said to the second: "Young man, don't be too polite, sit down quickly." When you get to Huntington, that's your home. Huntington's football club, which is an excellent professional club in the first division. The coaches and training facilities are top-notch, so you can not only get professional guidance on football, but also learn from other good players. We look forward to you getting more and bigger gains, and then we will applaud and cheer you on! ”

II sat dignified and said thank you again!

In the car, Mr. Hanks and Mr. Baker started talking again. One of them is a die-hard Oxford United fan, the other is a football practitioner, and Mr. Baker is also an Oxford United supporter. On the issue of football, the two of them talked more seriously.

Now at the beginning of the 1992/93 League One season, Oxford United club also ended two League One games, Oxford United got off to a good start in the first game of the new season, winning 2:1 at home to Bristol Rovers, but four days earlier, away to Millwall, 3:1, Oxford United lost. The Carabao Cup also featured two legs in the first round, and yesterday the second leg of the Carabao Cup first round, which was away, Oxford United lost 1-0 to Swansea City. Fortunately, Oxford United beat Swansea City 3-0 in the first leg, and Oxford United entered the second round of the League Cup with an aggregate score of 3-1.

As far as football tactics are concerned, there is no dispute between the two. What Mr. Baker said, Old Man Hanks kept nodding in agreement. Sometimes, Uncle Hanks even gave a thumbs up and praised Mr. Baker for being right!

But when Mr Baker said that Oxford United were competitively worried this season, Uncle Hanks disagreed.

The old man said very seriously: "Oxford United, although they sold players before this season and did not buy players, they also added young rookies. Chris Allen, an academy player in the midfield, is a good player, and he can also take over the position of midfielder Paul. Yesterday's Carabao Cup, but we're already in the second round of the Carabao Cup, and Oxford United have a tradition of winning the Carabao Cup. In the league, although the team lost to Millwall, but it was because Oxford United's pre-season run-in was not enough, and it still needs time, and Oxford United's season is still long? Run-in and run-in, and the team won't lose. In this league, the goalkeeper of Millwall, that Yankee, played too well, otherwise Oxford United would not have scored only one goal. We still have hope of hitting the Super League, we are always confident! ”

The old man said it categorically, but the meaning of the words was to blame Mr. Baker for worrying about the sky, the team's results are like this, but the hopes of them, the die-hard fans, are still full.

The Second doesn't know who Chris Allen is now, but he does know who he is. Chris Allen is a midfielder for England's Under-21s. But in the memory of the second, England did not have a player named Chris Allen in the end. A 20-year-old player can really take the lead, the second expressed doubts.

But for the die-hard Oxford fans, the club is their own child, and everything is good, there is no doubt about it.

Mr. Baker knew this, and shook his head with a grimace. "The reason why I think it's hard for Oxford to make a difference this season is because Oxford United haven't been doing very well in recent years since the former chairman, Mr Maxwell, went to Derby County as chairman and threw Oxford United to his son," he said. Now Mr. Maxwell has passed away again, and Oxford United has been taken over by the English Merchant Company. I don't think they want to invest money in the club, and now the good players are being sold, and the income is used to make up for the club's financial crisis. It is really difficult for a team to rely only on academy players, and for the club to achieve good results! And I heard that the English biomass recycling company is selling the team again, and it has been less than a year since it took over, do you think the players can play football with peace of mind? ”

The conversation shifted to the Oxford United club environment, and when Mr. Hanks agreed with Mr. Baker's words, he said, "Yes, Mr. Baker, you are right, that merchant company is peddling our great Huntington team, how can they treat the great Huntington team as a commodity?" Bought to sell, we really need to protest! ”

Mr Baker continued: "The same cannot be said for a club owner who is not in a good financial position and has no ambitions, and the team is actually better to be sold. It's not bad to sell to a rich man, at least you can have enough money to buy good players and play a good game. You know, we only have one professional club in Oxford, and they don't run football clubs, you think, now there is so much money in the Premier League TV broadcast fee, if you are willing to invest, once you rush into the Premier League, and then play steadily in the Premier League, you just can't make money, a Premier League club name, can ensure that they will not lose money. ”

The second couldn't help but look at Mr. Baker, but he didn't expect Mr. Baker, who was born as a player, to have such a business vision, and it is estimated that he was also cultivated at Oxford University. The second knew that the club would become more and more a mega commodity platform in the future. Just like a teahouse, it is not profitable to invite people to perform, or even to lose money. The key is in business, a good teahouse with a cup of boiled water is expensive. Football clubs, as long as they are willing to invest, it is difficult to say that they can make money directly, but the strong brand value of football clubs, investment is not lost, and a slight surplus is still guaranteed. However, if you are not a monopoly, do not spend huge sums of money, make small fights, and only rely on the club to make money directly, it is really not much.

Old Man Hanks was speechless when he heard Mr. Baker's words. In the end, I couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, I hope that a rich man who loves the Huntington team can take over our great club." ”

The second attention shifted as the two of them talked, and the guilt in his heart dissipated a lot, and he felt better, but he couldn't help but feel amused and sad for the words of old man Hanks.