At one point, Abou wanted to buy Notts County, but at that time Notts County was not a Premier League club, and it was only because the temperament shown by Notts County in the game against Chelsea attracted the Russian oligarch, and Notts County at that time was valuated at a pitifully low value. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But now, as one of the world's top teams, Notts County's valuation has reached a terrifying $3 billion, surpassing top giants such as Manchester United and Real Madrid, and no one dares to beat Notts County's idea.

Even if Abu wants to buy Notts County now, he may not be able to pay for it, not to mention that he is worth more than 10 billion US dollars, but it is more of a fixed asset.

But Murdoch didn't have such troubles, and if David was willing to nod, then he would be able to pay David immediately.

It's a pity, it's only if!

At Murdoch's age, how could he not tell whether David was telling the truth or a lie?

Unlike those businessmen, David is a chairman who really loves football, loves the club and really puts all his heart and soul into Notts County, and buying Notts County from him is tantamount to stealing his children......

"So I'm not going to buy it all out, I'm only buying a part of the shares, and I'm not going to interfere with the day-to-day operations of the Notts County Club, how about it?" Murdoch retreated, he felt that David could still agree to this plan, after all, it was rumored that Notts County would give the players a stake in Serie A club Brescia as a loyalty reward, so it is not impossible to sell part of Notts County's stake now.

But what awaited him was David's shaking of his head and refusal.

"Mr. Murdoch, my attitude is very clear, I will not sell my stake in Notts County, even if it is only 1%, so don't talk about this issue!" David's refusal was categorical.

The room fell silent all of a sudden, Murdoch didn't expect this kind of situation, at their level, they didn't have to be vain about everything, where had David been so direct.

But David's resolute attitude still makes him a little unacceptable, he is not a fan, and he will not understand David's mentality.

"Mr. Murdoch, in fact, you are right, the Premier League is indeed the hottest league in the world at present, even if you are not a fan, you should know the famous BIG5, the Premier League is popular because of the incentive of competition, not the only one. Football is also a game of capital, look at Chelsea, in a short period of time after Abou became a top team, has a huge influence all over the world, can compete with the old giants, this is a good example, you don't have to focus on Notts County, the acquisition of a club with a historical heritage, with your financial resources, you can see this club into a first-class strong team in a short period of time to join the competition in the Premier League, Wouldn't it be the same as the acquisition of Notts County? David looked at Murdoch, who was silent, and still made a suggestion to him, in fact, it was really easy to implement.

Murdoch is not short of money, although he may not be as rich as the chief who sells oil, but he is far more than Abu, as long as he is willing to invest, there is no problem in building a Premier League team.

This kind of routine works completely in the Premier League, with Chelsea in front and Manchester City in the back, and you can't play without money!

David doesn't mind that the Premier League is more competitive, when the game has more participants, it can attract more attention, and then everyone can get a bigger piece of the pie, not to mention, if the Premier League has six top teams competing for the title and Champions League places, how much do you say the broadcast rights can be sold?

David didn't know if Murdoch was moved by his words, but when he said goodbye, David still noticed a clue in Murdoch's eyes, as if he was fighting with himself.

Murdoch's arrival can be regarded as a small episode, and it will not affect David's mood, the only regret is that because of the reception of Murdoch, David missed the time to go to Australia again.

Now that he can't leave if he wants to, Notts County has another wave of intensive fixtures, and David feels that he is better off in England.

In the first game of February, the Magpies challenged Manchester United away, and Notts County did their best in this game, but Ferguson obviously did not intend to play a real game with Notts County, and the whole game was strictly guarded, and the scene was difficult to see, and finally held on to a 0-0 draw.

After the game, Heynckes couldn't stand it a little, and his speech at the press conference pointed out that Manchester United played ugly, but Ferguson, who has been in the Premier League for more than ten years, cares about this?

The anger that was held back on Manchester United, Notts County took all the vent on Bolton's head, and back at home, Notts County beat Bolton Wanderers and continued to keep the pressure on Chelsea.

After 25 rounds of the league, the points gap between Notts County and Chelsea is still hovering between 1 point and 4 points, which cannot be opened and erased, so that many people now think that Chelsea has the title phase, although the gap of 4 points is not big, but it has not been able to catch up, which is very revealing.

In the previous two seasons, it seemed that Chelsea had a points advantage at the beginning of the league, but they simply couldn't hold it and would eventually be caught up by Notts County.

However, this season Chelsea's performance has been different, tenacious and consistent, and this points advantage has kept them in place for more than a dozen rounds, and maybe Chelsea can keep it until the end of the season!

Next up, Notts County take on Chelsea in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.

However, what people didn't expect was that this big battle was not decided in regulation time, and the two clubs seemed to want to extend the draw on one side......

When Chelsea play hard-core football, Notts County is actually very uncomfortable, based on stability, so that Notts County's fast attack is ineffective, and conversely, Chelsea can not play fast-paced attack, and it is also difficult to threaten Notts County's goal.

Prudently, it is better not to win than to lose, maybe this is the mentality of both teams.

It was a draw in regulation time, with no one able to score, and extra time was even more conservative, so the two teams went to penalties.

The Blues fans in the stands were thrilled to finally have their chance to avenge the Community Shield, where Notts County won the trophy on penalties thanks to a penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea, and now it's Chelsea's turn to win against Notts County.

However, it was as if Chelsea had been cursed by fate, with Frank Lampard and Andriy Shevchenko missing penalties in quick succession, so that Terry, who was at the bottom of the line, did not get a chance to play, and the penalty shoot-out was over.

Once again, Notts County knocked out Chelsea on penalties and reached this season's Carabao Cup final. (To be continued.) )