Chapter 15 Warm-up Plan
David wanted to point at the noses of the two giants and scold, but he knew that he could only scold and vent in the office now, but there was nothing he could do about the two giants.
Even if he is unwilling, he can only swallow this breath temporarily, feng shui takes turns, he believes that Notts County will definitely go to glory one day, when the time comes, he will beat these two clubs on the pitch openly, stepping on their corpses on the altar, is there a greater revenge than this!
Leaving the two clubs aside, David began to contact other Premier League clubs, but it was clear that these clubs all refused Notts County's warm-up requests without exception, and only Derby County agreed to play a warm-up game with Notts County, but asked Notts County to pay a £50w appearance fee.
Nima, this is taking us for the wrongs!
David felt that he was so angry that he was about to bleed, and replied directly to Derby County with "fuck off".
David has been worried about this matter these days, not that he really can't afford the appearance fee, the key is that he is unwilling to put Notts County as a weakling, and take the money to pray for the other party to play a warm-up game with him, is he so cheap!
An irritated David suddenly had the name of a club in his head, and then slapped his thigh and grinned.
Is there a better warm-up opponent than this club?
David's gaze is fixed on a country on the globe, and that country is called Italy.
And the club that David has in mind is the top giant in Italian football - Juventus.
Juventus and Notts County have a history of relationship, and if it weren't for the fact that Juventus invited Notts County as a good friend in the opening match of the new stadium in the previous life, David would not have been clear about the relationship between the two clubs.
The old woman's first black and white striped shirt came from Notts County, England's oldest professional club, and it was the starting point of the relationship between the two clubs, which has maintained a good relationship for more than 100 years, although the two clubs have their own fates.
Isn't this the best warm-up match!
But the only thing that makes David scratch his head is that the current president of Juventus is the same conspirator Moggi who covers the sky with his bare hands in Italian football, and to be honest, he really doesn't want to deal with this old guy.
You know, it was because of the "phone gate" that shocked the football world that Juventus was directly sentenced to relegation, and it was a big injury, and it did not recover for several seasons.
However, David thought about it, even if Moggi was in Italian football, it didn't have much to do with him, and it wouldn't have anything to do with Notts County, it was just a warm-up game, and he thought too much.
Thinking of this, David hurriedly asked the beautiful secretary to send an official letter to the Juventus club, inviting Juventus to play a warm-up match.
As he thought, Juventus agreed to Notts County's invitation, but they could not come to England to play because of their preparations, so they invited Notts County to Turin instead.
Anyway, for Juventus, the pre-season warm-up is also going to be carried out, they originally planned to pick a few teams that are not strong to practice tactics, and now Notts County has taken the initiative to send them to the door, which just fulfills their good reputation of nostalgia.
As a result, Notts County's pre-season warm-up plan was also decided.
First up is Medow Lane to face fellow League Two side Northampton, before Notts County will move to London for two games against League One side Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace, but Queens Park Rangers have just been relegated and will become League Two teams like Notts County next season.
Notts County will then fly directly from London to Italy for a friendly against Juventus.
Finally, back in England, there will be a game against Championship side Manchester City before the start of the season.
Of the five opponents, only Northampton and Notts County are teams in the same division, and the remaining four clubs are all higher than Notts County, and even European giants such as Juventus are among them.
The team's first warm-up game is definitely something to watch, even if there is something important.
In fact, David is nominally an assistant coach of the first team, but he really hasn't been to the training ground a few times, not because he is lazy, but because he really has something to do.
If a club wants to develop, it is definitely not enough to have a good first team, youth training can never be ignored, and even more important than the first team, because that is the eternal future of a club.
A huge amount of money was invested in the transfer market in the summer, but there was more than £7,000w of cash left on the club's account, which David intended to use to build the academy base.
In David's plan, the future Notts County academy must become the top academy in European football, and he will definitely not be stingy with investment in this area.
He has found a well-known British construction company to design the academy base, first of all, in terms of hardware, to reach the top level.
For the long-term planning of the team, David has a clear vein in his mind, not only the youth training base, but also the team's training base, and the construction of the new stadium, which will gradually be put on the agenda.
The youth training base must be the first to be launched, and the time for a season is enough to complete, and the sooner those little demons are brought under the door, the more assured it will be.
The team's training base is not particularly urgent, at least the current training ground can meet the daily training.
The most important thing is the stadium, which can only accommodate 20,000 fans at the current home stadium of the team, Meadow Lane, which is more than enough for League Two; But considering what the future holds, this old team is definitely a shackle for the team.
If we start building a modern stadium now, two seasons should be completed and if all goes well, the team will be promoted to the Premier League by then.
However, the cost of building a modern football stadium is expensive, at least £150 million, or more, based on current purchasing power, and Notts County does not have that much money for the time being.
However, David is not worried about this at all, because he knows that in three months, a big event will happen to the United States, and if it is done properly, let alone building a stadium, it will be more than enough to buy the top giants.