Chapter 3 Mortgage Club

First, David needed to determine whether there was a historical fork in the road between this life and the previous life that he had traversed and thus went in different directions.

Fortunately, the champion of the Premier League in the 00-01 season is still Manchester United, the champion of Serie A is still Roma, the champion of La Liga is still Real Madrid, and the two teams that finally entered the Champions League final are also the Bundesliga team Bayern Munich and the Bats Army Valencia......

Since the direction of history has not changed in any way from all aspects, David finally breathed a sigh of relief and could give it a go.

David didn't start managing the team right away, and even if he had all the ambitions, it was difficult for him to make a difference.

So, something unexpected happened to everyone who followed the Notts County Club.

David borrowed £2,000w from Barclays Bank's Nottingham branch by mortgaging the Notts County Club, which was still in the case of using his father's old relationship, otherwise, even with the addition of Meadow Lane, the Notts County Club would not be worth so much money.

Of course, David would not make a big deal about such a thing, and the people who knew it were limited to two staff members of the club's finance department.

After all, it's not a shameful thing, even if what he does is for the future of the team, but who can understand what he did until it's a happy one?

But often the heavens did not work out, and the staff member at Barclays who operated the loan happened to be a die-hard Nottingham fan, and as if he had discovered a new continent all of a sudden, he directly provided the shocking news to the local media in Nottingham.

As the sworn enemies of Notts County, Nottingham FC fans are eager to see Notts County fall directly into the abyss, and the appearance of a chairman who can mortgage the club to the bank is simply very happy.

Even though Nottingham are now in League One and Notts County can only struggle in the second division, watching the bad luck of their rivals in the same city can still make Nottingham fans applaud.

On the contrary, after Notts County fans saw the news in the newspaper, no one could accept this cruel fact for a while, and they were full of grief.

Although David, the young chairman, was unanimously supported by the fans because of his continuous large-scale investment after the young chairman took over from the old chairman, who would have thought that the style of painting would suddenly change, and the beloved club of Notts County would be mortgaged by him to the bank?

Loyal and sane fans walked to the club's headquarters, unfurling banners outside the gates, calling on the young chairman Pavez to put an end to this absurd behaviour and try to get the club back on track before it could lead to worse consequences.

Some radical fans gathered outside David's residence, shouting and scolding, believing that if David walked out of the house at this time, he would be greeted by whistling bricks and empty wine bottles.

It's a pity that at this time, David is taking his 2000w pound to travel to the major bookmakers in England, and even foreign bookmakers have not been let go.

The upcoming Champions League final, this is the first gold point David prepared for himself.

In his previous life, David was still very impressed by this peak showdown.

Valencia, who reached the Champions League final last season, unfortunately lost to La Liga giants Real Madrid in the civil war and lost the championship, and the Bat Army, which swept back in the new season, is not lost to the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich in terms of momentum.

In the 90 minutes, the two sides fought to a 1:1 draw, and neither side achieved anything in extra time, and the game went to a penalty shootout.

However, the Bats fell once again in the final, losing to the resilient Germans in a brutal penalty shoot-out, and could only watch with rosy eyes as their opponents lifted the trophy amid the cheers of the crowd.

Now that the results are known, where will David let go of this good opportunity of primitive accumulation of capital?

In the process of betting, David did not weigh everything and hesitated, because such a choice is very simple, and between more and less, no one will make a wrong decision.

The odds of a draw between the two sides are generally between 2.7 and 3.1 for major companies, while the odds of the final score of 1:1 between the two sides are between 6.7 and 7.9, and there is even a bookmaker with ultra-high odds of more than 9.

As a result, David spread bets between the bookmakers and bought the result of a 1-1 draw.

If the final result does not change, then David's start-up capital is in place; And once the result changes, then David will have nothing, including the Notts County Club.

Of course, there are some very interesting bets, such as a certain player to score first, which team will score in which time period, because the odds are higher, although David wants to place a heavy bet to play, but under such a large order, the bookmaker actually has no courage to close the bet, so that David regretted for a long time.

On the day of the final, David watched this pinnacle duel at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, looking at the quaint and magnificent stadium, as well as the fanatical fans on both sides in the stadium, at that moment, a wave of pride arose, and he secretly vowed in his heart that one day, Notts County would also become the top giant, standing in the glorious arena, and accepting everyone's worship......

As in previous games, Valencia captain Mendieta converted a penalty just three minutes into the game, and Tiger Effenberg equalised in the 50th minute of the second half.

With the passage of time, David's heart became inexplicably nervous, even though he knew that the final result would not change, but he still couldn't control his slowly trembling hands.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of regular time of the game, David almost didn't collapse on the ground, this kind of stimulation has never been seen in his previous life.

What followed was an irrepressible excitement, even though he knew that it was destined to happen.

The results of the overtime and penalty shootout no longer had any impact on David, and he could even just leave the game and go to the bookmaker to get back his huge gains.

Of course, for this kind of giant feast, David, as a hardcore fan, will naturally not let go, he stood in the stands and witnessed the brutal penalty shootout between the two sides.

When Manuel Pellegrino misses the penalty, David seems to see the Argentine coach of the Bats facing Bayern Munich again after 11 years and still losing the scene, as if it were a reincarnation.

Looking at the players on the field on both sides, David can be said to be extremely greedy, if Notts County can also have such a group of players, the world can go!