25. Interview the custodian
There are worries about the complete dissolution of the bankruptcy liquidation team, but if someone looks at Crystal Palace, the whole acquisition, Crystal Palace still has hope of survival, Simon. Jordan's desire to sell Crystal Palace is not something that happened this year, as he started selling the team around last year, when the financial situation was not as bad as it is now.
The reason why Vane is able to operate is that combined with the strong reaction of the local fans in Croydon, it is impossible for the district council and the district government to remain indifferent, and it is very likely that Crystal Palace's application for administrative trusteeship will be successful.
Since it is a local area, Vane is a lawyer and he is also a district councilor, and he can still find some connections to help his nephew.
"Actually, the situation is not as bad as imagined!" Wayne explained to Wensheng, "At the moment it seems that Crystal Palace has successfully applied for administrative trusteeship, and the Croydon Council government, according to the will of the people, will not want to see Crystal Palace really go bankrupt and liquidate, they will definitely be actively looking for a new buyer. That's how Jordan stayed at Crystal Palace, and now so can everyone else! ”
Wen Sheng doesn't want others to take over too much, after all, after the new boss takes over, the team has to change its old appearance no matter what, how can he, a young man, occupy the position of head coach?!
It would be nice to have a longer hosting period and give me the opportunity to coach a full season! Wen Sheng thought to himself.
In other words, what Wayne said is also optimistic, what is not optimistic is that there is no buyer at all, and the assets of Crystal Palace can only be divided and auctioned and liquidated, and the team is disbanded.
After all, playing football now is throwing money, all kinds of costs are soaring, and Crystal Palace has not made any big money in recent years, but it is a loss, the most important thing is Simon. Jordan's dream of being born is shattered, and young players are constantly being sold at low prices, and anyone who comes must first weigh whether they can withstand the toss.
Simon. Jordan is a living example of the past.
Today, Vane took Wen Sheng to the trustee, and earlier he had tried to lobby the other party, and the other party promised to meet Wen Sheng.
In order to ensure that he could get this job, Wen Sheng didn't shave more than ten days ago, so as to look a little older, so as not to give the other party the impression that he was hairless and unstable.
"Young man, you look younger than I thought!" To no avail, the custodian William. Carlton said the first thing he said when he met.
Gotcha, it's been in vain! Wen Sheng shrugged, "I hope this will make a good impression on you, Mr. Carlton!" ”
William. Carlton is actually very young, but in his early forties, and his position is very important for the team, and he will be the ruler of Crystal Palace for some time to come.
Carlton is a complete layman in the management of the football club, as a trustee he has to ensure the interests of creditors, not much about the life or death of Crystal Palace, of course, the face of the city council and the government still has to be taken care of, and the relegation of the team is not good for the bankers.
At present, the main work he has to do is to open up the source and reduce the cost, the open source is naturally to sell players, fill the hole to pay off the debt, the throttling is to reduce the club's financial expenditure, high-paid players have to find a way to send out, what club scouts, stadium administrators and other positions should be laid off to lay off the staff, and retain the most streamlined organization.
"Haha, Daniel, don't be nervous! In fact, I have no interest in selecting a manager, but there is a responsibility! After all, I'm now the team's entrusted manager, and I'm also responsible! Carlton said a word of reassurance.
"But I'm responsible to the bank, and I'm going to make sure they're in their interest!" Carlton said as he poured coffee for his uncle and nephew, very polite.
"Thank you!" Wen Sheng and Wayne took the coffee, and the three of them sat down on the reception sofa.
"You're only 25 years old, that's too young! I've never heard of a professional team having a 25-year-old as its head coach! Are you going to say something to convince me?! "We don't know each other well, and Carlton is straight to the point.
"I'll talk about it first!" Wayne and Wensheng glanced at each other, and then said: "First of all, from a financial point of view, Daniel is a very cost-effective manager, his salary requirements are very low, in Mr. Warnock's coaching staff, his weekly new is only 1,000 pounds, to be honest you can't find a cheaper manager than him!" ”
'On a competitive level, he really hasn't coached the first team independently, but he's a genius, he was a Croydon ...... for a while this summer, and he was the head coach of an amateur team in our region, and he managed the team in just over ten days, beating Mr. Warnock's Crystal Palace in the summer warm-up!"
It was this experience that led Mr. Warnock to invite Daniel to join his coaching team! Mr. Warnock approves of him, you see, this is a letter of recommendation from Mr. Warnock to him! Vane pulled out a "hot" letter of recommendation from his briefcase.
William. Carlton is not interested in football, but he still knows a little bit about the team during this time, and head coach Warnock is a topic that cannot be ignored, and they have been discussing the termination of the contract together in the past two days.
William. Carlton took the letter and read it carefully, it was rare for the head coach Warnock to write very seriously, not only wrote about the advantages of Wensheng, but also said the small shortcomings of Wensheng, of course, William was still moved, Warnock said in the letter, "Daniel is very familiar with the team, it takes a process to change the coach, and Daniel does not need it, there is not much time left for Crystal Palace to be relegated!" ”
Relegation, must be relegated, William. Carlton doesn't care about the team anymore and knows that the team needs relegation to stabilize the value, if it is relegated to League One, hehe, this team may really have only one way to go through bankruptcy and liquidation, and the city council and the government will be very dissatisfied with him.
"Finally, I would say that Daniel is a local, he is a big fan of Crystal Palace and he is willing to give everything for the team! Now that the team is so difficult, he still wants to pick up this hot potato, because he really loves the team, and I believe that his enthusiasm for work will bring great help to the team's relegation! ”
Carlton nodded noncommittally.
"So, do you have anything to say?"
Wen Sheng took a deep breath, "My uncle has already made it very clear about my advantages!" I would like to add that although I have no experience of coaching a professional team alone, there is a saying in China that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. Change is not a bad thing for the team in such a difficult time, and if I were the head coach of the team, I would promote the young people and strive for their value-added, which is also a good thing for you. ”
Carlton is very satisfied, Wen Sheng's words can move him, the team's fixed assets are not so easy to deal with, it is really difficult to sell fixed assets to find money, and it takes time, and the district council and district government are not willing to start the division and auction early, and if you want to sell for money, it depends on the players of the team in the final analysis.
If the young players are added to the team if they succeed in relegation, Carlton would be more than happy to see that.
"Things have come to this point, what is the difference between the first team and the youth team I used to coach, I don't have a lot of experience in the first team, but I have a lot of experience in the youth team, I think I am enough to lead the team to the relegation battle!"
"Mr. Carlton, we all need the courage to break through!"
"I don't lack that!"
I don't know if Carlton doesn't care or what, he was finally persuaded by Wen Sheng's uncle and nephew that it was a risk to use a 25-year-old young man, but it didn't matter, Carlton believed more in Wen Sheng's enthusiasm as a local and his empty promise to vigorously promote young people.
On December 15, Crystal Palace officially entered the custody, Warnock immediately announced that he had reached a termination agreement with the club, leaving Crystal Palace with his coaching team.
On December 16, Crystal Palace held a regular press conference, as a Championship team in Greater London, foreign media may not pay attention, but the media in London still gave some attention, including "The Times", "The Sun" and other newspaper media and TV stations sent reporters to attend the press conference.