Chapter 249: Who said that a genius has to be a young man
Ten days later, the Premier League officially ended. The transfer period opens.
London, inside the Hearing Hall of the Ministry of Labour.
Manchester United's chief counsel, Clin, sat in his seat. There was a computer next to him, a thick stack of materials.
Five or six meters in front of him, six members of the hearing jury sat tall on top. For lawyer Klin, the six members of the jury are less like Labor Department officials at the moment and more like a jury in a courtroom.
These six will decide whether veteran lieutenant Liu Yun can join Manchester United.
Bruce, the director of the jury, exclaimed, "Now the hearing has officially begun. Lawyer Kling, IMHO. For the first time in the FA offered to be a 45-year-old, no, according to the information, today is his birthday. He is 46 years old. When the FA first approached our Department of Labour to apply for a special talent clause for a 46-year-old, we at the Department of Labour refused. However, we cannot understand why the FA has sent three official communications to the Ministry of Labour. By law, the FA has submitted three formal communications and we have to call a hearing. β
Naturally, Bruce would not have known that Sir Alex Ferguson had found many old acquaintances at the top of the FA for the sake of these three official letters from the FA.
Bruston paused and continued, "Several of us members of the jury here have heard of teenage geniuses and twentie-something geniuses before, but they have never heard of a forty-six-year-old genius! Now, Mr. Klin, please provide the applicant with favorable evidence. β
Attorney Kling pulled out a document: "Under the Labor Department's Labor Certification Terms." To apply for the Special Talent Clause, the player needs to prove his or her ability in other European leagues, prepare his or her materials and provide a favourable referee. β
Bruce interrupted Kling's lawyer: "As far as we know, this player retired from the Chinese army team 20 years ago. Returning to competition after 20 years, he has only played in the fourth division in China and the fourth division in the United Kingdom. The level of these two leagues is simply not comparable to the top European leagues! β
Kling retorted, "Dear Mr. Bruce. I would like to ask you a rhetorical question as to whether League Two is the category of 'other European leagues'. Does the article stipulate that the 'other European leagues' must be the other four top leagues in Europe? β
Bruce replied, "There's no hard and fast rule. β
"As we all know, the level of competition in League Two is not as good as the top three leagues in England. However, the Coventry City team that the applicant Liu plays for is a League Two team, winning Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Chelsea in the FA Cupγγγγγ β
Bruce interrupted Lawyer Kling again: "We're talking about Liu. And not Coventry this club! β
Lawyer Kling did not answer, but handed each of the six reviewers a copy of the document.
Then lawyer Klin said: "This information clearly records the score and points ranking of Coventry in the first half of the season before Liu Yun joined the team. Before Liu Yun joined Coventry, Coventry was just a mid-table side in League Two. But after Liu Yun joined, he scored goals and assists in almost every game. It is relying on Liu Yun's goals and assists again and again that has brought Coventry to victory after victory. β
Lawyer Kling handed another document to each of the six reviewers. In the data is Liu Yun's goal and assist record in every game of the League Two.
Lawyer Kling said: "You must know that Liu is not only the team's goal machine and assist machine, but also the captain and spiritual leader on the field. Liu almost single-handedly sent Coventry City to next season's League One. Isn't such a person a genius? β
Lawyer Kling handed the third document to the six judges: "This is Liu's record of goals and assists in the FA Cup. He is the top scorer in this FA Cup. Without him, Coventry, a fourth-tier club, would not have lifted the FA Cup trophy at all! β
"Dear judges, Coventry's FA Cup trium is known as the 'Coventry Miracle'. On the other side of the English Channel, only the German team Kaiserslautern won the league and was dubbed the 'Kaiserslautern Miracle'. The reason why the Coventry team can achieve such a miraculous FA Cup record is also due to Liu's outstanding performance! The number of goals and assists speaks for itself! Doesn't this fact prove that Liu is a special genius? β
After reading the profile, Bruce said: "We don't deny his excellent performances in League Two and the FA Cup. It's just that he's too old, already forty-six. There is no guarantee that he will be able to maintain this level of competition once he is in the Premier League. The Premier League needs players who are in high form. He clearly did not meet the requirements. β
Lawyer Kling smiled at Bruce: "Can I play a video highlight of Liu Yun in the FA Cup?" β
Bruce nodded.
Attorney Kling connected his computer to the large screen in the hearing room.
Liu Yun's figure appeared on the screen. Corner kicks, world wave goals, various free kicks, various goals after passing several defenders, Matthews feints, Puskas V-pull balls, rainbow passes, Andres Iniesta's croquettes, Da Luo pendulum, ox tail, γγγγγ
Liu Yun's wonderful video highlights dazzled the members of the jury.
After the 10-minute video recap, Lawyer Kling said, "Mr. Bruce, I think after watching this video, no one will doubt Liu's competitive state!" Isn't it a genius to have such dribbling ability, shooting skills, and passing skills? I have consulted all the legal terms of the entire British Empire, and I have not seen any clause that says that a genius must be a young man! A man who has not seen anything that says forty-six cannot be a genius! β
Lawyer Kling showed another picture to the jury: "This picture is the signature of the Coventry fans online to 'prove that the old lieutenant Liu Yun is a special genius'. This image is only a small part of the signature. The entire list has a total of 90,000 Coventry fans signed! I understand that the clause stipulates that there can only be one strong witness, and that 90,000 fans cannot be considered a natural person. β
The six members of the jury were shocked! The signature of 90,000 people? Even if the Ministry of Labor has great power, it will not dare to go against the will of the people.
Bruce said: "Lawyer Klin, you're right, 90,000 fans can't be considered a natural person. You must bring a testifier to the hearing and state his reasons for proving it. β
Lawyer Kling nodded: "Liu's witness is waiting outside the hearing hall. This testimonial is Sir Alex Ferguson! β
The six members of the jury were surprised again! The old gentleman Ferguson actually came to testify for Liu Yun in person?
You know, Ferguson's knighthood was given by Queen Elizabeth. This is the highest affirmation of Ferguson's fame. This is really a heavyweight witness.
Old Lord Ferguson entered the witness stand in the hall: "Distinguished judges, I vouch for my reputation that Liu is definitely a talented player!" I believe that lawyer Kling has just let you see Liu's various data and game videos. I won't go into the wonders he did in Coventry. What I want to say now is that I was with Manchester United for 27 years. I see the honour of Manchester United as a team as my life. When I was a manager, I would never let a player with mediocre qualifications enter the team and affect the team's honor. It's the same now! Liu, worthy of Manchester United! β
There are more than 90,000 Coventry signatures, heavyweight testimonials like Sir Alex Ferguson, and these detailed data and videosγγγγγ Six reviewers from the Department of Labor have already made their own decisions.
The hearing was adjourned for half an hour.
Half an hour later, everyone in the hearing stood up. Bruce stood up and read out the jury's decision: "According to the rights given to this jury by the Queen." The jury announced that Liu Yun passed the special genius clause review! β