In addition to the celebrations that night, the celebrations in Burnley lasted for three days. As one of the founding members of the 12 football leagues, Burnley has a stellar history. It's just that all those glories came to an abrupt end in the sixties, and in the seventies they could only struggle in the lower leagues.

Twenty-two years later, a return to the top flight of England has completely rejuvenated the small city of Burnley.

Even George felt that this time was too exaggerated, wasn't it just to be promoted to the Super League, and he needed to be so excited. But George also understands the mood of Burnley fans, and even the old men of Mitchell, Grant, and Miller are in a trance these days.

They started with Burnley with one goal: to be promoted to the top flight of England. It was a goal that carried them throughout their careers, until the end of their careers when they finally saw Burnley's promotion.

In the 43rd round, Burnley met Sheffield United. George's side came on with all the substitutions. George no longer attaches importance to this game, and also let the main players take a break. With just over 20 days to go, Burnley are heading to the FA Cup final. George couldn't let his main players get tired.

But Burnley has been too much of a carnival, even on the bench. So the whole game was played weakly, and it was actually poured three goals by Sheffield United at home. It was the first time Burnley had conceded three goals in a single game this season. But no one cared, George didn't, the players didn't care, and the fans didn't care.

There's only one club that's angry, and that's Birmingham. The next thing that is tied with Birmingham is Sheffield United. The Birmingham fans have cursed Burnley several times and you play against us with all your strength.

It's your turn to play against Sheffield United and that's it. Why in the past two seasons, there has been no good thing for Birmingham to meet Burnley every time. Birmingham are already crazy to want to upgrade, but every time they kick the door, Burnley comes over to stir things up.

But it's not about Burnley, it's not about George. Now George is in Kilby's office, talking to him about something important.

"George, it's empty now, isn't it to talk about the contract." Kirby received George very warmly, and there was nothing more exciting for Kilby than now.

As president of the club, Kilby knows very well that to be promoted to the Premier League now is to be in the treasury of gold.

Television broadcast fees, in particular, are a concern for all League One clubs that dream of promotion. Television has played an important role in the history of the Premier League. Television revenue is vital to building the entire club both inside and out. The initial partnership with Sky was a radical but successful decision. At that time, pay TV was still a new practice in the UK market. However, thanks to Sky's marketing strategy, the quality of the Premier League's matches and the public's love of football, the Premier League's broadcast costs gradually increased, and in the end, the club was hugely profitable.

Although this is only the sixth season of the Premier League, the increase in Premier League broadcast fees has already made all clubs jealous. The first Sky broadcast deal was £191 million for the five seasons starting in the 92-93 season, the Premier League. Five years later, on a second contract, negotiations resulted in a four-season period starting in 1997-1998 and a broadcast fee of £670 million.

£670 million, what is this data. In other words, Burnley will be able to play in the Premier League for the next three seasons. And if the results are in the middle, then in the next three years, there will be 30 million pounds in broadcasting fee income alone. That is, it will reach 50 million dollars.

30 million pounds in three years may not be a lot of money in the eyes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea. But it's a huge amount of money for a small country club like Burnley, because whether Burnley can sell for 30 million pounds is a question now.

And the broadcast fee is not only these, as the Premier League is promoted around the world, the overseas broadcast fee will also be higher and higher. These are all things that Burnley is very hungry for. And according to the current development of the Premier League, the broadcast fee can only continue to rise after three years.

Kilby may be a Burnley fan, but he is more concerned with making money.

"Mr Kilby, I know our club is a small club. After arriving in the Premier League, the salary structure of the team will also be adjusted. The burden on the club will increase, but I will strictly control the wage structure. So I hope that when it comes to managing the team, Mr Kilby will keep his promise. Don't interfere in the internal affairs of the team. ”

With Burnley's promotion to the Premier League and the League Cup, the value of Burnley's players will definitely increase several times. The salary must also be in line with their value. Otherwise, no matter how loyal a player is, it is impossible to stay at Burnley. After all, playing football is the job of the players, and they also have to provide for their families.

Therefore, Burnley's salary will become a big burden after it is promoted to the Premier League. George was just afraid that Kilby would deal with some players because of the high salary. Anyway, when they bought it, it didn't cost much money.

Kilby had thought that George would take the opportunity to ask for some personal treatment or something. But I didn't expect George to say this, which made Kilby's heart slightly unhappy. George, a young man, is too powerful. While it is true that the rights of the head coach of an English club are very large, Kilby feels that he has given George a lot of power.

But now that George was in control, Kilby only nodded slightly. "George, I'll keep what we agreed to go."

"Thank you, Mr. Kilby, as long as we maintain this framework, our results will definitely get better and better. If you have good grades, you can solve any problem. Now the Premier League and the Champions League are cornucopias, although we are in Burnley, so the congenital conditions are somewhat restricted. But as long as the results are produced, nothing else is a problem. ”

George had spoken to Kilby many times about this, but George still stressed it to Kilby. It's a pity that every time he looks at Kilby's expression, George is very upset. Kirby definitely doesn't have that kind of ambition and is the epitome of a small fortune.

George can't just tell Kilby that he is aiming for a future Champions League spot. Especially with the expansion of the Champions League four years later. There will be four Champions League places in the Premier League, and as long as they can consistently finish in the top four of the Premier League every year, then money is not a problem at all.

As long as they can participate in the Champions League every year, then Burnley's annual income of more than 100 million is not a problem. 100 million may not be enough for a big club, but a small club like Burnley will have a big surplus.

Kilby just nodded reluctantly, Kilby didn't believe the slogans that George said outside the pitch, the Premier League champions, the Champions League winners. Burnley have a limited base and can call the wind and rain in the lower leagues. When it comes to the competitive Premier League and Europe, Kilby feels self-knowledge is best.

Kilby's biggest goal is for Burnley to become a regular club in the Premier League, and as long as they can stay in the Premier League, it is Kilby's biggest wish.

"George, don't worry. I'm not going to interfere with your management of the team. Kilby waved his hand indifferently.

Kirby's attitude made George frown, and today George actually wanted to talk to Kirby about more practical issues. Kilby's guarantee that he would not interfere with the team was nothing more than something that George had come along with and emphasized. George wants to talk to Kilby about how to determine the transfer fee and control the salary structure, but Kilby seems impatient.

So George simply talked about a new contract and left Kilby's office. Although he agreed with Kilby in the general direction that he would sign as soon as the season ended, George was still a little uncomfortable.