In the past, when I was with Carter, I would drink a little wine, and my friends would talk about trivial things in life, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Now when it comes to business, Aldridge has restrained the idea of having a drink with Carter, but when Carter talks about it, Aldridge can't help but be a little complacent.

Although Millwall has not surpassed AC Milan and Real Madrid in the number of Champions League titles, they have retained the real Champions League trophy permanently.

This is a great feat that only five teams have achieved in modern times.

The first team, Real Madrid, they permanently keep the old-fashioned Champions League trophy, not the current Big Ear Cup, from the appearance, it can be said to be the "Little Ear Cup".

The other three are AC Milan, who have won the Champions League forever with five titles, which was laid down during the Milan dynasty, while Ajax and Bayern Munich have won the Champions League three times in a row in the 70s.

The last one is Millwall.

After winning the Champions League in the summer of '02, they have retained the real Champions League trophy for good, also with a record of three consecutive Champions League titles.

The competitive reason for his retirement from the club that year is also partly partly, the club has retained the real Champions League, which is a big glory, especially in England, which is the first team in history to be able to retain the real Champions League trophy!

If you want to talk about this, Aldrich thinks that he can't be strict, and he will be a little fluttery, reminiscing about the past years.

He went to get a good bottle of wine, poured two glasses, and handed Carter one. Touch the cup. Take a sip. He said with a smile: "No problem, we can only keep a real Champions League trophy, the rules of UEFA you just mentioned, the Champions League three times in a row or a total of five championships, no matter which of the two is achieved, the number of championships will be cleared, and then it will be recalculated." So. We were able to keep the real Champions League trophy with three consecutive titles in '02, and in UEFA's statistics, we want to get a second genuine Champions League trophy, so all the number of wins before '02, the number of consecutive titles, all erased and started again, so, last season, we won the Champions League. The fifth Champions League title in the club's history, though. In UEFA's statistics, we are either two consecutive titles or four wins away from the next standard for keeping the authenticity. Uh, I said, you understand, right? ”

Carter took a sip of his drink, nodded, and then fell into deep thought.

Aldrich didn't bother him either.

On the question of the real Champions League trophy, he has a lot of thoughts.

I thought that after '09, UEFA changed the rules.

UEFA keeps the real trophy forever!

It is probably because the tournament has been held for a long time and more and more teams have won the championship, but the giants have always been the main group of trophy looters, so it may be possible that many teams will be able to keep the real Champions League trophy permanently with the rule of winning the Champions League five times over time.

In this way, the real trophies are "flooded around", which may make the supremacy of the Champions League "challenge" to a certain extent.

Therefore, since 09 years, UEFA has permanently kept the authentic trophy, the trophy is only used for the championship medal ceremony, and even the club cannot keep the real trophy for a period of time, and can only get a replica of the exact size after the award.

Carter finished his thoughts and muttered: "I thought the club and UEFA had a disagreement. ”

"Oh, it's not like that, the relationship between the club and UEFA is not bad, especially since I talk on the phone occasionally with UEFA president Johansson and respect each other."

Aldridge is not bragging, UEFA President Johansson is a Swede, not to mention that because Millwall won the championship before, Aldridge will have an intersection with the UEFA president, in 02 because Larsson was going to withdraw from the national team, Aldridge and Johansson had frequent private exchanges and the same position, hoping to persuade Larsson to stay in the national team and play for the country, which made the personal relationship between Aldridge and Johansson not bad.

Despite the pressure on UEFA many years ago, Millwall's role in the G14 is very calm, not the kind of big brother who "rises to the top", and in this position, Millwall's public relations with UEFA have remained peaceful.

Carter frowned and said, "In this way, the issues I want to discuss with you may not be very mature." ”

Aldrich shrugged and smiled: "It's okay, let's hear it, I think you have a lot of creative ideas that I don't have, hehe, who made me read fewer books." ”

Carter shook his head with a smile when he heard this, and then said solemnly: "I thought that the club had two real Champions League trophies, then, the first one, we will exhibit as usual, the second, even the third, the fourth, as long as we can keep the real Champions League championship trophy in the future, we will engrave the names of meritorious players on this trophy!" And then continue to exhibit it, which will make the real Champions League trophy not become monotonous, because if there is only one real trophy, then, this is very special, supreme, but we have two, three, put together, it seems, the shock will be reduced, but, engrave the name of the legendary Millwall player on it, so that the real Champions League trophy has a story, a sense of history, what is this? That's who we are, it's the source of our publicity, our influence on the next generation, countless generations of Millwall players, fans, marketing for us, brand promotion and so on! However, now that we only have one real Champions League trophy, I think I don't need to discuss this idea and just leave it in the exhibition room for visitors to enjoy. ”

Carter himself was a little disappointed, he looked down at Aldrich after taking a sip of wine, and then looked up at Aldrich, only to find that Aldrich was smiling and his eyes were shining, as if he was thinking about something, and he became a little excited.

Aldrich suddenly put down his wine glass and laughed: "You're very good!" Think about it, put yourself in your shoes, if you are a player, you can engrave your name on the real Champions League trophy, forever! This, this may be more exciting and encouraging than winning the Champions League! ”

Carter looked at Aldrich and suddenly felt ridiculous.

He thinks about commercial interests.

Aldridge, on the other hand, thinks about the player's position.

Although the two of them may not have the same thoughts, but. On the same positive issue. But there is a perfect complement.

Carter laughed and said, "Calm down." We only have one real Champions League trophy now! At least one, uh, the original, an original version of the Champions League trophy will be on display at the club. ”

Aldrich was intrigued and asked with a smile, "Why?" Why keep that, the original? The original, it's not special! When tourists come to admire, it suddenly comes to mind. Oh, this trophy at Millwall, AC Milan also has one, Bayern Munich also has it, Ajax also has it! Real Madrid, uh, no, the one from Real Madrid, is truly special and unique, a real Champions League trophy that will never be seen again at any other club. Since it's not special. So, we're going to make it special. Branding Millwall, it's not just about exhibiting at Millwall. ”

Carter wasn't going "crazy" with Aldrich, he was still thinking rationally.

It can be said that there are 5 genuine Champions League trophies in the world at the Millwall Exhibition!

Millwall, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, and UEFA, one each!

Simply talking about trophies, they are close to being exactly the same, even if there are differences, it must be a problem of workmanship and technology, and there is no difference from the external impression and sensory reading.

But if Millwall had the name of a legendary player on the trophy for the real Champions League.

Does that make this genuine Champions League trophy even more special?

Getting heavy?

Is it more helpful for Millwall's accumulation of heritage and future development?

Carter fantasized about countless images, contrasts, and the idea of visiting and appreciating as a tourist.

Eventually, he admitted that his initial idea was slightly "conservative".

He wants Millwall to keep an original version of the original Champions League winners.

Genuine trophies are engraved with the player's name to reward the player or stimulate the club's commercial market.

Think about it, if you have a player's name engraved on the second real Champions League trophy.

Well, the legendary players who gave their youth and loyalty for the first real Champions League trophy are certainly not fair to them!

This will cause dissatisfaction among Millwall fans, those legendary players who have grown up with countless fans, because they are old, because they did not wait for the arrival of a second real Champions League trophy, lost the opportunity to engrave their names on the trophy, which will inevitably make the fans very, very dissatisfied!

Judging by Aldridge's words, he already intends to implement Carter's proposal to engrave the name of the Millwall passer on the genuine Champions League trophy that the club keeps in perpetuity.

But the problem is here again.

Carter asked suspiciously: "The first genuine Champions League trophy was won by winning consecutive championships in the three seasons of 1999/2000-2001/2002, if we want to engrave the names of the meritorious players on the trophy, Nedved, Larsson, these players who remain in the team must be fine, but what about the main players at that time, Pirlo, Zambrotta, Gattuso, Materazzi, what about these four people?" ”

Aldrich's enthusiasm slipped slightly.

Hearing this, his brow furrowed.

It's a little tricky.

To highlight Millwall to the maximum.

So, first of all, he affirmed one thing: it was impossible to engrave Pirlo's name!

It's not his selfishness, it's that the club has to be selfish!

Because, if their names are engraved, the subtext is not to tell the other players: as long as they have great success here, it doesn't matter if they leave, they will still be remembered by the club, or they will let their name appear in the place where the supreme honor lies!

No way!

This will not work!

For the club to be remembered, remembered, aspired and talked about for the next 20, 50 or even 100 years, there must be one important quality: loyalty to the club!

No matter how loyalty is earned, if you do it, you are a loyal servant!

Now Aldridge has decided not to engrave the names of players such as Pirlo.

Then he has to think about how to reduce the negative impact of not doing so. (To be continued......)