0078 Set a small goal first
Li Mike squirted at George Li.
You told me before that there is no need to buy tens of millions of players now, the team has to come step by step. Yes, tens of millions of players have not been bought, you are now ready to get a stadium of hundreds of millions, and you still want hundreds of millions of dollars.
Arsenal will move from Highbury Stadium to the new Emirates Stadium next season, which can accommodate 60,000 people, with 100 staircases, 13 escalators, 5 lifts, 150 boxes, 48 premium boxes and 200 media seats, at a cost of £390 million.
At the same time, there is a large stadium under construction in London, which is Wembley Stadium, the venue for the final of the English national team and the English domestic cup. The English Football Federation overturned the old Wembley Stadium in 2000 and is expected to be completed in 2007, with a capacity of 90,000 people and an estimated cost of nearly £800 million.
So, when Michael Lee heard his brother inquiring about the open space to the southwest of the Elland Road Stadium, he knew George Lee must want to get a new course.
Leeds United's current Elland Road Stadium, first completed in 1897, has undergone four reconstructions and nine extensions, the most recent of which was in 1994, and can accommodate nearly 40,000 people at the same time, making it the 12th largest stadium in England.
On 16 August 2001, then-chairman Peter Riddesdale wrote an open letter to the club's season ticket holders and shareholders outlining the club's plans for future refurbishment of Elland Road and the possible relocation of the club's home stadium. A vote will decide the fate of the stadium, but clubs would prefer to relocate their home stadium. Only 13% of the 18,500 participants supported keeping the club on Elland Road. The remaining 87 per cent prefer to relocate. The plan was to be implemented in the 2004-05 season, but was aborted in March 2003 due to the dismissal of Rizdale.
After that, it was Lee Mack who bought Leeds United, and now the idea of a new stadium has been put forward by George Lee.
"Do you know how much it costs to build a stadium now?" Mike Lee asked George Lee
"I don't think our Leeds city may be as expensive as London, but the cost of materials and labor is rising, and I think 500 million should be enough."
"500 million, you said it's light, do you know how long it will take me to earn 500 million?"
"I'm not already saving you money, I haven't spent much money this season."
"500 million, I can buy you 20 essien."
Michael Essien, this summer's transfer king, was brought in by Chelsea from Lyon for £24.4 million in August.
"What do I want so much Essien for?"
"Don't worry about it, do you tell me you're going to build a new stadium?"
"It's not that Elland Road is small and there are fewer seats. But I think it's been too long, according to our current development trend, we will be in Europe in the next few years, and then teams from all over Europe will come to Elland Road, a decent stadium is the bare minimum, and now the Europa League is fine, if we go to the Champions League next season, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern will come to us, right? ”
"You talk about it at the end of the season, when you're still in the top four." Although Li Mack knows that Leeds United's current situation is very good, no one can say what will happen in the future.
"I think it's totally fine."
"Hehe~, you said the same thing last year." Lee Mike started talking about last year's team falling out at the end.
"Well, listen to me." George Li didn't want to be entangled in last year's affairs, so he began to change the topic.
"Say."
"Next summer, we're going to renovate Elland Road, and then I'm going to set a small goal, to win a championship for him, and then you're going to put the new stadium on the agenda, how about that?"
"Then let me start with it, the League Cup and the FA Cup don't count."
"Of course." George Lee stretched out his palm, waiting for his brother to high-five him.
"Smack~"
Two hands clapped together.
"Then I will also set a small goal, I will earn him 500 million first."
^^^
I don't know if the small goal of Li Mack is a big problem, anyway, after returning to England, Leeds United has maintained a good competitive form.
In the 10th round of the Premier League, Leeds United hosted Middlesbrough, and Leeds United defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 with goals from Glen Schal and Kevin Davies in the second half.
However, it was not Glen Charles and Davis who scored the goals that made headlines after the game, but head coach George Lee.
The front page of the Yorkshire Post the next day was a picture of George Lee standing in the stands at Elland Road Stadium with his hands held high and his mouth wide open.
The story took place in the 83rd minute of the game, when the score was 1-1 between the two sides, and Middlesbrough had just switched on Viduka just minutes before Leeds full-back Mills kicked the ball off the touchline in a scramble with Spanish midfielder Mendieta.
The ball came near George Lee, who flipped the ball with his foot and got it in his hand, ready to give it to the Middlesbrough player.
Things like deliberately throwing the ball away and not serving the opposing team's players would not have been done by George Lee.
But George Lee did it today, because the person who came to get the ball was Viduka.
The feud between the two began last season, when Viduka was dissatisfied with Lee's tactical arrangements and bombarded George Lee in the media.
Then George Lee sold Viduka for something, and after the sale, Viduka continued to say in front of the media that Li was not, and he didn't estimate at all that he had cultivated his own Leeds United feelings.
Then George Lee is not easy to mess with, in the game against Middlesbrough last season, he kept targeting Viduka, and after the game, he also asked the players to take the initiative to shake Widuka's hand, which was considered by Viduka to be an insult to him.
Viduka did not play in the second meeting last season and came off the bench today.
On the field, George Li saw Viduka walking towards him, so he threw the ball to the side, and deliberately didn't throw it far, thinking that Viduka would possess and pick up the ball in front of him.
Viduka walked over to George Lee's hand, deliberately hit George Lee on the shoulder, and then pulled the ball with his foot, ready to get the ball up.
Who knew that George Lee pushed Viduka directly from behind.
Viduka turned around and gave him a handful.
Then the two pushed each other, and then the Leeds United coaching staff and substitutes rushed to support because of their proximity.
Between Viduka's big mouth, Leeds' former team-mates here didn't treat him as a friend at all and surrounded him.
In the end, it developed into a big clash with players from both sides rushing over and the referee had to take action.
In the end, Viduka and Lee George both received red cards, and Viduka was rushed straight back to the dressing room just minutes after coming on the pitch, while Lee George was invited to the stands.
The scene in the photo was captured in the final stage of the game, when George Lee raised his arms to celebrate after Kevin Davis completed the stunner.
After all, Leeds United played 11 to 10 on the field, and the limit was one for one, and it was the manager who went down.
In the post-match interview, George Lee, who received a red card for the first time in his life, was unusually calm, and he also called on Leeds fans to stay calm, not to clash with Middlesbrough fans, and not to attack Middlesbrough players.
Soon Leeds United fan leader Mike was informed of the interview and left with the fan base.
At the time, they were less than 50 metres away from the Middlesbrough bus.