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Volume 10, 2003 Europe Volume 10, 2003 Chapter 558 Consultant Robson

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    On June 22, Pei Wei officially announced the privatization of Newcastle United Club and removed the name of Newcastle United shares from the London trading market. This means that after five years of unsuccessful listing and fundraising, Newcastle United  , once again returned to the industry of independent management.

    Unlike the last time Sky TV¡¯s acquisition of Manchester United led to the intervention of the British government, Pei Wei¡¯s acquisition went smoothly this time, mainly because Pei Wei¡¯s operation was carried out in a secretive manner in the early stage, and it only took less than a month.  The acquisition was completed within a short period of time, and John Hall's public support also prevented Newcastle fans from expressing much opposition. You must know that the British government intervened because the acquisition of Sky TV was too long.  Coupled with the collective opposition of Manchester United's small shareholders, although they do not own many stocks, their prestige and incitement among fans are very high. The wave of opposition from countless Manchester United fans forced the British government to intervene.

    In any case, Pei Wei's acquisition was successful. Even if the British government comes forward again, it will not be able to make any intervention. This is an era that pays attention to rules. Pei Wei is already impeccable in the rules. The British government will not risk the collapse of the entire Premier League rules.  risk any interference with him.

    But as Hall said, acquiring the club is only the first step. In order to acquire Newcastle United, Pei Wei invested more than 100 million pounds in the stock market alone, to be precise, 115 million pounds.  With such a high price, Pei Wei would certainly not let go easily.

    Immediately afterwards, Pei Wei dissolved the board of directors - after all the stocks were in his hands.  The board of directors has no meaning anymore, and Pei Wei naturally becomes the new chairman of Newcastle.

    After disbanding the board of directors, a team brought by Pei Wei immediately entered the Newcastle Club. These people were all brought by Pei Wei from Yunjia Tianyu, and they were all staff with rich club management experience. Although the Chinese League  It is far from comparable to the Premier League, but it is the same in terms of club management.  With the help of these staff members, Pei Wei was able to quickly establish full control within the club.

    As for Yunjia Tianyu Club after losing these staff members.  It will not lead to operational paralysis. Pei Wei did not bring all the manpower, but only nearly half of the manpower. The missing staff will be supplemented locally at home, and it will still operate well.

    The staff brought by Pei Wei are basically responsible for some of the more critical departments, such as finance and accounting, while the basic staff in other places are still held by the original staff of Newcastle.  In the early days of taking over Newcastle, stability was still the main focus.

    Just as Mourinho said to Pei Wei some time ago, there are three people who need to be stabilized in Newcastle, because their status in the hearts of Newcastle fans is supreme. The first is Honorary Chairman John Hall.  Next is head coach Bobby Robson, and then captain forward Alan Shearer.  Once these three people are stable, Newcastle will not be in chaos.

    John Hall has now firmly stood behind Pei Wei, and Alan Shearer does not need Pei Wei to come forward to appease him. Besides, that was after the pre-season training started, so what Pei Wei has to do now is to visit  Meet head coach Bobby Robson.

    "Jose. Have you come to Newcastle? Oh, great, I think the two of us should go visit your mentor I heard that he has become bedridden again recently, whether it is me, the current chairman of Newcastle, or you  It seems that Mr. Robson¡¯s former disciples should express our concern.¡±

    "Okay, I'll be right over To be honest, I haven't seen Mr. Robson for a long time, since he left Barcelona"

    Pei Wei and Mourinho came to Sir Bobby Robson's home in Newcastle, County Durham. The old coach felt a little uncomfortable after the end of the season. When he was examined, he found a shadow on his lungs.  , after further examination, it was confirmed that Lao Shuai had suffered from lung cancer.  This surprised his relatives and friends.  Because Robson does not smoke, he only occasionally smokes a few cigars at Christmas.

    ? But what makes Newcastle people happy is that.  The surgery at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital, where doctors removed an egg-sized tumor from one of the football legend's lungs, was so successful that doctors say he will now be confined to bed at home.

    Bobby Robson is a gentleman on the football field and a fighter. He is 70 years old this year, but after he turned 60, he has suffered from two types of cancer. The first time was in 1992.  He was diagnosed with bowel cancer and fully recovered after surgery. The second time was in 1995, when he was diagnosed with oral cancer. That time Robson underwent nine hours of surgery.Surgery, doctors even privately predicted that he would only have about a year and a half to live, but five years later, the tenacious Highlander was standing on the sidelines of St. James' Stadium cheering for the Magpies without any problems - this time, the operation was  the third time.

    After seeing Mourinho, Sir Robson seemed very happy: "Jose, I have heard about you in China. You did a good job I have watched your game and the players you command are  It is really not easy to do this when we are attacking with an offensive method that is infinitely close to European style.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s just because of your teachings.¡± Mourinho bowed slightly and said respectfully.

    This was the first time Pei Wei heard Mourinho talking to football people in such a tone, and he secretly admired him. Robson is indeed a person worthy of respect in all aspects, whether it is his level or his personality.  character.

    "Mr. Robson, this is the first time we meet. I am Pei Wei, a friend of Jose." Pei Wei also stepped forward, stood side by side with Mourinho in front of Robson and introduced himself. For this kind of person who is indeed worthy of respect,  As a person, Pei Wei never minded making a low profile, and he did not report his identity as the chairman of Newcastle.

    "Mr. Hall has already told me that I am very happy to see an ambitious chairman like you in charge of the Newcastle Club." Robson also bowed politely. It was obvious that he already knew Pei Wei's identity:  "I have also heard about your achievements in China. Professor Wenger and Jose are both very good coaches. Being able to choose them speaks volumes about your unique vision."

    "Your appreciation is my greatest honor." Pei Wei replied with a smile: "I am here purely to visit you as a former supporter and fan of yours, not to mention that Jose and I are very good friends in private.  My friend, his teacher is also my elder.¡±

    Robson showed a heartfelt smile: "You have the unique courtesy of the Chinese. I went to China last year, and it left me with a wonderful impression. As the only ancient civilization that has passed down its own culture,  , China is really desirable.¡±

    After a few more pleasantries, it was obvious that Robson still took Pei Wei's identity as club chairman to heart: "Pei, I think we don't have to waste time. After all, you are now the chairman of Newcastle, and I am still the chairman of the club for the time being.  "The manager of Newcastle, I think we can take this opportunity to discuss the future development of Newcastle."

    "It's what I asked for." Pei Wei said: "In addition to visiting you today, I also want to discuss the next season with you After all, your physical condition is not very good. I suggest you take more rest. You know, you  "Your body has suffered too much damage in the past ten years, and the head coaching position may be a little too tiring for you."

    "Football is my life. No matter what, as long as I can still direct the game, I don't think I will leave football." Robson looked a little sad, but still said cheerfully.

    "No, I don't mean to fire you You are a valuable asset to world football. Leaving football is a huge loss to you and to world football." Pei Wei said sincerely:  "I suggest that it is best for you to step back so that you can continue to enjoy football without being too tired If you are happy, I would like to hire you as Newcastle's technical consultant and use your experience to guide us juniors.  Keep moving forward without taking many detoursand you can keep this position as long as you want."

    Robson had a thoughtful look on his face. Although he had been attacked by three cancers in a row, Robson was still in good health. However, after suffering from continuous pain, Robson was indeed unable to direct the game.  I feel that, especially the position of football head coach has never been easy, not to mention that the Premier League head coach also has the power to buy players. They are more like standard football managers than mere head coaches. Because of this, they are  While enjoying greater power, they also bear more pressure.

    "Yes, teacher, although I have great confidence in my coaching ability, after all, I have been away from European football for more than three years. I need your guidance." Mourinho also said sincerely.  .

    Robson pondered for a long time and suddenly laughed: "It seems that it is indeed time for me to take a back seat The world now is a world of young people What's more, I can rest assured that I will hand over the team to Jose  Okay, Pei, I agree with your request. When I have a good rest, I will appear as Newcastle's technical advisor."
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