CH3 Stressful
In recent years, Giggs has been one of the most famous left-sided wingers in England, and even European, football, with his fast pace and dazzling breakthroughs the fans can't rave enough about.
But Giggs is willing to play for an amateur team like the New Manchester United team, instead of being a starter for a big club?
It's hard to believe it when you think about it thought Xiao Yu.
Following Andy Walsh straight to the training ground, he soon found a familiar figure in a crowd of runners.
"Well? Told you I wasn't lying, it's really Giggs, look at the way he's running!" Walsh said while laughing, pointing to the running Giggs in the distance.
Xiao Yu also thought he looked very familiar, but even on his deathbed he would not believe that this small club of his still had such an attraction to get this world-class left winger to come here, even if he did come, this club was too small to accommodate a big player, how would he pay his salary?
But soon, Xiao Yu suddenly thought of someone else it could be.
"Haha, Andy, don't try to fool me, he is indeed also called Giggs, but it's Rhodri Giggs, Ryan Giggs' brother, right?" Xiao Yu had the smug look of someone who figured out someone's lie.
"How did you figure that out?" Walsh had a bitter smile on his face.
"I still remember that two years ago there was a story in the newspaper about Manchester United's star winger Ryan Giggs being summoned to court for smashing the door and window of his girlfriend's house with a hammer, and at that time the story caused a misunderstanding, but later after it was explained, everyone realized that it was not the same Ryan Giggs from Manchester United, but his brother. "
Walsh shook his head, "I didn't think you'd remember the news from so long ago, I'm afraid I wouldn't have remembered if I hadn't seen the information, he filled out myself."
Xiao Yu smiled, patted his old partner on the shoulder, and pointed to Rhodri Giggs in training, "It is said that he was very strong when he was young, not in any way inferior to his brother, only he had a car accident later on, and since then his personality started to become a bit irritable and he had to hang around at lower levels."
"Yeah, according to the CV he filled out, he started training with a youth team at a small Scottish club in 1993 but left after a year and didn't find a place in the Scottish League Two team again until 1996, but never really got a chance to play."
Xiao Yu took the information from Andy Walsh and looked at it, and found that Rhodri Giggs, apart from being good at playing on the right side, can also play up front, and on the left side, he is a very versatile player all over the front line.
"For a small team like ours, a few more versatile players who can play multiple positions certainly wouldn't be a bad thing, provided, of course, that he can meet the requirements to play." Xiao Yu smiled as he handed the information back to Andy Walsh.
This statement effectively confirms the signing of Rhodri Giggs.
Don't look at Ryan Giggs at United, that's his own business and won't help his brother's trial in the slightest, and it's still an open question whether Rhodri will be able to play for the new United as he hasn't taken part in systematic training or games for two years after all.
The reason Xiao Yu was willing to sign Rhodri was mainly that he had known about the new Manchester United team that was formed in 2005 in his previous life when Rhodri Giggs was playing as a starter in that team and was still performing quite well, so it should be said that he was still able to play in the amateur leagues of the game well.
"Andy, how many people are we going to select in total this time?" Xiao Yu saw the number of players in the training area, there are more than a hundred, and it looked like the youngest is at least twenty-eight which made him feel depressed.
It could be that because of when he played the FM Football Manager game in his previous life, he was a complete pedophile, so anyone he saw over the age of 20, he thought the guy was average in his abilities, and anything that got to the age of 30, then he thought the guy was going to get dropped.
This concept is very popular in the game, but when put into reality, it is really tragic.
"Seventeen, Mr. Pace said a team playing in the amateur league had to have at least that many, after all, there should be some substitutes in addition to the starters."
"What about the contracts?" Xiao Yu asked again.
"In this regard, Mr. Pace has specifically asked his lawyer to help us draw up a part-time contract, when the time comes, we will sign one with every player selected, we are still a small team with limited funds, so we certainly can't compete with those big clubs."
Speaking of this, Walsh suddenly thought of something and laughed: "You know what? Droysden is playing in the Northern Premier League this year and Mr. Pace had considered that he wanted to sign several of the club's players on full-time contracts in order to make an early entry into the English National League, but in the end, he found out that the club was full of a bunch of veterans, which was just hilarious!"
Xiao Yu laughed dryly; he felt his humor was quite different from Walsh's.
But the comment did remind him of one thing.
In fact, there are four tiers of professional leagues in England, from Premier League to the League Three. At the fifth tier, the English National League, there is a mixture of professional and semi-professional clubs, but any team wishing to enter this tier to participate in the competition has many other requirements besides results, such as the development of the club infrastructure, and the level of professionalism of the club, etc.
So it often happens that the National League in England has a shortage of teams to compete in the National League, for example, when the promoted teams from the next tier, the North and South Leagues, fail to meet the requirements and relegated teams from the National League are unable to stay in the National League.
Guaranteed places are there to fill these gaps!
Although it is too radical to consider a guaranteed place for a team that has not even completed its registration yet, Xiao Yu still feels that opportunities will always be reserved only for those who are prepared to take them.
"Andy, I think we should sign some players with potential and bring them on a full-time basis to play for us." Xiao Yu looked towards the training ground in the distance, the turf at the Butcher's Knife Stadium was like a rotten vegetable patch, it was most likely not maintained on a regular basis.
"Full-time? That's a big expense!" Andy Walsh wondered why Xiao Yu was suddenly thinking such thoughts.
A club playing at the lowest level still has a lot of expenses. A part of it is from the coaches' and part-time players' salaries, the team's training costs, expenses for playing matches, players' injuries and illnesses, and the club's daily office costs, etc., though they are not high separately, they can add up to a large sum of money when totaled together.
It's like with David Pace, even though he's a clothing merchant, and he can make a few million pounds a year, why does he have to think so much about taking the team from amateur to semi-professional, is it just because of the overheads?
Once a full-time contract is signed, it means that the player is owned by you, but on the other hand, you have greater responsibilities and commitments to that player, which is not just a simple salary, but also many other considerations.
"I'll figure out the money aspect, but gradual professionalism is definitely something that needs to be implemented, plus we need to find a good training venue." As he spoke, Xiao Yu felt himself getting a headache.
The training ground will definitely have to be rented, another rental fee will be required when that time comes, and there is also the team's home ground, although Mr. Pace has said that the Butcher's Knife Stadium can be rented out to New Manchester United for free to play matches this year, but the maintenance fee will still have to be paid.
It's hard to make sense of all that is needed when it's all mixed up.
But it all boils down to one word, money!
"Take your time, Xiao Yu, we all have faith in you, and the fans will support you." Knowing the pressure Xiao Yu was under, Andy Walsh tried his best to relieve him and suddenly he thought of something and laughed, "Let me tell you something that will make you happy!"
"What is it?" Xiao Yu looked directly at the training ground.
"Hey, whatever about the players, I'm talking about the fans!" Walsh pulled his attention back.
Xiao Yu suppressed the worry in his heart and nodded, signaling him to speak.
"According to the staff we have placed at the stadium reception, on just the first day, nearly 1,500 fans have already come to sign up for membership, and many of them are even asking when our team's first warm-up game is set to start because they want to come and support the team."
Xiao Yu was happy to hear that, with the support of the fans, it would be a real boost to everything, and those fans who joined the team as members had to pay an annual membership fee of £10, which was certainly not a high income, but for a club at the lowest level, it was still a good amount of money.
However, speaking of warm-up matches, Xiao Yu immediately thought of the problem that had been bothering him earlier.
"Our team doesn't have a head coach yet!" Xiao Yu said with a bitter face.
Andy Walsh had a moment of clarity and then a headache; he had been really busy and now he is dizzy like Xiao Yu too.
The selection of players for the trial has been done by the manager and coaches of the Droylsden club, so Xiao Yu and the others have not taken the search for a manager to heart, but now that time is running out and it is already June, less than two months before the start of the league, the search for a manager is really urgent.
"What to do? Who can we find?" Walsh asked.
Yeah, who can we call?
Xiao Yu had the same headache!
What kind of big-name manager can an amateur club playing in the lowest divisions of England find?
Even though saying it hurts his pride, I think I can't go to China to find a Chinese club manager, because those people are not willing to come, because in China, a domestic club can mix pay with a set of Armani or a BMW Mercedes, but in the lowest level of England amateur league ... no chance.
"It seems that for the time being, this problem still can't be solved, I'll think about it, you help watch and select the players first, and I'll go outside for a walk around!" Xiao Yu sighed, feeling that this time, all the burdens were put on his shoulders.
Andy Walsh also knew that Xiao Yu was under a lot of pressure, so he reassured him a few times and told him not to take it too seriously, then went back to work.