Chapter 354 What It's Like to Be a Club Owner(1/3)
"This is our training base."
Jason McGill took Pan Yi walking on Weddington Road in the north of York City, introducing Pan Yi as he walked.
Pan Yi nodded, then took a bite of chocolate without saying anything.
After he contacted the owner of York City, Jason McGill took him around the city first, and then went to see the relevant facilities of York City Club, and introduced him along the way, acting as a tour guide!
York City is really popular for shopping.
Because of its deep historical connections with the Roman Empire and the Vikings, York has gained rich historical resources, and these resources have also greatly boosted the town's tourism industry.
For example, York Minster is the largest medieval Gothic church in Europe. It has the largest stained glass window in the world and the largest gray single-tone tinted glass window in the UK.
The Yorkshire Museum is one of the most famous museums in the UK. It collects and displays various precious jewelry and cultural relics from the ancient Roman, Saxon and Viking eras.
Clifford's Tower is one of the remaining remains of York Castle. It is located on a hill in the south of the city. You can climb to the top of the tower along the spiral stairs and have a panoramic view of York City.
The National Railway Museum is a must-see for train fans. As the birthplace of railways, Britain's unique "train" culture has always been one of the cultural elements that tourists from other countries around the world compete to taste and explore.
Even here, you can go shopping in "Diagon Alley" where Harry Potter once visited.
"That's no problem! You will be my boss from now on, and I will manage the team well!" McGill patted his chest.
This kind of football culture based on the community is really something you can't learn even if you want to.
If these people then sell it, the theoretical value will not exceed 203,000 euros at the highest, and only a few thousand dollars at the lowest.
"This transaction should be kept low-key," Pan Yi said. "You can announce to the public that you sold the club, but it's best not to say that you sold it to me. Otherwise, some things will be inconvenient to deal with."
Floor heating system: No.
After following Jason McGill around the York City Club and listening to his introduction, Pan Yi almost knew what this acquisition was.
With such a foundation, no matter how the situation changes in the future, Arsenal will still be a wealthy team.
"As for the specific acquisition amount...really, you can just give a symbolic number."
"After you sold the club to me, you stayed on as the chairman of the team and helped me manage it." Pan Yi said with a smile, "I can't find anyone who understands team management and is familiar with the local situation in York for a while.
Someone come and help me.”
"You know, in fact, most football clubs don't make money." Seeing that Pan Yi remained silent, Jason McGill said sincerely:
Although it currently seems impossible for Pan Yi to personally coach a League Two team, with Pan Yi's reputation and connections in European football, he can turn York City into a strong and stable team.
It's still a very simple thing.
However, when the two of them walked around York City for a long time and finally came to the main topic to see the training base of York City Club, the strong sense of contrast emerged.
After all, as soon as they are promoted to League One, their value will rise steadily.
Overall, this is a typical English low-level team with a fan base but poor infrastructure and many areas need improvement.
Then he used various money from selling the captain to buy the Emirates Stadium...
"But..." McGill wanted to say something else.
"By the way, I have one more request." Pan Yi blinked.
"We have very loyal fans." Jason McGill continued with a somewhat proud tone. "Even when we were still playing in the amateur league, we had thousands of fans attending every game."
Or, to use the description in the FM game: it’s just usable.
"It is precisely because of this that I will extend an invitation to you, and I will confidently leave the club in your hands."
Yes, on the day Chelsea played Swansea, that is, January 17, 2015, Jay Chou held his wedding at Selby Church in York, and the wedding banquet after the wedding was held at Castle Howard in York.
For Pan Yi now, two million pounds is really nothing.
Clubs with money spend real money to recruit people from higher-level League One or even Championship clubs. Those without money, of course, like York City, wait for free agents without visas.
But today when Pan Yiken came over, McGill felt that he had already succeeded halfway, so he definitely couldn't let this savior run away because of some price issue!
After all, Pan Yi is now the most popular head coach in world football, and his existence represents the championship!
In order to repay a large loan, Arsenal had no choice but to sacrifice the team's strength and sell players in exchange for funds.
It’s just that the need for the stadium is not that urgent yet.
Specific figures are not available, but the final cost should be around £4 billion.
Spending 300,000 to buy a player of the level of a English second division relegation team? Then the front office staff of this club must be crazy!
This is enough to pay three or four "top" players on loan for a year!
Well, the so-called uniform team... actually doesn't have a few people.
And this probably costs a few thousand pounds.
Then there is a director, a head coach and an assistant coach, and then there are several coaches in charge of physical fitness, goalkeeping and youth training. It is considered very complete.
The answer is yes.
You know, they are the biggest stars of their generation. If placed in other teams, they would definitely be treated as the cornerstone.
And even if it's a more ordinary one, just expand it, upgrade some training facilities, buy some advanced equipment, and just throw away millions.
The main reason is that the old man really paid too much affection and real money to York City, so he feels a little guilty for taking advantage of him like this.
For example, Chelsea and York City can form a related club to facilitate the transfer of talents to York City;
Pan Yi is even considering letting Scaloni go directly to York City as the head coach next season. This is a good place for leveling and can more directly "support" some of Pan Yi's tactical ideas.
Course condition: dilapidated.
"For example, Hull City, the fans of this East Yorkshire team believe that Leeds United is their main rival team..."
In other words, it’s the kind of look that looks like seeing a savior!
This suddenly made Pan Yi unable to deal with it.
Stadium, training ground, youth training...
At this point in time, for Pan Yi who is interested in acquiring a club, this is of course something that needs to be considered in the future.
This negotiation process looks very unprofessional.
"By the way, there is one more thing." Pan Yi said again.
In fact, in the near future, we only need to make some renovations to the stadium's infrastructure, such as adding a dewatering system to the stadium lawn and improving the quality of the winter grass, so that it can meet daily use.
This also shows the profound foundation of English football.
Perhaps his lifelong wish is to see his beloved York City become a truly powerful club.
Recently, it is rumored that a boss of Dragon Kingdom, Guo, is negotiating with the British Championship team Wolves to acquire the company, and the acquisition price may reach 45 million pounds.
"The club's mascot is a lion called the Yorkie Lion, who often performs funny performances before games."
Youth Player Recruitment: Basic youth player recruitment.
At least the entire York City club will remain stable, and the overall development will not change, nor will it affect what should happen in the original timeline - the main thing is to maintain relegation first this season.
It’s not just the training base that’s so bad!
It's the lowest price, or even selling at a loss.
However, the price negotiation plan that Pan Yi had planned for a long time seemed to be no longer useful when he formally started negotiations with Jason McGill.
He has also done some market research. For example, English League Two clubs with relatively high rankings and relatively good infrastructure, such as Portsmouth and Burton Albion, cost tens of millions of pounds or more.
When you make enough money, wouldn't it be nice to build a "Panyi Stadium" or something like that here?
Of course, a team like York City facing various difficulties will also make the club's sale price correspondingly lower.
From the perspective of investing in the future, this is obviously worthwhile.
This street is the most well-preserved medieval-style street in Europe. Of course, the reason why this street is famous is due to the "Harry Potter" movie, because "Diagon Alley" was filmed here.
"Then it's settled. Two million pounds. If you don't sell it, I'll leave."
But for him, isn't this a great opportunity to play live FM?
Turning a low-level team into an awesome team will definitely give you a huge sense of accomplishment.
If Pan Yi hadn't been on a competition mission at that time, Gao Lu would have come to the scene to take a look.
Just renting out players will be much more convenient!
Don't talk about Chelsea, just get some "swill" that can't be played in Hamburg, it's enough to enjoy - of course, considering the household registration and other things, Chelsea is more suitable.
After all, for a League Two team, York City's Crescent Stadium, which can accommodate about 10,000 spectators, is quite sufficient.
Although it can't be said to have complete facilities, it is at least better than nothing.
And for Pan Yi, this risk of devaluation does not exist for the time being.
And if York City can be promoted to a higher level, such as League One or even the Championship, the club's finances will be better and it can buy more people.
When he has time to spare, Pan Yi can slowly deal with the matters in York City.
When tourists from all over the world come to York, in addition to admiring the various ancient buildings and streets, they also want to taste chocolate here.
This is a challenge for Pan Yi.
To be continued...