Red Rebels

Taking advantage of the days when they were both in Manchester, Xiao Yu took the Beckhams and his wife to look at the house together.

This villa is located at the foot of a hill on the outskirts of Manchester. It was originally a farm founded in the Tudor Dynasty. It was later renovated by the previous owner and converted into a castle villa, but the ancient atmosphere and architectural style of the farm are still in use. The architectural features of the Tudor Dynasty make the whole villa look more tasteful.

The villa is surrounded by beautiful scenery, quiet and elegant, it is a rare good place.

This three-story castle villa is built next to the mountain. The ground floor is located at the foot of the mountain, with a small area. The second floor is built on the mountain, and the area is larger than the first floor. There is a resting garden outside. The scenery is very beautiful, obviously Meticulously cared for by previous owner.

Because it is backed by a high mountain, this villa is warm in winter and cool in summer, which is very suitable for living. In addition, it is located at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by green trees, the air is very fresh, and the space is very large. It is said that it covers an area of ​​nearly 10 acres, surrounded by In the garden, there is a square in front of it, which is also full of various flowers and plants. There is only a winding path leading directly to the villa.

The garage of the villa can store 5 cars, and the square outside the villa is fully capable of hosting a dinner party. In addition, there is a small children's playground specially opened here, no wonder Eva fell in love with it at first sight.

The decoration of the villa is also very luxurious. Everything follows the decoration style of the Tudor Dynasty. Downstairs there is a fitness room, indoor pool and sauna, and outside there is a patio with a spa bath in the garden.

There are a total of 7 rooms on the second floor. The design style of each room is completely different, but they are all designed and furnished according to the most popular style of the Tudor Dynasty. At the same time, there is an independent garden outside the second floor. Going, it seems to be folded with the garden on the first floor, very beautiful.

Walking around the villa, David Beckham was full of praise for the villa, thinking that it was really worth buying the villa at a price of 4.5 million pounds.

"Don't brag, David, this villa already belongs to Eva. After the previous owner bought this villa, it cost 2 million pounds to renovate, but he has never lived in it. Recently, he needs money urgently. Moreover, they have some business dealings with our company, so they are sold at such a low price."

Eva looked around very carefully in the villa, her appearance obviously regarded herself as the mistress of this villa.

"Victoria, when the time comes, I'll transfer the money to your company's account, help me transfer this villa, and also contact the decoration company by the way." Xiao Yu pointed to Eva.

When the latter heard this, he immediately ran over, nodded with a smile, and said, "Well, I plan to build a small tennis court outside, as well as a small basketball court and golf course. The square and garden are too big, so I need more sports facilities." It's better, but don't spoil the style of the whole villa."

"No problem, I'll ask the design company to make a plan and send it to you for a look, and then make a decision after you're satisfied!" As Eva's good sister, Victoria is naturally obliged to undertake the follow-up work.

"How is it? David, do you like this place?" Xiao Yu came to the gate with a smile and stood beside Beckham.

The latter nodded, "It's quite quiet here, and the environment is not bad. I heard from Victoria that there is also a villa for sale next door, but it's not as good as yours. In the evaluation company, yours is a first-class villa. That one It is a secondary villa, but the price is not much different.”

"Are you going to be my neighbor?" Xiao Yu was a little surprised.

Beckham smiled and nodded, "Of course, don't you think it's colder to live here as a family? Wouldn't it be nice to have more friends?"

Xiao Yu smiled and patted Beckham on the shoulder, this heartthrob who seemed out of reach in the eyes of outsiders,

In fact, in private, he is a very easy person to get along with.

"I have a hunch, Xiao Yu!"

"What?"

Beckham laughed and said, "Maybe this place will become lively because of our arrival!"

Xiao Yu was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking about it, he immediately laughed too.

In fact, many years later, this place has indeed become very lively. Several Red Rebel players and Xiao Yu's friends have successively bought land or castle villas nearby, which caused the land price to rise rapidly, and finally became a Manchester's Golden Mile.

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On the second day of Christmas, the new Manchester United went to Rochdale early in the morning to challenge Rochdale at the Sperland Road Stadium.

Although the team had a day off, the players consciously did not relax at all. This made Mourinho feel bad about the players' bodies when he got the test report sent to him by the laboratory the next morning. Conditions are satisfactory.

The team bus departed from the Newton Heath training base on time and headed for Rochdale.

This is also a rule of Mourinho. Any player who is late and cannot catch the bus must drive to the away game by himself. At the same time, if he is a starting player, he will be disqualified from starting.

This rule already existed during Bruce's time. Players, no matter they are newcomers or old players, are no strangers to this rule, so they don't have much objection. It's just that Mourinho's implementation is relatively Severe and resolute, the punishment is a little heavier.

As an old-fashioned professional team in the Greater Manchester area, Rochdale still has a certain influence in the Rochdale area. It can basically guarantee that about 5,000 fans will come to watch the game every game. Although there is still some gap with the average attendance rate of the new Manchester United, it is already considered good in the English C League.

The attendance rate of the new Manchester United has remained at around 8,000 this year, which is the team with the highest attendance rate in the English League C. In addition, their average ticket price is 10 pounds, which is relatively low in the English League C. If other match day income is counted, the new Manchester United can earn more than 100,000 pounds per home game on average.

There are 23 home games in a season, that is to say, the tickets and other income on the match day alone are 2.3 million pounds, plus sponsorship and other income. In addition, after entering the English C professional league, it is different from the national league. Every season, the FA will distribute a game bonus. The basic bonus for each club is the same, about 50,000 pounds, and then an additional floating bonus will be given based on the team's ranking.

And if it is upgraded to the League Two, the amount of the basic bonus for this game will be doubled, which is about 100,000. A team that wins the championship, including other income, is still quite impressive.

In addition, New Manchester United has also reached an agreement with several local TV stations. For example, if Granada TV wants to broadcast New Manchester United's games, it will have to pay a fee to New Manchester United. However, the broadcast fees of the English League C are generally very cheap. , and basically not every game will be rebroadcasted, but occasionally a few more interesting games will be rebroadcasted.

It can be imagined from this, which team in the national league does not want to squeeze into the professional league desperately, and who in the professional league is willing to give up this piece of fat easily?

Many experts who are familiar with English professional leagues say that for English low-level leagues, sometimes relegation battles are more interesting than promotion battles, because the relegation teams will do everything they can, and for them, relegation represents a huge benefit .

Rochdale no longer has the problem of relegation this season, but they, like previous years, have no desire to upgrade. Their league rankings have always hovered between 9-17 smoothly, and sometimes they win a game. Seeing that they could look forward to qualifying for the play-offs, they lost one game, and they fell back to the top ten.

However, this team has a characteristic. As long as they perform well this season, they will basically not stay in the team next season, but sell them at a high price. Then they will introduce promising players at a low price and continue to fight for the next season. season.

It is this kind of strategy that makes this team always in the middle of the second division. It cannot be promoted, but there is no danger of relegation. However, compared with other clubs, Rochdale has an advantage that their operation is very healthy , which is relatively rare in England's low-level leagues.

You know, even a team like Sheffield United has to rely on the funding of the FA to survive. One can imagine how difficult it is for Rochdale to operate so well.

For this team that has no desires and no desires, the new Manchester United also dare not underestimate them, because they are old fritters in the English League C.

Facts have proved that Rochdale's home court is not easy to play. They have created considerable difficulties for the new Manchester United. In the end, Juninho came out of the crowd, relying on two opportunities to set the ball in the frontcourt, one pass and one pass. Shot, to help the new Manchester United get 3 points away.

Although they won a difficult game, the new Manchester United players were not happy at all, because they received the news quickly, and Brighton, Cardiff and Blackpool also defeated their opponents successively.

It's only halfway through the schedule, but the four teams are already clinging on to the championship and the top three in the standings. No one is willing to relax, because everyone is holding their breath and wants to upgrade. Who at this time If you lose, maybe you will be vented like a bet, and you will fail.

"It seems that this situation will last for a long time!" After returning to the Newton Heath training base, Xiao Yu sighed in his heart when he heard the results of the competition from his competitors.

"Brighton have invested more than us this season. Cardiff and Blackpool were both relegated from League Two last season. They all want to be promoted, and neither of them is willing to relax. It depends on who is next. Those who are more tenacious and survive to the end can upgrade."

After finishing speaking, Walsh comforted Xiao Yu and said, "Don't worry, as long as we don't make mistakes, our opponents will make mistakes sooner or later! At least we still have two home games!"

This season, the first round of the new Manchester United against Brighton is a home game. Cardiff and Black Zee are both away games, so the new Manchester United has home court advantage against Cardiff and Black Zee in the second half, and now the new Manchester United occupies points. Ranked second, this gives the new Manchester United an advantage in the competition for direct promotion qualifications.

Xiao Yu understood in his heart that he said so, but the next game will definitely not be easy!

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