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Los Angeles, with a total population of 500,000 people, the Eagles have about 5,000 paid members, which is why the Eagles' stadium stands can accommodate 5,000 people.
"Of course, the 15,000 rand can't be given to you, the team has to leave funds to operate, otherwise they can't even afford the players' salaries, and they don't have the money to bring in higher-level players, and after the club is established, the cost of management is a lot, 15,000 rand, and it can only last for a few months-" Looking at this posture, Anton not only doesn't want to give money, it seems that he also wants to find Roque.
Roque didn't speak, quietly watched Anton's performance, and hit Roque with the autumn wind, and Anton was not in vain as the governor over the years.
"The league has been played for 11 rounds, and the Eagles are now winning all of them, and the Eagles will definitely occupy a place in the continental league next year, and they will have to buy team buses and even team charter flights at that time, but how can the club have money now, and the little membership fee collected from members is not enough to even pay the salaries of the stadium staff." Anton is reasonable, and the concept of the team's charter flight is still what Roque said, and now it seems that he is also cocooned.
Nyasaland is a long and narrow terrain, from Port Edward in the southernmost part to Bukavu in the north, the distance is more than 2,000 kilometers, which will take at least two or three days if you take the train.
As of now, four passenger aircraft produced by Nyasaland Air have crashed in flight due to various accidents.
But that didn't dampen the enthusiasm for the airplane, and the Nyasaland Airlines order was now scheduled for 1927? Some factories under the Nyasaland Military Industries? The production of spare parts for Nyasaland Airlines also began.
"When is the next game for the Eagles?" Roque realized that he hadn't watched the Hawks live.
"Tomorrow—" Anton's answer surprised Roque.
Then don't hesitate? Roque flew back to Los Angeles with Anton that night? Prepare to go live and watch a game first.
I don't know if it's a coincidence, the Eagles' next game against Rand United? The boss behind this team is Xiao Si.
Compared to Roque, in eating, drinking, and having fun? Xiao Si is the real big connoisseur? In all walks of life in southern Africa, in addition to being not very interested in heavy industry, Xiao Si wants to intervene in other industries, football is such a fun thing? Of course, Xiao Si will not let it go.
"Do you want to gamble? Today Rand United will definitely win! "Smalls is full of confidence, the Hawks and Rand United have already played a game when the Hawks won 1-0.
In the first game between the two teams, the Eagles won the game with a penalty kick, and it was also a penalty in overtime.
This is also the reason why Xiao Si is unwilling? Roque is the boss, there are too many unexpected factors? Xiao Si can't be guarded against.
"You're not running for governor of Cape?" Roque couldn't figure out Xiao Si's brain circuit, and the jump was a bit fast.
"Isn't the governor going to watch the game?" Xiao Si said that the two are not in conflict? And they complement each other: "Wait and see, if I'm elected governor of the Cape?" Let's plan a professional league covering Nyasaland, Rhodesia, the Transvaal, and the Cape? When the time comes, there will be weekly competitions? Every race day, the whole city revels, just like now. ”
Objectively speaking, the atmosphere at the Hawks' game scene was still good.
With less than 20 minutes to go until the start of the game, the players were still preparing in the dressing room and did not show up in the stadium, but the stands were already full of spectators, and judging from the spectators' clothing, there were significantly more Hawks supporters in iron gray than Rand United supporters in blue.
What makes Roque happy is that many fans who come to watch the game are not all men, there are also a lot of women, and there are many fans who bring underage children and even babies to the scene, which is really from the child, so that the child can feel the atmosphere of the stadium from a young age, and he will definitely be a die-hard fan of the team when he grows up.
Although the game has not yet begun, the fans have already entered the party, the singers invited by the organizers of the game are performing in the middle of the stadium, the fans spontaneously play crowds, and some fans are running around the stadium shirtless with the Hawks flag, winning enthusiastic cheers from the fans everywhere they go, a scene that Roque has seen when he won the World War.
"How much are you going to bet?" Sitting in the box, Roque could hear the noise created by the fans outside, and his emotions were infectious.
However, gambling is not a good habit, and Roque can't teach bad children, so Roque has an additional requirement: "In this way, no matter who wins or loses, we will donate the money to the club and build a new stadium for the club." ”
The 5,000-seat stadium is not small for Nyasaland now, but it is far from meeting the needs of Hawks fans, and once the professionalism begins, the Eagles fans will increase rapidly, and now there are many Hawks fans who cannot enter the stadium to watch the game, gather in the square outside the stadium to listen to the radio, and even then they are reluctant to leave.
"Donate to that club?" Xiao Si is not stupid.
"Of course, whoever wins will donate to whom, if you win, you will donate to the Rand United, and if I win, I will donate to the Eagles." Roque doesn't care, it's just a stadium, donate it.
"Yes, a hundred thousand rand!" Xiao Si is generous, building a stadium is not a small amount, and 100,000 rand is estimated to be not enough.
Of course, this is also a game, and the Rand United relies on the Rand Mining League, and the gold mine owners of the Rand Mining League don't need to emphasize how much money they have, and it is a matter of minutes to build a new stadium.
Of course, the Hawks are not bad, there are so many companies under Roque's name, it is easy to take 10,000 yuan out of one and build a stadium that can accommodate 100,000 people.
At this time, the voice of a live DJ came over the stadium radio: Let's welcome the true owner of Nyasaland, the Southern African -
As soon as the DJ finished his first sentence, the sound was drowned out by the loud cheers of the audience, and the fans stood up and applauded Roque's box, Roque stood up and waved, and the applause lasted for several minutes before it gradually subsided.
At this time, the players finally appeared on the field, and the attention of the fans returned to the field, and Xiao Si was still chattering in the box.
'If the last time it wasn't a penalty in stoppage time, it was at least a draw, and you dare to say that it had nothing to do with you? You're cheating when you're a team owner, and no one dares to let your team lose—"
Roque finally realized the disadvantages of being a boss, even Xiao Si thought so, needless to say about the owners of other teams.
If you look at it this way, even if the Eagles win the final championship, this championship is estimated to be unconvincing, and the quality is not so sufficient.
"I can sell the team, what about you?" Roque simply set up Xiao Si, if Roque does not participate in this game, then Xiao Si's Rand United is a tiger in the mountains-
"Why give it away? If you don't participate, this game will be a lot less fun. "Xiao Si doesn't want to quit, in the business field, Xiao Si is likely to not be able to beat Roque, so the team that beats Roque on the court is not bad.
"You said that if I continue to have the Eagles, then it will affect the fairness of the game." Roque is also helpless, he really didn't use his influence to help the Hawks win, there are enough bad things in this world, Roque still hopes to keep a pure land for those fans who really love football in the arena of competitive sports.
"Hah, who said that? As long as you want the game to be fair, then the game is fair, not to mention what is fair? There is no such thing as absolute fairness in this world. Xiao Si said a word, and Anton's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Some things can't be delved into, slaps in the face can be seen everywhere, some people say that people are fair at the moment of birth, which is actually not true, not all pregnant women can be treated the same.
"The existence of people like us is the main force driving the development of a sport, for example, we just made a bet, how long will it take to donate 100,000 rand if we rely on member donations? For us, it's a matter of one sentence, my team wants to beat your team, so I will pay more attention to the fairness of this sport, otherwise it will be the biggest unfairness to this sport if I love whoever I love. "Xiao Si didn't want to quit, and he didn't want Roque to quit.
Roque didn't speak, smiling at Anton.
To deal with people like Anton, Xiao Si still has to come out.
At this time, with the referee's whistle, the game officially began, and the Hawks, wearing the home iron gray payment, attacked first, and the Rand United team wearing the blue team defended.
What makes Roque more relieved is that the players of the Hawks and Rand United are all white or Chinese, and the proportion of Chinese seems to be slightly larger.
It can be seen that the footwork of the Eagles players is still relatively skilled, and the cooperation is also very tacit, using short passes to penetrate quickly to the front of the Rand United penalty area, a player pulled out his foot and shot angrily, but the ball did not fly into the net as Roque imagined, but flew directly into the stands.
"Hahahaha, Stinky Feet, how can this level defeat the Rand United, now it's the turn of the Rand United to attack-" Xiao Si laughed wickedly in the box, as if a kick was the end of the world.
However, the direction of the game did not develop as Xiao Si imagined, the goalkeeper of the Rand United kicked wide, the Hawks players grabbed the first point, and the ball returned to the control of the Hawks, and the Rand United did not organize an effective attack.
"It looks like your Rand United team is as bad as it gets, and you can't even grab a header." Roque, of course, did not miss the opportunity to laugh at Xiao Si.
"You're finally admitting that the Hawks suck, and that's good—" Xiao Si was in high spirits and was unaffected.
Anton, who had not spoken next to him, suddenly understood why Roque and Xiao Si were keen on this game.
With the status of Roque and Xiao Si, there are few things that can make Roque and Xiao Si so happy.