"Sounds so exciting. To put it this way...... I don't have to worry about the club not being able to pay the players one day, and I don't have to worry about the chairman saying to me when the transfer market is open, 'Tony, I'm sorry we're so poor right now, so you can just go to the free transfer market and see what the bargains are', right?' Don said in imitation of old Dogetty's tone.

"Of course...... No. Evan laughed out loud.

"That's good, the eight million are left untouched, waiting for me to use it." Don rubbed his hands together, excited like a child who had received all the gifts for Christmas. I've been poor for a year! I watched people eat meat all day long, and I couldn't even drink soup myself, but now it's okay!

"Oh, yes, Evan. How long will we sign a contract? Don thought of the most critical question. Collymore has only signed a one-year contract with the club, if he is the same...... Then almost all of what I thought before I could not come true. The manager is not like the players, who stay for a year at this club and a year at that club. The core of the head coach's team, a manager who wants to be successful, must have a team building plan in mind, he must know how he wants the team to play, who needs to buy and sell according to tactics, youth team building, reserve team results, weak links to reform...... Wait, it takes time to get it done, and a caretaker manager may be able to succeed in the short term on his own, but if the club doesn't give him a long-term commitment, then don't think about what the team will do well in the future. Donn's experience in the first half of the year is a living example.

Generally speaking, coaches in England are much happier than their counterparts in other countries, because the probability of dismissal is the lowest in England, and there are many decorated coaches who have coached a team for more than a decade or twenty.

Of course, this has something to do with the different football cultures in England and continental Europe. In the UK, most managers are also team managers, and they have more power. In continental European football clubs, the head coach is the coach, who only leads the team to train and play, without much power or authority, and can even become the scapegoat of the club president at any time, or take the blame for the power struggle of the club's top management, and often become the loser who leaves in the competition with the players.

Done is certainly aware of this fine tradition of English football. However, Nottingham Forest have changed eight managers in the last eight years...... This data is also not good for him.

"How many years do you want to sign? Tony. Evan asked with a grin as he looked at him.

"Uh......" Donn was going to say "the longer the better", but on second thought, who knows what the future holds? Never overwhelm yourself without knowing it, and give yourself some leeway. So he rolled his eyes, and then said, "Three years, it's good for you and me." ”

Evan nodded.

"By the way, I have one condition." Donn added. "And this condition must be written into the contract."

"On what terms?"

"Evan, you're the president of the club. I'm the head coach. You're in charge of running the club, and I'm in charge of leading the team in training games. I'm never going to dictate the way the team is doing, but you can't meddle in everything that is going on. I have the final say on buying and selling people, and it is also up to me to renew the contract with the players and coaches, you just have to give me money. This has to be guaranteed, you as a club operator can't interfere with the team, and if not, then I won't sign that contract. "Don cut the railroad to the point.

This is a matter of principle for him, and there can be absolutely no compromise. If a manager can't even control his own team, just an obedient puppet and a mouthpiece on the rostrum, then why should he continue to sit in this position?

Whether he's a fan watching a game or a coach leading a team, Donn is very, very hated being the chairman who dictates the team's affairs. It has nothing to do with whether the chairman of the club knows anything or not, if he likes to show off his knowledge of football, then why doesn't he step down from the VIP box and direct the game himself?

Since you have chosen me to be the head coach of the team, you must trust and respect my work, otherwise you might as well not come to me - that's Donn's idea.

As a result, Donn believes that many clubs on the continent are not good presidents, such as AC Milan's Silvio Berlusconi, Inter Milan's Moratti, Real Madrid's current president Fiorentino and his successor Calderón...... In contrast, the presidents of most clubs in England meet the criteria for Donne's "best club president", although he believes that the closest Mr. to that title is Manchester United chairman - Edwards.

The Englishman, whose name sounds a little unfamiliar, never interfered with Ferguson's actions, even when he kicked the team's captain and number one idol, David Beckham, in the dressing room. This man almost never appeared in the public eye, he has been in charge of Manchester United for more than 20 years, and the team has won numerous accolades and become the most profitable football club in the world, but fans generally believe that these have nothing to do with Chairman Edwards, and many fans even hate this businessman who wants to sell the club at any time.

But Donn likes it because he doesn't meddle in the team's affairs. But why did Donn describe him as "close to the title of the best club president"? Because this merchant chairman is too picky, if he is generous, he must be perfect.

Ferguson has said: "A conversation with Edwards is usually very pleasant, until you reach out to him for money." ”

Don believes in Evan. Dogetty promised his father that he would take over a football club he didn't like, and he must have made Manchester United a target and a role model for Edwards, who had made more than £100 million from Manchester United over the years.

Donn wants Evan to have the same attitude towards the team as Edwards, while also being a little more generous than Edwards...... Hopefully this won't be his dream.

Evan thought about it for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, I agree." ”

Hearing Evan say this, Don smiled, "Great! You know what, Evan? I don't really care if you like football, I don't care what you think of Forest, I don't care if you want to make money with this club. As long as you give me enough freedom, I promise you everything you want. ”

Evan held out his hand, "Look, Tony. As I said, we can work well together! ”

"You're right, Evan." Donn grinned and nodded vigorously.

The two of them clasped hands together.

※※※ After they talked, Evan. Dogetty mysteriously hoped that Don would not leak the news ahead of time. Don didn't ask why, he nodded in agreement. Then Evan left relieved.

And the first thing Don did when he came home from a day of training was not to change his clothes and go to the bar to have a drink and chat with the guys, but to sit in front of the computer, open the Google website, and then type in the keyword "Nottingham Forest" and start the search.

He wanted to confirm a question that had always been in his heart.

When he found out that Collymore's contract was only one year, he felt a little odd. If Collymore is "the hope of Nottingham Forest", as Evan said at the new manager's signing press conference, then why is he only signing a one-year contract – a year is short enough for a manager.

At that time, Donn convinced himself that "Collymore is a rookie, so he only signed for one year, and then decide whether to renew his contract after seeing his coaching results". The argument seems unassailable. But the confidence that leaked out of today's conversation with Evan reminded him of something else.

Everyone in the UK knows who Collymore is, what his surname is, and what his temper is, everyone knows that in this era of advanced information, celebrities have almost no ** to speak of. So why did Evan make such an incomprehensible "change of coach" move? Donn's own side's defeat in the play-offs, while a plausible excuse, should never be a given. At the very least, many people like Burns know that if Done continues to lead him, the team will definitely not be a problem to return to the Super League next season.

And now? On the one hand, the team is sixth from bottom and only three points away from the relegation zone. In the face of criticism from reporters, Collymore will only respond with silence or roaring, and there is no good solution at all. On the other hand, he has a playboy who dresses like a lame guy and flirts with the young player's mother on the sidelines!

With such an incompetent head coach, how can the board tolerate him still sitting in that position?

These anomalies made Donn think of moving his attention and thinking from the court to the sidelines.

Looking at the dense search results, he directly skipped the page about the post-80s Shaolin abbot, and after turning the thirteen pages, his eyes stopped at a short message.

“…… Nottingham Forest Club shares on the London Stock Exchange fell all the way to 21p per share by the close of trading yesterday due to the disappointing results. According to experts, if the results still do not improve, then even if the new chairman Evan Brown. Dogetty looks like a wealthy Yankee, and the stock price, which has risen slightly since his arrival, will continue to fall. Although their just-released annual report claims that the club is now out of the economic crisis and has zero debt, it still can't prevent this from happening.

"Alarmingly, there is one piece of news for reference: Leeds United, who are in deep financial crisis, have slipped into the relegation zone due to their poor record, and they have now fallen to 2.6p per share! This is the lowest point for Leeds United since entering the market......"

This is a brief report on the recent performance of various football clubs in the stock market, four days ago.

It is not only the Nottingham Forest family that has caused the stock price to fall because of the team's poor results, but also the poor "White Rose" Leeds United.

Don read the full text of the message several times, and finally stopped at the point of "If the results still do not improve, then even if the new chairman, Evan . . . Dogetty looks like a rich Yankee, and the stock price that has risen slightly because of his arrival will continue to fall."

And so it was!

He leaned back in his chair, his eyes fixed on the fluorescent screen of the computer, biting his lip and falling into deep thought.

(To be continued)