At this moment, Aldrich realized that this was a birthday present from his eldest brother Barnett.

He sat in the chair behind his desk, frowning and pondering.

He did return from his studies with the intention of pursuing a career in football coaching.

But he never had the idea of quick success, and planned to take it step by step, first applying for an ordinary coach in the team in London, and then working his way up the ladder after getting familiar with the team.

He doesn't think that he can be like a fish in water in the position of head coach by relying on the memory of watching football in later generations, there are many, many things that cannot be learned in textbooks, and cannot be learned by spectators.

But now that he owns a club like Millwall, does he still work for other teams as an owner?

This is a big fallacy!

Even if he himself is an ordinary coach at Millwall, it is impossible for others to think of him? His ordinary opinion will be taken as a holy decree, and he may not even have the opportunity to communicate.

Moreover, he has mixed feelings for Millwall FC, ostensibly rejecting this "dirty" team, but in the days of studying all over Europe, there will always be a picture in his mind, an imaginary picture of Millwall's transformation.

This is probably because the whole family is a die-hard Millwall fan except for him.

According to Barnett, Aldridge must also be a Millwall fan, and what could be more exciting than giving him his birthday present from his favorite club?

But Aldridge was entangled.

Knock knock

The door of the study was hidden, and Andrew, who was wearing pajamas, knocked on the door and walked in, and when he saw Aldrich, he smiled and said, "Isn't it stupid to be happy?" ”

Apparently, he knew what Aldridge's birthday present was.

Aldridge looked absent-minded and shook his head: "I never wanted to have Millwall FC. ”

Andrew looked strange and asked rhetorically, "What do you mean?" Don't you want to be a coach? Is it stressful? Afraid of bad team results? ”

Aldridge looked back at the ceiling and said lightly: "Frankly, I'm not a Millwall fan. ”

"Huh?!"

Perhaps the brothers had never discussed this topic before, and the family only had a preconceived idea that everyone in the Hall family liked Millwall, and Andrew did not expect Aldridge to be a "traitor".

Aldrich shook his head and said, "Forget it, it doesn't make sense to say that." Big brother bought Millwall, why didn't I hear from him before? ”

Andrew sat down on the leather sofa against the wall, raised Erlang's legs and shrugged his shoulders and said: "More than two years ago, the eldest brother bought the club in the name of an investment institution, except for announcing that the club changed hands, everything else has not changed, you also know how old you were at that time, when the team was relegated from the top league, rushed to the relegation and failed, plus the new stadium dragged down, it didn't cost much to buy the club, the eldest brother wants to surprise you"

After listening to Andrew's words, Aldrich leaned back in his chair and pondered.

He has been following Millwall's results for the past few years, telling himself that he doesn't like the club, but he follows the team's results every week, and his actions and thoughts are contradictory, and he can't find an explanation for it.

Millwall successfully surged to relegation in 88 with Sheringham's sideshow, and after entering the first division, they formed an astonishing forward line with Tony Cascarino to help the team relegation.

Sheringham and Cascarino are famous, but not in the second year after the relegation success, because other teams began to make targeted arrangements for the striker pair, so without a big investment, Millwall, who were not very strong, returned to the second division.

Speaking of Millwall's bad luck, if you can stay in the first division for two more years, then you will get a lot of income with the establishment of the Premier League, although the Premier League's first broadcast contract is less than 200 million pounds, but for a team like Millwall, it can share millions of pounds, that is, it can add at least three strong players.

After being relegated, Millwall almost returned to the top flight in their first season with Sheringham's excellent performance, but unfortunately lost to Brighton 2-6 in the first round of the promotion play-offs.

After the upgrade failed, the construction of the new stadium was in full swing, and the club sold Sheringham to Nottingham Forest for £2 million, which was already a lot of money at the time.

After another season, Millwall did not improve much in the second division, not even breaking into the promotion play-offs, and it was at this time that Barnett bought the club.

In the first year of the club's change of ownership, the team had a mediocre record, but this season, Millwall finally improved considerably, finishing third in the league and reaching the promotion play-offs.

Because this year is the World Cup year, the main leagues have come to an end, and the second tier of the Premier League, which has become League One after its establishment, is only a play-off to play.

Andrew says with a bit of luck could be a Premier League side in the hands of Aldridge in the summer.

A few days later, Aldridge watched the second leg of the first round of the play-offs, Millwall vs Derby County, live at the Lions' Den Stadium.

Sitting in the stands, Aldridge sat next to Andrew, and many fans around took the initiative to greet them.

East London has been in decay since World War II, the former industrial area has become a market and some small factory buildings, but over the years, the Hall family has gradually become famous in London, in the European and American economic recession stage, the Hall family has made large-scale investments in London, and even the abandoned docks have signs of revival, you know, West Ham United and Millwall, but it was in the dock shipyard that was born.

Many fans in the stands were grateful to the Hall family, who allowed them to keep their jobs and houses during the general recession.

It was an exhilarating thing for the two children of the Hall family to come and watch the game in person.

The television cameras repeatedly focused on Aldrich and Andrew, but no one knew that Millwall was now the Hale family's property.

As the game began, Aldridge sat calmly, while Andrew, like the fans, sometimes danced excitedly, sometimes sighed, and what caught Aldridge's attention the most was a small wave of fans from Derby County in the east stand, who were like weak sheep, abused and provoked by Millwall fans in the corner of the stadium

When the match is over, a glaring score is displayed on the scoreboard on the stadium.

1:5

This is the aggregate score over two legs.

The home team is in front.

Millwall were once again in the first leg of the promotion play-offs.

There was chaos in the stands, and Aldridge followed the prestige to find that it was the Derby County fans who got carried away while celebrating, annoying Millwall's extremist fan group and creating skirmishes in the stands.

"Alas, I guess it's Polke's men who are spreading the wild again."

Andrew patted Aldridge on the shoulder with a lost face, and said a few days ago that maybe it would be a Premier League team in Aldridge's hands, but he was slapped loudly at the Lion's Den Stadium, his home stadium.

Aldridge looked calm, he turned to Andrew and said, "Go to the press conference and announce that the Hall family has become the owner of the team." ”

Andrew's expression was stunned, and he hesitated: "At this time? ”

The team has just failed to reach the relegation level, it is a time of frustration, everyone used to know that the team is under the control of an investment institution, but the team is very stable, and at this moment, it is difficult to assess the effect of announcing that the Hall family has officially come to the stage from behind the scenes.

Aldridge didn't say much, turned and walked out of the court.

He is very calm in his heart, and he is not at all disappointed that the team has not succeeded in surpassing, on the contrary, he even thinks that this is a good thing.

He didn't wait to die when he returned from school, since he was going to take over the team, he had to take full control.

If it is a successful team, his arrival is bound to cause turmoil, but if it is a losing team, he has the reason and confidence to tear down and rebuild.

Andrew led Aldridge towards the press conference, and Aldridge suddenly turned his head and asked, "Who did you just say Pock?" ”

"Oh, the head of the Bushwackers, and the ICF are sworn enemies, let's put it this way, Millwall fights with the people outside, and more than 80% of them have the shadow of Bushwackers."

Aldrich knew it.

Both the Bushwackers and the ICF are extreme fan groups, and to put it bluntly, football hooligans through and through.

The ICF is from West Ham United's side, InterCityFirm.

The press conference was underway, Aldridge and Andrew went unnoticed, and there were people on the stage who were speaking, because it was Millwall's home stadium, and the administrators knew Andrew, who had an idle position in the team.

Seeing Andrew and Aldrich walking towards the stage, the venue was quiet, and nearly a hundred pairs of eyes looked at the two young people in puzzlement, not knowing what they were doing, and what was even more strange was that the security guards did not stop them.

Aldridge ignored everyone's surprised gaze, stood straight after coming on stage, picked up a microphone, and said calmly: "Hello everyone, my name is Aldridge-Hall, two years ago Millwall Club was acquired by BAA Investment Company, which is a company owned by the Hall family, just a few days ago, BAA Investment Company transferred Millwall Club to my personal name, in other words, I am now the owner of the club, you can go and verify, but what I want to announce is that from today onwards, Millwall will enter a new era, led by me, Aldrich. ”

After saying this, ignoring the jaw-dropping audience, Aldrich put down the microphone and turned into the backstage passage.

Andrew followed, visibly sensing the commotion at the press conference, and shouted behind Aldrich, "You're so cool. ”

Aldridge stopped with a solemn face, turned back to Andrew and said in a deep voice: "Within a week, I want the entire coaching staff to resign and leave, and in addition, help me write a contract, I will borrow 30 million pounds from my eldest brother." ”

Andrew's expression was stunned, and he nodded involuntarily.