Chapter 419 Anti-Saints Vanguard

Still at the Landmark Hotel, still in the largest conference room on the eighth floor, still in the same location.

Two Premier League Chairman Summits were held within just one month of each other, which has never happened in the past 20 years of the Premier League.

The last time a chairman's summit was held so intensively was before the establishment of the Premier League, when a lot of things needed urgent consultation.

But this time, it was because of a newly promoted horse

Southampton

Over the past month, it has appeared in the newspapers every day, causing concern among fans and giving all the chairmen and owners of the Premier League a nightmare that has kept them awake at night.

Everyone present hopes that this matter can be resolved as soon as possible.

It’s just that some things are easy to start but hard to end.

Abramovich sat in Chelsea's seat, with Marina Granovskaia sitting behind him. Like many others present, they were getting a little impatient waiting.

Especially Abramovich, he and Yang Huan were not on good terms in the first place, and now he had to wait for him here, he felt very unbalanced.

"It's outrageous that so many of us have to wait here for him?" Abramovich said angrily.

"Yeah, why hasn't it arrived yet?"

"Wait a little longer, things can't be dragged on like this, they have to be resolved."

"But will he come or not?"

Someone in the conference room whispered and echoed Abramovich's dissatisfaction.

They are all well-known figures, but now they are waiting for someone here?

If this gets out, won't countless people laugh their heads off?

But amidst all the discussions, someone sneered sinisterly and retorted to Abramovich.

"If you don't want to wait, you can leave."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Newcastle's chairman Ashley.

I don't know what's wrong with this guy, he always dislikes Abramovich and wants to go against him in everything.

"Besides, if I remember correctly, a month ago you said that Chelsea would also withdraw from the Premier League. What? Are you changing your mind now?" After saying that, Ashley laughed sarcastically.

Abramovich was so angry that he thought this damn British guy was out of his mind.

Why are you picking on me for no reason?

I didn't flirt with your wife, nor did I steal your lover. Why do you like to pick on me so much?

But Ashley and Newcastle still have some influence among the local forces.

So, Abramovich snorted coldly, but did not refute, but he was very unhappy.

You fat bastard, next time we play Newcastle, I'll beat you to pieces

Everyone found it funny to see two people who disliked each other competing with each other.

Some people also understand in their hearts that Abramovich simply dislikes Southampton and hopes that the Saints will really withdraw from the competition.

But the problem now is that the sponsors are not

Major sponsors such as Sky, BT and Barclays have all put pressure on the club.

If Southampton really withdraws from the competition, then this matter will still be interesting.

Who knows, the Premier League may also be involved in a suspension scandal like Serie A and La Liga.

Thinking of this, many people are actually backing down in their hearts.

David Gill sat upright the whole time, but he took in the expressions of everyone present, and felt a little sad in his heart.

Yang Huan's method is indeed brilliant.

The withdrawal caught everyone off guard.

For most Premier League teams, the threat posed by Southampton is still unknown, and it is hard to say whether it will pose a threat to themselves. After all, the league has not started yet.

But if it affects the sponsors and causes a reduction in their income from various sponsorship shares, that would be cutting their flesh. How could they accept that?

To a certain extent, whether Southampton puts advertisements on their jerseys has nothing to do with them and is just a waste of time.

For a trivial thing, he would sacrifice his own interests. Only a fool would do that.

Thinking of this, David Gill sighed inwardly, but never uttered a word.

He had an agreement with Southampton before. Manchester United will not be involved in this matter.

Abramovich was very depressed because he found that among the strong teams in the Premier League, only Chelsea stood out.

He had more or less received news that Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City would all participate in the International Champions Cup, so they did not want to offend Yang Huan and Southampton and were the ones being recruited.

Among the remaining teams, Tottenham Hotspur has always supported Southampton, while Aston Villa, Fulham and other teams are all owned by foreigners and are unwilling to get involved too much, let alone lose their own interests for an unnecessary clause.

So, in this situation, Chelsea is a bit alone.

What a bunch of wimps who are opportunistic and forget their principles when they see profit.

Abramovich wailed with a heart full of sorrow.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door, attracting the attention of everyone present.

When the door opened, Yang Huan walked into the meeting room with a smile on his face, apologizing as he walked.

"Sorry, the plane is delayed. I'm late."

Everyone present was secretly complaining in their hearts, is it really too late?

But no one can explain this reason. You can't find the flight schedule to refute Yang Huan, right?

If you really want to be so serious, then this place can't be opened

Peternian followed Yang Huan and walked in.

The two of them walked around the conference room, one in front and one behind, and returned to their familiar seat by the window.

Richard Cudmore waited until Yang Huan sat down before he coughed and stood up.

"Everyone, thank you very much for taking the time to attend this special meeting."

No one in the room responded to Scudmore's question. Their expressions seemed to say, "Let's get to the point, buddy."

Scudmore knew exactly what was going on.

"This time, we invited everyone here mainly to discuss one thing, which is the issue of Southampton's jersey advertising."

Everyone immediately looked at Yang Huan again.

However, this young master still looked calm and composed, as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Southampton's sponsorship and advertising on jerseys are indeed against the rules of the Premier League, but I think the Premier League should also appropriately consider the special circumstances of this team and give it special treatment. What do you think?"

As soon as Scudmore finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion among the people present.

The attitude of the Premier League's CEO is actually very clear, that is, let's not care about it

He had discussed this with Peter Nian before, and also said that many teams had changed their tone, so Yang Huan agreed to come back to attend this meeting.

But apparently some people don't see it that way.

“I don’t think we can make this exception.”

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw it was Abramovich.

This Russian is a typical anti-Saint vanguard.

Anyway, no matter what, I am against it.

"If the Premier League makes this exception for Southampton today, what will happen in the future? Will Manchester United also use the strike as an excuse to demand changes to the Premier League rules, and will we be forced to agree?"

But as soon as Abramovich finished speaking, David Gill disappeared.

"Mr. Abramovich, I need to remind you that Manchester United is a responsible top club. From the establishment of the Premier League to now, we have always played an active and important role. It is impossible for the extreme situation you mentioned to occur."

Abramovich is depressed. Am I not just giving an example?

David Gill glared at him and said, "If you want to give an example, use someone else instead of Manchester United."

"I think that when the Premier League was first established, it decided to set up a roundtable meeting in the hope that when we encounter problems, we can sit down and negotiate to solve them, rather than ignoring the overall situation of the Premier League for personal grudges."

Everyone understood that the last part of David Gill's words was actually a reference to Abramovich.

The situation is now very clear.

Southampton withdrew from the competition and the sponsors were not interested.

Are you willing to lose millions, or even tens of millions, of broadcasting fees a year just to maintain an unnecessary ban?

The answer is clearly in front of everyone. It depends on your choice.

"Let me say something," Tottenham Hotspur's CEO, Daniel Levy stood up.

Everyone nodded.

The helmsman of the North London team has the best management ability in the Premier League in recent years.

Second only to Southampton's Peter Nian and even ahead of Manchester United's David Gill.

This resulted in Daniel Levy still having a certain say in the roundtable meeting.

"Southampton's situation is indeed special. Such a large penalty is no joke. If the contract is really terminated, Southampton will have no choice but to declare bankruptcy, which is something none of us want to see."

Regardless of whether they understood it or not, everyone present felt that this was the truth, at least on the surface.

"But some of these concerns are not unfounded, so I think it would be best for the Premier League to adopt a tacit attitude."

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is just like the English FA, just turn a blind eye.

But in Abramovich's view, this is indulgence of Southampton.

The Russian was about to retort, but Daniel Levy continued.

"However, we must restrict Southampton, for example, not allowing them to sign new jersey advertising contracts, arbitrarily expand the size of jersey advertising, or change the position of jersey advertising, etc., until the current contract ends."

Everyone thought this made sense.

How many years can you sign a contract?

Three years? Five years?

OK, I'll let you execute the contract. After the contract is executed, you have to abide by the rules of the Premier League.

"At the same time, the 20 teams present here must also re-sign an agreement. From now on, no team, including newly promoted teams from lower-level leagues, may advertise on their jerseys in any form or for any reason. Otherwise, they will be severely punished."

After hearing this, everyone felt that Daniel Levy's proposal was quite reliable.

It's a compromise approach.

However, David Gill, Abramovich and others looked somewhat grim after hearing this.

Daniel Levy's proposal not only restricts Southampton, but also restricts these top teams, cutting off their idea of ​​advertising on jerseys.

In other words, from now on, only Southampton can advertise on jerseys, and other teams can forget about it.

"Daniel's suggestion is good, I think it's worth considering"

"I think it's great, Richard, don't you?"

Richard Cudmore also nodded continuously, "I personally agree with that."

The CEO of the Premier League looked around at everyone again and got a clear picture of the situation.

"The old rules apply, raise your hands to vote"

The 20 teams present, plus the Premier League CEO, have a total of 21 votes, and a majority is enough to pass.

As a result, the whole conference room started to discuss.

Abramovich was indignant and hoped that everyone would oppose him. He silently said to himself, I would never raise my hand even if you kill me.

But when I looked around, damn, everyone was raising their hands.

Let alone half, I'm afraid it's close to 20 votes.

Especially Ashley from Newcastle. Originally, this fat guy didn't like Southampton and Yang Huan.

But now, when he saw that Abramovich did not raise his hand but was looking at him, he immediately raised his hands triumphantly.

It seemed as if it was saying, hey, Russian boy, why don’t you raise your hand?

I raise my hand

I'll make you mad

Hey, if you have the guts, bite me.