Chapter 963 Super Saint

"Hey, Harry!"

When the owner of Saints Harry's bar, Red Nose Harry, passed by the security room of Glory Plaza, the security guard standing on duty at the door greeted him with a smile. He is an absolute celebrity among Saints fans.

Especially the Saint Harry Bar he founded, which was featured in the club's official magazine.

"Hi, you're on duty this morning."

"yes."

After greeting each other, Harry quickly passed the security check at the security room, got on the bridge, and headed straight for the artificial island.

It was still early at this time, and the shops in Glory Plaza had not yet opened for business. They would not open until nearly noon at the earliest, so the huge Glory Plaza seemed very empty.

As soon as Harry walked into the Plaza of Glory, he saw a van parked at the entrance to the player's tunnel, which looked like it was loading goods.

At first, he thought someone was delivering goods, but gradually he felt something was wrong.

Because he saw Paul, Southampton's groundskeeper.

"Strange, what's going on?" Harry was a little puzzled.

He was a very curious person, especially at a sensitive time like this, so he walked towards the direction of the truck.

"Hey, Paul!"

Paul heard the voice and turned around. When he saw it was Harry, he immediately laughed, "It's you, Harry."

"What's going on?" Harry walked over and found that they were loading cargo.

But what is even more puzzling is that the cargo loaded by the stadium staff was nothing but the stadium turf.

"Haha, you know, turf also has a lifespan. The stadium needs to be replaced with a new batch of turf."

Harry said, "Oh," this was nothing to be surprised about.

Southampton's style of play emphasizes smooth passing and receiving, which places high demands on the turf, so it is not surprising that the Glory Stadium also attaches great importance to the maintenance and replacement of the turf.

"How long does it take to change it?" Harry asked casually.

These replaced turfs are said to be still useful and will be sent free of charge to places in need.

"Well, normally it would be quicker, but this time it might take a little longer."

"Why?" Harry was a little surprised. "The weather has been nice recently."

"It has nothing to do with the weather!" Paul said with a smile, "We've been notified that there will be an event at Glory Stadium in a few days, so we won't be laying the turf for now. We'll decide after the event is over."

"There are activities?" Harry was stunned.

It is actually quite normal to arrange activities at the football field.

For example, Wembley Stadium is often rented out to host rugby matches, concerts, etc.

But the Glory Stadium has never been rented out.

"What important person is coming? What kind of event is going on?"

"You don't know?" Paul raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly.

"How should I know..." Harry was stunned when he said this, "Could it be..."

"You said it, I didn't say it!" Paul laughed, "You will probably receive the notice in the next day or two."

Harry stood there in disbelief, watching the staff use electric vehicles to carry out piles of turf from inside and load them onto trucks. He was a little stunned.

Messi is coming!

He is really coming!

The world's strongest superstar is going to join Southampton!

An unprecedented feeling of happiness enveloped Harry, a feeling he had never experienced even when Ibrahimovic joined the team.

You know, although the Swedish center was very strong at that time, he had just suffered a Waterloo in Barcelona.

But Messi now is completely different. He is the true world number one superstar and is at the peak of his career.

Moreover, Ibrahimovic's strength and personal image are not as good as Messi's.

"Paul, can you tell me what the situation is?" Harry quickly grabbed Paul's hand and asked.

"Uh... I'm not very clear about the details, I just know that the club plans to hold a launch ceremony, and all fans holding season tickets and memberships can enter the Glory Stadium for free."

After a pause, Paul added: "It is said that the entire Glory Plaza will also cooperate in the publicity at that time. You will receive a notice soon."

Harry nodded. Of course.

It is still unknown how many fans Messi's joining ceremony will attract.

If Glory Plaza doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to cooperate with the promotional activities, wouldn't the plaza's managers be criticized to death by the merchants?

If the information Paul said is correct, it means that any fan holding a club season ticket and membership can enter for free on a first-come, first-served basis.

In other words, whoever arrives first can get the front row.

Harry got excited at the thought of this.

He is not doing this for himself, because he is right here. It shouldn't be easy for him to grab a good position.

The key is his fans will!

"No more talking, Harry, I have to go to work!" Paul patted Harry's shoulder.

"Thank you, Paul, I'll treat you to drinks for a week, free!" Harry said with a laugh.

Paul also burst out laughing. This guy with red nose always bribes me with wine. But I like it!

On the way back to the bar, Harry had already started thinking in his mind that he must pass this news to the fans of his fan club as soon as possible, so that those fans who did not have membership but wanted to attend Messi's appearance ceremony would quickly apply for membership.

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A fiery red Aston Martin successor sped past on Southampton's ring road.

Walk through the site of the former St Mary's Stadium, which was razed to the ground not long ago.

When we arrived at the Royal Pier, we quickly found a spot in the internal parking lot and dived in.

I heard a brake squeaking sound and the car stopped safely.

A young British man in his early thirties, wearing a neat suit and tie, looking very stylish, got out of the car.

With two chimes, he locked the car door and headed towards Glory Square with the clacking sound of his shiny leather shoes.

Without special reasons, no one can drive into the Glory Square. This is the rule established by Southampton.

When passing through the security gate, he showed his ID, swiped it, and the green light allowed him to pass.

He is the head of Citibank's Southampton branch and the youngest branch head in Greater London.

Just like the city he lives in, it is like the rising sun in the morning, about to shine brightly.

It was still early, but after he crossed the bridge, he saw that the entrance of Saint Harry's Bar was full of people.

Not only that, a long queue also extended to the entrance of Citibank's branch.

Uh, no, it should extend from the main entrance of Citibank branch.

What's going on?

Jamie Claude walked quickly over and came to the door of the business hall.

The door was already open, but the black bank security guards were guarding the door as if they were facing a great enemy, not letting anyone in. Whenever someone asked them, they would reply, "Sorry, it's not business hours yet, please wait a little longer."

Then there was a burst of complaints from the crowd.

"Hey, Jordan, what's going on?" Jamie Crowder came over and asked with a frown.

"Hey, Mr. Claude!" As soon as the black security guard Jordan saw him, he immediately nodded and saluted.

"It's like this, they are all Southampton fans, and they are going to apply for fan membership cards."

The Fan Membership Card is a credit card used by Southampton to count fans' points. It was launched in cooperation between the Saints and Citibank. All fans have one. It is a real-name system and cannot be resold or rented. It is the credential of Saints fans.

"Apply for a membership card?" Jamie Claude frowned.

Of course he knew what a membership card was. It was something he and Southampton Club had come up with together, and he was highly praised for it at the headquarters.

Apart from the period immediately after its launch, there are usually quite a few people coming to attend, but when has it ever been like this?

This long queue is almost reaching the bridge. There must be at least a few hundred people, right?

"Hey, are you from the bank?" A fan in the front line wearing a Saints jersey obviously saw the respect of the black security guard Jamie Crowder, so he asked.

"Yes, I'm the branch manager, Jamie Crowder."

"Oh, hello, Mr. Claude!" The fan was also quite polite, "But could you please start business quickly?"

"Why are there so many people?" Jamie Claude was a little surprised.

"You don't know?" the player was a little surprised.

Not only him, many people around him were also surprised.

It felt like, not knowing is a pretty outrageous thing.

"What's the matter?" Jamie Claude was a little embarrassed. He didn't want to be looked at like that.

"Messi's debut ceremony. As long as you have a membership or a season ticket, you can enter for free."

Jamie Claude was stunned. Is this true?

Looking at the long queue in front of me, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He would never have thought that Messi could be so attractive.

You know, this is just a joining ceremony.

If what they say is true, then Southampton's tickets will probably become extremely popular.

"Mr. Claude, could you please start business quickly? There are already more and more people coming, and there will probably be even more later."

"Yes, we received the news first and rushed here. Others will definitely come later, and there will be more people by then."

"Isn't it? Hurry up, let's do it first. I have to think about how to spend money and earn points later."

"If Messi really joins, I will definitely go to support him in the new season!"

"Really? I just want to see how strong our team will be after Messi joins!"

"From now on, we will be super saints. We will kill gods and Buddhas when we meet them!"

A group of Southampton fans talked about the prospect of Messi joining the team, and they were all very happy.

Jamie Claude was a little distressed. It was definitely not possible to open the business early, but there were indeed more and more people coming, so it seemed that he had to ask for help from the City of London.

However, before asking for help, Jamie Crowder did not forget to call Southampton, asking about Messi's joining ceremony with some complaints. Unexpectedly, the Saints were also innocent.

"We originally just wanted to attract season ticket holders and members, but the news spread quickly and now everyone knows about it. Not only Southampton, but people from London and other cities in the UK are flocking here, just like people going to a market during a festival."

Jamie Crowder accepted Southampton's explanation and apology. I guess they really don't want this situation to happen.

I can only say, who could have imagined that Messi's joining ceremony would be so attractive to ordinary fans?

I guess by then, the entire Glory Plaza will be packed with people again.

The world's number one superstar is still the world's number one superstar after all!

At least when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Tottenham Hotspur, there was not such a big fanfare and fanfare.

Even North London attracted more than 30,000 people to White Hart Lane this time.

But compared with Messi, he is still far inferior.