Chapter 745 Ushering in the era of Tottenham Hotspur
Humans are a very complex and strange animal, even if they are a social animal.
Once upon a time, humans believed in the jungle law of the strong prey on the weak, which made humans at that time look very barbaric and violent, and almost destroyed the entire earth with war.
During the two world wars, after the end of the Cold War between the United States and Russia, all humans were reflecting and they all knew one thing clearly. If the human game on earth continues to play like this, if the human game continues to continue in this barbaric and violent way, sooner or later, the earth will usher in destruction.
It must not be an alien or a natural disaster, but a human being burying the earth himself.
Perhaps everyone understands this principle, and even all mankind has such a consensus, but one interesting thing is that after the Second World and the Cold War, everyone advocated peace, and all national leaders and politicians said that they should be peaceful and abandon the jungle law of the past that the strong prey on the weak.
But why is this not the case in fact?
Developed countries led by the United States and Europe that developed earlier are the rulemakers of the world. For their own interests, they will do everything possible to set up rules and regulations to ensure their interests, while limiting the development of other countries and regions. It is best to give up all the owners of all countries outside the United States and Europe to work for them for the rest of their lives and be exploited by them. This is the result they want.
But with the advent of the information age, more and more people are awakening and more countries are rising. They will not be willing to accept the rules and clauses set by developed countries. They are eager for development, progress, and hope that one day, the people of their own country can also live like a developed country and enjoy such welfare.
This is an irreconcilable contradiction, and this contradiction prompts developed countries to return to the law of the jungle again and again, and return to the Cold War thinking logic of the past.
Not only developed countries, but also developing countries. If they want to develop and make progress, they have to challenge developed countries and harm the interests of these developed countries. This is very dangerous, so they must find a sense of security in themselves. Only when they have a sufficient sense of security can they consider the so-called world peace and stability.
So, this world becomes what we see today, the dark clouds of war and the Cold War, still enveloping the world.
The Premier League pattern is actually a small world, with twenty teams, including wealthy teams, strong teams, middle and lower levels, and weak teams fighting for relegation. They have formed a very interesting gap, but each of them has the same goal, that is, the league ranking.
For new members such as Reading, they will not consider the so-called salary cap issue, because that is not what they care about. They only have one purpose to stay in the Premier League. If the salary issue is to make them worry about it, that is also a matter of staying in the Premier League.
But for teams such as Manchester City, Newcastle and West Ham United, and even for teams such as West Bromwich and Aston Villa, the salary cap has become the ceiling above their heads, and it is a major obstacle for successful giant teams such as Manchester United and Chelsea to press on their heads, hindering their development and progress.
So they had to resist and fight back
Of course, there are other ostrich thinking that when losing competitiveness and bankruptcy are placed in front of them, they will choose the former without hesitation. They would rather lose competitiveness than let the club go bankrupt.
But in fact, they never thought about another question seriously, why do they have to choose one of two between losing competitiveness and bankruptcy?
Ye Qiu and his Tottenham Hotspur actually put forward a new possibility for all Premier League teams and even all European professional teams, that is, you can have ambitions and even take some risks in order to achieve better results and higher rankings, but the premise is that you have to use the best and best means to operate your team to open up potential markets.
Tottenham Hotspur is the healthiest team in the Premier League and even Europe. The salary and income ratio remain at a moderate rate of about 45%. The team is increasing its business income every year and opening up new markets every year. These have enabled them to obtain fiscal revenue and improve their players' treatment.
Many people criticize Tottenham Hotspur, believing that they are worth squeezing the stars, but why are there no stars rising up to resist? Why are Messi and Ribery and others not considering leaving Tottenham Hotspur? Are they fools? Or are they not greedy for money?
It's wrong, because their income at Tottenham is not lower than that of other teams.
It should be said that business operations have always been the strengths of the Premier League. Tottenham and Manchester United are teams with excellent business development. Why do so many teams not understand the problem?
In fact, this involves another issue, that is motivation.
What many people don’t know is that the reason why the sales of broadcast rights in the Premier League is a share system is that it is achieved by small and medium-sized teams.
In the 1980s, the English League One team was divided into two factions, the strong team and the weak team. The two factions were like two national political parties, attacking each other and excluding each other. On many key issues, it was obviously beneficial to the league, but because it was raised by the other party, they all had to firmly oppose it.
This situation became more obvious in the 19RR year. David Dunn actively operated through wining, lobbying and other means, selling the broadcast rights of the British League One to the independent TV station, which thwarted Sky TV's efforts towards the British League One. At that time, the spokespersons of both TV stations fought to the death at the Chairman's Summit.
Later, some sponsors wanted to propose the title league, but David Dunn and others all firmly opposed the proposal because the proposal was proposed by their opponents, which led to the complete fierce struggle between the two factions.
In 1991, the faction led by former Chelsea chairman Ken Bates also used the alliance between mid- and lower-stream teams to defeat the league led by David Dunn, including Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and other teams, and helped Sky TV win the broadcasting rights of the Premier League. The reason is very simple. Sky TV's bid is higher and is willing to take care of the interests of mid- and lower-stream teams.
This has formed the current share of the Premier League broadcast rights, where Ken Bates plays an important role.
Sky TV has always wanted to acquire Manchester United in 1998 because it failed to get strong support from the giants. However, this transfer was eventually declared aborted by fans' strong resistance and the British government's Yushou. But one thing must be clear that Edwards and others from Manchester United's management agreed at that time, so Edwards later left Manchester United and let Peter Neon replace him.
By the way, in the late 1990s, Britain was going to repair Wembley Stadium. Arsenal's David Dunn once wanted to adopt the model of Tottenham Hotspur buying Stratford Stadium and buy Wembley Stadium. At that time, the two sides basically reached a consensus, but Ken Bates and his friends went crazy, causing trouble for Arsenal. In the end, the plan to take over Wembley Stadium was declared aborted, and Arsenal was forced to undertake the construction of the new stadium itself.
The reason why Ye Qiu has adopted a low-key strategy and pursued a harmonious strategy in the past few years is also related to this case that year. After all, Arsenal failed at that time, and if Tottenham Hotspur had too many sinners, it would easily lead to the failure of the acquisition of Stratford Stadium.
Relatively speaking, team losses are just small matters in the league or player transfers, but a stadium located in the city center, worth hundreds of millions of pounds, is Tottenham's core interest.
Judging from the history of Britain over the past twenty years, although this struggle between Ken Bates and the middle and lower-level teams was also for their respective interests, it laid a solid foundation for the prestige of the Premier League. At the same time, it also brought another kind of trouble, that is, motivation.
All mid- and lower-level teams do not have the pressure and motivation of European competitions, no big-name stars and salary pressure, but they can earn tens of millions of pounds from the Premier League every year. With the support of excellent Premier League match attendance, these two incomes are enough for them to live a very comfortable life in the Premier League, so they lack the motivation to continue to expand the market.
It’s like Aston Villa, Everton and other teams, and even Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur won the fourth and fifth place in the league and performed well in a row, but their sponsors were only four. Aston Villa didn’t even find sponsors for breast advertisements, and Everton also relied on the share given by the Premier League.
This lack of development momentum is everywhere in the Premier League, which has caused almost all teams to rely heavily on broadcasting rights and game day income, with very little commercial income. Anyway, what are you afraid of when there is the big pot of the Premier League?
As time goes by, the revenue of broadcast rights in the Premier League has become higher and higher, and these teams have become less motivated, and the salary pressure of players has become higher and higher, resulting in the increasing proportion of their debt, which has caused the current situation in the Premier League.
In a prosperous era, that is everything that fans outside see, but within the Premier League, especially in the eyes of some people with vision, the Premier League has reached a critical moment when it will inevitably decline without reform.
Therefore, Ye Qiu proposed to take advantage of this opportunity to sell the broadcast rights and implement the pace of Premier League reform. The first thing to do is to limit the development of Premier League salary. However, while limiting salary, the restrictions on mid- and lower-stream teams will be relaxed and some influencing factors will be added, such as the team's newly added commercial income can be used for salary expenditure without restrictions. This is to encourage mid- and lower-stream teams to actively operate commercially.
However, the biggest problem is debt, because teams including Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham United, Manchester City, Manchester United, and even Everton have serious debts. Another key point of Ye Qiu's proposal is to limit debt, which immediately caused him to be firmly opposed by teams including Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and other teams.
Regarding Ye Qiu's proposal, a vote was held on the same day, and the results included opposition from eight teams including Manchester United, Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham United, Everton and Liverpool, which also caused Ye Qiu's proposal to be Waterloo as soon as it was proposed.
Among them, Chelsea opposes the most resolutely. Although Abramovich didn't say much, he was the first to stand up and oppose it with a very firm attitude, which surprised many people because they were all guessing whether this was a personal grudge? Or did Abramovich consider it from his own interests?
Ye Qiu was mentally prepared for such a situation. He laughed and didn't feel much disgusted with the result.
Today's draft is just a hasty time, without any opinions made after negotiation and discussion. The biggest problem is debt. If you only consider debt, there may only be a very small number of teams in the Premier League to meet the requirements, but this is definitely impossible. Therefore, to link debt to the team's finances, a detailed and convincing data is required.
Moreover, reducing debt is not something that can be done in one day, it will take several years, so a timetable needs to be given.
Therefore, today's failure does not explain any problem, because at the initiative of Southampton Chairman Matthew Leticier, a week later, twenty Premier League teams will arrange for representatives to come here again for a second meeting, and then each representative will be able to come up with more detailed reform plans.
Moreover, a week is also a time for all parties to communicate and contact. After all, there are actually different differences among the eight opposing teams, such as Manchester City and Newcastle. The bosses behind these two teams are typical losers and gain publicity. It is not difficult to win their consent, because they are no longer willing to see the decline of the Premier League.
As for debt, this is a technical question, it depends on whether the boss behind the scenes is willing to invest.
If every Premier League boss is Morati, how could Premier League teams be so in debt?
"From the situation, Manchester United and Chelsea are the strongest opposition, which is really ironic." After Peter Neon and Ye Qiu returned to their private room, they sneered and mocked the two arch-enemy teams.
They are both advanced elements of salary capping, but they do not want to limit their debts. What is the logic?
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter whether they agree or disagree. We only need to win two-thirds of the vote, that is, the fourteen teams agree. From the current perspective, eleven teams support, one abstains, and eight opposes, so we only need to win the support of three more teams to get it done."
Ye Qiu was very open about this. How many people support and how many people oppose it means little to him, because he knew very well that Tottenham Hotspur’s route was right. As for what others do and think, he couldn’t get more involved.
There is a saying that goes, you can't live by yourself. If other teams are really so short-sighted, they deserve something wrong.
For Tottenham, even if the Premier League declines to the Serie A or Bundesliga in the future, Tottenham Hotspur can ensure that it always stands among the top European clubs because they have excellent enough healthy finances.
"Look for an opportunity to talk to them, Peter, this matter is left to you." Ye Qiu smiled and handed the burden on Peter Nion's shoulders, because he still has a lot to do next, "Oh, by the way, draft a framework agreement as soon as possible, and the core content is basically what I just said. You can't be in a hurry, but you must set a timetable."
If there is a timetable, those teams with deep debt will quickly find a way to solve the problem, otherwise they will still adopt the procrastination method.
"Okay" Peter Nion knew very well that if this vote was beautiful, he would basically be one of the two vice chairmen of the FA in October, which was his dream position back then.
As Tottenham Hotspur CEO and FA Vice Chairman, Peter Neon will have more power in the Premier League than Edwards and David Dunn, who were once extremely brilliant, which means that the Premier League will officially enter the Tottenham Hotspur era, whether on the court, in power institutions and influence.
"Good better than" Ye Qiu smiled and patted Peter Nean on the shoulder. Ye Qiu knew very well what Mr. Bald Man was thinking. He never felt that he had lost to Edwards and David Dunn. Now it was a chance.
"According to my opinion, there is not much controversy over the issue of salary limits. The only thing that is more troublesome is to try to contact Manchester City, Newcastle and other teams, and you should gain something."
Ye Qiu's words made Peter Nian nod and agree repeatedly, which was also his idea.
The reason is also very simple. Neither Manchester City's Abu Dhabi Consortium nor Newcastle's Qatar Consortium is the Glazer family. The latter hopes to make money through Manchester United. However, neither the Abu Dhabi Consortium nor the Qatar Consortium are going to use the team to make money. Therefore, it is almost impossible to convince the Glazer family, but it is still very possible to convince these two major consortiums.
In fact, another thing that Ye Qiu and Peter Nion didn't say is their selfishness.
Tottenham Hotspur is the healthiest team now, with no debt and profits every year, especially with the implementation of a new stadium in 2013 and the implementation of a new broadcasting rights contract, Tottenham Hotspur's profit will reach a new and amazing height.
Once the Premier League implements salary and debt restrictions, teams including Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham United will inevitably enter the adjustment stage. At this time, Tottenham Hotspur is about to usher in a stage of rapid development. With one increase and the other decrease, it is conceivable that Tottenham Hotspur will completely dominate the entire Premier League.
According to Ye Qiu's preliminary estimate, if the entire salary and debt limit clause is implemented, no team can challenge Tottenham Hotspur's dominance in the next five years, and even in the next ten years, Tottenham Hotspur will still stand at the top of the Premier League.
This is also the best coaching environment created by Ye Qiu for his successor after retirement.
Of course, this policy itself is indeed of great benefit to the long-term development of the Premier League. Therefore, even if other teams clearly know that this is the case, they have no way to stop it because this is the general trend.
Who made them not have the same vision as Ye Qiu?
Chapter completed!