Chapter 788 Mobile Home
Matt Donald drove his Chevrolet that had been around for nearly a decade on Enfield's AI0 road north of Hertfordshire. The intersection in front was a bit blocked, and he honked a few times in a hurry.
The traffic moved slowly, but his mood was as impatient as ever.
This is not like Matt Donald at all, because everyone who knows and knows him knows that this is a very patient and gentle person. He rarely sees him lose his temper with others, and has never seen him drink like other middle-aged people in his forties, but he is a loyal fan.
Like all those living in Northumberland, he is a loyal Tottenham Hotspur
Because of this, he became the driver of Tottenham Hotspur and the captain of the team.
This morning, he had to arrive at Theoborde as soon as possible, because he still had very important things to do.
It turned out that there was a collision ahead, which was very slight, but it caused half of the not-so-wide AI0 highway to be blocked, so the two-way car had to squeeze a lane at the same time, so the speed of the car naturally slowed down.
Seeing this scene, Matt Donald shook his head helplessly, gently stepped on the accelerator, and the speed increased a little, but the car was still driving very steadily. He was always able to bypass some bumps in advance, because he had been walking this road for seven years and had to walk several back and forth every day, and he was very familiar with every road.
After passing through the viaduct on the Ring Expressway, enter Hertfordshire territory, and soon arrive at Theobord.
The security guards all recognized Donald's car, but they still came up to see it as usual, before greeting him with a smile, opening the door and letting him in. Donald drove directly to the employee parking lot and parked in his own fixed parking space.
After getting off the car and walking out of the parking lot, I saw the training base coming in at the gate and walking a long way deep. Two luxury buses with white painted painted at the intersection of the three-way street opposite Central Park were parked. The black Tottenham Hotspur team logo and team name were printed on the side of the body of the door. In some blank areas, there were also the logos of several Tottenham Hotspur sponsors.
"Wow, it's great." Matt Donald smiled and walked forward quickly, approached the car, reached out to the car and touched it. It was very smooth and had a first-class touch. He quickly walked around the car and saw the front glass with a very wide view in front. The bus sign was below the front block. Scania
"Boss, here" Another driver of Tottenham Hotspur first team, Evans, waved at Donald.
Donald walked over and found that the other three of the four drivers of the first team's two buses arrived. When they saw Donald, they all called him, which was also the habitual name the drivers in the team called him.
"Hello, my name is Eric, the representative of Scania." A middle-aged Nordic man came over.
"Hello, Donald" Donald shook hands with him.
Eric stood behind the two buses. From the back, there was nothing worth noting at the rear. Next to the silver Scania English logo, it was printed with [rtu], the Chinese name was the commander, and below it was printed with a line of English letters. It cooperated with Hager to show that this luxury bus was the result of the cooperation and development of Scania and Hager.
Haig, also known as China Golden Dragon United Automobile Industry Corporation, is abbreviated as Suzhou Golden Dragon.
"These two cars were tailored for you, Tottenham Hotspur, with our Chinese partners. They are 14 meters long, two and a half meters wide, three and eight meters high, and weigh about 25 tons and five hundred horsepower." Eric introduced these two super luxury buses to four drivers of Tottenham Hotspur's first team.
"Although this car is made in China, the engine, transmission and chassis technology all come from Scania and is assembled by China Hager. Except for the side windows of the driver's seat, all the side windows are sealed explosion-proof glass of the Prime Minister. Warning lights are installed around the body, and eight camera surveillance probes are also installed around it."
Eric introduced everything around the car body and walked to the front of the car.
The front of the car looks very domineering, and the headlights are equipped with LPD lights, including eight daytime running lights, turn signals, low beams and high beams, and cylindrical front fog lights. The rearview mirrors protruding from both sides look like two powerful dragon claws. They are equipped with ground mirrors that can see clearly the left and right sides of the front of the car, and are used to observe the inner mirrors below the front of both sides of the car body, as well as traditional rearview mirrors, all of which have electric adjustment functions.
The entire set of equipment ensures that the driver sits in the driver's seat and sees everything around without blind spots.
"The key point is this. The lane deviates from the early warning system. When the vehicle accidentally deviates from the driving lane, it will issue a warning to remind the driver to correct the direction. It is a very effective driving system." Eric pointed to a detection instrument under the front barrier glass and introduced.
After hearing this, Donald and others looked at each other, and they all felt that this thing was indeed advanced enough.
The doors are electric control. After opening, there are steps. The second step contains the Tottenham Hotspur team logo. The spacious driving seat is filled with dense function buttons. There is also an LCD screen on the center console, which can provide reversing images at the rear and sides when reversing, allowing the driver to better grasp the dynamics of the car.
In addition, it is equipped with cruise control, body stability system, tire pressure monitoring, parking support control system, etc., which is very complete. Moreover, the entire center console adopts a design similar to the aircraft cabin, and uses a semicircular bag to the driver's seat, allowing the driver to control everything as long as he easily reaches out his hand during the driving process.
This bus could accommodate more than fifty seats, but it was changed to thirty seats by Tottenham Hotspur. The space freed up was mainly in the rear row of the bus. In addition to the second exit, a small kitchen was added, with a refrigerator, a cooking counter, a faucet, a ceramic hob and other facilities, including everything, as well as a small bar and a bathroom.
Thirty seats, including the driver's seat, are all genuine leather liftable seats, and all have massage functions. There are also several seats that are extended versions tailored for large players, including a row of foldable massage tables.
In addition, wireless network, satellite navigation, advanced audio and entertainment systems are all essential for luxury buses. There are also four nineteen-inch LPD displays that can ensure that every corner of the car can be viewed without blind spots.
"They all envious of us." Donald stood in the car. He listened to his colleagues' full introduction. He really felt that this car was not simple. The facilities were very advanced and perfect, and it was simply perfect.
"This time, we will provide Tottenham Hotspur with five top-end super luxury custom buses, three for the first team and two for the youth team and the reserve team. At the same time, we will also provide a batch of luxury buses for Tottenham Hotspur to use. Although it is luxury, the basic facilities are similar, but there is no customization."
Eric feels that although the company has made a big contribution to Tottenham Hotspur this time, the company has made great efforts, but the gains must be significant. Not to mention anything else, signing this five-year sponsorship contract before the Champions League final shows the company's ambitions.
According to the agreement between the two parties, in addition to providing buses for free, Scania is also responsible for vehicle maintenance. In addition, they also provide Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship fees of 6 million euros every year. For customized models like this, a car must be at least 700,000 euros, and a luxury-level one must be around 400,000 to 500,000 euros.
It can be seen that Scania has made great efforts to join forces with Tottenham Hotspur this time.
But Tottenham has an extraordinary influence around the world, especially in the United States and Asia. This team is the world's number one, and Scania now attaches great importance to Asia. They regard the Asia region as the focus of the company's business development in the next few years, especially China.
Therefore, Scania cooperated with Suzhou Jinlong to develop this bus and vigorously sponsor Tottenham Hotspur.
Just as they were familiar with the bus, the team's Ministry of Commerce and Public Relations arrived in Theoborde one after another, CEO Peter Nion and Chief Operating Officer Ron Gurley also arrived at the scene, and Scania's CEO Martin Ted.
More and more reporters gathered outside, and under the organization of the team's security department, Matt Donald also began to organize his colleagues. He drove one of them himself, and Evans drove the other one. Two super luxury buses slowly drove out of the training base, passed through the gate of Theobord, and appeared in front of all the reporters.
For a time, the spotlights shone frequently on the scene, and countless reporters were attracted by this luxurious bus with domineering appearance and modern aesthetic design. Donald and Evans also opened the bus doors and allowed the reporter to come forward to take pictures.
This is also the effect Scania wants to create. They need to use the Tottenham Hotspur platform to let more people around the world understand them and enhance their influence. At least in terms of brand awareness, they are still far from Tottenham Hotspur, but with Tottenham Hotspur, their influence can be greatly enhanced.
"I am very happy to be able to cooperate with Tottenham Hotspur." After signing the sponsorship contract, Martin Ted smiled and faced interviews from dozens of journalists and media from all over the world.
"This is a very excellent team with a long history and tradition. After long-term accumulation, they have ushered in their peak and glory, but the reason why we chose to work with Tottenham Hotspur is not just that."
Martin Ted answered some reporters' questions, "I think their philosophy is very close to us and I attach great importance to details. A year ago, I saw a very interesting thing in Genk, Belgium. I saw a Tottenham Hotspur bus and was circling around the city. I was puzzled at the time."
"Yes, most teams, especially when playing away games, especially places that are not suitable for taking team buses, tend to rent a temporary painted bus and driver in the away city to facilitate their away games. I was thinking at the time that the empty bus should be temporarily rented for painting."
"But I soon knew I was wrong. It was indeed Tottenham Hotspur's bus, but why was it there?"
In fact, when Martin Ted said this, many reporters present were surprised because most of them didn't know what was going on.
Although Tottenham Hotspur went to the away game in every game, there were always team buses waiting there, and they all felt that it seemed normal and used to it. But now when they heard Martin Ted say this, they felt puzzled, yes, why can they always see their buses away?
"It turns out that before every away game, they will arrange for one of the buses to go to the away game three or five days in advance. From the hotel they booked to the stadium, they will familiarize themselves with the road conditions and environment of the city, and they will even learn about traffic congestion and other information, and then stop at the airport on time before the team arrives."
Everyone present suddenly realized, but it was more of an indescribable complex feeling, because they dared to say that there are really not many teams in the entire European football world who can do this and insist on doing this, or even very few. They are probably just greedy for convenience and rent a bus away directly.
"When I met Mr. Ye Qiu yesterday, I asked him, "I said, why?"
When he said this, Longstead nodded with some emotion, "His answer moved me. He said, because the bus is a mobile home of our team. Although the players have their own home, they usually rest in the training base and have to stay in the hotel every away game, but more, we sit in the bus together. I hope that even if we pass a bus, we can create a family feeling for the team."
"I don't know what it feels like when you hear this, but I am really moved because they reflect their professionalism and professionalism from the little details, and also reflect the business philosophy of their team. This is why I appeared here."
Many reporters at the scene burst into applause, and Longstede's words were indeed quite sincere.
Peter Nion followed Longstead and delivered a speech on the team's cooperation with Scania. He hoped that this cooperation would achieve win-win results for all parties. At the same time, he also expressed his gratitude for Scania's sponsorship.
This time, Scania reached a sponsorship agreement with Tottenham Hotspur as a commercial vehicle partner. Because BMW only has family cars, Tottenham Hotspur has opened a commercial vehicle partner this time. Scania provided a sponsorship amount of 6 million euros a year and obtained exclusive cooperation rights for commercial vehicles around the world.
This time, in addition to announcing a sponsorship cooperation agreement with Scania, Peter Nion also invited all journalists and media to go to Stratford Stadium in the afternoon. This stadium has been completed in advance. This afternoon, the team will go to Stratford Stadium to hold a simple opening ceremony.
Tottenham Hotspur will also accept reservations from official websites, mobile APs and other channels from the official website, mobile APs and other channels. All fans who have not been able to get or buy the Champions League final tickets at Wembley Stadium can enter the Stratford Stadium for free to watch the Champions League final live broadcast.
This is also the first time in the history of the Champions League. The huge LPD TV screen of the Stratford Stadium will broadcast the Champions League game live, and all fans can enjoy this football feast in the stands. This is also a preview of Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium with Stratford Stadium, and all shops and facilities will be officially opened.
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese Prime Minister will visit Europe during the Champions League final. At the invitation of British Prime Minister Cameron and UEFA President Platini, he will attend the Champions League final in person, accompanied by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. This is undoubtedly the first time for the Champions League final.
In addition, regarding the ticket issue for the Champions League final, although Wembley Stadium can accommodate 86,000 fans, only 59,000 tickets are for the public and fans. Two of the teams, Tottenham and Bayern Munich, each received 25,000 tickets. The remaining 9,000 tickets will be provided to ticket buyers around the world through the Internet, and have been sold out.
In other words, by the day of the Champions League final, the price of tickets will surge again, and the scalpers will show their skills by then.
There is no way for UEFA and the participating teams to do this. Even though the 25,000 tickets in the team were given to the team's loyal members and sponsors, who can guarantee that these tickets will not flow out?
After the morning event, Tottenham Hotspur appeared on time in the afternoon at Stratford Stadium, but Ye Qiu and all the players did not stay on the scene for too long. After attending a brief opening ceremony for a new stadium, they were interviewed by reporters and returned to Theoborde.
Regarding recent times, Tottenham Hotspur has adopted closed training, and Ye Qiu smiled and said that he was preparing a secret weapon for the Champions League final.
"You all know that our opponent in the final last season was Bayern Munich. Although we won that game, I believe Heinx is still very familiar with us. He also said that we have been studying us for the past year, so I have to prepare some secret weapons, otherwise it will be difficult to beat Bayern Munich."
As for what secret weapon, Ye Qiu smiled and said that he would know when the finals came.
But when interviewing the players, some people still revealed clues, such as Drogba and the Ivorians smiled and said that they were practicing headers and set pieces. This was immediately interpreted by the outside media as Tottenham Hotspur was going to defeat Bayern Munich with high altitude bombing because the German class bully's air defense ability is still relatively weak.
Therefore, there was news that Drogba might replace Cavani's starter.
But is this really the case?
Chapter completed!