Chapter 712: The Real Surprise

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When Saints Harry and John were conspiring to discuss about the bar in Southampton, at the door of the recording studio of the London TV headquarters, Steven Howard, the number one reporter of the Sun newspaper, smiled at Charlene Lage who walked out of the recording studio Ray hands over a bottle of water.

"Ha, Steven, you seem to be running very hard on our side recently!"

Barbara Slater, the head of the sports department who followed Charlene Lahiri, joked playfully and winked at Charlene Lahiri, "Could it be that you plan to chase after our table flower?"

"Taiwan flower?" Steven Howard was taken aback, a little surprised.

"The flower of the TV station!" Barbara Slater said with a chuckle, "Not long ago, Charlene was selected internally by our company's employees, and Charlene deserves it!"

"Oh, please!" Steven Howard patted his forehead vigorously, "If you really vote like this, she should be our ring flower?"

"Ring flowers? What do you mean?" Barbara Slater couldn't understand it at all.

"The flower of the football media circle!" Steven Howard said at the end, he couldn't help laughing.

Barbara Slater and Charlene Lahiri were thoroughly amused.

"Okay, okay, you all stop joking and talk about serious business!" Charlene Lahiri interrupted the teasing angrily.

Steven Howard did hint at her affection, but unfortunately, she refused from the beginning, so now the two can only be regarded as good friends and colleagues, apart from that, it is impossible to have any other relationship.

Because in her heart, there is no room for others!

"Okay, let's talk, I'll go back first!" Barbara Slater didn't say any more, and left after apologizing.

Charlene Lahiri pointed to a room next to the studio and walked in.

Steven Howard also hurried in, and said with a smile: "After the program you just broadcast is broadcast, there will definitely be another controversy. It's best to be mentally prepared!"

"Why?" Charlene Lahiri unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water in an elegant manner.

"It's very simple, you almost praised Southampton as a flower in the show!" Steven Howard laughed.

Charlene Lahiri smiled sweetly, "I don't want to praise people for their good performance, isn't it too much?"

"Besides, everyone who likes my show knows that I am a complete saint. They should have been mentally prepared!"

Steven Howard shook his head helplessly and laughed. He was mentally prepared, because Charlene Lahiri was a famous diehard, and she was a diehard Southampton loyalist.

"The four Premier League teams participating in the UEFA Champions League this year, all four have successfully advanced from the group stage, but Manchester City lost 0-2 at home to Barcelona in the first leg, Arsenal lost 0-2 to Bayern Munich in the first leg, Manchester United lost the first leg away Lost 2-0 at Olympiacos, only Southampton beat Galatasaray 6-0 away."

Speaking of this, Charlene Lahiri shrugged and spread her hands, "Tell me, is my boasting too much?"

Steven Howard is also very helpless, not because the opponent is too strong, but because our side is too weak.

The performance of the Premier League teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage is actually not too bad. Southampton was lucky in the draw, and did not draw any strong teams. Five wins and one are playing steadily. There is nothing to say.

Although the strength of Manchester United's group is relatively average, Manchester United's strength should also qualify. Therefore, Moyes' Red Devils have four wins and two draws, unbeaten qualifying, and they are also the first in the group.

As for Manchester City, it can only be regarded as Manchester City's unlucky encounter with Bayern Munich, but even so, Manchester City still has an impressive record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 15 points, which is equal to Bayern Munich. Munich scored more goals, so it got the first place in the group.

Arsenal encountered the group of death, but the performance of the Gunners is also not bad, with four wins and two losses, the same points as Dortmund and Naples. As a result, due to the relationship between the battle, Arsenal fell behind Dortmund in the final ranking, while Naples was forced to play in Europe. Union Cup.

It can be said that the performance of the four Premier League teams in the Champions League group stage this season is quite impressive.

But who would have thought that once they entered the knockout round, their performance would drop sharply.

If it is reasonable to say that Manchester City and Arsenal are better than Siam, they qualified second in the group, and immediately met the top teams in the group, such as Bayern Munich and Barcelona. If it is reasonable to lose, then Manchester United lost 0-2 away For Olympiacos, that's totally wrong.

Because Olympiacos is recognized as the weakest of the sixteen teams that have reached the knockout round.

As a result, just when everyone thought that Manchester United was lucky and sent to the quarter-finals, Moyes made a big joke with people all over the world.

What's even more frightening is that the Red Devils Manchester United's ranking in the Premier League this season has completely fallen out of the top five. Let alone competing for the top four in the league, it may be difficult to even qualify for the Europa League.

Originally, everyone expected Moyes to make a difference in the Champions League and continue his excellent form in the group stage, but now, this disastrous defeat has made everyone realize that Moyes is not Ferguson after all, nor can he be Ferguson.

If you really want to play tricks, Steven Howard can't catch up with Charlene Lahiri even if he flatters him.

Therefore, every time, he can only disarm and surrender!

"Okay, anyway, I can't say no to you!" The chief reporter of the Sun newspaper could only admit it.

Charlene Lahiri smiled noncommittally, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"I heard that Southampton has been making big moves recently!" Steven Howard said tentatively.

Charlene Lahiri thought secretly, and it was really for the sake of the saints, she raised her brows, "You know all about it, and you still ask me?"

Steven Howard became depressed, "Miss, I can only find some corners and corners, but nothing at all, okay? If you don't give me any more information, Rebekah will definitely strip it when I go back. off my skin!"

The image of Rebekah Wade, editor-in-chief of the Devil, appeared in Charlene Lahiri's mind, and she immediately giggled.

"Okay then, tell me, what did you find?" Charlene Lahiri also began to gather information.

Steven Howard thought for a while, "My informant told me that Southampton is going to cooperate with Harrods Mall in London. I don't know the specific cooperation project, but I guess, it is estimated..."

Charlene Lahiri nodded and said, "Yes, Harrods will be stationed in Southampton's new stadium!"

This is tantamount to affirming Steven Howard's guess.

A large department store, or a high-end shopping mall, is settled in a football field, which is unique in the world.

But Southampton's new stadium can, because Southampton has consciously wanted to do this from the time of design.

If you guessed right, the Harrods Mall is not inside the stadium, but on the double-decker bridge connecting the stadium and the land. In addition to the two roads and sidewalks, there are many roads and sidewalks in the middle. A large single-story building is connected with the ground floor and underground parking lot of the new stadium, and the architectural style is also in the same line.

In other words, not only the Harrods mall, but also inside the stadium in Southampton, there is still a lot of space that can be used to attract investment. By then, the annual rent of the venue alone will be quite an astonishing sum of income.

"It seems that Southampton has a lot of ambition!" Steven Howard smiled.

If Southampton's plan is really followed, after entering the new stadium, the annual rent and the increase in match day income will double the financial income of the Saints, and even catch up with Real Madrid and Manchester United in one fell swoop. Big earner.

"But I have a question!" As a reporter, Steven Howard has a keen sense of news, and immediately grasped the crux of the problem, "Why are those merchants interested in Southampton's shops?"

It is not uncommon to develop supporting land around the stadium. For example, the corner of the Bernabéu in Real Madrid is leased out to others, and the price is quite good.

In addition, like Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, the rent inside the stadium alone can collect tens of millions of pounds a year, not to mention the income from tickets and boxes.

But there are almost no such things as Southampton.

The reason is mainly because most of the stadiums are located in the suburban areas, and those located in the city center generally do not have extra land, so they can only develop the interior of the stadium as much as possible.

For example, Chelsea's Stamford Bridge, is it enough for the city center?

What can be done?

The surrounding land is all other people's, and even the stadium does not belong to Chelsea. Every move has to be applied for, and it will attract complaints. How to fix it?

Also, like Manchester United, the commercial value of the land around Old Trafford is also high, but none of those belong to Manchester United.

Therefore, in such a big battle like Southampton, it is really the only one in the top European football league.

But when it comes to commercial value, it does exist. After all, it can attract 60,000 to 70,000 fans to the stadium to watch a game every week. Even many fans like to run around the stadium on weekdays. A little development has great potential .

But to attract so many merchants at once, Steven Howard felt that it was not enough.

Unless, Southampton has its own plan.

After listening to Steven Howard's question, Charlene Lahiri smiled slightly, "Southampton naturally has chips and plans to attract those merchants, otherwise, would those merchants be fools?"

"What plan?" Steven Howard immediately became interested.

He was sensitively aware that this was the real news!

Charlene Lahiri looked at Steven Howard leisurely, and only said it after deliberately showing off.

"Tickets are free!"

"What?" Steven Howard stood up in surprise, "The ball... free tickets?"

"right!"

"How is this possible?" The chief reporter of The Sun newspaper shook his head desperately. This is absolutely impossible.

Free tickets?

What international joke?

You know, after Southampton moved into the new stadium, according to the attendance rate, the average game will be at least three to four million pounds in revenue, free? Could it be that Southampton is going to become a philanthropist?

Besides, ticket revenue has always been one of the main sources of income for various clubs. If there is no ticket revenue, wouldn't Southampton's revenue drop sharply?

At that time, what will support so many stars?

But Charlene Lahiri was obviously not surprised, as if Steven Howard's reaction had already been expected by her.

This makes the chief reporter of the Sun newspaper a little strange, is it true?

But if it is true, why would Southampton do this?

In other words, why did Southampton do this?

"Steven, this plan is still in trial operation at present, but I can only say that many people are quite optimistic about this plan, so Harrods Mall and some other companies and brands have chosen to settle in, because of this!"

When Charlene Lahiri said this, her face was full of confidence.

"If Southampton is really successful, it will become Southampton, no, it will even become the most popular tourism consumption hotspot in South London!"

At this moment, Steven Howard was really shocked!

He had thought about it a lot before, and even some of it he thought were exaggerated.

But when he told Charlene Lahiri at this moment, he was surprised to find that the reality was even more exaggerated than imagined!

God, is the world crazy?

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