Eight Hundred and Twenty-Three Another Upset!

"You guys have such a great vibe!"

Manchester City reversed Manchester United 3-2.

After the game, Gao Shen invited Ferguson to an office at the Intihad Stadium, and opened a bottle of Chilean red wine for him. Looking at the bustling crowds leaving the field, the old Manchester United coach said with emotion.

"We only have more than 50,000 people, far behind you." Gao Shen smiled modestly.

Manchester United's Old Trafford has more than 70,000 people. Apart from Wembley Stadium, England is the largest stadium in their stadium.

Having said that, Old Trafford has changed too.

Royne Keane once criticized the commercialization of Manchester United's home court.

"The audience has changed now. They're sitting in the stands munching on shrimp sandwiches and don't care whether the game is won or not."

This remark aroused great repercussions at the time.

Later, as the Glazer family acquired Manchester United, the heavy debt burden forced the Glazer family to start thinking about ticket prices. Therefore, in just a few years, Manchester United experienced three consecutive big ticket increases. It has risen by 50% during the year, which aroused the indignation of Manchester United fans.

But there is no way, watching the football is just needed, and you can’t do it if you don’t want to.

The method of the Glazer family is not just as simple as raising ticket prices.

As we all know, the price of season tickets is a little cheaper than that of loose tickets, and the lower price is used to attract fans to send the ticket purchase amount of the next season to the club in advance, even Arsenal, which has the highest ticket price, is no exception.

Many people know that Arsenal is the club with the most expensive season tickets in the Premier League, but few people pay attention. The season tickets of other teams in the Premier League are tickets for the 19 home games in the league, but Arsenal's season tickets are not only There are only 19 home games in the Premier League, and there are seven home games in the European War and the FA Cup.

If the team fails to play all 26 home games, it will be refunded in the name of [Cup Credit].

Others have nineteen games, while Arsenal have twenty-six, so the ticket price is naturally the most expensive.

What about Manchester United?

The Glazer family is very budget-conscious, eager to drain the savings of Manchester United fans.

In addition to the half price increase in five years, Manchester United also has an original secret to making money, that is, the Red Devils' season tickets do not have any discounts compared to loose tickets.

For example, in the high-priced stands, the loose ticket for Manchester United is 39 pounds, and 19 home games, that is 741 pounds.

The season ticket price of Manchester United's high-priced stands is 741 pounds, no discount.

Season ticket prices at £532 for the Low Price Stand are also in line with the £28 per game ticket price.

In other words, there is no discount for Manchester United's season tickets.

As one of the most profitable clubs in the world, Manchester United can be described as meticulous in its operations.

Since the beginning of this season, the value-added tax in the UK has increased from 17.5% to 20%, so Manchester United announced that the ticket price for each game has increased by 1 pound, which is really stingy.

Some people may ask, don't Manchester United fans have any opinions on this?

The answer is definitely yes, but what if there are opinions?

Manchester United has a large fan base, if you don't watch it, some people will.

But the result of the continuous price increase is that Manchester United's home atmosphere is much worse than before.

More and more fans who are fanatical but cannot afford the ticket prices are being turned away.

This is why Ferguson feels that Manchester City has a good atmosphere.

A very important point is that the ticket price of Manchester City is much lower than that of Manchester United. This is mainly because the income of Manchester City's fan base is not as good as that of Manchester United.

When they were still at the Maine Road Stadium, Manchester City itself represented the ordinary working class.

...

"We're going to go up too!" Gao Shen said with a wry smile.

"Really?" Ferguson was a little surprised.

Manchester City's ticket prices are also going up?

"A little bit,

I heard that I am communicating with the fans. The lowest ticket price has not been raised for many years. It is said that the low price will be raised to 325 pounds, and the high price will be raised to 465 pounds. "

Much lower than Manchester United.

In fact, Manchester City's ticket price is not high, especially in the past three years, after the performance has improved greatly, the club's financial problems have occurred, and now Manchester City fans are quite in favor of the team's ticket price increase.

This is why Manchester City fans welcome the price increase of season tickets.

It's really not that the fans are stupid or blind, but they all know that the team just needs to relieve the financial pressure in order to be able to operate healthily for a long time.

If the team is willing to watch the game for fans for free, that would be the best, but the finances are unsustainable, and it will not last long after all.

Therefore, they are willing to support a virtuous circle.

Of course, in the eyes of Manchester City, which is backed by the Abu Dhabi consortium, this is somewhat weird.

...

"I've seen the documentary you made, it's really good!"

Ferguson suddenly changed the subject and praised.

"To be honest, watching that film, I was really touched. Many things seem to have happened yesterday, but when I think about it carefully, it turns out that it has been several years, even decades."

Gao Shen nodded silently. He was thinking that Ferguson seemed really old.

When people get old, they always like to remember the past.

It's like Ferguson at this moment, is he in the documentary of Qualiz United?

Rather than saying that, it would be better to say that he was nostalgic for those glorious years he had experienced.

"By the way, when will the second episode come out?" Ferguson asked with concern.

Gao Shen laughed, "The first three episodes were filmed, and the second episode is already on the way, and the crew is still following along with the filming."

Seeing Ferguson like that proves that this documentary is really well shot.

Leeds United and Channel 4 each invested one million pounds in this documentary, and many scenes were still filmed in Leeds United, but I have to admire the ability of Osmond's team, and the reputation is really good.

Of course, it is basically impossible to quickly ferment documentaries like movies, after all, documentaries are still relatively small.

But this thing pays attention to a long flow of water.

Leeds United is launching this documentary on major video platforms. I hope that more and more viewers will watch it, learn about it, and even like Leeds United. This will be a long-term process.

"You always have a lot of weird ideas, but to be honest, your team, whether it's Manchester City or Leeds United, is very energetic and passionate." Ferguson rarely praised profound words.

"Why do I feel that your compliment seems to have other motives?" He said with a deep and villainous smile.

Ferguson is bitter, labor and management finally wanted to praise you, but you doubt me?

"Two days ago, I saw the news that you were going to hold a New Year's Eve event in China. I forgot the specifics, but the newspaper reported a little bit about it, saying that Chinese fans who participated in the event would be invited to watch the football in the UK. , I think it's a good idea."

Only then did Gao Shen understand.

In fact, this is an idea proposed by Leeds United's office in China.

At present, Leeds United has just started in China, and the official website and forum have just been launched, and they are still being promoted, so I want to do some activities, push a wave of traffic, and bring popularity.

Especially on video platforms and social networking platforms.

This event is to give the ten lucky winners a chance to go to Leeds to watch the game live, and all board and lodging and air tickets will be borne by Leeds United.

The event has already caused quite a stir in China, especially in conjunction with the release of the documentary, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon, which has caused a lot of repercussions, and the reaction of the fans is also very enthusiastic and positive.

And this response was also noticed by the British media and reported.

Seeing Ferguson's expression, Gao Shen suddenly wanted to ask him a question.

At that time, he fell out with the two major shareholders of Manchester United because of the stallion in Gibraltar. Later, when the Glazer family bought Manchester United, he did not object. Does he now regret his original choice?

But after thinking about it, Gao Shen didn't ask this question in the end.

He felt that even if he asked, Ferguson would not give an answer.

Ferguson was clearly tired.

Many things, people outside the club, I'm afraid they will never know.

Only when you are in it will you know what happened.

Maybe right, maybe wrong, but at Ferguson's age, it doesn't matter anymore.

Most importantly, even after retirement, he is still the godfather of Manchester United!

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When Gao Shen and Ferguson were talking at the Intihad Stadium, far away at Elland Road Stadium in Leeds, the whistle for the game between Leeds United and Arsenal had just blown.

One to zero!

Leeds United upset Arsenal at home.

Wenger did his best in this game. Although there are still many main players missing, Arteta, Alexander Song, Koscielny and Squillac all started.

This also allowed the Gunners to take advantage of the away game smoothly and suppress Leeds United.

But the White Rose played very hard in this game, the whole press was well done, and the defense was also very well organized, which made the Gunners' offense unable to find a breakthrough for a long time.

Wenger's starting lineup consisted of Arshavin, Chamark and Chamberlain, which resulted in an advantage and was unable to score a goal. It was not until the 68th minute of the second half that Leeds United counterattacked. Paolini O sent a direct pass, Yin Cardi seized the opportunity at the critical moment, and gave Arsenal a fatal blow in front of the goal.

One to zero!

After the Gunners came to their senses, they made a decisive substitution, replacing Walcott and veteran Henry in one breath.

This also sounded the clarion call for Arsenal's counterattack, but Leeds United began to retreat across the board.

In the end, both sides came and went, and no one was able to score again.

Leeds United beat the Gunners 1-0.

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When Gao Shen received the news, he had just sent Ferguson away, and his face was overjoyed.

What a big upset!

It's also Wenger's fault that the starting lineup was too large.

If Henry and Walcott are allowed to start, it is estimated that Leeds United will be finished.

Not far from the door, Ferguson also received news from Leeds United.

For profound reasons, he had Manchester United's scouts keep an eye on the team.

When he learned that Leeds United had upset Arsenal, Ferguson couldn't help frowning.

He had a very strong sense of foreboding.

Leeds United's promotion to the Premier League may send Gao Shen away, but it is also likely to disrupt the current order of the Premier League again.

Turning around, Ferguson took a deep look at the door that had just been closed, as if he could penetrate the door and see the depths inside.

This is the first opponent that he can't see clearly and can't guess!

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