Chapter 771 Mobile Home
Matt Donald was driving his nearly ten-year-old Chevrolet on the A10 highway from Enfield to Hertfordshire. The intersection ahead was a bit congested, and he honked his horn a few times in a hurry.
The traffic was moving slowly, but his mood was as impatient as ever.
This was not like Matt Donald in his usual state, because everyone who knew him knew that he was a very patient and gentle person. He rarely lost his temper with others, and he had never been seen drinking like other middle-aged people in their forties, but he was a die-hard fan.
Like everyone living in Northumberland, he was a die-hard fan of Tottenham Hotspur!
Because of this, he became Tottenham Hotspur's driver and team captain.
This morning, he had to get to Theobald as soon as possible because he had something important to do.
It turned out that there was a collision ahead, which was very minor, but it caused the narrow A10 highway to be blocked in half, so the two-way cars had to squeeze into one lane at the same time, and the speed naturally had to slow down.
Seeing this scene, Matt Donald shook his head helplessly, stepped on the accelerator lightly, 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 driving this road for seven years, and he had to go back and forth several times every day. He was very familiar with every section of the road.
Going over the viaduct of the ring road, entering the territory of Hertfordshire, and soon arrived at Theobald.
The security guards all recognized Donald's car, but they still came up to take a look as usual, then smiled and greeted him, opened the gate for him to enter, and Donald drove directly to the employee parking lot and parked in his fixed parking space.
After getting off the car and walking out of the parking lot, I saw the main entrance of the training base. I walked a little deeper and saw two luxury buses painted white parked at the three-way intersection opposite the Central Park. The black Tottenham Hotspur logo and the team name were printed on the side of the car body facing the gate, and in some blank spaces, there were logos of several major sponsors of Tottenham Hotspur.
"Wow, great!" Matt Donald smiled and walked up quickly. He approached the car body and reached out to touch it. It was very smooth and felt first-class. He quickly went around the front of the car and saw a very wide front windshield in front of him. Under the front windshield was the logo of the bus, Scania!
"Boss, here!" Evans, another driver of the Tottenham Hotspur first team, waved at Donald.
Donald walked over and found that the other three of the four drivers of the two buses of the first team had arrived. When they saw Donald, they greeted him and called him "Boss", which was also the habitual name of the drivers in the team.
"Hello, my name is Eric, a representative of Scania!" A middle-aged Nordic man came over.
"Hello, Donald!" Donald shook hands with him.
Eric was standing behind the two buses. From the back, there was nothing worth noting about the rear of the bus. Next to the silver Scania English logo was printed [Touring], the Chinese name was Tongling, and below was a line of English letters, "Cooperation with Higer", indicating that this luxury bus was the result of the joint research and development of Scania and Higer.
Higer is the brand of China Jinlong United Automotive Industry Corporation, referred to as Suzhou Jinlong.
"These two cars were tailor-made for you Tottenham Hotspur together with our Chinese partners. They are 14 meters long, 2.5 meters wide, 3.8 meters high, weighing about 25 tons, and 500 horsepower!" Eric was introducing these two super luxury buses to the four drivers of Tottenham Hotspur's first team.
"Although this car is made in China, the engine, gearbox and chassis technology all come from Scania, and are assembled by Higer China. Except for the driver's side window, all side windows are sealed explosion-proof glass of the prime minister level. Warning lights are set around the body, and eight camera monitoring probes are also installed around it."
Eric introduced everything around the body, and then walked to the front of the car.
The front of the whole car looks very domineering, and the headlights are equipped with LED light groups, including eight daytime running lights, turn signals, low beam and high beam lights, and cylindrical front fog lights. The rearview mirrors on both sides are like two powerful dragon claws, equipped with ground mirrors to see the left and right sides of the front of the car, inner mirrors for observing the lower front of both sides of the car body, and traditional rearview mirrors, all of which have electric adjustment functions.
The whole set of equipment can ensure that the driver can see everything around him without blind spots when sitting in the driver's seat.
"The point is this, the lane departure warning system, which will issue a warning when the vehicle accidentally deviates from the driving lane, reminding the driver to correct the direction. It is a very effective driving system!" Eric pointed to a detection instrument under the windshield and introduced it.
Donald and others listened and looked at each other, and each of them thought that this thing was indeed advanced enough.
The door is electrically controlled. After opening, there are **** steps. The second step has the Tottenham Hotspur team logo. The spacious driving seat is covered with densely packed function buttons. There is also an LCD screen on the center console, which can provide reversing images of the rear and side of the car when reversing, allowing the driver to better grasp the dynamics of the car body.
It is also equipped with cruise control, body stability system, tire pressure monitoring, parking support control system, etc., which are very complete, and the entire center console adopts a design similar to that of an airplane cabin, with a semicircle surrounding the driver's seat. This allows the driver to control everything by simply reaching out while driving.
This bus could originally accommodate more than fifty seats, but it was converted by Tottenham Hotspur into thirty seats. The space freed up is mainly in the back row of the bus. In addition to the second exit, there are A small kitchen has been added, with refrigerators, cooking tables, faucets, ceramic stoves and other facilities, as well as a small bar and toilet.
The thirty seats, including the driver's seat, are all leather lift seats, and all have massage functions. There are also several extended seats specially designed for big players, and there is also a row of foldable massage beds. .
In addition, wireless network, satellite navigation, high-end audio and entertainment systems are all must-haves for luxury buses. There are also four 19-inch LED displays, which can ensure that every corner of the car can be viewed without blind spots.
"They are all jealous of us!" Donald stood in the car. He and his colleagues listened to the whole introduction. They really felt that this car was not simple. All the facilities were very advanced and complete. It was simply perfect!
"This time, we will provide Tottenham Hotspur with five top-of-the-line ultra-luxury customized buses, three for the first team, two for the youth team and the reserve team, as well as a number of luxury-grade buses. The bus is provided for use by Tottenham Hotspur. Although it is a luxury class, the basic facilities are similar, but it is not customized. "
Eric feels that this time the company has generously sponsored Tottenham Hotspur. Although it has cost a lot, the rewards must not be small. Apart from anything else, it is important to sign this five-year sponsorship contract before the Champions League final. , which shows the company’s ambition.
According to the agreement between the two parties, in addition to providing free buses, Scania will also be responsible for vehicle maintenance. In addition, they will also provide Tottenham Hotspur with an annual sponsorship fee of 6 million euros. Customized models like this , one should cost at least 700,000 euros, and a luxury-class one should cost around 400,000 to 500,000 euros.
It can be seen that Scania has indeed made a lot of efforts to join forces with Tottenham Hotspur this time.
But Tottenham Hotspur has extraordinary influence around the world, especially in the United States and Asia. This team is ranked number one in the world, and Scania's most important thing now is Asia. Asia is regarded as the focus of the company's business development in the next few years, especially China.
Therefore, Scania cooperated with Suzhou Golden Dragon to develop this bus and strongly sponsored Tottenham Hotspur.
Just as a group of them were getting to know and familiarize themselves with the bus, people from the team's business department and public relations department arrived at Theobald one after another, including CEO Peter Kenyon and COO Ron Gurley. They also arrived at the scene, and Scania CEO Martin Longstead arrived at the same time.
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 personally drove one of the buses, and Evans drove the other, two ultra-luxury buses. He slowly drove out of the training base, passed through Theobald's gate, and appeared in front of all the reporters.
For a time, the spotlights on the scene shone frequently, and countless reporters were attracted by this luxury bus with a domineering appearance and full of modern aesthetic design. Donald and Evans also opened the bus door and allowed reporters to step forward. Shoot.
This is also the effect Scania wants to create. They want to use the platform of Tottenham Hotspur to let more people around the world know about them and increase their influence, at least in terms of brand awareness. There is still a long way to go with Tottenham Hotspur, but with Tottenham Hotspur, their influence can be greatly improved.
"I am very happy to cooperate with Tottenham Hotspur!" After signing the sponsorship contract, Martin Longstead smiled and faced dozens of reporters and media interviews from all over the world.
"This is a very good team with a long history and tradition. After a long period of accumulation, they have reached their peak and glory, but the reasons why we chose to cooperate with Tottenham Hotspur are not just these. "
Martin Longstead answered some reporters’ questions, “I think their philosophy is very close to ours, and they pay great attention to details. I saw an interesting thing in Genk, Belgium, a year ago. A Tottenham Hotspur bus was driving around the city, and I felt very puzzled.”
“Yes, most teams, when playing away games, especially those places that are far away and not suitable for traveling by team bus, tend to prefer to rent a temporarily painted bus in the away city. and the driver, so that they can play away games, and I was thinking that the empty bus should be temporarily rented for painting. "
"But I soon realized I was wrong. It was indeed the Tottenham Hotspur bus, but why was it there?"
In fact, when Martin Longstead said this, many reporters present were surprised, because most of them were not clear about it, or even what was going on.
Although every time Tottenham Hotspur went to the away game, there was always a team bus waiting there. They all thought it was normal and accustomed to it, but now they heard that Martin Longster When Germany said this, they felt puzzled, yes, why can they always see their bus in away games?
"It turns out that before every away game, they would arrange for one of the buses to go to the away game three to five days in advance. From the hotel they booked to the stadium, they would familiarize themselves with the city's road conditions and environment, and even learn about it. Traffic jams and other information, and then wait at the airport on time before the team arrives.”
Everyone present suddenly understood, but it was more of an indescribable complex feeling, because they dare to say that there are really not many, or even very few, teams in the entire European football world that can do this and insist on doing so. I'm afraid it's more convenient to rent a bus directly at the away game.
"When I met Mr. Ye Qiu yesterday, I asked him, why?"
When he said this, Longstead nodded repeatedly with some emotion, "His answer touched me. He said, because the bus is a mobile home for our team. Although the players have their own homes, they will also Resting in the training base, we have to stay in a hotel every away game, but more often than not, we sit in the bus together. I hope that even in the away game, using a bus can create a sense of atmosphere for the team. The feeling of family.”
“I don’t know how everyone felt when they heard these words, but I was really touched because they showed their professionalism and professionalism in every detail, and also reflected their professionalism and professionalism. Their team’s philosophy, that’s why I’m here!”
Many reporters at the scene burst into applause. What Longstead said was indeed quite sincere.
Peter Kenyon followed Longstead and delivered a speech about the team's cooperation with Scania. He hoped that this cooperation could achieve a win-win situation for all parties. At the same time, he also expressed his appreciation for the cooperation between the team and Scania. Thanks to Scania for sponsoring.
This time Scania has reached a sponsorship agreement with Tottenham Hotspur as a commercial vehicle partner. Since BMW only has family cars, Tottenham Hotspur has opened up a commercial vehicle partner this time. Scania provides Received a sponsorship of 6 million euros a year and obtained exclusive cooperation rights for commercial vehicles worldwide.
In addition to announcing a sponsorship cooperation agreement with Scania, Peter Kenyon also invited all reporters and media to go to Stratford Stadium in the afternoon. This stadium has been completed ahead of schedule and the team will go there this afternoon. A simple opening ceremony was held at Stratford Stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur will also accept reservations from official members of all teams and some fan clubs on the official website, mobile APP and other channels starting tomorrow. All those who failed to get or buy the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium Fans with tickets can enter Stratford Stadium for free to watch the live broadcast of the Champions League final.
This is also the first time in the history of the Champions League that the huge LED TV screen at Stratford Stadium will broadcast the Champions League matches live, and all fans can enjoy this football feast in the stands. A preview of Tenham Hotspur's visit to Stratford Stadium, where all shops and facilities will be officially opened.
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese Prime Minister will visit Europe during the Champions League finals. At the invitation of British Prime Minister Cameron and UEFA President Platini, he will personally attend this event accompanied by German Chancellor Merkel. The Champions League final, 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 available to the public and fans. Among them, two teams, Tottenham Hotspur Spurs and Bayern Munich each received 25,000 tickets. The remaining 9,000 tickets will be provided to global ticket buyers through the Internet and have been sold out.
In other words, on the day of the Champions League final, the price of tickets will skyrocket again, and scalpers will also show off their skills.
Neither UEFA nor the participating teams can do anything about this phenomenon. Even though the 25,000 tickets in the hands of the team were given to the team's die-hard members and sponsors, who can Guarantee that these tickets will not go out?
After the morning activities, Tottenham Hotspur showed up at Stratford Stadium on time in the afternoon, but Ye Qiu and all the players did not stay at the scene for too long. They participated in a brief new stadium After the opening ceremony, he accepted an interview with reporters and then returned to Theobald.
As for Tottenham Hotspur's recent period of closed training, Ye Qiu said with a smile that he was preparing a secret weapon for the Champions League final.
"As you all know, our final opponent last season was also Bayern Munich. Although we won that game, I believe Heynckes is still very familiar with us, and he also said that he has been studying it for the past year. We, so I have to prepare some secret weapons, otherwise it will be difficult to beat Bayern Munich!”
As for what the secret weapon was, Ye Qiu smiled and said he would find out after the finals.
But when interviewing the players, some people still revealed clues, such as Drogba. The Ivorian said with a smile that he was practicing headers and set pieces. This was immediately interpreted by the outside media as Tottenham Hotspur using high-altitude bombing to defeat Bayern Munich, because the German giants' air defense capabilities are still relatively weak.
Therefore, there was news that Drogba might replace Cavani in the starting lineup.
But is it really so?