England 1986

Chapter 124 Manchester United!

A servant came in from outside the bus. After seeing Alan with his head, he first conveyed Huth's phone instructions.

"Letter? What letter?"

Allen didn't react for a while, and after thinking for a long time, he finally came to his senses. Could it be that Charles' reply letter finally came? !
"Let Syphis watch the crew and prepare the car, I'm going back."

"Master!"

"What about the letter?"

Allen strode into the hall, and Huth was waiting for him with a very ordinary envelope.

After receiving the envelope, Allen looked around and asked with some doubts: "Did the letter just arrive? Who sent it? Isn't it Capel?"

In the past, every time Capel came here, he would at least wait for Allen to come back, and maybe he would convey something verbally, which is why Allen came back so quickly.

But now there is no sign of Capel in the hall.

"It's Sir Capel. He left after delivering the letter, saying that His Highness is still in Paris, and he has to go back quickly."

"Ok?"

Listening to Huth's report, Alan was a little confused. Charles was in Paris, and the princess was also in Paris yesterday. Why didn't it report that they were together?
Could it be that they didn't attend the charity auction together?

With these doubts, Alan opened the envelope as he walked. This time Charles didn't use a special envelope, but an envelope with the name of the hotel. Anyway, it was all in French, and Alan couldn't understand it.

Opening the envelope, a small object that looked a bit harsh fell directly into Allen's hands.

This is a small metal accessory, a bit like a badge, and a bit like a pendant.

Hold it in your hand and look carefully. It is a small shield-shaped accessory with a crown-shaped embellishment on the top.

The front of the shield is separated from the middle by cross lines, and four grids are evenly divided, and four lions are engraved in each of the four grids.

Charles' name is spelled out on the back, and there is a small year number on the back - 1958.

Looking at the things in his hands, Allen felt more and more familiar.

shit
Suddenly, Allen came to his senses, and he finally remembered why this thing looked familiar.

Holding this small accessory, Allen handed it to Huth and said, "Do you see if this is the middlemost pattern on the prince's flag?"

Huth took the things with some doubts, glanced at them, and together with Allen, they turned their heads at the same time and looked at the wall in the deepest part of the hall. There were two flags hanging there, one was the family flag of the Hill family, which is The banner of the Earl of Carmarthen.

On the other side is the Prince of Wales flag.

This thing is not the same as the red dragon flag of Wales. It is a flag that belongs exclusively to the Prince of Wales, and the pattern in the middle of this flag is exactly the same as the small accessory that Huth is holding now.

What would Charles do for himself?
Allen was not in a hurry to return the accessories, but walked to the sofa first, collapsed on the sofa, and took out the letter from the envelope.

After touching a thin piece of letter paper, Allen pouted, presumptuously writing three or four sheets of letters to Charles, and that's all for replying?
"Trust me, I've already finished watching. I've been a little busy recently. I saw you on TV last night. It doesn't look like you can't afford meat. I heard people say that my loyal Earl of Carmarthen seems to be on the set every day. The female models are lingering!"

The letter begins with a sneer, followed by a little complaint from Charles, and then
Sure enough, Allen's idea of ​​doing business with the royal family's signboard was rejected.

But
He wanted to buy a football team, but Charles didn't object.

This is the default that he can find a way to contact Manchester United.

At the end of the letter, I explained a little bit about the little accessory that came with the letter.

What Charles said was that if there is any need, Allen can take this small token to the royal asset management department for help.

But not too many times.

After receiving the accessories from Huth, Allen felt a little bit pained. This thing is a bit like a limited-time experience card.

but.
It can also be understood that it is not very useful, if there is something to ask for help, what can he do?

What's more, the managers of the royal family's asset management department are not from Charles' side.

Can not be OEM, the other is no good.

"Forget it. It's better than nothing."

Allen's heart is no longer on this. Since Charles has no objection to his acquisition of Manchester United, he should contact the Duke of Angus and investigate!
Inside the white and gold-rimmed extended Lincoln, Angus handed Alan a glass of champagne.

"I don't drink."

Allen waved his hand, just at this fucking distance, still drinking in the car, Allen couldn't bear the hypocrisy.

He hates drinking in the car the most. He always feels that when drinking, why not come with a beautiful woman to accompany him and have a candlelight dinner or something.

Or just get some appetizers and drink with real knives and guns.

Allen is not used to the behavior of having to sip a few drinks in the car like this.

"Hmph, I don't know how to enjoy."

Angus glanced at Allen with contempt, picked up his glass and took a sip.

Seeing his performance, Alan curled his lips even more. Let alone the two of them, in the eyes of the aristocrats in London, Alan and Angus probably belong to the same kind of goods, they are both local turtles!

In two lifetimes, it was the first time for Allen to sit in this kind of extended Lincoln. He was still a little curious about the layout of the car. He touched the leather seats and felt that way.

It's just a little fancy configuration.

This feeling is similar to that of a joint venture car and a domestic car.

For the British, American cars are not considered luxurious, at most they are tool carts. Sometimes, the appearance of American cars does not quite conform to the aesthetics of the British.

Britons like the space in the car, but the shape is second.

As for the aristocrats, they usually only choose those brands, such as Land Rover, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Jaguar.

Depending on the financial resources and aesthetics of each family, there is no mandatory requirement. Anyway, ordinary people can't buy a car of the same style as the Queen.

As for American luxury cars, such as Lincoln and Cadillac, Lincoln is relatively well-known.

The interior space of the car is large, but the height is a bit unsatisfactory.

The interior decoration of the car is decent, and all kinds of gadgets are quite complete.

Looking at the extended Lincoln, Alan twitched his lips, looked at Angus and said, "If you have anything to sell in the future, you can ask me first, and I will give you a higher price."

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Angus' hand holding the empty wine glass froze slightly.

He understood what Allen meant. Allen was mocking him for always being a prodigal and selling his family property.

Generally, British nobles only ride in British cars, but he is a duke, although he is a down-and-out duke, but he sits in an American extended Lincoln, which can explain the problem.

If Angus had money, he would definitely buy a British car. Then there is a high probability that he did not buy the extended Lincoln, but exchanged it with something, most likely from an American.

So they gave him an American luxury car.

Allen was also interested in the old thing that could be replaced with an extended Lincoln.

"Ahem. Let's talk again when we have a chance. Let's talk again when we have a chance."

Even if Angus had a thick skin, he would inevitably feel a little embarrassed to be pointed out by the old brother's child face to face.

Near the end of July, Angus came here today to pick up Allen to Greater Manchester and take him to Manchester United.

As the Duke of Manchester, in theory, more than half of Manchester belongs to Angus.

But from his grandfather up, their family has been prodigal. In his generation, the land left by his ancestors has already been sold off, and even the duke's mansion handed down from his ancestors was sold to a certain company as an office. headquarters.

Therefore, the current Duke of Manchester has long lost the power and influence of the past, only a name is left, but when it comes to connections, Angus still has a little bit.

Allen helped him so much. For the sake of face, Angus was very active after Allen said that he could buy Manchester United this time. He even went all the way to pick up Allen himself. manchester.

"Manchester United's performance has not been very good recently, you have to be mentally prepared."

Angus slowly told Allen the recent information he had inquired about the Manchester United team.

The current Manchester United team, let’s say it is strong, is also a bit strong. At least it has won several league championships, and it has also won several honors abroad.

but.
What is more painful is that since 85, because of the Heysel tragedy, the English team has been banned from participating in European competitions for five years, and this is only the second year.

Last year's Manchester United team performance was relatively dismal, and they were almost relegated. The head coach Atkinson has already taken the blame and resigned.

And now the major shareholder behind Manchester United, Edwards Jr. of the Edwards family has recruited a young coach named Ferguson, who is still a Scot.

"Wait. You mean, last November, Manchester United had a new coach called Ferguson?"

Allen suddenly heard a familiar name, Ferguson? !

He is very impressive. Isn't this the Lafayette of Manchester United? It turns out that he has already started to be the head coach?

"Yeah, I looked at it, and that guy is not very good. He played as a striker when he was young, and he has only retired for a few years. Recently, the results of coaching the team are average, with 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses."

When Angus talked about Ferguson, he didn't take him seriously at all. With such a coaching performance, he can be replaced by anyone.

"???"

Is it that kind of food?
Allen didn't know much about football. He had only heard of Ferguson. He never expected that when Ferguson first came to Manchester United, his results were so poor. He only won 13 games in 3 games.

"Anyway, the new season will start next month. Let's take a look at his results in the new season. The new coach took over halfway. It's normal that the results are not stable. Let's see how the results of the new season will be after adjustments. "

Angus's understanding of sports games is far greater than that of Allen, so he gave him a little science knowledge.

"Right."

Following Angus's train of thought, Allen also understood that Ferguson is still young, and he has just entered the Manchester United team, taking over halfway, and there must be time to adapt and grow slowly.

"Who is that little Edwards you speak of?"

The little Edwards that Angus mentioned should be the majority shareholder of Manchester United.

"His old man Edwards is the major shareholder of Manchester United. Their team is jointly held by several wealthy businessmen. The distribution of shares is quite complicated. If you want to buy them all, it may be difficult. The shares in the hands of the Edwards family, It is the largest proportion, it seems to have reached nearly 40%, but I haven’t checked the details.”

Angus spread his hands. He has limited abilities and has limited manpower. To be able to find out such a little information for Allen is already using his breastfeeding strength.

Allen was a little curious when he first learned about the composition of Manchester United's shares.

"Among these rich merchants, are there any nobles?"

This is what Allen wants to know the most. Treating civilians is different from treating nobles.

If they are all civilians
Hehe, sorry, no matter how much money you have.

Angus thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "I don't seem to have heard of it. How can aristocrats invest in Manchester United? Even if they do, wouldn't it be good to invest in Manchester City?"

"Hey, let's go straight to Tradford. I'm getting more and more interested in Manchester United now."

Greater Manchester, Trafford Borough, Stretford Old Trafford stadium office area gate.

Edwards took Ferguson with him, and there were five or six staff members standing behind them.

"You mean that an aristocrat wants to buy Manchester United?"

Ferguson, who was still presiding over the training at the training base, was suddenly called by Little Edwards and said he wanted to see a distinguished guest.

This made Ferguson a little confused, what a troubled time, the team is in the rebuilding stage, he has only been in the team for half a year, this...
Is the club going to change owners?

Ferguson doesn't want to get along with the nobles. These people are mysterious and arrogant. Some nobles are said to have weird tempers and like to order blindly. If another nobleman buys Manchester United, who knows what Manchester United will be like in the future?
"Heh, you may have heard of this person. Have you seen the news interview some time ago? It's that Alan Hill, the Earl of Carmarthen."

Little Edwards put one hand in his pocket and kept his eyes on the distance. Hearing Ferguson's question, he chuckled lightly, looking a little absent-minded.

His father, Edwards Sr., is purely for love. He is a die-hard fan of Manchester United. He once gave generously to the team during the most difficult period, so...
The Edwards family holds the most shares in Manchester United.

It seems that Manchester United is doing well now, but as a member of the board of directors, Edwards is also suffering. The other shareholders of Manchester United are all gamblers. Some people used to hold Manchester United. Shares bet.

These gamblers usually don't care much about Manchester United's operations, they only enjoy dividends, and sometimes advance dividends in advance.

So the finances of the entire Manchester United team are actually almost rotten.

Bad club finances will also be truly reflected in the game results. Last season, the club was almost relegated. This is the most direct reaction.

"Him?!" Ferguson raised his voice slightly. This is the hottest news in the recent period. Earl Allen, in the whole of Britain, is there anyone who doesn't know him?
With the pissing nature of the British, as long as there is a seemingly decent genius in the country, it will be blown into a one-of-a-kind, once-in-a-hundred-year genius, not to mention this kind of hereditary, young, rich, handsome, each The aristocrat who looks perfect in every way? !

This is the face of my nobleman, the image spokesperson!
But such a person is going to buy Manchester United, which makes Ferguson even more uncertain.

Earl Allen is young, young people, what can he understand?
(End of this chapter)