activa-t Chapter 161 Controlling Public Opinion
Chapter 161 Controlling Public Opinion
Chapter 161 Controlling Public Opinion
In the game against Preston, Loew finally decided to use Cazorla and Mascherano as the defensive midfielder, and in order to ensure the pressure of the midfield, Meirelles was mentioned as the midfielder. , the change is not insignificant.
In this game, although Notts County's offense was a bit more chaotic than before, they still won the opponent without any risk and took all three points.
After six rounds, Notts County has won six consecutive victories and accumulated 18 points, ranking first in the League One standings, and has opened up the gap with other teams.
Portsmouth, a strong League One team, has gradually come to the fore after several rounds of league baptism, ranking second in the standings, but they are already 7 points behind Notts County.
After that ugly game, Leicester City, which was originally ranked second, lost again due to lack of personnel, and has slipped to the middle of the standings.
After the six rounds of the league, everyone's attention began to focus on the English League Cup, because the first round of the League Cup is about to start.
Although the League Cup has been used by Notts County as a training ground and they don't pursue results, it would be a good thing if they can go further, so Notts County's substitute lineup is still seriously preparing for the game.
David thought of the issue of the voice of public opinion that he had been contemplating for a while, so he could take advantage of this time to plan.
First of all, although the local "Nottingham Evening News" has always had a clear inclination towards Notts County, it is not in its own hands after all. Who knows if it will switch to other camps for sales, after all, there is no reality between the two. The entanglement of interests.
Therefore, the acquisition of "Nottingham Evening News" became a matter of course.
Local media, with sales of tens of thousands, can only cover Nottinghamshire and a few surrounding areas. The acquisition of such a media will not cost David much money at all.
David will naturally not be satisfied with getting a local media. His ultimate goal is a national comprehensive media.
England's media is also very developed. There are more than a dozen national comprehensive media with extraordinary influence, and all of them have sports pages. As long as David can win one of them, he will not be completely disadvantaged in media and public opinion.
The Sun?
David didn't like third-page girls who were posing, and the reputation of this newspaper was really bad enough, with a wide range of radiation and great influence, so David still excluded it from the target.
Moreover, the "Sun" is the main force under Murdoch's News Corporation. How could Murdoch, who is focused on the layout of the media empire, sell it?
The Times?
It is also a brand owned by Murdoch, which cannot be bought.
"Guardian"?
In Manchester, David is really not interested in competing with Manchester United and Manchester City.
"442"?
Although it is a professional football magazine, the sales volume is a bit small, and it is too professional and the coverage is not enough, so it is difficult to play the role of guiding public opinion.
The Mirror?
Although sales continue to decline, the daily circulation is still more than 200 million copies, and Murdoch has not yet started on it, so it is a good choice.
The Daily Telegraph?
One of the highest-selling newspapers in England, covering the whole of England, is also a good choice.
After some consideration, David set his sights on the "Mirror" and "Daily Telegraph". Although the acquisition of such a large media requires a lot of money, David still thinks that the money is not a waste.
With such an acquisition, David simply wanted to be an investor and let Notts County have the right to speak on the sports page. As for the operation of the newspaper itself, David was too lazy to take care of it!
Although each newspaper has different political leanings, it has nothing to do with David, no matter what the Liberal Party, the Democratic Party, left-wing or right-wing, you can do whatever you want.
Therefore, David handed over his ideas to the team he formed in the United States, and this investment was also listed as a recent focus.
Although there is no dead task of immediate acquisition, this node must be before Notts County is promoted to the Premier League. This is David's bottom line.
As for the issue of funds, David is really not too worried. With his vision beyond the times, the investment team's money-making speed is enough to make countless financiers jealous. It is really not a big pressure to take out some cash.
After finalizing this matter, David felt that he should be free, but on a sunny morning, David was called away by Rick Link's call again.
"My chief supervisor!"
David's plan to stay in bed fell through, and he complained in his tone: "Didn't I say that everything in the youth training camp is up to you? Why are you looking for me again? I really want Rest and rest!"
Rick Link shrugged and made an innocent expression.
"That's right, I made it for the youth training camp, but after leaving the youth training camp, it's out of my control!"
David was taken aback!
What do you mean?
Seeing David's puzzled expression, Rick Link sat down and explained slowly.
It turned out that it was about a few young players in the youth training camp.
Suarez in the U17 youth team has been loaned to Bei Weilun to play, and several other players who were brought over by David in person are a bit tasteful.
The four players Ramos, Gary Cahill, Babel and Joe Hart are definitely the best in the U17 youth team, and their performance when they participated in the U17 league is also outstanding.
In order to train these players, they can also get a chance to play in the reserve league.
Perhaps there is a certain gap between them and adult players in terms of physical strength, but they are not inferior technically. Playing in the reserve team seems a bit of a waste of talent, and there is not much training value.
Therefore, after communicating with the young players, the Notts County youth training team agreed that these young players should be given some opportunities to play in the first team.
"Don't be kidding, they are only 16 or 17 years old, how can they enter the first team?" David was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't believe it.
Not to mention that some of them are not young enough, even if their bodies are fully developed, they may not be able to enter the first team for a while. After all, the strength of the first team players is there, and the position of substitute players may not be something they can shake.
More possibilities are to go out on loan to exercise and wait until they are fully mature before returning to the team.
"It's not about sending them straight to the first team."
Rick Link knew that David would react in this way, and explained patiently with a smile: "They usually still have to train in the youth academy and participate in the youth league, but don't the two cups, the League Cup and the FA Cup, have strategic tasks? , so I want them to go to this kind of competition to exercise, which is very good for their growth!"
(End of this chapter)