Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 45: Hot Activities! Hot Smell of Gunpowder!

On September 9, the seventh round of the Championship League kicked off.

In this round of the game, Sheffield United is still at home, and their opponent is Portsmouth from the southern coastal city.

This was once a strong team that won the FA Cup two years ago. However, due to excessive spending on players, the club is currently in administration.

Most of the players in the past were poached by the top leagues, leaving only a group of Championship level players.

Bar Street, in a 45-year-old shop.

"Help us take the billboard out!"

In the pre-match press conference, Kodaul confirmed that Maher would still start the game. He quickly asked people to carry the billboards out and he also held a few small banners in his hands.

These are some signs and banners related to fan activities that were just made a few days ago.

It clearly states that if a table spends 200 pounds, they can get a beautiful gift signed by Maher, or if they spend more than 50 pounds in the store, they can buy a gift separately for 50 pounds.

Purchases are limited to 25 copies per week and the promotion will last for four weeks.

In fact, compared with Kodal’s investment, he might not make much even if all these gifts were sold.

But when opening a store, the main thing is to cultivate customer habits.

If this activity can accumulate some fans who recognize their fan bar, it will have long-term benefits.

“In fact, I wanted to release it in the last game.”

After finishing his work with the shop assistants, Ke Daoer looked at the new store with great anticipation and sighed, "But somehow, I had a feeling at that time that we might lose the home game against Scunthorpe, and we might lose badly.

"I didn't expect the prediction to be so accurate. Fortunately, I didn't rush into it, otherwise the fans' enthusiasm would not be high at the beginning of the event."

A clerk smiled and turned to ask him, "So, you released it today to thank Fylde United for winning the game?"

“It’s hard to say whether you will win.”

Kodor shook his head. He knew the team's situation this season, but there was one thing he could be hopeful about. "But I feel that Maher has a chance to score a goal. I can't say he will surprise us."

Looking at the laughing faces of the shop assistants, he waved his hand and walked inside, "Don't distrust the old man's intuition. It's more accurate than a woman's sixth sense."

"Hahahaha." This made many people laugh again, and many people looked up.

Ke Daoer snorted twice. Sometimes, the older people get, the more like children they become. After entering the pub, he sat at the bar and waited for customers.

Before long, several regular customers came in, ordered some beer, and sat in their seats waiting for the game to begin.

They asked a few questions about the event, but so far, they didn't seem very interested.

Just as the game was about to begin, some fans who failed to get scalped tickets rushed to the bar street. The street instantly became lively and many people noticed the activities here.

"Go in and have a look."

“Mael’s signature? Are kids so business-minded nowadays? Hahaha.”

"Sure, if he performs well today, I might consider buying one."

Based on the logic that drinking alcohol costs money no matter where you go, it might as well be a good idea to attend an event, so many people came in one after another.

Kodor didn't expect the effect to be so good. He immediately greeted everyone with a smile, and several shop assistants also got busy.

"Are you sure it's Mahel's signature?"

Some wealthy fans who like Maher even took out money and prepared to buy the football after entering the door.

"Children are innocent."

Kodor opened his phone and clicked on Maher's social platform, allowing them to see the advertising message pinned to the top of Maher's social media.

"Bought it!"

Many people order a £50 bottle of wine and then spend another £50 on a signed gift, choosing whether they want a scarf, hat, jug or bottle.

At this time, most fans choose scarves and hats with the club's double-edged logo.

Wine jugs and bottles are gone once you finish drinking, so they are inconvenient to carry. And when you bring them home, they don’t feel like collectibles.

In this lively atmosphere, the time for the game to start is approaching.

Bramall Lane Stadium, next to the center circle.

"You are a light in the darkThat there's only the road down the dark!!"

Listening to the singing of the fans around him, Maher stared at the opponent's goal with sharp eyes, his desire to score and win reached its peak.

He could feel a very strong power from the singing, which seemed to emanate from the bottom of people's hearts and was inherited and carried forward by generations of Sheffield fans.

At this moment, he deeply felt the power of community football.

They had lost the last game, and he himself was so disappointed. He felt powerless and guilty when he saw the fans leave the field with gloomy faces. But when the new round of the league started, these people gathered their strength and sat in the stands, cheering for the team in every possible way, and still had hope and expectations for everything.

"Beep!!"

When the referee officially blew the whistle to start the game, he rushed forward first and ran towards the left side of the opponent's defense line, eager to receive the ball.

He thought again of the advertisement he had released for Codell before the game, and the 4000 pounds full of palm heat.

These people should be paying close attention to their own games today, right?

As his first brand, he couldn't ruin his reputation. He had to try his best and use his influence to attract business for Kodor's bar.

And his influence must be demonstrated through goals and assists.

Although many media have reported on his news, the number of people paying attention to him is not large, and it is only in a small range in various places.

He must continue to deepen his impression in the minds of fans with one wonderful moment after another!

“Bang, bang, bang!”

After moving with the team's formation for a few minutes and touching the ball twice to warm up his feet, Maher was not impatient. He is no longer the same person as before.

After several professional games, his game experience has improved significantly.

This is like training a sharpshooter. In addition to his own talent and growth potential, he also needs to be fed with a large amount of bullets.

The more you beat it, the more it will become cooked.

Maher never felt that he could only rely on long shots and crosses to score goals. The playing time was there and he could create opportunities whenever he could.

And as long as the opportunity comes, he can still seize the chance to score a goal alone or even with a header!
This is a kind of calmness, a calmness that adapts to the Championship.

"Beep!"

In the twelfth minute of the game, Gilbert was brought down by an opponent while dribbling through the middle, and the referee blew the whistle to signal a foul.

But unexpectedly, the opponent's midfielder Michael Brown, who committed the foul, suddenly bent down, put his head next to Gilbert's face, and said fiercely, "Arsenal boy, if you think you are precious, go back to Arsenal!

"The Championship is not suitable for you, nor for your companion. You will be wasted here."

After saying this, he hit Gilbert's head hard with his forehead, then stood up and prepared to leave.

"What did you say?!"

Gilbert was also a young man, so he was naturally very angry. He immediately stood up and hurried to catch up, "You are 33 years old, you have lived here all your life! You can only envy the rest of us, because you have nothing."

"What?" Michael Brown turned his head quickly, stared, and tilted his forehead forward, bumping into Gilbert's.

Bullfight, a classic scene on the football field!

The smell of gunpowder filled the field, and players from other parts of the team rushed over quickly.

"What are you doing!"

Maher arrived first and pushed Michael Brown away. The two sides on the field were in a state of confrontation and there was no need to indulge either side.

Gilbert got into a conflict with someone and he had to come up to rescue him.

Feeling the heat around him, he also felt a surge of anger in his chest. When you encounter a football hooligan like this, you can't deal with him according to common sense.

"Beep, beep, beep!" Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the referee blew the emergency whistle, rushed over and stood between the two sides.

The two sides confronted each other, and personal grudges were mixed into the originally pure football competition.

"Ahhh!" Sheffield United fans booed at the scene, and many fans threw their water bottles and debris onto the field to vent their dissatisfaction.

This is their home court, so why would the opposing players start trouble first?
"Isn't this straight red?"

On the sidelines, Gary Speed ​​rushed out of the coaching booth and walked angrily to the fourth official on the sidelines, "He threatened our players and hit them in the face with his head. Can't you see it?

"Use the headset to notify him, quickly!"

The fourth official had a stern expression, avoiding eye contact with Gary Speed ​​and not saying anything into the headset.

A farce was staged, but was quickly quelled by everyone's belated realization.

After the referee showed a yellow card to Mahel and Michael Brown respectively, the players from both sides gradually separated.

Michael Brown, who felt insulted, gritted his teeth and threatened before being pulled away, "You two better pay attention!"

While he was not paying attention, Maher was holding the football and coming to the free kick spot, ready to take the free kick.

The team's first free-kick taker is Januhans, who only got the corner kick taker duties two weeks ago.

But this time, he will take the penalty kick.

(End of this chapter)