Chapter 105 Banning the Media
There was a burst of laughter at the press conference.
Nottingham Forest coach Hart, on the other side of the rostrum, simply refused to continue to accept the interview. He just looked at Zhang Yang with a wry smile on his face. He didn't expect Zhang Yang to be so sharp, and he didn't expect that he really dared to say anything!
That will cause trouble!
Zhang Yang’s statement just now is equivalent to saying, “Your mother gave birth to you only after having an affair” or, “You are not your father’s child.” Everyone can understand the connotation.
So the controversy also came.
Although Zhang Yang spoke very gentle, that was what he meant.
As the head coach of a Championship team, this kind of unremarkable behavior will definitely attract the attention of the FA. Under normal circumstances, things are investigated and will be warned and fined later.
This is not the key yet.
The fines issued by the FA are generally based on the severity of the matter, the club and the head coach's income. Zhang Yang is definitely not among the high-income coaches. The fines he receives are at most several thousand pounds.
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There is no problem with Zhang Yang.
The key point of this approach is that it will directly offend the media!
The humiliation of a reporter is equivalent to the humiliation of the media he represents. Then Mirwall, or Zhang Yang, will be prepared to face the public opinion pressure of the storm.
"It's still too young!" Hart sighed.
Zhang Yang was still smiling, as if he had just said 'Good morning'. The reporter was so angry that his face turned red, and anger piled up in his heart. He said ruthlessly, "You will regret saying this!"
Zhang Yang shrugged indifferently.
There is no need to continue the press conference.
The media have all got the big news they want - a reporter from "London Sports News" who was mercilessly insulted in public by Millwall's young coach. This kind of gossip news is much more interesting than the game!
Zhang Yang walked out of the venue.
Just like Hart thought, it would definitely be a bit troublesome to do that, but so what? He wanted to vent his anger in the constant negative reports of the media!
What luck?
Dog-Fuck!
I am leading the team with abilities!
Most media don’t believe this, but Zhang Yang is still generous. He doesn’t care whether the media believes or not.
It doesn't matter.
But when watching various media reports, Zhang Yang had already divided the media into his own: one is the 'supporting party', such as the British BBC TV station, the Times and other media. They all affirmed his abilities in the reports and also affirmed the achievements Millwall has made recently.
These are equivalent to "supporters".
The Guardian, The Sun and other media are all "neutral". They don't care whether Zhang Yang is capable or whether Mirwall's performance is good or bad. They just interview and look for some news, and do not report on it.
The 'opposition' camp has two members, The Football and London Sports News.
Both of these are medium-sized media.
Their situation is much better than that of small media, and they cannot keep up with the big media, and their influence is only in the London region. There are basically no user readers in other regions. They are all seeking development. The main report is the English Championship news. The way to attract users is to constantly report new content and exclusive interviews. Another important thing is to constantly create big news.
The reporter of "London Sports News" deliberately wanted to anger Zhang Yang to create the big news he wanted.
This is their means.
Zhang Yang knew what the other party was going to do. If he was really angry, he would definitely say a lot about it. That was to fall into the other party's trap. So he chatted with the other party in a gentleman way.
As for the results, he also considered it.
fine?
The situation at Millwall Club is like that. Its salary and income are also made public. No matter how the FA punishes it, it will not be too high, otherwise it will make other small clubs dissatisfied.
Public opinion pressure from the media?
The situation is already like this, how can it be worse? It is simply unrealistic to expect the media to report his good news.
Zhang Yang is not the one who passively waits for the other party to take action.
On the way back with the team, Zhang Yang fought back first. He logged into Weibo and sent an update message-
“As Millwall’s head coach, I regret some of the quality, ethics and professional ethics of some media.
I also had to make a very regrettable decision-
From now on, Millwall Club and Neal Stadium do not welcome reporters from The British Football and London Sports News. Please ask reporters from these two media to take a detour consciously~~~”
Many industry insiders widened their eyes when they saw the news, looking like they couldn't believe it - this is to ban the media!
Ban the media?
That may be the rights of the Big Club.
For example, for example, the influential Manchester United club, the old coach Ferguson is qualified to "ban" the media. He can refuse interviews with some media with bad relationships, and even not allow some media to report on Manchester United clubs.
Other influential top clubs also have similar rights.
That is actually not power, but influence. As long as the influence meets the standards, it is not that the club wants the media to interview, but that the media comes to interview the club with eager eyes.
Does Millwall have this influence?
The answer is obvious.
So many people don’t understand it, especially the ones that are promoting the “ban” are the “British Football” and “London Sports News”. These two companies focus on the reports of the Championship League, which has a certain influence in the London region and is the media that reports the most to Millwall. Without the “British Football” and “London Sports News”, which media will report on Millwall?
By then, Millwall will become unknown because fans cannot find relevant news in the news.
“It’s too irrational!”
Many industry insiders commented.
After all, there are only a few people in the industry. Most fans have supported it. Among them, Millwall fans support it with both hands. Because Millwall has achieved very good results recently, they are extremely satisfied with Zhang Yang's coaching. No matter what the media says is "incompetent", "inexperience", and "too young", but the team has been winning, which is the most important thing.
Other fans are more rational.
So they immediately found out what happened that Zhang Yang made such a Weibo post.
They found it soon.
After the match between Millwall and Nottingham Forest, there were related reports everywhere, and major media such as the Times and the Sun participated. In comparison, it became unnecessary to win the match.
Among them, the better comments were: "The reporter from London Sports News angered Millwall coach Zhang Yang, and the young Chinese got angry on the spot and greeted the reporter with insulting words!"
Those who commented badly said directly, "Milwall coach publicly insulted reporters!"
This matter started.
When we returned to the club, the subsequent impact began to occur.
Although it was already ten o'clock in the evening, club chairman Gligory still called and asked anxiously, "Zhang! What's going on? I heard that you are having an unhappy relationship with the reporter of London Sports News? I also posted on Weibo that I wanted to 'ban' London Sports News and British Football News?"
"Is this too much? We can discuss it with them, otherwise the club will bear a lot of public pressure. I am worried that it will affect the team's performance, and we also need these two media to report. They are the media that covers the most English Championship games in the London region!"
Gligory looked worried.
The Chairman’s inquiry must be taken seriously, Zhang Yang explained patiently, “Mr. Gligory, first of all, I promise you that the team’s performance will not be affected in any way!”
"This is all about those damn reporters who are asking for trouble! You should also know that since I became the head coach, the medium-sized media in London have not reported good news. Our results have always been very good, but there have always been negative news in the media! Why is this? Because I am young! I am a Chinese! I am a topic figure! They are unwilling to admit that a young Chinese is capable of leading the team in the Championship and achieving good results. So they keep looking for various reasons, and deliberately smearing me and smearing the club..."
"You should have seen these in the report!"
Gligory was silent for a moment and said, "It's true, but we also need media coverage! Fame is very important for any club operation. If we can keep reporting, fame is equal to profit, otherwise..."
"You don't have to worry!" Zhang Yang said confidently, "It is indeed important to report on the report, but that is when the team's performance is not good. As long as the team's performance continues, those big media will take the initiative to interview, and we don't have to care about those small media at all!"
"You said this right..." Gligory was still a little hesitant.
Chapter completed!