Don't ever forget, there will be an echo. 2022 Chinese League One dust has settled, the "promoted horse" Qingdao Sea Bulls successfully surpassed as the runner-up and returned to the Chinese Super League stage for nine years. Qingdao's soccer city finally has a top league team. The soccer players of the whole city witnessed this exciting moment, and the soccer players who witnessed the storm nine years ago were filled with infinite emotions at the same time of joy.
The soccer media people who follow the team are probably the ones who have the most contact with the team other than the team and club staff. After all, they meet almost every day, whether during the league or in the off-season, in matches or in training. And several veteran media members who have witnessed the relegation have even more mixed feelings at this moment.
Jiao Shaohui, Director of Sports Department of Qingdao Radio and TV Programming Center, led the live broadcasting team to witness the joy of the team's transcendence on November 28th at the second site of the club. As a senior media person, "with some age" he, excited look no less than young people. "For decades, media people have watched the team drop from the Chinese Super League to the Central League and Central League Two. As a media man who is first and foremost a fan, he was honestly really angry. He had lost faith in the team and felt there was no hope in sight. He thought what Joe said at the time would definitely come back and it was just a myth. However, the facts make my year 2022 team's amazing performance make this impossible myth a reality. I am amazed and sincerely admire Joe's persistence. Persistence and courage! Manatee created the history of Chinese soccer and won the respect of everyone. I believe that Qingdao soccer will be reborn and create glory again!"
As one of the four Qingdao reporters who witnessed the moment of relegation nine years ago, has settled in Beijing, the former Peninsula Metropolis Newspaper Sports Department text reporter Ji Ling, looked at the circle of friends on November 28, the mood can not be calm for a long time, "look at the nine don't meet again poster, recalling nine years ago, the scene of the work of the sports, each and every detail of the trance. Feeling that time has passed for a long time, as if it was the last century, feeling very close and very close, as if never left the familiar stage. A lot has changed in nine years. The young players of the day have all become veterans, married and become fathers, and Mr. Joe has a lot more gray hair. Many things have not changed. Jiang Ning, Zheng Long, Mou Pengfei, Zhu Shiyu are all back, and those familiar fans are still there and never left. It is said that companionship is the longest confession. Today's reunion was given to the city by Manatee and Zhongneng. The best confession of those fans is also the best answer of Chinese soccer to Zhongneng and Hainiu. I asked myself what it felt like to go beyond that moment. No tears, not ecstasy, it's firm, it's natural, in the end."
Yuan Meng, director of the Peninsula Metropolis Daily's Visual News Interview Center, is another media personality who witnessed the relegation of Gongti. The day the team returned to the Chinese Super League, he showed up at the second site with a professional camera. He said he had to witness him in person. Thinking back to nine years ago, he still remembers it vividly, "Nine years ago, I felt very deep in my work. I've been with Qingdao soccer for so many years. I witnessed my team being relegated for the first time. The sense of loss was strong, especially before the match, I still had the mindset of relegation success, the contrast was even stronger. After the game, when I saw Chief Joe and the rest of the club crying with sadness, I felt sad. If I wanted to put it in the past, or shoot another team, I would have charged up wide. Only that one time, I really couldn't bear to go up and shoot, and only used telephoto distance." For the past nine years, Yuan Meng has kept up the habit of going to the ballpark every year to shoot. While he hasn't had a home or away game in the last three years, he never misses a team or welcome ceremony. "Thanks to Manatee and Joe's persistence, I've had the honor of witnessing the history of a team. In particular, it is the only team in Chinese football to have been relegated from the Chinese Super League to the Chinese B and back, and as an individual, it is an asset to my career as a journalist to be able to document such a process in its entirety.Of the journalists who witnessed it on the Industrial Sports Scene in 2013, I am the only one who is still part of the news team," he said. Mr. Zhou retired, and you and Ji Ling left the media. Like Manatee, I have persisted."
Wang Dawei, director of the editor-in-chief office of Qingdao Evening News, who was a reporter for the team, did not witness the relegation nine years ago, and although he stopped writing nine years later, he still insisted on attending the second event to witness the team's return to the Premier League, "I was deeply touched. Now when I think back to the interviews with the team nine years ago and over the past nine years, that sense of loss, that sense of bumps in the road, that sense of difficulty in moving forward one step at a time, that sense of anxiety in the face of the goal and the inability to achieve it for various reasons, seems to be still real and seems to have disappeared. The goal was finally achieved. As a member of the media who has witnessed the team's development along the way, I'm really happy for the team and sincerely admire the club's perseverance and hard work. Nine years is not short. In our lives, it is not easy to stick to one thing and one habit for nine years. What's more, with so many changes in the Chinese soccer environment, we can stick with it for so long and achieve our goal of returning to the Chinese Super League. I think it's a difficult process, but it's also a sublimation process. The sublimation is the team cohesion, and also the love and support for Manatee from all walks of life, including our media reporters. If relegated, there will be bitter complaints and angry accusations, there will be disappointment and doubt in the past nine years, but after this, all the past will turn into stronger support and love for the team, and this nirvana rebirth sublimation will bring Manatee and the fans and the city closer, and it will also be the biggest confidence in the future of the Chinese Super League."
Qingdao Daily reporter Promise, a veteran media personality, was also one of the few media people who made it to the Tangshan tournament through the club's tireless efforts. Of course, in order to witness this historic moment, Promise teamed up with Qingdao TV reporter Li Jiaxin. Peninsula Metropolis Daily reporter Pan Lichao returned from Tangshan after experiencing a long period of quarantine against epidemics, and his feelings for the team can be imagined. "As a Qingdao person, I've been following this team since 1994, and I've also experienced the FA Cup win in 2002. 2013's relegation really felt hard to accept, so I thought Qingdao soccer might be in a trough. Sure enough, the team has been languishing in a low level league all these years. To come back this year with a vengeance is definitely a sign of Qingdao's relentless spirit. Qingdao people probably like to do that. Even with all the setbacks, as long as that goal is set, I will keep going. Joe and Manatee also insisted on this belief, whether it's investors, players, even journalists and fans, we've been quietly working hard, always insisting that this goal (of returning to the Chinese Super League) will definitely be realized. Nine years later, it has finally been realized, and we all feel very satisfied and relieved. In fact, how to take the next road is also very important. Qingdao Football City needs a team with the highest level in the league. Now we should plan well how to stand firm in the Chinese Super League."
Qingdao Daily Guanhai News Center deputy director Sun Fei is not only a sports reporter, but also a soccer enthusiast with excellent footwork. He is responsible for WeChat WeChat official account "Qingdao sports those things" Sun Fei loved by the island city fans, in 2013 as a commentator, witnessed the relegation of the studio sea cow team. "After beating Jiangsu in the 29th round, everyone felt that each and every one of them felt that each and every one of them had met with good fortune and bad luck . The encounter became auspicious, and no one expected to end up being relegated in Beijing. At that time in the studio mind a blank, a long time do not want to believe. The whole person was confused. I left the TV station, returned to the newspaper, wrote an article in the night entitled the city of soccer versatility, a comeback is inevitable. I firmly believe that the second year will be killed, never thought a goodbye nine years, during which even relegated B. But as the saying goes, the road is long, long time to see the people, Joe always insisted . Craftsmanship, faith in the city and responsibility to help the club create a two year miracle of two consecutive promotions. In the new season, the team will participate in the top league for a long time. I hope the club can be a stupid bird first, early planning, towards the goal of a hundred years of club!"
Or the truth is exposed, or mixed feelings, or calm and sober, but every word is the most sincere feelings of these media people who have accompanied Manatee and Qingdao soccer for more than nine years. They have no regrets and will never forget. How can they not wait for the echo? Are you still reading? Naturally, I will keep reading.
