The HBFC Saloon's youth camps are in full swing for the holidays, with players either waiting or looking for a new home, and even rumors pointing out that some players have given up on their soccer careers.
As for the first team, after completing the first phase of the Chinese Super League, the team started their vacation. At the moment of preparing for the FA Cup, the veterans did not return to the team, the club only called the young players of the first team and part of the other players, forming a youthful mixed lineup to participate in the FA Cup matches. After the F.A.C.A. Cup, with the club's "stop work vacation", this part of the players are also on vacation. As of now, there has been no news of the first team assembling.
As for head coach Kim Jong-woo and his team, the club originally had plans to bring him back, however, with the club increasingly in trouble, Kim's return date has been repeatedly postponed. If this situation continues, even if Hebei can finally participate in the second phase of the Super League, Kim Jong-woo will not choose to come back.
It is reported that the club's remaining staff have been notified that if the relevant departments have not proposed a solution by the end of November, they will need to prepare for the worst, and this worst outcome is the closure of the club.
Overall, after the parent company's cut-off, Hebei Football Salon's psychological journey has gone through a gradual deepening of despair from worry to hope, to disappointment at the delay in the mixing plan, and ultimately to despair. And the layoffs and staff adjustments mean that the Hebei Football Salon is now close to the edge of despair.
The previous not to give up stems from the sense of responsibility for Hebei soccer, but if the relevant parties in Hebei remain indifferent, what is the point of the club's persistence?
