After the setbacks of the share reform, Guangzhou Football Club has strengthened its determination to continue to operate the Guangzhou team and announced that it will send two youthful divisions to compete in the Chinese Super League and the Asian Championship in the new season. Although the club has determined that the highest annual salary of players in the new season is only 600,000 RMB, and the annual operating expenses are only 15 million RMB, which need to be raised by themselves, the Guangzhou team, in order to survive, is mobilizing to attract business, turning every player and staff member into a "salesman", and using the resources of the club and the team to attract business, and even the world-class football bases in Panyu, including the 11-team football team, to attract business to the club. The world-class soccer base in Panyu, including the 11-a-side natural grass field, is rented out at a price of 6,500 yuan per hour.
The soccer base, built along the river, was highly praised by Carnavaro, who called it one of the top bases in the world. When the base opened to the media for the first time, access was strictly reported, with security guards every 10-20 meters, and the media were strictly prohibited from filming or walking around, and visiting the base was required to follow a designated route.
Now, in order to survive, the Guangzhou team has opened the entire soccer base to the public for rent. Whether you come to play field hockey, organize team training, or conduct study activities, the base is open and clearly marked. Even the training field and locker room used by the club's first team can be rented to the public.
At present, the Guangzhou team two teams and coaching team totaling more than a hundred people are at the base of the centralized training, with a view to solving the financial difficulties as soon as possible. The club not only launched a comprehensive investment mobilization, even microblogging, jitterbugging and other resources are also used to attract investment. In addition, in order to quickly raise funds, the club also carried out live with goods activities, inviting netroots and the team's main players together to promote the club's surrounding fan products.
Meanwhile, the status quo of China's national soccer team is worrisome, with most clubs owing more than half a year's worth of wages, and teams generally operating in poor condition, with the exception of a handful of state-owned clubs. It is saddening to see the formerly brilliant Guangzhou team now in dire straits. However, this is also the key moment to test the ability of the Chinese Super League teams to stand on their own feet. It is not shameful for Guangzhou to go all out for survival, but rather worthy of respect.
