There are signs that Taizhou Yuanda will face unprecedented changes this winter. The best result is naturally to stay in Taizhou, but it is more likely that it will usher in major changes.

Two more important signs are: first, the team's meritorious coach Yin Tiesheng did not renew his contract; second, Taizhou Yuanda, which has been steadily paying salaries, did not pay the latest month's salary. The news that the reporter learned is that the club has basically stopped working. At present, Taizhou Yuanda is most likely to relocate to another place, and the possibility of disbandment also exists.

Yin Tiesheng has not renewed his contract. After learning the news, his first reaction was shock, because after Taizhou Yuanda put in great efforts, it was also under the leadership of Yin Tiesheng that Taizhou Yuanda had great success in the past. His performance in two seasons left a deep impression on the fans.

Although it is only a Chinese League One team, this team has achieved a triple jump in three seasons: the team was registered in 2017, started competing in the Chinese Champions League in 2018, and finally won the Chinese Football Association Cup. As the championship champion, he entered the Chinese League Two; in the 2019 season, Taizhou Yuanda won the third place in the Chinese League Two and directly entered the Chinese League One. At this point, Taizhou Yuanda has achieved the triple jump of China Champions League, China League Two and China League A. But the miracle is not over. In the 2020 Chinese League, as a newly promoted team from the Chinese League, Taizhou Yuanda won the second place in the Chengdu Division and entered the super group. Although it did not succeed in the final, Taizhou Yuanda's strong performance was shocking. .

So, no one thought that Taizhou Yuanda would have problems.

As for Yin Tiesheng, like the investors of Taizhou Yuanda, he can also be regarded as the creator of Taizhou Yuanda’s miracle: he coached Taizhou Yuanda in March 2018, and Taizhou Yuanda won the championship, China B and China A. The three consecutive jumps, as well as the promotion of Taizhou Yuanda into the super group, the veteran coach Yin Tiesheng is the commander and witness, and he plays an important role. Taizhou Yuanda led by Yin Tiesheng's skills and tactics are not the relatively simple long pass and lob in the past. In the 2019 Football Association Cup match between Taizhou Yuanda and Tianjin Tianhai, Taizhou Yuanda performed very well. Its good ground cooperation and quick counterattacks gave People were impressed.

No matter from which perspective, Taizhou Yuanda should keep Yin Tiesheng in preparation for the 2021 season, but they did not choose to renew Yin Tiesheng's contract. This was just a sign, and then more signs began to appear, including the cessation of updates on Weibo, including the fact that tickets for the 2020 season will only be refunded and not extended to the next season, as well as various information circulating on the Internet.

After investigation, it was found that the relevant signals were more than that. News showed that Taizhou Yuanda did not pay (or postponed the payment) the salary for December 2020. Before that, Taizhou Yuanda had paid the salary normally. of. The staff of Taizhou Yuanda are also at a loss. They can only wait for the final news now.

Why do you choose to transfer or even quit? People from Taizhou Yuanda said that at the investor level, there are not many signs that there are problems with the group company.

Taizhou Yuanda Football Club has two major investors: Taizhou Yuanda Investment Group Co., Ltd., and the company’s executive director and general manager Dr. Li Yang. The group’s investment companies include travel supplies, furniture, sporting goods, Leisure products, real estate, etc.

One thing can be confirmed. When Taizhou Yuanda invested in football, its main goal was to ultimately realize the club’s demutualization reform through Yuanda’s leading role. At the beginning of 2020, Dr. Li Yang was interviewed by reporters At that time, he made it clear: "Before the Spring Festival, the Taizhou and Taixing governments are actively promoting outstanding local companies in Taizhou and Taixing to invest in the club to diversify the club's shares and achieve the long-term development of the club. In fact, we played in the Second Division for a year Afterwards, we felt deeply that although Taizhou’s economic development was also very good, its reputation in the country seemed to be a bit low. For example, when we went out to play away games, they looked at it and said, Taizhou, which province’s team is this? We are laughing and laughing. In fact, our Taizhou is a national ecological demonstration zone. It has many top 100 counties in the country. It is also a national civilized city, a national environmental protection model city, a national garden city, a national advanced city for scientific and technological progress, etc., but the aroma of wine is also afraid of the alleys. "It's so deep."

But it is obvious that the demutualization reform has naturally encountered obstacles, otherwise the club would not be ready to relocate or even withdraw.

It is reported that another factor that is hitting Taizhou Yuanda is the current situation of the Chinese Professional League. For example, in the 2019 season, Taizhou Yuanda successfully entered the First Division. They could have ushered in the Chinese League One in Taizhou and Taixing in the 2020 season. , but due to the epidemic, the league has become a game system, and in the 2021 season, the league is basically determined to remain a game system. In addition to the attention of the media and fans, the tournament system is difficult to attract attention from other levels of society. This means that saving money to invest in football will ultimately be difficult to have real influence.

If Taizhou Yuanda moves or disbands, for the fans of Taizhou and Taixing, although they once had a Chinese League One team, they have never played a real Chinese League game in their home stadium. A game, this can not but be said to be an irreparable regret.

Another factor is the neutralization of the club’s name, which may be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. Judging from the business scope of Taizhou Yuanda, the business of the group and its affiliated companies is still relatively concentrated. In the personal consumer goods industry, brand awareness is still very important. After the club name is neutralized, Taizhou Yuanda will not be able to hear the sound of spending money. In this case, where is the motivation?

In fact, because the club name is neutral, some small and medium-sized private companies currently investing in football will make a request: I hope the government will provide relevant support or policy support. I can not make money, but I cannot lose money. Taizhou Yuanda's dilemma is actually not just a club's dilemma. It will be the same dilemma faced by most small and medium-sized clubs after the club's name is neutralized. Under the current environment, neutral names will severely hit private enterprises. Passion for investing in football.

There are actually no more than three options for Taizhou Yuanda: stay, move and disband.

There are actually many ways to stay. For example, the government provides better support policies, which can at least prevent Taizhou Yuanda from losing money, or lose less money. Another example is that new investors enter .

Relocation is relatively simple: with new investors (if they are out-of-town investors and intend to move), the club will move to other areas. According to the information learned, a southern company was interested in taking over Taizhou Yuanda, but no more information was disclosed subsequently. However, if this company takes over, I am afraid that it will also face the relocation of the club after taking over.

The greater possibility is that Taizhou Yuanda will move to Wuxi, and the relevant takeover companies that have moved to Wuxi have basically been negotiated. However, similar to the situation of Taizhou Yuanda in Taizhou and Taixing, this migration will also It is necessary to obtain support from the Wuxi Municipal Party Committee and Government.

Wuxi actually needs a football team very much and has the absolute strength to support a football team. At least there is no pressure at the Chinese League One level. In 2019, in the national city GDP ranking, Wuxi ranked 14th among major cities in China with 1.1852 billion, higher than Qingdao (15th), Zhengzhou (16th), Jinan (20th), Dalian (28th), Changchun (34th) (name) and other places, these cities are all the cities where the Chinese Super League teams are located. Changchun’s GDP is only about half of Wuxi’s.

China once played in the Chinese League One in Wuxi, but historically speaking, Wuxi has never been a major town in Chinese football. Considering Wuxi’s economic development, it is useless to have a stable Chinese League One team. pressure, but this requires explicit support from the government and as a long-term policy.

In fact, after the neutral name, the enthusiasm of private enterprises has actually been reduced overall, and regional names are particularly important. Neutral names dampen the enthusiasm of private enterprises, but for governments and state-owned enterprises, Says there are no barriers to support. Returning to Taizhou Yuanda's way out, if their final move to Wuxi does not pass, for Taizhou Yuanda, they will have the last way left: disbandment.

What is gratifying is that Taizhou Yuanda did not leave any baggage for the company it took over. "If it eventually comes to the point of dissolution, the boss will also say that he will be responsible for us." A person from Taizhou Yuanda said.