Brighton & Hove Albion FC 三笘薫 part74

ブライトンスレは残りそうな気がするな。
世界が三笘に気付いたように
日本人もブライトンに気付いた。ほんと面白いよこのクラブ。

テレグラフ記事の別の箇所なんだけど。訳は超意訳だけど。

Sunday’s 2-1 win over Liverpool has only reinforced Brighton’s model club status and, while one inevitable consequence is a repeated outside interest in their best players and staff, perhaps the clearest lesson from the past 14 years is summed up by one of Bloom’s betting associates. “The real genius behind it all is the owner because, while individuals might sometimes come and go, the structure remains and that is what counts because it is always there in support of the next person,” said the source, pointing out that “everything Tony Bloom touches turns to gold”.

人の出入りはあるだろう。しかし構造は残る。真の天才はオーナーで、彼が価値を作り出す。

“No matter how much we push up the table, get closer to silverware for the first time in the club’s 120 years history, there is always going to be a bigger and richer club,” says Barber, who stresses that mistakes are also inevitable and acknowledged.

歴史上初めて優勝トロフィーに近づいてもなお成長し続ける。途中で失敗があったとしても。

“We have had a very clear vision for over a decade,” he says. “We have always felt that there is method to our madness. There will be bumps. Progress in top level sport is not a straight line. It will not be easy. There will be moments where people doubt us but we will not waver. We have never moved from the vision – we have just kept upping the ante.”

この10数年、変わらぬビジョンのもと進んできた。道はなだらかではないが、ずっと賭け金を上げ続けてきた。

…まじでビッグクラブになる気でいるな、これ。