Chapter 155: The Big Decision
The day after Mark Sterling's visit felt like a whirlwind. Phones rang nonstop, meetings piled up one after another, and tension hung thick in the air.
In the boardroom, the silence from the night before still lingered, heavy and uncomfortable.
Everyone could feel it.
The board was split down the middle, torn between two very different visions for the club's future.
On one side was Mark Sterling, with his sharp numbers and cold financial logic, a plan that made sense on paper but felt detached.
On the other was Coach Niels, whose voice still echoed in their minds, full of fire and heart.
He spoke not just with facts, but with deep love for the club, for its history, for the people who lived and breathed it.
It wasn't just a business decision anymore.
It was personal.
And that made it all the harder.
Julian Thorne, the club's finance guru, couldn't look past the numbers. Sterling's offer was massive more than just a big payday.
