CEO of “Fakel” Roman Askhabadze said he did not pay attention to the statement that the Voronezh side, which has stadium problems, could be replaced by Ufa in the Russian Premier League (RPL) next season.
Former CEO of Ufa Shamil Gazizov said he was surprised that Fakel received a license to perform in the RPL. Maxim Mitrofanov, Chairman of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Club Licensing Committee, said that if “Torch “does not solve the stadium problem, so in the 2022/23 season the place of the Voronezh team in the RPL will be taken by”Ufa “.
– We react in the work, as was the whole season. We have taken many steps towards what we have achieved. I do not pay attention to rumors and gossip, it is clear that this is due to the situation, that someone cannot accept that the sporting principle in our football comes first. But this question does not concern me or Fakel. We want to give a holiday to the fans who have been waiting for it for 20 years.
We have a modest budget, but that does not mean that the club will vegetate somewhere. We in the FNL have broken stereotypes and proven that it is possible to solve problems with a small budget. It is not only the first team, but also the academy and the students of the team. We are moving in this direction. We do not catch stars from the sky, but we will defend the interests of the club, the solvency in RPL is not worse than in FNL. It will be difficult, we are rookies, many will consider us an underdog, but the fans will push the team forward.
If we talk about reinforcements, we signed a contract with a defender, with a goalkeeper – Svinov returned on loan from Spartak, with a striker. We are working on a number of one-time improvements. But we won’t have inflated wages that don’t match the market. We have retained 80% of the guys, reinforcements of points up to 5-6 players will be.
We understand that we are a modest club, but with character. Many have forgotten, but the culture of football support is present in the region, I felt it, – said Askhabadze on MATCH PREMIER.
Fakel, following the results of the 2021/22 season, took second place in the FNL and received the right to play in the RPL. “Ufa” was unable to maintain a residence permit in the elite division, losing in two play-off matches to “Orenburg”.
Source : MatchTV
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