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發表於 2008-7-30 23:16:26
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Relegation To Be Forced On Debt Ridden Clubs
Celta Vigo, Real Sociedad and Levante are among six clubs that could be automatically relegated to a lower division unless they can sort out their debts by the end of this week.
The Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) met with a commission from the Spanish Football League (LFP) in a bid to try and resolve the problems that now exist.
Players have been unpaid and companies are owed money by the clubs which forced the two bodies to hold meetings which helped resolve the positions of Granada 74, Alavés and Valladolid.
Now though, Celta, Real Sociedad, Levante, Elche, Hércules and Granada 74 are all to be asked to prove that they have the capability to continue operating normally while controlling their debts.
If not, then they will be automatically relegated by at least one division, a move that could see any of the clubs struggle to turn their situations around.
Levante's players went unpaid for months last season and were talked out of going on strike on various occasions before an agreement was reached to ease the problem.
Los Granotes are the worst off with debts of around €17m, according to Marca, while Real Sociedad are €2.8m in the red and Xerez are €2m away from breaking even.
So bad has the situation become at Xerez that the president, Joaquín Morales, has seen the stadium, his son's business and his car attacked by disgruntled fans who are afraid the club will go under.
Before the first round of meetings between the LFP and the AFE, six first division teams, 16 sides from the second tier and an incredible 91 clubs from la Segunda B and la Tercera were all called upon to sort out their debts. |
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