ANCONA – Anger, frustration are like a river in flood. They overwhelm everything, even those who are out there to bear witness to the love of a fan base with bated breath for the fate of the club, guilty only of wanting to show and tell how attached the square is, close to the events of a reality that already many, too many Sometimes he swallowed bitter pills. The fans remain there, clinging to the gates of the structure in via Schiavoni waiting for a sign, for news. In rigorous silence, only the background chatter of those who remember how this situation constitutes deja-vu, given the lack of registrations in past years.
Someone who lets off steam, however, is there. And he retraces the seasonal events. He asks to remain anonymous, but his discussion is lucid. «Mistakes, after mistakes, we are all paying for them. They asked us for patience, they talked to us about the transition season, about ambitious projects, about the sports centre. So many beautiful words and now here we are, hoping that someone will save us. But even if a miracle happens, what prospects will football have here? Everyone has always said that this audience is a superior category, that it deserved more. And is this what we deserve now? Not even knowing if the team will be registered?
«Everyone away, enough!», says another who passes nearby. «It’s no longer possible, the people of Ancona are tired. This is not just a team, it is a heritage of the city, with over a hundred years of history: it is not possible to see certain humiliations as being left in suspense without knowing what the end of this story will be. We went from a press conference in which we talked about working to move up the category, to running the risk of not being admitted because the salaries didn’t arrive. The limit has been crossed.”
After midnight, thanks also to the rumors that arrive even by shaking the smartphone screen, a glimmer of light comes on. Close to the deadline comes the clarification linked to the payment of emoluments to the members who have remained pending. But it’s not enough. To guarantee the presence in the grid of the next LegaPro (in this regard, Covisoc will have to be expressed) but also to dilute the climate of tension that has been created. Someone gets into the car and takes their leave, others stop to chat. What is striking is the comment from a fan who gets on a scooter: «But when will we find some serenity again? When will we be able to just cheer on the players without being uncertain about everything else?”. A question that many people probably ask themselves, but which probably no one is able to answer tonight.
