Last night the protest procession by the Doric fans to ask for a short solution to avoid the specter of yet another failure. Mayor Daniele Silvetti: “from Monday the race against time will begin to at least attempt to register in D, if it is feasible”. The mayor’s appeal: “Entrepreneurs and economic forces of society, help us save Ancona!”
ANCONA, 8 June 2024 – The scream of anger of the red and white fans.
Last night the the center of the Marche capital from Piazza Roma to the Municipality has been invaded by red and white colours.
Banners, flags, scarves and chants to invade the main street of the Marche capital shouting in unison: Canil, Nocelli, out of this company.
Yep, exactly that Mauro Canil who revealed the Doric company about three years ago, saving it from yet another bankruptcy bringing it back among the professionals, gaining the respect and trust of the supporters and then selling it after just a year to the current majority shareholder, the “tycoon” Tony Tiong.
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Months of postponements by the latter to sign the purchase of the land where the future sports center would be built “Ancona Sports Center” adjacent to the Del Conero stadium.
This is the first factor that someone triggered the first hesitations but at the end of the season the team had achieved salvation thanks to the arrival of mister Roberto Boscagliaalbeit with just a few days to go, and the project was moving forward.
CEO Roberta Nocelli had just returned from a trip to Hong Kongheadquarters of the Tiong family and had reassured everyone that the company was healthy is that “they were working in silence, because we prefer actions to words” that’s how he expressed himself very confident on her social profile.
The choice of sports director now seemed close and everyone was calm.
Until the patatrac on Tuesday, like a bolt from the blue.
First the sudden resignation of the press officer Paolo Papili and then the unthinkable. At least two months’ payments were missing, i money from Asia has not arrived and enrollment is at risk. Race against time to try to stem the leak while one a stunned and incredulous crowd had already gathered under the headquarters in via Schiavoni asking for explanations. L’AD Nocelli around midnight (maximum expiry time) it comes out saying that finally the money had arrived and the transfers had been paid, sending everyone home, reassured.
Nothing could be more false, the transfers had not actually been paid and the registration in Serie C was effectively skipped because it would never have been approved by Covisoc. The castle collapses.
Last night the the red and white people gathered in a procession to the municipal headquarters to make their voices heard, with the mayor Daniele Silvetti waiting for them.
In the morning we had already seen it the meeting between the mayor himself and the two accused parties Canil and Nocelli and afterwards with a delegation of ultras.
As reported in a statement from the Curva Nord released posthumously and reiterated at last night’s demonstration: no other mergers will be accepted and with the brands owned by the city, we are looking for the best solution to at least attempt to register in Serie D in a desperate race against time together with the mayor Silvetti, also present at the procession who declared : “We find ourselves in an openly critical situation. We are preparing for a battle that will begin on Monday, we will try to understand what the real possibilities will be, having some concepts clear: no to mergers with other sports clubs. We will do everything to save the freshman even if it will be very difficult and this will mean sitting down face to face with those who have disappeared and have been denied for too long (clear reference to the majority shareholder Tony Tiong). Furthermore, Silvetti calls on the city’s entrepreneurs and economic forces to gather – help us not to make Ancona disappear. I also make a commitment to all the fans by making them participate in all the phases that will follow. I ask you to stay close to us.”
The next step will in fact be a another meeting shortly with the company’s counterpart to deliver all the current documentation to take stock of the situation regarding the real state of health of the company, a basis from which we can then start again.
A situation that It is absurd and risks turning into a real sporting tragedy. Anger, disbelief, frustration are some of the moods seen in the expressions of many fans who gathered once again waving that flag and those scarves of which, despite everything, they are proud.
Furthermore, last but not least, the Thoughts for all those children, young people and workers in the youth sectors who have worked so hard and who have made the Ancona nursery one of the best in the area (culminating with the Primavera’s championship victory) and which now risks disappearing.
Killing the dreams of the little ones, those who will be tomorrow’s champions, is the bloodiest crime one can commit.
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