ANCONA Tired of the words, the press releases, the buck-passing that comes from what remains of the Us Ancona management after the club’s failed (and grotesque) non-registration in Serie C. The mayor Daniele Silvetti, at this moment, is the custodian of the trust of an entire environment, the red and white one, which hopes for a miracle from the Municipality to save what can be saved. Translated: the Serie D in supernumerary. The road is arduous, both with the current registration number (with attached credits but above all debts) and with a new one from art. 52 Noif. By the way, after an initial verification, the hypothesis of the old Anconitana freshman (not registered in Excellence in 2021-2022) in charge of the management of the Dorico was also archived: it would be active as a pure youth sector and therefore would not represent a viable option. In any case, to try them all until the deadline of 8 July (deadline for non-eligible clubs to submit registration in D), the first move to make is to have access to the club’s accounting books. And the mission is proving to be anything but easy.
«No response from Tiong»
«I have not yet received a response from the formal summons – explained Silvetti – today (yesterday, ed.) I sent a formal notice to comply to the two partners Tiong and Canil. I will not wait for them beyond June 18th (two days extension compared to the previous deadline of the 16th), the date on which the Federal Council will meet. Then, through the contracts and procurement office, we sent another warning on the topic of a sports center given the deadline of 30 June that had been given to us. I need to understand the intentions of those who hold 95% of the shares (Tiong, ed.)”. There are three scenarios that the Malaysian could have in mind, some of them shocking. The first: resolve the issues and try to register the team in Serie D (it would be the craziest, giving rise to countless questions), perhaps then putting it up for sale; settle the pending issues and sell the team free of charge to avoid bankruptcy proceedings; go straight towards bankruptcy by disengaging from the obligations undertaken (but then one would wonder why the intermediation of a law firm and the reassuring messages to the players). A black page. Dark and tangled. At least the brands are safe, in the hands of the fans – who will decide who to grant them to – through the Municipality. It’s no small thing in this chaos.
Serie D, just a miracle
As mentioned, for the Serie D to be supernumerary, a prodigy on the part of the institutions would be needed (Minister Abodi and the number one of the NLD Giancarlo Abete would have already been consulted to illustrate the problem). With the current roster it would be more feasible to hope for supernumerary access (thanks to affiliation, scores, youth sector and so on) but Tiong’s work is slowing down operations, quite a bit. It being understood that without the exact debt and credit situation no entrepreneur can evaluate a potential entry. The new freshman, a more viable path on an entrepreneurial level but complicated from a sporting point of view, is a lottery. With very little hope of success. In any case, Palazzo del Popolo will try. Bearing in mind that the registration application must be submitted by 8 July and that the presence of two “Ancona” companies that will request cannot be contemplated.
The new investors
The parallel mission, essential to attempt any operation, is to find new ownership: «At the beginning of next week I will inform the fans on the developments. There is interest in the Armed Knight, but it must be evaluated. I believe that the most concrete lead comes from outside the region with the involvement of some local forces.” This explains the desire to send emissaries to the port front or to former president Andrea Marinelli. Not as supporting axes, but as valid supports. We will see.
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