Expected today, at the Federal Council, is the approval for the repechage of Milan Under 23 in place of Ancona, the only club among those entitled to have submitted an incomplete application for registration in the next Serie C championship (of salaries).
Barring sensational surprises, the Rossoneri will be the only team returned this year, 60th at the start of the 2024/25 season, the first after 8 years without Olbia. Who to immediately return to the professional ranks will have to win the Serie D championship, registration for which must be formalized by 12 July, with the balance of the members’ salaries to be paid in advance by 2 days: under penalty of non-admission to the tournament.
Unofficially, the Swiss ownership would be busy these days with the settlement of the salaries of the administrators (April and May) and with the search for the coach, officially everything is silent. The turf of the “Nespoli” stadium, in a state of total abandonment, is emblematic of the state in which Olbia finds itself.
The fans are wondering about the future of their team and the deafening silence that reigns in the city, which is that of the Swiss ownership branded SwissPro but also of the local political and business class. Olbia risks missing out on Serie D too, but no one, apart from the fans, seems to care. Meanwhile, rumors of a negotiation between SwissPro and a group of investors ready to come in to lend a hand are back in vogue, but under what conditions it is not known at the moment.
Debts and the lack of liquidity are the great Achilles heel of the Gallura club and its project – the multi-year one, which is based on the construction of the new stadium and which should bring the whites to Serie B by 2028/2029 – but also the absence of a sports manager who can plan the season, from building the team to organizing the pre-season training camp, is no joke. And at the moment there is no trace of this in Olbia.
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