Arnhem
The businessman, with his company Nedstede owner of Stadium Gelredome, suggested in an open letter to, among others, Arnhem mayor Ahmed Marcouch, Schaay on behalf of the strong holders and general director Timo Braasch van Vitesse, that the only chance of the Arnhem club to get the license back from the sharing transfer of January this year.
The shares of Vitesse were then transferred to five minority shareholders from the independent Vitesse Foundation, including Braasch and the already left Dane Murphy. Van de Kuit proposes to be placed in an independent foundation for the shares.
,, Thus a situation is being restored, which the LC itself advocated last year as a solution for the breaking of the Russian ownership of Vitesse. The appeals committee will take into account the current situation that applies when the appeal serves and it can be expected that recovery to the previous shareholder situation will be considered positive, “writes the businessman in his open letter.
Does the rescue plan for Vitesse have a chance of success?
Schaay does not think this will work. ,, That is a passed station. The shares are no longer in the hands of the five minority shareholders, but of the strongholds. We have bought 99 percent of the shares, but at the moment only the part of Murphy (24.9 percent, ed.) Has been delivered. It makes no sense to go back to the old situation. That foundation no longer exists. He had a temporary character and has been lifted. “
John Jaakke, who was first chairman of the Vitesse Foundation forever, now advises the strong holders. © Photo ANP
Incidentally, John Jaakke, the chairman of the Temporary Stichting Vitesse, has not completely disappeared from the scene after lifting. The former Ajax chairman plays an advisory role for strong holders. ,, John has always done his duties as chairman of Vitesse forever with verve. He is involved. He wants this plan to succeed. He is behind us, he supports us. “
Positive signal
The chairman of the strong holders, a group of local business people, who already guaranteed the budget for the budget last year, does get something positive from the initiative of Van de Kuit. ,, Finding this step by Michael van de Kuit, which he steps forward and follows the strong holders, supporters and sponsors and indicates: this club should not be lost. I get that out. The plan is not possible, but that is practical. Of course we did not take over the shares with the blindfold. We know exactly what is wrong. A good governance is ready. ”
Schaay hopes that the positive signal that he thinks he reads in the letter from Van de Kuit will lead to a follow -up. ,, Apparently the action of the strong holders brings so much connection that the stadium owner also wants to break with the past. Of course he has very nasty experiences with former administrators. We have seen that all those years. As far as I’m concerned we start with a clean slate and then he can best help us by removing that heavy burden from the too high stadium rental and the expiring contract from our shoulders. In a later phase I would really like to work with him. I have already issued that signal before. Then I also said: I think we have a common denominator and we should see how we can break with the past including your negative experiences. We must all have one goal: to break with the past and ensure that there is a healthy foundation ‘
Stadium owner Nedstede comes with a rescue plan for Vitesse
Start of a new beginning
The chairman of the strong holders does not share Van de Kuit’s pessimism about the appeal case, in which Vitesse hopes to get the license back. ,, We are busy formulating a appeal. That must be returned on Thursday at 11.59 pm. We are not optimistic about the success thereof, but realistic. And by that I mean that we still have a lot of work to do to ensure that we get all noses in the same direction. ”
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Schaay is confident that the appeals committee is convinced that a new start has been made by the strong holders. ,, The purchase agreement that we have concluded with the five shareholders is in my opinion the start of restructuring plan 2.0. We have agreed on the indemnification and guarantees. That has been the start of a new beginning for us. And hopefully for Vitesse too. I hope they see it that way. It is up to us to convince them of that. We will give maximum attention to this in the coming week. “
“There are several houses within the KNVB house, including the license committee and the appeal committee. The license committee is an organ that forms its opinion and makes a decision based on cases that have played in the past. On the other hand, the appeal committee takes in its consideration-at least it should be the conditions of the day. Budget deficit then changed the circumstances and said ‘Vitesse’.
Supporters of Vitesse together form the letter V in the parking lot in front of the Gelredome. © ANP/HH
Supporters campaign
In the meantime, the Vitesse supporters have made a call for fellow supporters and the entire football community to make their voices heard for Vitesse. ,, We realize that we are not at this point for no reason and will not deny that there has been enough wrong at our club. Unfortunately, as supporters we have no debt in this, but we may find the greatest punishment, the loss of our club. No supporter may lose his football love due to things that happen in the boardroom, ”writes the supporters’ association. Earlier, the Arnhem supporters already asked for the fate of Vitesse by forming a V for Stadium Gelredome.
Schaay is happy with the developed initiatives. ,, That is very positive. They come with multiple actions. Also nationwide with other supporters associations, from Ajax, from FC Utrecht, you name it. That is a very positive signal. Just as Van de Kuit has given a positive signal. “