Fenerbahçe President Sadettin Saran made a statement at the extraordinary elective general assembly meeting of the yellow-dark blue club. Here are the prominent statements from Saran’s farewell speech…
“WE CAME BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT FENERBAHÇE NEEDS US”
“I came to make the last speech of a term. We came to this position because we believed that Fenerbahçe needed us because the conditions were suitable. We expressed our thoughts for the time of the election. We preferred to take responsibility, not to escape from responsibility.”
“WE PROVIDED SOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF MAKING EXCUSES”
“We never complained about the conditions throughout the process. We accepted whatever we encountered when we took office, and instead of making excuses, we came up with solutions. Maybe that’s why we were criticized more than usual. We were also criticized for things that were not our fault. When I look back, I don’t regret it. We did not come to this position to repeat the same things. You already gave us this responsibility because you expected change. We feel the same responsibility when we leave today as we did when we took over 8 months ago.”
“WE BECAME THE MANAGEMENT THAT WON THE MOST TROPHIES IN A SEASON”
“Our tenure was short, but we became the management that won the most trophies in a season in Fenerbahçe history.”
“THE CUP WE RECEIVED IN JANUARY…”
“We could not experience the great happiness we wanted, but we tried to do our best. We worked sincerely and with belonging for our club. We became a management that is as happy as you for a goal, and saddened by losing a point as much as you. We completed the season with a cup that we won by beating our biggest rival in January. Is it enough or not? I believe that this cup can also be a turning point.”
“THE MOST DIFFICULT PERIOD OF MY 62 YEARS OF LIFE”
“I went through the hardest period of my 62-year life here. The support and love I received from the community kept me alive. Maybe that’s why, despite everything I went through, I never thought of stepping back from my responsibility to Fenerbahçe. I wanted that cup more than ever in my life. It was my biggest wish to say goodbye to you with a cup. I wanted to experience the championship enthusiasm of this community again.”
“Even if the cup had arrived, I would have said goodbye”
“Fenerbahçe’s goal is always the highest. We had very good moments even in such a short time. We had very happy and hopeful days. I also lived through the most difficult period of my 62-year life here. I must also say that, while I was going through these periods, the love and support I received from the community kept me alive. That is why I did not think of stepping back from my responsibility to Fenerbahçe. On the contrary, I wanted that cup more than ever before in my life. It was my biggest wish to say goodbye with a cup. It was the gift of this community. “I wanted him to be happy again, to have hope again, to experience the joy of championship again. Maybe that’s why I was excited in every match. I say this for the first time, even if that cup had come, I would have said goodbye today, because this decision was not a decision of a match or a cup. It was a decision to put Fenerbahçe’s interests above all else.”