My name is Colani - Chapter 558: Turbulence on the Stadium
The construction of Trapani’s new stadium has entered its final stages, but Trapani announced early that it would not open the new stadium next season, because Hugo wanted to keep improving. He required the interior decoration of Trapani’s new stadium to be of very high quality, especially the VIP box. He wanted to prove with practical actions that when you come to Trapani’s sea stadium, you come to enjoy football instead of watching football.
Many friends who are close to Hugo have seen the concept map of the VIP box, and they all know that it is quite expensive to get such VIP treatment.
Morek asked Hugo what price he would set for the box in the future, and Hugo said with a smile: “It’s not an exaggeration for me to charge an annual fee of one million for the highest-level box!”
Morek almost choked to death, one million? ! You really dare to say that, how can you be so brave? !
“Don’t be surprised! Someone will buy it, it’s a symbol of status, and by becoming a VIP customer, they will have the opportunity to be friends with me!” Hugo said something that made Morek want to vomit.
“Just wait and see! One million euros is a bit exaggerated, but 500,000 euros will still be collected!” Hugo said with a blink of his eyes.
Whether Hugo’s idea will succeed or not will depend on the future, but many clubs are already ready to move.
The reason why the professional league was able to win this time was, on the one hand, the good publicity, and on the other hand, because many stadiums across Italy have safety problems. The repeated violent incidents are not only due to the evil deeds of extreme fans, but also because the stadium facilities are aging and the security situation is worrying. Some stadiums cannot prohibit the entry of contraband on match days.
The professional league is making a fuss about such things. Of course, the government has a good reason to close the stadium. Catania must be severely punished, so they were fined 50,000 euros, and the stadium was forced to close for half a year. The government asked Catania City Hall to rectify its stadium. If it does not meet the safety standards, it will not be able to be reopened.
This punishment is extremely heavy for Catania, because they have to find another neutral stadium and cannot allow fans to enter, which means that they will not have any ticket revenue for the next ten rounds of games.
Catania is not the only stadium that has been closed. According to the opinions of the safety experts, only six of the home stadiums of all Serie A teams meet the requirements of the “Pisanu Regulation”. This regulation was originally formulated by the government to ensure the safety of the stadium. However, in the actual implementation process over the years, those with connections have used connections, and those who are shameless have no shame, and it is in name only. Now the government has seized this opportunity and immediately punished the club.
All other stadiums are unqualified. The government closed the stadiums to vent a little bit of anger. It feels that they have been threatened by the professional league throughout the incident. Now they are closing the stadiums or the stands as a punishment for the team, which means that the club will lose a lot of money.
“Those people are bastards, the government is a ***, and the guys in the Football Association are not reliable at all! Gigi, do you know how much loss this is for me?!” Pulvirenti felt distressed when he thought about the upcoming losses.
Hugo wanted to slap this guy twice. This bastard has already escaped unscathed. If the government digs deeper into the story between him and the extreme fans, Hugo believes that Purvirenti will not only lose a little money, but he may be driven out of the football circle.
“You should be content. The worst case scenario did not happen! I said a lot in front of Rossi. You should know that they don’t want to investigate too deeply!” Hugo cursed.
The reason why the professional league can be unified this time is thanks to Hugo. There are not just one or two clubs that have connections with extreme fan organizations, but a common phenomenon. This is also the reason why many teams are happy to fire, but there are some hesitations later. Hugo made an impassioned speech. He comforted everyone that it was in the past. Now we need to draw a clear line. When they really make things worse, do you want to be as anxious as Purvirenti? !
Yes, the negative example is right in front of us. What is more important is the benefits. The club can’t get anything from the extreme fan organizations. On the contrary, these extreme fan organizations are smearing the team and intercepting the club’s interests. The club is just afraid that they will become too powerful. What everyone is most worried about is that the extreme forces cannot be eliminated and will be revived. Hugo said it well, it is best to sever ties as soon as possible.
After this time, the government issued strict laws and regulations, and the club is strictly prohibited from having any relationship with extreme fan organizations.
The clubs that got the advantage will not agree with the government’s decision now. It is not only Purvirenti who is dissatisfied. Napoli’s chairman De Laurenti, like Purvirenti, denounced the Italian government’s dictatorship, but Purvirenti said this to Hugo, while De Laurenti publicly criticized the government.
Many club owners have realized that this is a lesson given to them by the government, but no one will accept it. Chievo chairman Campedelli seemed very angry because the home stadium of Feilu has been selected as the best home stadium for five consecutive seasons. However, now the government requires the club to close the home stadium on the grounds that the stadium safety does not comply with the “Pisanu Regulation”.
“Rules are dead, but people are alive. They should be treated differently according to past performance.” This is what Campedelli said.
Hugo wanted to laugh when he heard this. This is the legendary rule of law and democracy. In fact, everyone wants to be lenient outside the law. What does it matter if it does not comply with the regulations? As long as we don’t get into trouble, it’s fine.
Campedelli said it more tactfully, while Atalanta chairman Ruggeri was shameless.
“If the government does not consider the economic pressure faced by the club and prohibits fans from entering the stadium, the team will not participate in any subsequent games.” This is what Ruggeri said.
So far this season, the number of fans watching Atalanta games has remained stable at 13,000, bringing the club at least 50,000 euros per game on average, which is a considerable income for this newly promoted team. In addition, Atalanta fans have always had a good reputation and have almost never been involved in violent incidents. Therefore, the Football Association’s one-size-fits-all approach made Ruggeri very annoyed. “Atalanta fans are not thugs, and the team should not be implicated because of the faults of others.” Ruggeri also emphasized, “We will not spend a penny to repair the stadium in order to meet the requirements of the Pisanu Act.”
No matter what others think, Hugo thinks Ruggeri is a rogue. Hugo’s attitude is obvious. He supports the government’s approach. In troubled times, heavy punishments must be used. Rules are rules. If you don’t comply with the regulations, do you still have reason? ! We turned a blind eye to you and let you get away with it. Now that it is a critical moment, you start to sing the opposite tune? !
The home stadium of Juventus, one of the three northern powers, meets the standards, but the San Siro Stadium does not. This has caused strong dissatisfaction among Moratti, Galliani and others. Atalanta only charges 50,000 euros per game, but the San Siro Stadium is not a matter of 50,000. A game costs hundreds of thousands of euros. Don’t you feel bad? ! Isn’t that nonsense.
The Barbera Stadium is qualified, but Zamparini is the chairman of the professional league. It is difficult for him to be the chairman of the professional league in the face of so many clubs. Galliani and others force him to talk to the Football Association and the government every day.
His biggest ally Hugo happens to be a supporter of the policy. This is how Zamparini understands it. In the conflict of closing the stadium, Hugo has nothing to lose. For the future of football, he can certainly be high and mighty and support the government’s decision without caring, but boy, aren’t you too selfish to do this!
Many clubs changed their attitudes after a few days. Hugo was just talking without any pain in his back. They all forgot that Hugo led everyone to get benefits from the government. People are always so mean.
Hugo was able to settle the Sicilian team. Hugo made the connection. Catania moved its home stadium to Trapani. Messina’s home stadium was not up to standard, but Franza was Hugo’s good brother who stuck with him. Franza did not do the right thing.
But in other places, no matter how good the relationship was, Hugo could not directly give them money to make up for the losses. Everyone was greedy for money, so there was nothing he could do.