HUGE NEWS!!!
I have just come out of the chairman's office where he pulled me in to have a quick word with him, this is how it went:
ADV: Now Rob, thanks for contributing to our finances sky rocketing, and we know that your interest in the club remains as high as it did when you took over many years ago.
RY: You don't need to thank me it's the players that do all the hard work. And yes, like our bank balance, my intrest in the club is sky high.
ADV: We have decided as a board of directors that thanks to your amazing contribution to the club we offer you a little testimonial...
RY: No that's fine, I'm not interested in having a match played in my honour...
ADV: No, we were thinking about giving the club something that I know you and the fans have longed for.
RY: A new stadium so we don't have to share with every other club in the country?
ADV: No, we were thinking along the lines of bumping the club up to run at a full time level, we also feel this will do the players good for preparing for matches and Champions league matches.
RY: Oh wow, Mr. Della Valle, this is a dream come true not just for me but for the rest of the club and our amazing fan base.
ADV: We are hoping to start operating at a fully profession level at the end of this season or at the start of next season.
RY: That's fantastic, from everybody at the club, we thank you.
ADV: No we thank you.
RY: Is that all?
ADV: Yes, I'll see you tomorrow at training.
RY: See you later Mr. Della Valle.
So from next season, we will finally be a professional club and this should open up the door to maybe a foreign player or two coming in to the club. This will also allow us to push forward in the champions league and we might even sneak a result in and qualify for the third round of qualifying. I am nearly done with the 25/26 season and a report of it will be up either tomorrow or Thursday night.