Isidoro Sousa will even be re-candidate for the presidency of Olhanense and the list he heads will go to votes alone, after the other candidate already announced, Miguel Ferreira, has withdrawn his candidacy and accepted to be part of the current president's list.
The elections will take place next Friday, May 31st, but the future management will already start to prepare some ground, with the beginning of a series of meetings with investors, which could be decisive for the club, two of which will take place now this week.
In statements to the Sul Informação, the president of the Olhão club confirmed the news released this Tuesday by the newspaper «A Bola», that he would be the only candidate for the presidency, with Miguel Ferreira on the list. The now chairman of the Fiscal Council Miguel Ferreira had already announced that he was a candidate for the presidency of Olhanense, but today, the deadline for the presentation of candidates, there were news.
Isidoro Sousa advanced and Miguel Ferreira was no longer a candidate to become the vice president proposed by the only voting list. Miguel Ferreira's decision was taken «in the name of the club's best interests and the spirit of union that led the Algarve team to the “big guys” in 2008/09», according to «A Bola».
To our newspaper, Isidoro Sousa said that, before the elections, "the members of the list will meet to discuss what they want for the future", admitting that "the financial issue is fundamental". This is where potential investors come in, which exist, he guaranteed, but which he puts in the field of intentions.
“There are interested investors and several meetings are already scheduled. But only later will we know if there is investment capacity», he revealed. Two of these meetings "are scheduled for this week" and the rest "next week", after the elections. «We are not going to promise anything without having things in hand. This is not our habit», he added.
During the last few months, very troubled internally, in which Olhanense fought to remain in the I League (a goal that only guaranteed when there were just over ten minutes to the end of the last games of the season), Isidoro Sousa never ruled out the possibility of re-candidate, but he also never assumed that he would run for president again.
At a time when the crisis within the Olhão club reached a peak, with players delivering a strike notice for the day of the match against Benfica, the Olhanense manager said that he "would still have to think a lot" .
With the decision taken, it is now open which business model the new management will propose to the partners, in order to adapt to the new demands of the professional leagues in Portugal. Isidoro Sousa said that, «at the outset, the chosen model will be the Anonymous Sports Society (SAD)», but there is also the possibility of creating a Unipersonal Sports Society by Quotas (SDUQ).
At this time, there is still no final decision on which modality will be proposed to the partners, who will have the final decision, something that also depends on the outcome of the meetings with investors, who «will also have their say».
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