Elizegi will take a new quota proposal to the partners after the “hard blow” in the assembly

Aitor Elizegi has made this Monday at noon self-criticism about the results of the assembly of Athletic delegate members. In a press conference that lasted around 45 minutes, the rojiblanco president has assumed that “We have not managed to get our message to the partners”, after both the accounts of the last campaign, as well as the budget for the present one and the animation stand project were rejected by the partners.

In his speech, Elizegi has declared that after yesterday’s position of the assembly, the board of directors has a period of «reflection, self-criticism and listening» to try to reverse the situation in the next extraordinary assembly, of which he has not given possible dates. “It will be when we see what is best for Athletic,” he limited himself to pointing out.

On the steps to take from this moment, the rojiblanco leader has marked differences between the accounts of the past year and the rest of the proposals. In the first aspect, it has been very clear. «Last season’s accounts are an exact photograph of the state of the club at that time». That is to say, they are untouchable. On the contrary, in the rest of the aspects, the Athletic president has shown himself open to dialogue to find meeting points that allow you to create a budget for this course. In particular, on the issue of the 30% fee requested from partners. “We knew that it was a measure that had a response, but it is an extraordinary help to the club, and from the board we considered that it is worthwhile to travel the path of the social quota. We thought we had to do this journey, and we tried to make it understood. Of course the assembly does not seem to have shared that vision, but it is sovereign. So it’s a period of listening, reflection, and trying to bring the partner a clear proposal that helps Athletic get out of this situation as soon as possible ». In this sense, Elizegi has been open to dialogue. «Days of self-listening and reflection on the budget will begin. We will not be able to carry it out if we are not able to convince the partners that it is the right one, we have to be involved all parties. You need a quota proposal and an agreement with the players, “he said.

For the rest, he has rejected division within the board after yesterday’s result. “Absolutely. I have given thanks for the feeling of unity and responsibility that I have found in all of them, of calm in the face of the situation. What they transmitted to me was Athletic. I did not expect another message from them. AND has once again insisted on the difficulty that its board has encountered due to the crisis derived from the pandemic. «Presenting itself with 37 million euros in the red is difficult to defend it. The partner had never asked for help of that size. And we are working throughout 2020 asking our staff for an effort. It is an extraordinary situation in which we have surely made hundreds of mistakes, because there are no precedents to hold onto. In yesterday’s photo we had no where to lean. It is very difficult to govern that situation.