New CEO Waasland-Beveren wants to return to original club name: “Playing again as KSK Beveren at Freethiel” | beveren

Waasland-Beveren arose in 2010 from the ashes of the defunct KSK Beveren and Red Star Haasdonk. At the beginning of 2011, supporters of KSK Beveren who could not agree with the disappearance of the original club Yellow Blue founded Beveren. Only the women of KSK Beveren remained active under the original registration number 2300. An attempt to obtain the registration number through a merger of Yellow Blue and the women of KSK Beveren ended two years ago after protest from Waasland-Beveren.

Waasland-Beveren, which last year relegated from the highest division of Belgian football, now reaches out to Yellow Blue Beveren. “From my first days at the Freethiel, fans, sponsors, staff, ex-players, coaches and all people with a yellow and blue heart have asked me, ‘If you can, bring the name back. Let the club reconnect with its history, its DNA, embrace the glorious past that has made the name Beveren resonate far beyond the national borders,” said Gobin. “That is why the club and I reached out to our neighbors of Yellow Blue SK Beveren today (Wednesday) with the request to discuss and look at the possibilities to end a battle that has been separating Beveren for far too long. divides.”

Gobin calls for an open discussion between all parties. “I would like to discuss the possibility of playing again as KSK Beveren at the Freethiel, under the pedigree number 2300, with the club’s logo and colors rooted in the values ​​and traditions of our municipality and our community.”

Whether the reunification and associated name change will actually take place is not yet a foregone conclusion. The board of Yellow Blue Beveren reacts to Gobin’s statement on its own club website. “We can confirm that we have received a letter from Mr Gobin, but no formal talks have taken place yet. Our club’s board will continue to consider this communication in the coming days and will raise the matter at its next members’ meeting to be held shortly. If our board is given the mandate to enter into a dialogue with Waasland-Beveren from the members, we will take on this task,” said the board of Yellow Blue Beveren. “We emphasize that our members have the last word. And that our club , in the current state of affairs, wishes to remain bound by the principles of structural and meaningful fan participation, at every sporting level. Only this way of working can, in our view, lead to a healthy and sustainable future for football.”