The rioting Standard fans who stopped the home game against Charleroi on Sunday, could well have drilled millions of euros into their club. The Walloon newspaper The last hour reported on Wednesday that chairman Bruno Venanzi had several interested Russian investors in the stands on Sunday.
Wim Conings
The group of businessmen was said to have been “extremely unpleasantly surprised” by what was unfolding before their eyes. After all, the 0-3 lost Walloon derby had to be stopped on Sunday by referee Nicolas Laforge because smoke bombs were continuously thrown onto the field. In the end, even the field was stormed by about two hundred fans, after which the match had to be stopped. A scandalous display.
Particularly painful for chairman Venanzi, who is urgently looking for new investors for the football club. The fact that the Russians were actually already in the stadium was certainly a sign that they were at least interested in investing, but the question is whether they will still dare after Sunday’s abuses. Venanzi had previously announced that he wants to implement a capital increase by New Years and has received several offers for this.
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