Former player and now vice-president of Niva Buzova Vladyslav Podolyanyuk commented to Sport.ua on the situation with the probable withdrawal of the team from the First League championship.
- Unfortunately, the president of Niva, Oktay Efendiev, has indeed decided to suspend the club's financing," says Podolianyuk, "It is possible, of course, that someone will be interested in the First League team and our sponsor will change, but in times like these I doubt it very much.
- It's a shame. In the middle of the season, and the team was going well....
- I agree, paradoxical and painful.
- When we last talked to you at the end of November, there were really no hints?
- After the game with Epicentre? At that time it was not yet known. I had my doubts and thoughts, but they were purely my assumptions, nothing more. Indeed, I found out about everything a little bit earlier than the whole internet. Only came away from it in a few days.... I am the only one who started from A and made it to Z, from the neighbourhood to such a peak.... It's a blur for me to be honest, some kind of stupor, apathy, I just haven't accepted it yet. I don't know, maybe some faith that things will get better, maybe some other investor will come along. We'll see.
- Well, who will look for that investor? I don't think the president needs it....
- Maybe he does. It's not so much to look for, just now it will be publicised on the Internet, maybe someone will be interested in the club of the First League. Although I realise that it won't be easy to find a person or people who will want to invest a few million. But, in principle, there is time, you can, why not try?
- But the players will already leave... Tomorrow they will receive the documents in their hands.
- Well, our team was assembled almost from scratch in the summer, so it's nothing new.