President of "Minaya" Valeriy Peresolyak is not satisfied with the decision to hold a "tournament of four" for the place of "Dnipro-1" in the UPL, in which in addition to his team will play Kharkiv "Metalist 1925", "Left Bank" and "Epicenter".
Valery Peresolyak- I didn't understand where the idea of this tournament came from at first. First of all, why "four"? It is absolutely clear, according to the practice of the Ukrainian championship, that according to the rating, the 15th team of the championship should have claimed the place of Dnipro-1. It was possible to discuss about the teams that played in the playoffs. But how "Metalist 1925" started to appear in this story is a big mystery! - is a big mystery!
- So, in your opinion, "Metalist 1925" should not have claimed a place in the UPL?
- The team took the last place. It scored two points less than "Minai". In head-to-head meetings it lost to "Minai". And we do not remember their "victory" over us in the first round, when they won due to a goal from offside. So, to summarize, "Minaj" fought to the last to get ahead of the competitor and did it, and no one cares about it. Where is the sporting principle that is talked about so much here? Let's imagine the situation if "Minaj" had remained with 6 points, as after the first round and took the last place. Do you think we would be considered as a participant in the "mini-tournament"? I think not... But "Metalist 1925" is considered for some reason.
I would also add that today "Dnipro-1" is not in the UPL table and "Minai" automatically took the 14th position, which according to the regulations of last season gave the right to claim a place in the UPL next season. This is stated in the regulations. "Metalist 1925" moved up to the 15th line. This position does not give them the right to claim the possibility of promotion this season. Therefore, "Metalist 1925" in no way can be considered as a prospective participant of UPL in the season 24/25. That is, it is maximally illegal!
-Then your version: why Metalist 1925 got such a lobby?
- As soon as the information about the possible withdrawal of "Dnipro-1" appeared in infospace, Metalist 1925 owners immediately "turned on" and began to push the idea of the tournament of four.
...There is nothing to talk about. There is a decision of the majority of UPL clubs. The clubs are the ones thanks to whom the Premier League exists! Who else should decide who should be admitted to the championship and who should not?
