“If I was excited in the Third Division, imagine now…”: this was the first day of Oviedo’s membership campaign

2023-06-27 04:15:00

“I have always done it in the offices. I like face to face.” Laureano Lobato, 80, proudly wore his Oviedo coat in the small queue that had formed outside the club’s offices at Carlos Tartiere at around 9:15 a.m. He was one of the dozen people who were waiting to renew his commitment to Oviedo. On the first day of the face-to-face campaign, a constant rhythm of members in the vicinity of the stadium, although far from the huge queues that had formed in previous years. The option provided by the club to obtain the digital card speeds up a process that, in any case, was presided over by the illusion among the blue followers. This is what usually happens every summer.

“I always face the season with enthusiasm. If I had it in the time of the Third Division to not have it this season,” Laureano Lobato indicated a few seconds before taking out the card from last season, the one that accredits him as a blue partner for years 54 years. He wears it with pride before adding: “I have confidence in the team, yes. But I didn’t like Borja Sánchez’s departure at all. For me, the best are the central defenders: Calvo and Costas. You have to trust”.

The illusion, renewed

From the opening of the ticket offices at 9 o’clock, future members were arriving at a constant rate. The club had different points set up around the field to make things easier. Those who had already confirmed their renewal online are given the credit in the position created for this function. Gold and silver subscribers, those over 65 and those with special needs are attended directly at the offices. Thus, everything flows faster.

Pilar Martínez is another one of those who get up early, she in front of the outside ticket offices. She has been a subscriber for 47 years. She is another of the faithful that she never fails. “In my family we are all Oviedistas, but I am the one who lives it with the most passion of all,” she indicated while she waited for her turn. “I am optimistic about the season. Actually, every year I am,” she completed.

In front of the ticket offices, Martín Peláez, president of the blue club, also appeared very soon, who wanted to follow in situ the evolution of the first day of the face-to-face campaign.

The rate of season ticket sales continues to be happy despite the fact that this season includes a 25% increase in the price of the cards, reduced to 15% for members who renew in the first three weeks. At the close of the ticket offices yesterday, 7,115 people had already become members.