2024-07-17 18:39:19
The basketball season in Israel is supposed to start in about two months, but according to information obtained by the Sports Channel, its opening is in danger. The members of the board of directors of the league management now claim that they will not open the next season because most of the funds promised to the teams that chose the Minister’s outline have not yet arrived.
As a reminder, according to the outline of Minister Miki Zohar, whose objective was to promote the Israeli player, all the teams that registered only four foreigners for the last game season were supposed to receive a significant amount of money, of more than NIS 2 million.
Except for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem, all the league teams have chosen the plan, but so far they have not received a significant part of the amount, more than a million NIS for each team, according to members of the board, if the funds do not arrive by the end of July, as promised According to them, the 2024/25 season in the Premier League will not start.
From the WhatsApp conversation of the members of the board of directors, which came into possession of the Sports Channel, the chairman Nes Ziona writes, Yaniv Mizrahi: “Good evening, friends. For your information, despite repeated promises regarding the outline of the Minister, until today 17.7, there is no model for the distribution of funds, neither in terms of amounts nor in in terms of failure dates.Only at the end of next week is the committee supposed to meet to discuss the model It will probably take a few days to organize the details.
After she did this, the Ministry’s legal advisor decided (in a step that did not happen until today) that they would give 21 days for objections against the model. I mean, we won’t see money until at least the end of August. Yes, they are talking about releasing another 10% to us in the meantime. I do not know how it is possible to behave in such a way that they talk time after time about a deadline and do not meet it. From a flow point of view, it makes no sense that we have already completed all the commitments for the season and we still need to get 50% or more of the money.”
Chen SchneidermanRamat Gan chairman: “Right”
Yuval RossmanHapoel Haifa chairman: “Every word is in the rock”
Eldad Akunischairman of Herzliya: “Ari and David, in my opinion after Miki was in a management meeting and he made all the promises he made but nothing is happening on the ground, I think you should get at the bottom of the matter and sit on the matter until they sort it out. It’s nice that there are big teams that add a lot of interest and exposure to the league and apparently the small amounts don’t. This money affects them, but for most of the league it is much more than that and they have to be dealt with immediately and it should not come from the teams individually but from everyone.”
Chairman of the Board, Ari Steinbergreplied: “I agree with you, then.”
Ethan Lenziano: “Nothing aggressive will fix it, nice talks and letters are just texting.”
Kefir Arzichairman BS/Dimona: “Right”
Lanciano said: “The Premier League will not open if by the end of July all the repeatedly promised funds do not come in! This is the message that needs to be sent out for the league, there is nothing to do with wealth or poverty.”
Rossman: “We’re 100% with Eitan”
Chairman of Hapoel Holon, Ethan Lenzianowho told the Sport Channel: “Most of the league teams welcomed the Minister’s outline and the promotion of the Israeli player, and for that we thank him very much, it is a lot of money that goes to most of the teams that gave. up professional options in exchange for a significant amount promised. It is not true to hear that this will not happen, or it will create a huge problem for most of the league and it is not certain if teams will be able to open the league.
For example, we lost, beyond the lack of funds in the plan, almost 2 million NIS on expenses due to hosting our home games in Europe. With all the desire for a stable club like ours, the lack of millions of shekels creates a big problem. I have every hope that everything will be handled as promised and that we will get what was promised as we continue to build a good team that will compete in the league and in Europe with respect. I trust the Minister of Sports who came from basketball and that he knows the difficulties.”
Chairman of Hapoel Haifa, Yuval Rossmansaid to the Sport Channel: “We have reached the “last” time, after a difficult season of a country at war and a great effort by the Honorable Minister, who has a strong desire to help us. We are very grateful. Basketball is in Israel is one of the factors in the nation to a certain routine. They are teams that have always received support and assistance from Toto and the state.
We are shouting during the season that we must be involved when they say times and that we are not interested in the whole issue of bureaucracy. Therefore, in order to have basketball in the country and I know how important it is to Miki Zohar and I know he will keep his words, but we need to speed up and improve the bureaucracy, so we can finish the season, get funds for the previous season and open the next season.
If we do not receive funds by the end of July the next season will not open. Addresses to the Minister in all languages requested – sport cannot wait for bureaucracy. Your quick reaction is essential for basketball. If not, at least 6-8 teams cannot start the next season, because they cannot finish the last season.”
***Answer of the Minister, Miki Zohar: “I asked to investigate why there was a delay and I was clearly informed that the budget is expected to go into the teams soon. It should be remembered that this is the first year of the plan, which requires all professionals of the profession to get into the thick of the beam The office is handling the issue with all energy according to the legal requirements requested After the payment to team for the previous season the outline for the next season will be published.”
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