Welcome to this live blog! My name is Jeroen van Barneveld, and I will keep you updated from the courtroom in Utrecht on the crucial lawsuit of Vitesse Against the KNVB for the Club’s Survival.
It’s Getting Busier and Busier at the Courthhouse. Two Supporter Buses Have Just arrived with Approximately 150 Vitesse fans. Hundreds of Supporters Are Already on the Square in Front of the Courthhouse.
Supporters were called upon by their owners Association to Come and Masse to the Courthouse, “To Show the Judge What Vitesse Really Means.” That call did not fall on deaf ears.
Club Figures Such as Theo Janssen, Edward Sturing, Nicky Hofs, and John van den Brom also come to the Courthouse. They Still Have To Wait At Least An Hour Until The Session Begins.
Maximum of 200 fans can follow the Session at the Courthouse the Vitesse Supporters Association Expects Many People to Come to the Courtroom in Utrecht Today. The Association Has Even Hired Buses to Transport 150 fans to Utrecht.
They probably can’t all go inside. The Central Netherlands District Court Has Room for a maximum of 200 people. They can follow the session in separate rooms via a Video Connection. The rest must wait outside.
The Lawsuit will also be avialable to follow for those not present via a live stream on nu.nl.
What are the Chances for Vitesse? For Vitesse, Going to Court is the Last Straw to Survive. Experts are only gloomy about the clubs chances this afternoon in the court. The Judge Will not Redo The Entire Case of Vitesse and Sit in the KNVBs Chair. Accordance to Sports Law Lawyers Tim Wilms and Maarten Schepel, that is to Vitesse’s Disadvantage.
Vitesse Will Mainly Have To Draw Hope from Any Procedural Errors by the KNVB, Schepel Thinks. Duration the session, it must Become Clear Whether These Have Been Made. The Correspondence Between Vitesse and the KNVB Has Never Been Made Public. Schepel: “It’s hard to say Whether Vitesse can get back on its feet, but I do have the idea that they have made made a very big mess of it.”
Dishes of fans have already gathered at the Courthouse to Support Their Club in the Lawsuit. The Police Are Monitoring From A Distance.
Why Did Vitesse Lose the Professional License? The Verdict of the KNVB Licensing Committee on July 10 was clear: Vitesse had hand to be in its Professional License Because, in The Eyes of the Committee Members, The Club “Structurally and about A Longer Period of Time Circumvented and Side.”
Vitesse had not fulfilled promises that the club management had Made Last Year Turning the Rescue Operation. With that, The Arnhemers had squandered Their Last Chance, The Licensing Committee Ruled. All details can be read here.
Vitesse Challenged the Decision with the KNVB Appeals Committee, But they Dismissed the Football Club’s Appeal Last Week. As a result, vitesse is definitely not allowed to play professional football. Only the Judge can change that.
Today is a Crucial Day for the Survival of Football Club Vitesse. This afternoon at 1:30 pm, The Arnhemer’s Are Conducting a Crucial Lawsuit Against The KNVB for the Withdrawal of the Professional License. Without That License, Vitesse May Not Participate in the Kitchen Champion Division This Season.
For Vitesse, it is the last chance to survive. Should the Judge Side With The KNVB, The Second Oldest Professional Club in The Netherlands (Since 1892) Will Disappear from Professional Football for Good.
The Summary Proceedings Are Held at the Central Netherlands District Court in Utrecht. Duration the session, it must Become clear when the Judge Will Rule. The Court Has Already Announced that this will before Saturday. Then Vitesse would start the kitchen champion with an away match against Almere City.