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NOS Voetbal•vandaag, 12:29
Interim general manager Peter Rovers will leave Vitesse at the end of March at the latest. The club director leaves the Arnhem premier league player under high pressure from the supporters and from the workplace.
Rovers has been interim general manager since March last year, before which he was commercial director in Arnhem for more than two years.
“After an extremely intensive period, in which the club had to deal with numerous complex problems, the club and Rovers have decided that it is better if the next phase in Vitesse’s existence is led by a new face,” Vitesse reports. is looking for a replacement. If it is found quickly, Rovers will immediately say goodbye.
ANPPeter Rovers on Thursday at the Vitesse press conference after the failed takeover, next to the intended financier Coley Parry
Vitesse, bottom of the league, is not only in big trouble from a sporting point of view. The future of the club is at stake. This afternoon at 2.30 pm, the last team will play the relegation match against FC Volendam.
Rejected takeover
“We see starting points in the arguments that led to this decision. But we are also realistic,” Rovers said. “I don’t think this profession has much of a chance, but given the time we have spent on it, we owe it to ourselves and our supporters to continue.”
The club’s supporters recently focused their dissatisfaction on Rovers and demanded his departure, unjustly according to other Vitesse directors.
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“Peter has had more problems on his plate in one year than an average football manager has in his entire career,” said Andrey Soloviev and Peter van Bussel, members of the Vitesse Supervisory Board, in a press release. “We greatly appreciate his drive and perseverance to help solve the club’s problems.”
According to the club, Rovers will remain involved in ongoing matters for the time being, the most pressing being the takeover file. “Peter knows the files like no other and we are happy that we can continue to count on him in the coming important weeks.”
‘td’ also leaves
Earlier this season, the departure of technical director Benjamin Schmedes was also announced. The German did not wait for talks about extending his expiring contract and will retire at the end of this season.
2024-02-18 11:29:00
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