Vorontsov always always entered the building from the front door. That is, through a crowd of journalists. As everybody. Apparently, along with the election to the position, the head is given a pass to the internal territory. And then he does not look for a parking place, does not go through the mud, but immediately enters the building. Just for the sake of this it was worth fighting with Eugene Giner. And win.
The former president of the Premier League did not arrive at an important meeting where they discussed the calendar, sending in return a lawyer whom everyone saw for the first time. Previously, even the most boring meetings, the head of CSKA came in person. Can’t forgive myself for momentary weakness when I withdrew?
However, the army team had practically no questions on the calendar. He completely suited them, unlike Spartak, whose head coach put forward a lot of claims, something funny. For obvious reasons, Vladimir Fedotov was not there either. Instead, the general director Sergei Shavlo tried to defend the interests of the red and white. It didn’t work out very well.
Until the meeting began, the general director of Dynamo Dmitry Ivanov decided to smoke. Probably to calm the excitement. He was not allowed to concentrate.
- Have you already sold Alexey Smertin?
“Not yet,” said Ivanov with obvious regret in his voice.
- And Dmitry Bulykin?
“And in the evening I have a meeting with Alexander Tukmanov,” the Dynamo rejoiced. - There is an offer from Torpedo. It remains to discuss the details.
- Again, probably, they broke the price?
- There is nothing fantastic in our price.
It was planned that the meeting would last about an hour. However, the first participants showed up from the audience as much as two and a half. So much time was needed to clarify a simple truth: it is impossible to take into account the interests of all in the calendar.
From time to time, a representative of the Premier League went out to smoke from the audience, who tried to convey unofficial information to journalists about what was being discussed. And he persuaded everyone to believe that with the “autumn - spring” system such problems would not arise.
“Then we will all know who plays where, whom to give which windows,” he urged with ardor.
Reporters sluggishly objected, talked about the downsides of the transition. More precisely, that nothing will change at all.
Suddenly, the police decided to leave the meeting. According to our data, they stated so many wishes about the calendar that it was easier to cancel the tournament altogether than to fulfill them.
Law enforcement officers were not kindly excited.
- Why did you get the idea that we are interfering with the championship? - one of them attacked the journalist. - We just ask to postpone some matches. But football should be.
Saying the last sentence, the policeman looked at the floor. It was difficult to believe in his sincerity.
Following came Vitaliy Mutko. He was in a hurry on the plane. But, however, he found it necessary to comment on what was happening outside the doors.
“Yes, everything is fine,” he smiled. - We took the calendar. There were some little things left. For example, there are difficulties in the thirtieth round. There will be six matches at once in the Moscow region. The police will be against it.
The solution was brilliant.
- What do we do? Asked Mutko. “And we will come up with something closer to the thirtieth round.” Maybe there will be such a situation that it will not be necessary to conduct all matches at the same time.
That the calendar is accepted, Mikhail Vorontsov also confirmed. The most interesting, no one saw the final version. Some changes will be made there, and on January 18 they will carry a document for approval by the executive committee of the football union.
Vladimir Fedotov will be in shock.
Alexey Shevchenko