The patience of the players finally burst a few days ago. At one of the meetings, they announced that they would wait for salaries only until February 20. And then they stop working.
But hockey players from Setuni arrived on time for the match against CSKA. The mood of everyone was emphasized cheerful. During the dry warm-up, the team organized a small tournament in which the best possession of the ball was revealed.
- Do not tell me the time? - asked the defender “Wings” Adgur Dzhugeliya to the correspondent of “Sport today.”
- 17.45, Adgur. Calculate how much is left before the strike?
- No, we will go to the game today. That's for sure. But tomorrow we will not come to training.
- What if they give money?
- After all, we wrote on paper that we are waiting for money until 20 o’clock. And if during the day we are not paid at least part, then that's it.
- There will be no money - this is clear. Where do they come from?
“So we are not coming to the palace for training.” What shall we do there? Some guys have nothing to even get to the ice arena.
Jugelia went to warm up. But after some time, the strike committee met again.
“Well, guys, it’s decided: you don’t work tomorrow?”
- Yes, we just don’t come to the palace. And if they begin to call, we will require written guarantees that the debts will be paid by a certain deadline.
- Just, remember, we already asked the management to write such a paper to us. But this has not been done. Everyone chatted. And this time nothing will work.
We deliberately do not name the names of the interlocutors, so that they do not apply repression. Already deal with objectionable and in the “Wings" know how.
The most interesting thing is that if the leadership agrees with the players (which is hard to believe), then another problem will arise. The workers of the Palace of Wings of the Soviets went on strike. It’s hardest for them all. They get something for 5-8 thousand rubles and seriously counted on this money. How will the championship match be held (if there is one), for example, without ice packers?
They say that the Wings leadership is not too worried about the strike, believing that young people from the farm club will play the next game. But, according to our data, the young men decided to support their older colleagues.
Whether the crisis will resolve in a couple of days is a big question. But none of the leaders of the “wings” came to the match with CSKA. Team Director General Roman Khairetdinov, according to official information, got sick. Vice President Vladimir Shalaev simply could not come. And club president Ralif Safin, they say, does not know what is happening with the team at all. He long waved his hand at the club after he was unable to get the sports palace into the property.
Everything goes to the fact that this year in the championship of Russia only 18 clubs out of 19 started.
Alexey Shevchenko