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“A number of people turn to me with a request for an opinion. Please give me and my colleagues at least a short time. For now, I will limit myself to stating that the biggest losers will be both sports clubs,” said Svoreň.
The announcement of Zábranský’s move is unexpected, the head of hockey Kometa takes over an 80 percent stake in Zbrojovka. There has been talk of a new majority owner for a long time. The criticized and unsuccessful owner Václav Bartoněk negotiated a change in his position and general structure. Svořen was a hot candidate, but everything turned out differently.
Months ago, Brno native Ondřej Kania was also interested, but in the end he joined Slovan Liberec. “And that’s why, following one meeting in Brno more than a year ago, I found out that it has no meaning,” he responded on social networks to the announcement of the new owner Zábranský.
“I can’t imagine this wedding well enough. So that our football depends on what falls under the table at dinner and that keeps football alive? Absolute nonsense in the long run. I think it might have been invented in a more credible way,” added former footballer and agent Pavel Vandas.
But not everyone sees the situation bleakly. “Under Zábranský, Kometa Brno achieved great success. I believe that a similar future awaits Zbrojovka. The owner Mr. Bartoněk is selling the club to a person who is successful in the position of owner and manager. Zábranský is tough and hardworking. In addition, he is familiar with the region, partners or political situation. The club is in good hands,” says Brno football icon Petr Švancara in an interview with Sport.cz.
Zbrojovka is not going through a good period at all. After last year’s relegation from the top league, she made no secret of her ambitions to immediately return to the elite, but following a lackluster autumn in the spring, she scored just two points from the first six rounds. After four defeats in a row, coach Tomáš Polách was replaced by Lukáš Kříž, the former coach of division B. Brno is currently ninth in the FNL.
“We have long-standing ties with Václav Bartoňek. Our common goal is for both traditional clubs to be in symbiosis. Vašek helped Komet in the past, and it is logical that I now help Zbrojovce. It is a great honor for me that I can stand at the head of a traditional club that has been representing the city of Brno and the whole of South Moravia for 111 years,” said Zábranský on the Komety website. He gradually built an extra-league colossus from an overlooked and indebted brand, which won two domestic titles under his rule.
He claims that it is extremely important to him that the Armory works as well as possible in every way. “As Brňák, I wish that the hockey and football clubs are strong and healthy. Now there is an opportunity to directly influence it. I decided to go for it. Fully. As always,” he reports.
“It is clear to me that what applies in hockey may not apply in football. Brno’s patriotism decided for me to join Zbrojovka. It is regarding a relationship with the city in which I was born and to which I want to give back as much as possible. Hockey and football in Brno must support each other and make as many fans happy as possible. That is the engine that drives me forward,” he says, adding that he is prepared to face considerable criticism at times.
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