Al-Marsad newspaper: Khaled Al-Baltan, president of Al-Shabab Club, confirmed that his club cannot compete with the four mass clubs, because his team does not have the same financial support for them.
The four public clubs
And “Al-Bultan” explained during a press conference held at his club’s headquarters yesterday evening, that “the four mass clubs are tweeting outside the flock, and the ministry supported them with an amount of 18 million riyals, an increase in our amount, which is equivalent to our 3 months’ salaries.”
He also referred to the large contracts owned by the fan clubs, commenting: Therefore, we cannot compete with them, especially since all of our golden members do not exceed six members.
Give me a quarter of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s support
Al-Bultan announced that the youth are regarding to change their strategy, justifying the matter: “So that we can live and coexist with the “billion tide” so that we can have a footprint and a place in Saudi football.”
And he said: “They gave me a quarter of the support of Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a member of the honorary club of Al-Hilal, to manage Fahd bin Nafel, and they held me accountable following that.”
He pointed out that the youth budget cannot achieve fifth place in the league, adding: “But we are trying to fix what can be fixed through some gaps.”
The decisions had a negative impact
He pointed to some decisions that had a negative impact on his team, saying: “The decision to specify 7 ads on the shirt was unfair and we were greatly affected by it, especially since last year we reached sponsorship contracts of 50 million riyals, but this season we did not exceed 17 million.”
Al-Baltan spoke regarding financial efficiency, saying: “If we do not obtain a certificate of financial competence, then excuse me, God does not burden a soul beyond its capacity, perhaps we will not be able to obtain it because we have a problem and a difficult challenge ahead. We live in a financial crisis (we patched it) as much as possible, but there are things Higher than us and we need an additional budget.
