Juve Stabia passes into the hands of an English company

It's a historic day for Juve Stabia, led by Franco Manniello, now former president but still a shareholder. The club passes into the hands of an English company, and the presidency passes to a happy Ciccone. It was Franco Manniello who announced and presented it: "A month after that statement, a statement made because objectively I didn't have the financial means to face a Lega Pro championship on my own. I wanted to send a strong message: either we find people who can help the club or I have to stop. It's been an absurd month, everyone contacted me, all the serial buyers and cheats, I've seen unheard of things, but I've always had the hope of saving professional football in Castellammare. I've heard and read absurd things, I've never had any negotiations with those who were reported in the press, I've never had any negotiations with Stabia businessmen, I thank the mayor who wanted to help Juve Stabia even if he couldn't find anyone who could help them. Everything has been said. I was very, very clear. The thing that pleased me most was the solidarity of the fans who have always been on my side despite everything. I fought like a lion to keep professional football in Castellammare and I'm proud to have found people who wanted me to stay at the club, despite me I wanted to leave. I agreed to stay because they said they wouldn't have closed the deal without me. Now the real challenge begins. I want to see if the city can respond to season ticket sales. Only facts count. I hope the city administration will also help us. I wouldn't have continued on my own. Juve Stabia wouldn't have gone bankrupt because it has no debts; I simply wouldn't have entered the team into the championship. But luckily I found good people; the new president of Juve Stabia is Mr. Felice Ciccone. We've performed yet another miracle; we must thank these people for their faith in the city of Castellammare. Season ticket prices will be the same as last year. We've been admitted to the championship, even though we start with just one penalty point. The real fans told me I couldn't have done better, and this is a huge satisfaction for me. My efforts were appreciated, so I wanted to make one last effort. The agreement was signed yesterday in Rome. Football in recent years has become just about revenue. If we presume to do It's tough to compete with teams that draw far more spectators than we did last year. I think we won the championship last year. I thank Polito and Caserta, who showed they really care about Juve Stabia. They waited for Juve Stabia. I also thank De Lucia, who managed the youth sector very well.

The new president Felice Ciccone wanted to explain: "I thank Manniello, we appreciated his work and we wanted him to stay. Our meeting was completely casual and took place last week. I confirm that all the previous management has been confirmed for the next championship, we want to give continuity to this project. We want to try to bring this team to the top of the championship, but there are also solidarity projects that go beyond the football aspect. We are a company of entrepreneurs under English law that deals with restructuring in the corporate sector and has decided to carry on this discussion in the territory. I ask for your support and backing, also because we come from far away. We have simply taken over what Manniello had started. This is our first experience in the world of football. The sports director and the coach with all the staff have been confirmed. I met these guys this morning and I appreciated the will, dedication and love they have for this company. One of our projects is to bring people back to the stadium, but we have to do it all together. We want to make the team grow again also from a commercial point of view. The company is called “Financial private capital”. I own 67% of the shares and Manniello has 33%. Compared to many other teams in the category, I believe very few have the balance sheet in order like Juve Stabia. We will try to go as far as possible. We also want to redevelop the territory, redefining all the categories of the youth sector, make a project with affiliations spreading throughout the Campania region. I met the head of the youth sector and we agreed to start again, he was also confirmed.

General manager Clemente Filippi also wanted to have his say: "This is a very important day for the cacio stabiese that marks the beginning of a new era. There are no words to thank president Manniello who was the one who for 10 years gave prestige to the football of Stabia. Now we are here exactly one month after the press release announcing the president's difficulty in registering the club in the Lega Pro championship, now the president has formed a new club. Now I pass the word to him".

 Ivano Cotticelli