From Serie C to Eccellenza in three years: Olbia's vertical collapse and the hot summers of the whites.
Fears are growing in the community for the future of the glorious Gallura club.
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Two years ago, around this time, then-president Guido Surace announced he was working on submitting Olbia Calcio's application to be relegated to Serie C after being directly relegated. The club then risked not even participating in the Serie D championship due to an incomplete registration application, including the failure to pay salaries for March, April, and May, the registration fees, and the absence of a surety.
Only thanks to an appeal by lawyer Eduardo Chiacchio did the Whites manage to be readmitted, saving themselves on the final day after changing coaches three times. Things didn't go any better the following summer, with the club introducing coach Lucas Gatti and technical director Manuel Gonzalez in early June. However, when it came time to register, due to the withdrawal of financier Murat Yilmaz, the club failed to meet the deadline due to the inability to pay their May salaries.
In that case, it was the Support Committee led by labor consultant Giovanni Degortes that saved the Swiss from the fire, who shortly thereafter stepped back, effectively delegating management of the season to the eager Olbia club. These were eventually ousted by Prosoccer, which in January reached an agreement with SwissPro to purchase Olbia in installments.
Well, given the circumstances, the summer ahead for the Bianconeri will be no less heated than previous ones: while technical director Ninni Corda has already announced his intention to submit a request for promotion to Serie D after the relegation play-offs, confirming Daniele Livieri as coach, and that he is working to relaunch the project with debt restructuring and the involvement of new investors—who, according to reports, will not be Roberto Felleca or Roberto Sulas—on the other hand, fans are starting to fear the worst, especially since many creditors, including former employees, registered players, and suppliers, are reportedly taking legal action to recover their money.
Olbia's future is in the hands of Prosoccer, which for its part does not want to undermine the initial financial efforts dedicated to the glorious Gallura club, engulfed by one of the worst crises in its more than a century-long history.
