The Motala Club The Pirates run the risk of going bankrupt. The club has not paid any salaries to its drivers for October and now the club has set a deadline of 14 days.
- We have been working feverishly all autumn. Now we have said that it is 14 days. If we do not get the money to the drivers, then it is not possible. We no longer have to empty out, says Sven Gustafsson to SVT Sport.
- I am positive that we will solve this, but at present it does not look bright.
Why exactly 14 days?
- Because we have to do something. For the sake of the drivers, they must also be allowed to eat. If the drivers approve that we continue after that, then we work on it
We had hoped for more crowds and more sponsors in the spring. We lost 400-500 per match. One reason for that was the TV broadcasts, where we do not receive any money from the TV contract. They tell us that there are not so many people watching, but they do see a viewer, but they do not know how many people sit and watch together.
- I looked positively at it last spring. I thought people who didn't watch before might get interested and go and watch live. But not only that, but also less sponsorship revenue.
Did you have a joy calculation for budget?
- We didn't have that. We pulled down and put ourselves on the same audience revenue budget as last year and thought we might get a little more this season when we had a little better guys this year. So I have to put it on a bit.
Do you have a plan for how to get the money together?
- Yes, but I do not want to go into that.