The B-Class as in Rio?
(Komarex Komarowo - Pogon Szczecin New B-Class, 2006)
"Chasing New - Reloaded"
(Sports Review 22-23.05.2010, Szczecin edition)
- We started with the painting. There was no furniture, the building stood empty. They were just plug in the wall. As the jack - Dariusz Adamczuk points to the wall, which protrudes over the wardrobe cable.
- They arrived two trucks Anthony Ptak and took everything: furniture, desks, furniture. Alone in the house held junior equipment, not to come no one from the town 'and him not as he - describes the events of June 2007 Robert Dymkowski, director of the club and Szczecin councilman, a former player Chase.
to an abandoned building in the summer of that year launched a pursuit of SA. The company was founded based on the New Chase, that initiative supporters. New chase was tied back in 2003 when funding from the Szczecin team retired Swede Les Gondor. But it really came in handy until three years later. Playing in the league quest Antony Bird walked his next, a dangerous metamorphosis. This time the band was filled with Brazilians.
Angry supporters of the opposition to set up the team of seniors Bird Chase New (previously ran only youth team). Thus began the great reconstruction of the Polish Cup finalist.
pitch on the side
- We felt the support of people who did not want Chase Bird. It was the despair, the Brazilian goalkeeper has become the vendor tie in the defense played with ice-mason. Then someone threw that in order to pursuit of new self-started, although the band Bird played in the league. Has escalated to the B-class - says Chlasta Raphael, one of the founders of the New Chase, now a member of the board of Chase Szczecin SA.
They started from scratch. - We only had a pen and paper. From Rafal Chlastą, Mark Pawlak, Grzesiek Adamczuki Kozak and Darek met at the stadium. We started to organize themselves. In the 2-3 week gathered the players, young men associated with the region. Some came from poor families, and there were those who grew up in orphanages. In the end they were on the lips of. Permanently and I played Darius Adamczuk - says Grzegorz Matlak.
From a certain point began to show other celebrities associated with the former Pogoń, though by Adam Kensy, Mariusz Kuras, Andrew Rycak.
- Zenon Castellan played with us, even though he was already 60 years! Ridden with him after doctors, because everyone had to have the test. He also had to come Marek Lesniak, but did not allow him to do that duty - adds Matlak.
staff was large - had about 30 players. New chase bear only the cost of registration, and on the pitch fell double-digit results. Players play for free, had the idea.
- But as any he had financial troubles, helped him find a job in friendly companies - Chlasta adds.
side pitch number 2, where the matches taking place the B-class pursuit of new, next to the main board, has become a place of worship. At the stadium in 2000 it was the fans. Often, many did not place in the team matches ekstraklasowej. Bird Brazilians teammates were not in a comfortable position. They saw that something is wrong. On their performances there was no doping, and a day later on the side of the pitch took a real carnival, as in Rio. There were drums, trumpets, confetti.
Even more interesting was on the trips. It happened that Adamczuk, Matlak and the rest dressed in a trailer from the truck.
- We played with Aurora Tychowo. The hosts did not have the locker room, so I had to deal - he laughs Chlasta.
the first game to a nearby Komarov came more than a thousand supporters of the New Chase. Most of the ship sailed, because the village is located on the Lagoon. Some commuted bikes.
- Arrivals village caused such a stir local - says Adamczuk.
- It happened that a priest translated Mass, so that people can come into the match with the chase. In such places it was often only one shop open. On the occasion of meetings with Pogoń probably do the largest takings in the year. Many of those people that when we met, now goes to the pursuit. So we began to rebuild the image of the club in the region - says Matlak. Chase
new people began to run marketing: the Children's Day mascots handed out to children and Matlak fans poured as a cook borscht.
A new club
New Pursuit playing in seven league was organized better than many teams drugoligowych. Commuted to matches rented bus. They had suits with club emblems, two sets of tracksuits, promoted on billboards.
- not thought categories of B-class. We looked more broadly - Adamczuk says.
Before the season the club held a press conference. For T-shirts were presented in which the team had to play. All sewn on special order.
- Press conference of Mr. Bird Chase? Fingers on the table. Conference B-class team? Beer and sandwiches. The journalists liked to come to us - he laughs Adamczuk.
With the help of sponsors, the club's headquarters were located at the Radisson, in the most prestigious place in Szczecin. Every Tuesday was a "board" - all founders gathered in the basement of the club's Tiger. Prepared a plan for each week. Matlak and Adamczuk seeking sponsors rarely bounces back from the door. Within a few month collected 150 thousand, respectively. It was evident that the pursuit of new slowly displaces the pursuit of "Brazil", which fell in 2007, moreover, to the second division.
- City at the end of said stop. Not agreed to the continued rental of the stadium. They wanted wykurzyć bird from Szczecin - Adamczuk explains.
businessman from Lodz to surrender, and the city considered taking him to the acquisition of licenses for the second league. The former owner did not want to give a guarantee of no criminal history of the club in years when it belonged to the pursuit of (one of the main founders of the Pursuit of a New Gregory Matlak received a corruption complaint is for ... period of the game in the Chase Bird. - This is not the sentence. I reached their rights in court - says Matlak.)
summer 2007, officials have decided that you need to set up a new company, Pogon Szczecin SA, in which 25 per cent. New Chase shares accounted for. The new club started since the fourth game of the league. In compiling the composition had a month. And yet they wanted to advance immediately above! And after that again. You grab the phone a former director of the club and coach Kotkowski Mariusz Marcin Kaczmarek. From Italy came Radoslaw Bilinski, Thomas came to burns or Paul Fiddler. As to the fourth league players earn quite a lot.
- Average 3000 per capita, plus bonuses and housing - says Robert Dymkowski.Pogoń had a gigantic budget of 2.5 million.
Other clubs fared with the disposal of 200-300 thousand. Residents of the towns, which would come a new pursuit, they prayed to Szczecin promoted as soon as possible. Smaller clubs can not accept rollovers of the shafts of several hundred supporters from Szczecin.
often refused to match the organization. Chasing walkowerami could earn points. - Do not hooking up, we invited the team for the match to himself - says Adamczuk.
the arc for a simple
true nature was an attempt a year later, after promotion to the third division (new second). To Szczecin businessman visited again, this time from Wielkopolska. Zbigniew Drzymała wanted to move his club (Groclin) to Szczecin and play in the league under the name Chase. This case elektryzowała throughout the region.
- Most wanted to go straight to the league. Shorter road - says Leszek Siwecki, the mayor of the city councilor responsible for sport. Idea opposed people from the beginning associated with the New Pogoń. And the place became a public enemy. Was a huge dilemma: playing in the league right away, or climb up the ladder. You have chosen the second option. Currently, the Association of New quest is 1.2 percent. shares in the company.
- No matter percentage is paramount, and the provisions in the contract. Thanks to them we guarantee that nothing bad will happen - says Chlasta. The agreement of 2007 contained a number of points that defend the interests of the club. Without the consent of the Association can not make key decisions.
- Today, all these movements as we evaluate success. This is the final Polish Cup, headlamp league. If it were not, the mood would be different - considered Siwecki.
on the stadium's most ardent supporters Chase sitting under the clock, on the arc. It was they who founded the Association and this new pursuit of them began to rebuild the club. - You're kidding, that we started on the bow, but in the end we go for a simple - Chlasta ends.
Przemysław Zych, MARIUSZ MELK
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