Alser guarantees survival in the Silver Honour Division

Despite obtaining little additional financial support, Julián Castellblanque has announced that the company will continue supporting the club as far as it can for another season.

 This past Tuesday, during the meeting held by the BM Puerto Sagunto Citizens’ Defence Platform, the manager of Alser, S.L., Julián Castellblanque, announced his decision to continue collaborating with Balonmano Puerto Sagunto, albeit with “a significant reduction, although the contribution will remain important given the company’s current financial circumstances”. Alser’s decision provides the club with a vital lifeline to survive in the top divisions, leading its Board of Directors to confirm the organisation’s participation in the Silver Honour Division, albeit in a scenario without contracted players, as permitted by federation regulations for Spain’s silver tier of handball.

The platform’s meeting also informed the other members of the current status of Mayor Alfredo Castelló’s efforts, which have now made progress among supra-municipal public bodies. They were informed of the verbal commitment obtained by Alfredo Castelló from the President of the Provincial Council of Valencia, Alfonso Rus, to support the red-and-white project with approximately €45,000. According to Castelló, this contribution will be formalised in an agreement with the club next September.

 Nevertheless, although both items of news represent an excellent starting point for the organisation, they are plainly insufficient to respond to a hypothetical call from the Asobal League. In addition to the limitations of the current budget, the regulations themselves require the signing of at least eight professionals, which is unthinkable in the club’s current financial circumstances.

 This Tuesday afternoon, a meeting of all the League clubs also took place in Barcelona, attended by Juanjo Bataller. Nothing could be confirmed regarding a hypothetical offer of an Asobal place, as the clubs holding the sporting rights are engaged in finalising all the necessary documentation and budgets. Alser could only have a sporting opportunity if a club were unable to compete in the division, and it is still too early to know whether that will happen.

 In any case, if the call from Asobal were made, the club is currently a long way from consolidating a budget that would allow it to return to the top division. The club hopes that the call will come, but also that the Mayor’s efforts will, by then, be full of news such as the provincial contribution.

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