This week, BM Puerto Sagunto fans have two important appointments

This week, BM Puerto Sagunto fans have two important appointments with their red-and-white passion. Next Friday, the club will hold an Extraordinary Members' Assembly. Never has the term extraordinary been more appropriate, because the club's financial situation is truly extraordinary and we find ourselves at the greatest crossroads the club has faced since 1999. The loss of private sponsors and the absence of determined public support, unlike that enjoyed by other elite clubs in the province, have culminated in Alser's announcement that its patience with single-handedly supporting this project is running out. The members have the floor, and it is time to unite and put what brings us together before what divides us. This is not just any assembly; it is not something a true club member can disregard in their diary. The club's financial future is at stake now more than ever. The meeting is on Friday from 6.30pm at the CCOO Assembly Hall.

The next appointment follows shortly in the calendar: the Asobal team's sporting situation is agonising. A defeat against the powerful Cuatro Rayas BM Valladolid would mean sporting relegation from the top division. There is no point deceiving ourselves: victory would be the unforeseen, the unexpected, something that happens rarely in sport, given the sporting potential of one team compared with the other. Moreover, in a gesture understandable only from the deepest part of a red-and-white heart, the board is asking our dedicated members for a voluntary €5 contribution. This five euros will not go into the club's impoverished and desolate coffers, but will be used to make the dream of two youth teams, the under-18s and the under-14s, more achievable, as they have accomplished the feat of qualifying for a Spanish Championship.

As the saying goes, “the heart responds to reasons that reason cannot understand”, but both our Asobal team and our youngsters need, once again, a packed and euphoric Ovni to provide the encouragement necessary so that this week will not be the week of our Asobal funeral either. I appeal to you to make sure the CCOO Assembly Hall is full on Friday and the Ovni is full on Saturday. As a club, we are what we all want to be. We look forward to seeing you.

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