Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç: 'We are taking the first step of our rebellion'

Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç made statements ahead of the Super Cup match they will play against Galatasaray.

"Today is a day to remember the words of İslam Çupi. As of the point we have reached, Fenerbahçe has decided not to bring its A-team to the Super Cup match, where it had a 50 percent chance of winning, thereby significantly weakening its chances of winning the cup. It has done this because it has reached a point of rebelling against the values it believes in and the injustices it has suffered.

The injustices we have experienced, the conspiracy of the terrorist organization, the assassination attempt on our football team, the attempted lynching of our players, our championships stolen through tyranny. The fact that the cases opened during the July 3 conspiracy process have still not been concluded. These are just some of the events.

Our reaction today and our stance in the Super Cup are not just about the date of the match or what we experienced in the last away game.

''WE ARE TAKING THE FIRST STEP OF OUR REBELLION''

The fact that all these strange events happen to a single club and the normalization of these events have brought Fenerbahçe to the point of rebellion. We are forced to take the first step of our rebellion in Şanlıurfa, albeit reluctantly.

The definition of evil, of evils, has never been as concrete, evidenced, and real in any field as it has been in the field of football. Because this course of events has not been put to an end, the evils and those who commit them have become brazen, taken shape, and continued to increase.

What happened in Trabzon is not a simple incident of hooliganism.

We acted very patiently, we tried to remain calm. We cried out against the injustices, and despite all the conspiracies, assassination attempts, and injustices, we focused on sports and athletes. Fenerbahçe is one of the clubs that sends the most athletes to the Olympics.

''YOU ARE TRULY MALICIOUS''

TFF; if you had wanted to, if you had planned it, you could not have fit this many events into one season. Friends who link our rebellion to a match date, you are truly malicious. Let's look at the match scheduling... They show the Greek federation as an example. They share these decisions against their own incompetence. The Greek federation brings in foreign referees, then you should bring them too.

If Galatasaray had advanced in Europe, would this match be played today? Şanlıurfa is the same distance as the Athens away game we are going to. We said, 'Do not postpone our Karagümrük match, postpone this match.' They said, 'The opponent does not want it.' We said, 'Karagümrük does not want it either. What will you do about that?' They say, 'We will handle that.' You have the power over Karagümrük, but you don't have the power over Galatasaray, is that it?

"ALL TICKETS WERE PURCHASED"

We owe a debt to Şanlıurfa. Fenerbahçe Club has purchased all the tickets here. There is no loss regarding the tickets.

URFA DEMAND FOR THE 2011 SUPER CUP

We will request that the 2011 Super Cup, which was not played, be played against Beşiktaş in Şanlıurfa. It was also Fenerbahçe that suggested the Super Cup be held here. We would have liked to play, but we stand by our decision.

The broadcaster is broadcasting in a way that will divide the Fenerbahçe community within the framework of its own interests and benefits. The broadcaster's credit has run out.

''I REQUEST OUR COMMUNITY TO BE VERY VIGILANT''

Do you know that all U19 matches were played on Saturday, but our match was moved to Sunday? We applied to play the U19 match on Saturday. You did not accept it. Did you not accept it to make things difficult for Fenerbahçe? I request our community to be very careful and vigilant. You saw how much you were divided in 3 days.

''THEY DID NOT WANT TO SACRIFICE THE EFFORT OF THIS SEASON''

We said we would evaluate everything regarding withdrawing from the league. They did not want to sacrifice the effort of this season. We said we would evaluate the necessary steps at the General Assembly next season. We are doing that too.

''WE LEARNED THIS WHILE COMING HERE''

We learned that there would be an election at the TFF while we were coming here. It is yet another proof that they do not understand football at all, or it is a clever plan according to them. When July 18 comes, the new administration will not be able to make proper plans before the season. It would have been better not to hold an election at all than to hold it on July 18. If you notice, they are not saying they will not be candidates. Today, what the clubs want is for this TFF not to continue.

''TFF IS NOT INDEPENDENT''

Is it not enough for you that we took the field in the Super Cup during our best period, or that we told our coach to withdraw from the field if he wanted to when we were 2-0 up in the Trabzonspor match? We will publish a manifesto regarding clean football. The roadmap is clear. The biggest deficiency is merit. The biggest reason for this not existing is that TFF elections are no longer independent. The boards are the same, examine their structures. We need names who are burning with a love for football and who will manage football impartially.

''TWO CLUBS ARE WANTED TO BE PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER''

If the man with the flag had stabbed my player with that flag, what would we be talking about today? Would the Governor still be in office? Note that I am not targeting Trabzonspor. Both sides are making very careful statements. Two clubs are being pitted against each other. Why was there no police in the stadium? Someone has to explain this to us."

News Source: 12punto