Former Beşiktaş president Fikret Orman: I am the bird in the pocket

Regarding his candidacy, Orman stated, "I am the bird in the pocket. I wore the shirt of fire when no one else was a candidate. I am always here, and I am not going anywhere. If such a situation arises, I will come. There is no problem. If no candidate emerges, I will not leave Beşiktaş to anyone, and we will come and fix these things," he said.

"LET'S NOT STALL NOW"

While stating that Beşiktaş needs revenue, Fikret Orman made a call to the community ahead of the Fenerbahçe derby, saying, "Hüseyin Yücel and Serdal Adalı are serious candidates. Other than that, I haven't seen any candidates. Emre Kocadağ served as an executive with us for six years; what achievements did you see from him? Let's not stall now. We gave him retail and then the transfer committee. Then they complained about me regarding the transfers they made. Would I forget those? I am not chasing the presidency at Beşiktaş.

"BEŞİKTAŞ NEEDS REVENUE"

If no one becomes a candidate in May, I will be a candidate. We will go to Kartal Yuvası and do our shopping. Beşiktaş needs revenue. We will overcome these issues. Everyone will shop. There is high demand for the derby, and the prices are good. Make sure there is no trouble! We will look after our club, and we will overcome these. When I became president of Beşiktaş, the club was in a worse situation," he said.

Emphasizing that Serdal Adalı should one day become the president of Beşiktaş, Orman said the following:

"Who is Çarşı? Is it one person? How many fan groups are there at Beşiktaş? Everyone is the same at Beşiktaş. I am at an equal distance to everyone. I will not grant privileges to anyone at Beşiktaş! Süleyman brother did not either. Those who keep mentioning Süleyman brother's name are doing the opposite of what he did. I don't know who is in the Çarşı group right now.

"THEY EXPOSED THEMSELVES"

They made a statement saying they don't want me. They exposed themselves. They held marches for me; where are they now? I am not saying do to them what was done to me, but they should look after Beşiktaş. Serdal Adalı went to prison for Beşiktaş! He didn't say, 'My arm was broken, look what was done to my sister.' He needs to be the president of this club one day."

News Source: 12punto