Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2017 16:56:53 GMT
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12/01/2017, 12:58
Swedish side Indianerna’s Elitserien future is in serious doubt with the club reportedly facing bankruptcy after bailiffs were called in.
The Kumla team is said to be around four million SEK in debt (around £365,000 or €420,000), with FIM Speedway Grand Prix stars Niels-Kristian Iversen, Freddie Lindgren and Antonio Lindback all owed wages from 2016.
Bailiffs were reportedly sent into the club this week, seeking around 160,000 SEK, including 149,000 SEK owed to Lindback.
"We have not thrown in the towel. We’ll work on everything before us and try to resolve everything."
- Dan-Åke Moberg
Riders agreed a payment plan with the money set to be handed over in instalments, the last of which is believed to be due on January 15. But according to NA, the first was scheduled to be paid in November and the riders are yet to receive their cash. Lindgren is reported to be owed around 600,000 SEK.
Numerous members of the Indians board have walked out on the club and Swedish governing body SVEMO has placed the team’s financial affairs under supervision.
In a radio interview, club president Dan-Åke Moberg accepted things were tough for the Indians, but refuses to give up on them staying afloat in the Elitserien.
He said: “We have not thrown in the towel. We’ll work on everything before us and try to resolve everything.”
The club is set to hold meetings with potential sponsors and members this week in a bid to find a way forward. But with bailiffs called in, Indians’ situation has become more urgent.
Moberg added: “It means that we must hasten even more what we’re doing, and we are engaged in a last attempt. I do not know ... It seems that it will be difficult, but it is not over yet.”
Indians skipper Ludvig Lindgren admits he’s in the dark over the club’s future. He told NA: “I know nothing really, no more than anyone else. As it sounds, we ride but what they say and what happens are two different things.”
He added: “The club has not paid any riders since the end of the summer. There are many questions you want answered.
“Whatever happens, it is likely come out what went wrong and it is important to get to the bottom of everything, so it does not happen again in the future.”
12/01/2017, 12:58
Swedish side Indianerna’s Elitserien future is in serious doubt with the club reportedly facing bankruptcy after bailiffs were called in.
The Kumla team is said to be around four million SEK in debt (around £365,000 or €420,000), with FIM Speedway Grand Prix stars Niels-Kristian Iversen, Freddie Lindgren and Antonio Lindback all owed wages from 2016.
Bailiffs were reportedly sent into the club this week, seeking around 160,000 SEK, including 149,000 SEK owed to Lindback.
"We have not thrown in the towel. We’ll work on everything before us and try to resolve everything."
- Dan-Åke Moberg
Riders agreed a payment plan with the money set to be handed over in instalments, the last of which is believed to be due on January 15. But according to NA, the first was scheduled to be paid in November and the riders are yet to receive their cash. Lindgren is reported to be owed around 600,000 SEK.
Numerous members of the Indians board have walked out on the club and Swedish governing body SVEMO has placed the team’s financial affairs under supervision.
In a radio interview, club president Dan-Åke Moberg accepted things were tough for the Indians, but refuses to give up on them staying afloat in the Elitserien.
He said: “We have not thrown in the towel. We’ll work on everything before us and try to resolve everything.”
The club is set to hold meetings with potential sponsors and members this week in a bid to find a way forward. But with bailiffs called in, Indians’ situation has become more urgent.
Moberg added: “It means that we must hasten even more what we’re doing, and we are engaged in a last attempt. I do not know ... It seems that it will be difficult, but it is not over yet.”
Indians skipper Ludvig Lindgren admits he’s in the dark over the club’s future. He told NA: “I know nothing really, no more than anyone else. As it sounds, we ride but what they say and what happens are two different things.”
He added: “The club has not paid any riders since the end of the summer. There are many questions you want answered.
“Whatever happens, it is likely come out what went wrong and it is important to get to the bottom of everything, so it does not happen again in the future.”
