VISTA! Today a guest in VISTA!, our weekly voetbalwebcast in collaboration with Proximus, Sports: Philippe Bormans, the CEO of Union. The resembled has tomorrow night in the duden park is a rendezvous with history: with a win against KV Mechelen, the other resembled, plays on may 1, the finals of the cup in ‘their’ Brussels, on the Heysel. The first leg Behind the Barracks ended at 0-0. In addition Bormans were also Stephan Keygnaert, Chief Football from The Latest News, and HLN analyst Marc Degryse. Moderator was Niko Lainé Proximus Sports.
It is 2001 ago that resembled the cup final drew: then she SK Lommel’s fingers against Westerlo (1-0). The latter resembled that the cup is also won, was RRC Tournai, in 1956. Eagerly looking Bormans and Union forward to the arrival of KV Mechelen. “There will be 6,500 people. But were there twice as many in the stadium, that was also the case. You notice that the fans are very proud of what the club in the past has achieved. They often say: ‘We are the third biggest club of Belgium, with more titles than Standard.’ They are enormously proud of it. It is up to us to make that past to revive.” Union knew of his last four matches against KV Mechelen there is no winning exit. “In 1B is located close to each other, while the cup it’s a different story. The cup is really a surplus – is a bonus. After that 0-3 victory in Anderlecht felt the bekeravontuur been as successful.”
On healthy, not lacking in ambition, the CEO of Union. “The goal is to as quickly as possible to first class. We are going to take the time that is needed, both on and off the field. Also this is where we need to grow to a professional club, because I think that we at this time have not yet been. To be honest, we should be looking in the mirror and say that there is still a lot of work points. We are a club in the capital, where there is a lot of poverty – while football such forces weapon. Players have a privileged profession, but it is also very important that they give something back to the society. Here we go additional to respond to them.”
