Friday, November 20, 2009

Chief executive obstacle for one board candidacy

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that the figure of Barcelona chief executive Joan Oliver (picture) is at this moment the main obstacle for one united board candidacy in next year's elections for president of Barcelona (read more here).

Key directors Alfons Godall and Jaume Ferrer would have a different opinion on the continuation of the general director after the elections. While Godall reportedly wants to keep Oliver in charge, Ferrer would want him to leave the club after Oliver ordered a detective agency to investigate Ferrer and three other vice-presidents earlier this year (read more here).

read this blog's ten-parts series on the "barcagate" affair here


Read more:
One board candidacy suddenly seems very likely
Barcagate (10) - The fallout
Cartoon: Oliver denies spying claims