AZIZ YILDIRIM ON FUTBOL ZiRVESi [FB TV]
02 JUN 08 @ 14:00 [GMT+2]
10:43 - The show ends, Aziz Yildirim signs out after an informative 2 and a half hours covering all the latest developments at the club. Those of us expecting new transfer revelations and clarification on Zicos future may feel a little let down but can rest assured that both matters are in hand. Thank you for joining us on Match Tracker, until the next time EN BUYUK FENER!
10:35 - Final word: Fenerbahce fans should rest easy plans are in place and were made a while back. The transfer budget set for this season was 27 Million Euros (40M USD).
10:32 - Now stadium developments this season due to UEFA cup final, however the following season the ground will be roofed.
10:30 - A new foreign striker is transfer priority number 1.
10:30 - Fenerbahce have been priced out for Shevchenko who wanted 10M Euros a year.
10:29 - Fenerbahce are not looking to sell any of the regular starters.
10:27 - Onder Turaci is not happy with the coach and left.
10:26 - Serdar has asked for to double his money and has been told he could leave like Mehmet Yozgatli was last year.
10:20 - Kanoute and Etoo are not any of the 3 players targeted.
10:20 - Future plans are to sign younger foreign players in future.
10:19 - Nihat and Turkish players like him are on the radar.
10:19 - Aurelio will be staying for another year as the club have exercised their rights use up the one year option.
10:18 - Aziz Yildirim wants Kezman to stay and will be reducing his salary to 2.5M Euros a year.
10:17 - There will be 4 strikers next season and possibly another Turkish forward not playing in Turkey right now. No names were given.
10:16 - Appiah has taken Fenerbahce to FIFA and looks certain to leave. Once his situation has resolved Fenerbahce will sign one of the 3 players.
10:15 - We are talking with 3 foreign strikers of which 2 have not been mentioned in the media.
10:13 - Aziz Yildirim is not bothered with a players background. The president will sign anyone deemed good enough and hinted at being interested in a rival player.
10:10 - Semih signed a new 2 year deal last month.
10:09 - There is no plans to bring Fatih Terim as coach. The board is in negotiations with Zico but it would appear that he will need to change a few things before a new deal is struct. It looks more likely than not.
10:06 - 4.5M Euros will be paid to Newcastle United
10:06 - Emre is signed for 4 years
10:05 - Aziz Yildirim: I am always interested in bringing talented players to Fenerbahce.
10:04 - Emre was first targeted 3 years ago and Fenerbahce made a very serious offer
10:00 - A clip of the 100+ players and several coaches linked with Fenerbahce is being aired.
09:53 - They are moving into a final commercial break. Tranfers will be discussed in the final part of the show!
09:47 - New sport complexes are being planned.
09:46 - Fenerium will continue to grow but the fakers will need to stop and new measures are to be introduced.
09:39 - The club are pushing for 1,000,000 members to take Fenerbahce to the next level. It will be a paid for membership scheme for 5 years to raise an additional 1BN+ USD
09:34 - Fenerbahce Sportive A.S. is currently worth 1.1BN US Dollars
09:32 - The club turnover is 300M YTL (150M Euros) as cited in Forbes magazines and featured on anglofeb last week.
09:31 - New agenda item is the Fenerbahce Board
09:22 - 17 Fenerbahce athletes will be representing Turkey in the Peking Olympics making it the only club in the world sending so many sports personnel.
09:13 - They have moved to amateur sports branches and the successes in Volleyball, female basketball, boxing, rowing etc.
09:09 - The President is complaining about the anti-Fenerbahce media attempting to bring the club down.
09:05 - Aziz Yildirim is talking about the need to keep transfers secret as prices skyrocket and raises the expectation both with fans and players. He is saying that Fenerbahce has been linked 110 players since February
09:02 - The topic has switched to transfers.
09:01 - A quick summary: Aziz Yildirim backs the FIFA 6+5 rule, He believes a major revision is needed in Turkish football, is deeply upset at not winning league, confirmed he is involved in ALL club matters, will revise the medical staff and wants swearing at games to stop.
08:52 - Fines of 1,150,000 YTL [circa £400,000] was paid for use of bad language last season.
08:49 - Subject has switched to bad language and plans to completely eradicate it from Sukru Saracoglu Stadium. There will be zero tolerance next season.
08:47 - 135000 Fan Cards have been sold to date. Yildirim is pleading with fans to sit in their own seats at matches.
08:42 - Talking about the fans and their love of the club now. Aziz Yildirim has confirmed that they are always kept front of mind when decisions are made.
08:37 - This goes for both the medical staff and the players and used examples with Deniz Baris and Roberto Carlos where they aggrevated their injuries further by not listening to the given advice. Things will be different next year with a new medical team.
08:36 - Injuries are being discussed and Aziz Yildirim has confirmed we are not yet as professional as can be when it comes to player rehab.