The stadium dossier of Club Brugge has been on the table for a while. Also in Vorst, things are not going as smoothly as they were thought a few years ago. The board members of the big clubs have a lot to say about it. Sam Baro, Peter Croonen and Bob Madou are joining the debates. 'Football has a great social and economic value. A lot is expected from our sector — social impact, that's what they call it. Then we should also be supported ourselves. Not only in terms of safety, but also in terms of infrastructure', Sam Baro from KAA Gent tied the cat to the bell. 'Club Brugge wants to build, Union also. It's heartbreaking that the necessary new stadiums cannot come to our country. That the government and politics are unable to provide fair zoning where it can be built and developed properly.' Much criticism from the big clubs on the politics. 'Many politicians are happy to sit next to us on the tribune. But when decisions have to be made to facilitate the infrastructure, they do not give in', Baro said very critically in Het Laatste Nieuws. He immediately got support from Peter Croonen of KRC Genk: 'A stadium or training complex costs the government nothing and brings in money through economic activity. Luckily, we have a government in Genk and Limburg that works with us.' Building new stadiums in Belgium is and remains a difficult matter. 'But in general, we get in this country incredibly difficult permits. That such a billion-dollar project as Ineos One in Antwerp is not approved: you're driving the industry away.’ Whereupon Bob Madou of Club Brugge also jumped in: 'And so investors move their production and capital to abroad.' 'That's only quite difficult in football, because we can't just move our club. You must as a club not just build wherever you want. But a bit of legal certainty, would that not be nice and normal?'
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Club Brugge calls for action: 'It's heartbreaking' that new stadiums in Belgium are not possible
Club Brugge, KAA Gent and KRC Genk call for action to make new stadiums in Belgium possible. The clubs find it 'heartbreaking' that the government and politics are unable to provide fair zoning.
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