The Athletic directive closes ranks and does not predict more exits

The resignation of Ricardo Hernani, head of the sports commission, has not caught the Athletic board by surprise. The professional obligations of the former spokesperson and certain discrepancies in specific aspects of the management in recent months have led to the third exit in the Elizegi stage. Some traveling companions were waiting for him and of course they have not made a drama with this outing, sometimes a voice discordant with the majority and with a leading role that not all shared.

Right now There are 14 leaders and they are required to have more than 11. An odd number is needed and the leadership wants to incorporate one more to send a message of solidity before the assembly of delegates in October. It is the last year of the mandate and an opposition group is already being organized, waiting for how the campaign goes, since if it ends with a sporting success, few will be able to stand up to an Elizegi who must decide whether to appear at the re-election. On July 1, the constitution of the General Assembly will take place, with a mandate period, according to the statutes, of four years, until June 30, 2025. The deadline for the presentation of candidatures ended on the 1st of this month, with a lot of movement behind the scenes on the part of the leadership and the opposition, to have a presence among the delegates and control the assemblies.

Hernani, who arrived at the Ibaigane club in December 2018 integrated into the Elizegi project, was with San José (legal plot) and De las Fuentes (economic) one of the most important members of the current board of directors. Nowadays, Óscar Beristain and the director of that area, Rafa Alkorta, as well as his deputy, Andoni Aiarza, remain in the sports field.

The ex-spokesperson was one of those who stopped the incorporation of Fernando Llorente in the last winter market and the promoters of the signing of Marcelino, who is now left without that protector. He promoted the replacement of Garitano, although there were many voices found in this regard in the board of directors and before this possibility, Alkorta proposed the internal route with the promotion of Etxeberria from the subsidiary. The person in charge of the area imposed his criteria of signing García Toral. Before him, María Tato and Óscar Arce got off the boat.