Nobody wants to be relegated from the elite Premier League. It’s not so much about prestige, but… Yes, money rules the world, football is no exception, especially Russian. With relegation, unsuccessful players will be paid less, and the club budget will certainly become poorer. Moreover, in difficult economic conditions.
That is why behind the scenes there is a desperate struggle for the right to remain in the RPL. Blackmail, threats, bribery of players, coaches, referees are possible… The stakes are high.
The head of the refereeing committee and the president of the RPL, Ashot Khachaturyants, should take care in advance of the cleanliness of the rows on the eve of the final round meetings. And not just to state at the end of the matches “biased refereeing” in this or that match.
The Spartak team, with a guarantee of 10th place, will almost certainly not bother against Khimki. In addition, Khimki has characters who are capable of negotiating the “surrender” of three points even before the game. For example, the so-called former captain of the “red and whites”. A common practice for the domestic championship. Spartak, let us remind you, at the end of their “golden” season 2016-17, they “helped” the Tula “Arsenal”, which was in great need of tournament points. The game took place without proper sportsmanship, as some experts stated. And no sanctions were imposed against both teams…
“Wiretapping” is required, Mr. Khachaturyants, precisely on the eve of “epoch-making” meetings on football fields. Let’s say Nizhny Novgorod plays against Zenit in the last round. “Options” around football are also possible. Here the “altruistic basis” is visible. They can give away points “for free”. The Nizhny Novgorod team is headed by a former St. Petersburg player as head coach; the team is no stranger to him. There, accordingly, they can meet “halfway”; they will not, to put it mildly, resist during the match.
Relegation contenders Rubin and Ufa will meet in Kazan. Here, close attention should be paid to the work of the arbitrators. Perhaps the principle of who among the club representatives will pay the most “shadow” money will come into play. Of course, before the game starts. Judging for “bribes” can become disgusting. Dirt, complete dirt, yes.
The Cheka-OGPU continues to monitor the situation in the Russian championship. And he will certainly tell you whether pre-match suspicions, assessments, conclusions, etc. were confirmed.
Mr. Khachaturyants, don’t “sleep”…
“ВЧК ОГПУ”