Thursday, August 20, 2020
New Club For Sidoarjo?
A businessman is looking to start a new club in Sidoarjo, East Java.
He initially looked at buying Deltras, now in Liga 3, but balked at the price so is looking at forming his own.
Sidoarjo is pretty much a suburb of Surabaya, a pretty big suburb with a population of some 200,000 while the greater Sidoarjo district has more than a couple of million. Most of whom will follow Persebaya!
I recall watching Deltras play Arema in front of 35,000 many years back. The game was played in pouring rain and Acmad Kurniawan, now sadly passed away, had a blinder
It's a city with potential and a good stadium for a well run club.
There is a second club, Persida, which is part of the local government but the investor doesn't seem to want to go down that route. In fact, there was a story a few years back suggesting Deltras and Persid had joined forces to become Sidoarjo United. Wonder what became of that little daliance?
Deltras, it's worth pointing out, initially came from Bali!
Among the names the businessman is considering are Delta Sidoarjo and, umm, Sidoarjo FC!
# posted by Me @ 3:49 PM 
