Coucke: "We can sell fifteen thousand tickets extra"

INTERVIEWS Marc Coucke talked about more than just the financial and transfer policy in Extra time. This included a new stadium, Olivier Deschacht and Hein Vanhaezebrouck.


About empty stands and season ticket holders

Coucke: "The stadium was sold out against Mouscron. But there are people who buy a season ticket to be sure of their seat for the big games and do not come to watch the smaller games. Next season we will work with a system where season ticket holders have to let us know in advance when they are not going to the game. If they don't let us know that they can't come for five times, they can not take a season ticket in the following season. We have to do it like that. "

About a new stadium

"My first thought was that we simply had to expand the current stadium and modernize it. But I am shocked that so many people are fans of Anderlecht. If we do it right, we can sell ten thousand or fifteen thousand tickets extra. The Eurostadium? I think that a club like Anderlecht should have their own stadium. Renting a stadium is almost unaffordable. "

 About Hein Vanhaezebrouck

"Can we go through the same door? By figure of speach: certainly. I have not yet spoken to Vanhaezebrouck about where we want to go with Anderlecht. But when it was written that I was not running high with him, I called him to say that that is wrong. "

"I think Vanhaezebrouck is a bit of the Ruud Vormer of the coaches. If you do not like him, you will find him an annoying guy. Hein is the same. He is waving his arms. It is fun to win against such a person. But as a club you are glad that you have someone in your team. I think he's a very good coach. "

About Olivier Deschacht

"I know he scored, because I just watched the first half of the Reserves. When I saw Deschacht scoring I thought I was watching the veterans. No, I really like Deschacht. "

About Leander Dendoncker and Landry Dimata

"There is nothing on paper about a transfer for Dendoncker. But players who really want to leave, you have to let go. For a correct price, of course. It is unfortunate for the fans, but we are a trampoline competition. We are one of the best followed competitions after the big five. We have to be proud of that. I am proud of the ex-KVO players who are doing well abroad. Landry Dimata? It is indeed difficult at this moment. If he wants to play for Anderlecht for a year, with pleasure. "

About the Champions League

"The second place is very important to us because the Champions League depends on it, we want to become stronger as a team next year and you will more easily attract good players if you play Champions League." The title is also possible. Since yesterday, we have everything again in our own hands. The ranking in the regular competition counts in case of equal points at the end of the ride? Ah, then we do not have it in our own hands yet. "