"I asked the Chairman of the General Meeting Board that the meeting intended to assess the proposals relating to V Sports take place still during the month of October," Rui Rodrigues said in comments translated from Portuguese to A Bola. He added that the deadline mattered because "what was at stake was V Sports' continuity as Vitória's partner".
Guimaraes will now hold an Extraordinary General Meeting on 30 October to vote on the sale of shares representing 17% of the SAD's capital to V Sports, with the aim of restoring a 46% stake. The Ordinary General Meeting, which under the statutes should have been held by 31 October, has been pushed to 6 November.
The timetable behind the row
Rodrigues said the talks with V Sports restarted immediately after the election, with both sides agreeing that the partnership in its current form did not serve either party. He also said an understanding was only reached on 9 October, which helps explain why the board moved on an October timetable.
The club's football start has only made the reaction noisier. Guimaraes are 15th in the Primeira Liga after 8 matches, with 5 points, one win and five defeats, and the team has scored 5 league goals while conceding 10.
The statutes question
Critics are focused on the split schedule. The Extraordinary General Meeting falls on 30 October, but the Ordinary General Meeting is now set for 6 November, beyond the statutory 31 October deadline.
Rodrigues' case is that the October vote had to come first because the V Sports deal was time-sensitive. The club has not said the legality question is settled, and that is why the row is still going to be judged on 30 October and then again on 6 November.
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