The people of Geneva have made an embarrassing transfer mistake: that is why Servette has to loan his European hero to the village club

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“René won’t be happy that I say that, but I am convinced that they can do it,” St. Gallen coach Peter Zeidler (61) explains after the 2-0 defeat to Servette. After the victory over Espen and the YB defeat against FCZ, René Weiler’s (50) team is suddenly in the championship race.

Servette does not seem to be impressed by the administrative blunder, which has led to laughter beyond Swiss borders thanks to social networks. Because the Grenats failed to change the quota list in time, the three winter signings Bassirou N’Diaye (Lorient), Omar Rekik (Arsenal) and Takuma Nishimura (Yokohama) would not have been eligible to play.

Striker Rodelin has to go to the 2nd interregional competition

At least in the case of the Japanese striker, Servette found a creative solution. To make room, the discarded Ronny Rodelin (34) was loaned to village club Perly-Certoux in the 2nd interregional competition. However, the striker will never play for the amateur club; the maneuver is purely administrative in nature. Rodelin agreed to ‘sacrifice’ himself because he already knew he would no longer be used with Servette. Different than at the start of the season. At that moment he secured Geneva’s Europa League ticket in the penalty shootout against Genk.

The spicy part of the story? Étoile Carouge, the leader of the Promotion League, was interested in Rodelin in the winter, but the Frenchman turned down the offer. He is now officially under contract two leagues lower, but remains fit with Servette.

Will Arsenal and Lorient get their players back?

With the new signings Bassirou N’Diaye (22) and Omar Rekik (22), things become more complicated. Their actual clubs are interested in the loan players getting playing time at Servette and not simply training in another country. Now the question arises about an early return. Until last week, Servette hoped for a positive outcome. However, the appeal to the SFL’s transfer committee was unsuccessful.

The question that the media world and Geneva fans are asking themselves: who is responsible for this embarrassing faux pas?

Servette will of course not expose the employee and prefers to keep a low profile on the matter. The fact is that the merger of the administrative departments of hockey, football (women’s and men’s) and rugby in Genève Sports SA was not without problems. On the field everything is fine: in rugby, Servette, who plays in the French league, is the best team in the country. Also in football – or almost. And in ice hockey, Geneva is the reigning Swiss champion. Administratively, Servette is anything but great.

Source : Blick