The good news from our promotion was quick to pour in!
As I had hoped, our fantastic results this season have coaxed the board into splashing some cash. While it remains to be seen what kind of player/wage budget I'll be working with in the First Division, we've got a new stadium on the way! Our old 900 person stadium, Ingenio Sancarlos, is being sold and replaced by the brand new Carlos Sarmiento Stadium that can house nearly 2400 fans.
"The Carlos Sarmiento board have today announced that the club have been granted planning permission to build a new stadium.
Construction of Carlos Sarmiento Stadium will cost around $2M, although this figure will be offset by the $190K the club will receive by selling Ingenio Sancarlos.
The board have secured a loan of $1.68M to help finance the stadium project.
Additional funding for the project has been secured with a stadium sponsorship deal worth $155K and a $93.49K grant from the authorities.
The new stadium is scheduled to be finished on Saturday 5th January 2013 and will boast undersoil heating and a capacity of around 2379."
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And to help cover operating costs:
"The board has injected $210K to help with the club's running costs."
Keep it coming, guys!
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In terms of personal achievements, I was named Coach of the Year.
"Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora's joannes 3000 has won the Colombian Second Division Manager of the Year award.
Johan Meza of Unión Magdalena was the runner-up for the award, whilst Rionegro's Albeiro GarcÃa completed the top three."
As I had hoped, our fantastic results this season have coaxed the board into splashing some cash. While it remains to be seen what kind of player/wage budget I'll be working with in the First Division, we've got a new stadium on the way! Our old 900 person stadium, Ingenio Sancarlos, is being sold and replaced by the brand new Carlos Sarmiento Stadium that can house nearly 2400 fans.
"The Carlos Sarmiento board have today announced that the club have been granted planning permission to build a new stadium.
Construction of Carlos Sarmiento Stadium will cost around $2M, although this figure will be offset by the $190K the club will receive by selling Ingenio Sancarlos.
The board have secured a loan of $1.68M to help finance the stadium project.
Additional funding for the project has been secured with a stadium sponsorship deal worth $155K and a $93.49K grant from the authorities.
The new stadium is scheduled to be finished on Saturday 5th January 2013 and will boast undersoil heating and a capacity of around 2379."
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And to help cover operating costs:
"The board has injected $210K to help with the club's running costs."
Keep it coming, guys!
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In terms of personal achievements, I was named Coach of the Year.
"Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora's joannes 3000 has won the Colombian Second Division Manager of the Year award.
Johan Meza of Unión Magdalena was the runner-up for the award, whilst Rionegro's Albeiro GarcÃa completed the top three."
