Tabor is fighting a double battle: bad on the pitch and in the administration, money is tight in the coffers, but better times are on the horizon

Published on 2. February 2023 2. February 2023

Not only is Tabor last in the rankings
Telemach First League
, the situation in the football team based in Sežana is anything but rosy. The club is struggling with financial arrears and a negative balance in its bank account. Footballers are not paid for their work or their salaries are well behind schedule. The club is unsuccessfully looking for sponsors, which is a harsh reality of Slovenian league football anyway.

Luka Šušnjara, one of Tabor’s winter recruits, quickly realised that the situation was worrying. “I had a few offers, both local and foreign. But I didn’t want to wait too long, it’s hard to catch up with the backlog of preparations. We met with Dušan Kosić, who told me the story of Sejansk. It’s not rosy, but it can help me to get back to football life, and I can help with my quality to stay,“, Luka Šušnjara told Primorske novice.

The situation will improve, they say

The former Celje and Koper player, who has also proved his worth in France and Poland, continued.I liked it because we talked very frankly. I have noticed that everybody in the club is trying their best, even though the situation is very difficult, they have no sponsors, but they are trying to make the conditions as good as possible. Otherwise, it is difficult for almost all our clubs.”

Luka Šušnjara is a new member of Tabor. — Source of photo: NK Tabor Sežana

However, wages are not late everywhere and it is also true that things have normalised in certain areas in recent times. Let’s say in New Goriziawhere an investor from the United States helped the club to get a green branch. For a few months now, Sežana has also been looking for a business partner and, according to our information, talks are at an advanced stage and an agreement is close. It is not impossible that the situation in Sežana will soon return to normal. “We go elsewhere to train, the boys are waiting for their wages, but they still fight in training. They say the situation will improve,” is the optimistic Luka Šušnjara.

Stabilised by the burdens of the past

Davor Škerjanc, the President of Tabor, also admits that the situation is serious. “We have stabilised the club, but we have not been able to resolve some things from the past. We prevented the matter from sinking deeper, which was an important first step. We still have a few things weighing on our minds, and I hope we will be able to resolve them before the start of the championship,” said Davor Škerjanc optimistically in an interview with EkipoSN.

“Although the situation may seem very difficult at times, there are a lot of positive things that make us optimistic and give us energy for the future,” Škerjanc added that despite the difficulties, the club’s management is not giving up. If Tabor, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, does indeed get a business partner soon, it will all be easier anyway. Just so they don’t make a “deal with the devil”… This is also happening, we have seen it in Slovenian football.