Volley Mercato 2013: “Fans show their worth”
The three-day Volley Market ended yesterday in Bentivoglio (Bologna). Besides the presentation of the rosters and fixture list, the weekend proved to be an important moment for volleyball.
No sport in Italy had ever organised a season presentation around its fans like the Volleyball League did. The ‘captains’ of the each team’s group of supporters was given a key role in the presentation. For the first time ever in any sport in Italy, the first rounds were communicated first to the fans, who showed great respect in keeping it all secret until it was duly out, not even a text message.
This was one of most memorable moments among many others at the Zanhotel centergross, who registered over 260 people at the event between media and experts.
“There’s a lot of people to thank at the end of this volley market – said Italian League CEO Massimo Righi – What we have experienced at Bologna, the harmony, the will to work and invest at best the resources at disposal into our sport, was truly specil. The moment involving the supporters was one of the greatest ever seen in the many editions of roster and fixture list presentations”.
