25.11.2010 12:40

Silver anniversary and provincial meeting in Úbeda

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The Peña Deportiva FC Barcelona de Úbeda held its 25th anniversary, and also hosted the 11th Jaen Supporters’ Clubs Meeting. Jordi Cardoner did not want to miss this event.

It was a busy day for the club. At midday, Jordi Cardoner, along with Jose García, president of the supporters club, unveiled a commemorative plaque to open the club’s new headquarters. Later, they went to the Auditorio Hospital de Santiago, where a debate was chaired by Francesc Perarnau.

Reviewing supporters' clubs' present and future

To start, Marcelino Ruiz, Mayor of Úbeda, welcomed all the guests, followed by a summary by the club president of its history over this first quarter of a century. Cardoner opened his speech by explaining the basics of the Penyes Segle XXI project, and spoke about the different aspects and changes that this will mean for the supporters club movement. The Vice president also described the current condition of the project that has only recently got under way.

After a question and answer session, former player Francisco José Carrasco reviewed the general condition of FC Barcelona. He highlighted the values the club promotes, and the good feeling it generates around the world. But there was no avoiding the issue of the forthcoming showdown with Real Madrid, and he spoke about the different ways of viewing football of Barça and Madrid.

Excellent organization of the provincial meeting

Once the speeches were over, it was time to move onto the more festive part of the day, with a dinner at Hotel RL Ciudad de Úbeda, to commemorate both the anniversary and the gathering of all the different supporters clubs in Jaen, including a cake. The Mayor of Úbeda, and also the president of the host club and Tomás Martínez, delegate of the Andalusia Centre Supporters Clubs Advisory Council, congratulated the club and also Jordi Cardoner for twenty-five years of Barça fervour and the fantastic organisation of supporters clubs regional meeting.