Vincenzo Grellavice-president of Catania, spoke on the sidelines of the presentation of the book “Girotondo Rossazzurro” describing the approach of the new ownership to the club: “Initially I knew Catania as an opponent, I remember when I played for Parma and the referee made a mistake in sending me out – began the footballer -. The strongest push for the Pelligra family to invest in Catania came from a former Palermo footballer. This makes you understand the greatness of this city and the potential of this club, because if a historical rival recognizes values and suggests to a friend – business partner – to invest in Catania by making large investments, Mr. Bresciano takes on an important responsibility towards Pelligra. I always think of him when things are not on the right track because I know the difficulty he can have in relations with President Pelligra, who to date has made very significant investments while also taking away some satisfaction”, the words taken from Tuttocalciocatania.com.
Many words of esteem for number one Ross Pelligra: “When the president is in Catania nowhere else is he exalted in the same way. Here he can do whatever he wants, in Australia he will never have so much recognition. From today onwards I would like us to meet again in ten years with many beautiful pages of Catania history still to be written. We can say little at this time. Let’s listen to what has been done, taking inspiration from the positive parts, also understanding what didn’t work but without judging. It is a continuous challenge that we have every day. It takes patience, common sense, personality. If you want to be the manager of such an important club you can’t be afraid of criticism. If this affects your work, in my opinion you are a mediocre manager, or in any case not suitable for this city. Here you need great personality, vision, you have to have the courage to carry forward your ideas because what you want to do doesn’t always work straight away. Sometimes it takes time.”