Feđa Dudić, the coach of Kragujevac’s Radnički, expressed his frustration over the poor attendance at their ‘Čika Dača’ Stadium despite the team’s impressive performance this spring season. Radnički is striving for a historical placement in European competition by the season’s end, maintaining a solid track record with eight victories in the latter part of the season and sharing the fourth and fifth positions with Vojvodina, only facing losses in away matches against Red Star and Mladost Lučani.
The commendable achievements, however, were not met with full stands. Approximately only three thousand spectators were present at ‘Čika Dača’, much to the disappointment of coach Dudić. He also criticized the timing of the match, which took place in extreme heat, similar to their previous game against Napredak the week before.
«A great, well-deserved victory. Hats off to the guys for everything. Playing in this weather today is inconceivable to everyone. I even got a headache. I realize we don’t have floodlights, but we can start at half past four. However, no one thinks about this,» Dudić said, conveying a clear message to the fans whom he expects in much larger numbers for Thursday’s match against Novi Pazar in the quarterfinals of the Serbian Cup.
«If we don’t have more than half the stadium full on Thursday, then I don’t know who needs Radnički. The city has 170,000 people, plus surrounding villages, and just two thousand come to the stadium. It was said that when the results come, so will the spectators. Well, now we have the results. That’s why I am sad and in despair. Here’s an opportunity on Thursday to fill the stadium,» affirmed Dudić, with his complete statement available after today’s match in the attached report.
