NOVOSIBIRSK, June 28 The current deep crisis in the football club «Tom» — the result of problems accumulated over the years, but there will be no funding from the budget, said Acting Governor of the Tomsk Region Vladimir Mazur. The club contested this decision, but it was upheld. Last Monday, a representative of the RFU said that FC Tom, due to a violation of the deadline for submitting documents, did not receive a license to play in the Second League (former FNL-2). crisis. I, like others, inherited this issue. Accumulated salary debts, as well as difficulties with sponsors, caused Tom's relegation from two football leagues,» Mazur wrote in his Telegram channel. The acting governor noted that he understands perfectly well how significant Tom is for its fans with its 65-year history. «At the same time, I consider it fundamental that the club's financing should still remain with the sponsors. I will not allow budget money to be spent on guest stars. The Tomsk region has many problems , the solution of which is a paramount task for us — medicine, education, roads, and so on. We will solve them first of all,» he said.
