| | SI.com - Soccer - Financial worries blight Swiss game - Monday February 9, 2004 6:40PM |
 | | But potential English and Ukrainian investors were not prepared to cover debts of that size and instead the Servette faithful are now pinning their hopes on a Russian oil company who may get involved and ensure that the newly developed Stade de Geneve will be used for top-flight Swiss football in the season to come. |
 | | Wil, some five million Swiss francs in debt, are struggling to balance their books in their attempt to upgrade the squad in order to remain in the top division. |
 | | Wil and Servette have already obtained their licences for this season but this would not prevent them being thrown out of the league in the middle of next season should they find themselves unable to pay salaries, transport costs and other expenses. |
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