Vitesse finally received good news again on Thursday. In court, the court agreed to the WHOA procedure (Act Homologation Private Agreement) that the club submitted, reports include The Gelderlander and The Telegraph.

In such a WHOA procedure, which was created especially for distressed companies, a restructuring expert is appointed to restructure the company's debts. This procedure was a crucial aspect of the Arnhem people's rescue plan.

ADO Den Haag and VVV-Venlo managed to avert bankruptcy in the past by using the same procedure. MVV also started the WHOA procedure earlier this month, the Limburgers confirmed through their own channels.

Vitesse is diametrically opposed to Coley Parry in this case. The American provided the Arnhem residents with a loan worth millions and is doing everything he can to recoup as much of that investment as possible.

However, the small victory could also be completely in vain if the Arnhem team does not manage to convince the KNVB licensing committee of the rescue plan on Friday. If this is rejected by the committee, the Gelderlanders will lose their professional license.

The Arnhem residents did not fully get what they wanted in court on Thursday, so punctually The Telegraph On. “The judge did not appoint the restructuring expert that Vitesse had proposed,” the newspaper writes.

Instead, Hanneke De Coninck of Florent Advocaten has been put forward, one of the candidates put forward by Parry. Vitesse did not raise any objections against her.

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