And while that day comes at the quit of the season in May, the northeastern city of Trabzon "could be on hearth", Kordali says with a dreamy glint in his eye.
Trabzonspor are the uncontested leaders of the Super Lig after 17 matches, on path to boost their first championship trophy since 1984.
Although they suffered their first loss in advance this month, they rebounded with a 2-zero win in opposition to 0.33-location Hatayspor in front of a feverish crowd remaining weekend.
Boosted through the advent of Slovakian midfielder Marek Hamsik, they're 9 factors clean of 2d-vicinity Konyaspor and the bookies' favourites to win the league.
"Here, each baby helps the membership," Hamdi Caliskan, fifty seven, says outdoor the group's reliable store, wherein the membership's burgundy-and-blue shirts are flying off the shelf.
"We are the first club to have broken Istanbul's reign."
- 'Storm of Black Sea' -
In 1976, Trabzon became the first town outdoor Istanbul to win the identify, which till then became the hold of the 3 Turkish giants: Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas.
The town of 300,000 is particularly recognised among Turks for its fishing port, nationalist fervour and the football membership, which a few affectionately call the "hurricane of the Black Sea".
In the antique town's cafes, the crew dominate each communique and their shades even decorate some locals' Muslim prayer beads.
