This turn was not necessarily to be expected, but there were good reasons for many clubs to rethink their initial negative attitude. “It was a big solidarity rally,” it says Alfred Hörtnagl, Sports director of Wacker innsbruck to the point. “It is only good for football that the decision is made on an athletic level.”
Suggestion from Linz
Economically, this creates high additional costs for the clubs in the second division. Revenue from audience earnings is missing due to the ghost games, the expenditure for the necessary Covid 19 tests and the required preventive measures pose major financial challenges for the majority of the club.
Suggestion Linz Support comes according to the league board Ebenbauer initially from the infrastructure fund, which is filled with 400,000 euros.
For some, that doesn’t go too far. “Solidarity was requested for sporting reasons in order to continue the league. However, we now also expect “economic” solidarity for the clubs, which will be burdened with additional costs due to the continuation, “explains Stefan Reiter, the managing director of Blau Weiß Linz. His suggestion: “In addition to the solidarity fund already being considered, it would certainly be appropriate for the clubs in the Bundesliga and future promoters to participate.”
Cheers in Ried
That is expected SV Ried means that the Innviertelers lead the table by eight points Klagenfurt and are already celebrating a big step towards the Bundesliga. “Our commitment over the past few weeks has paid off. We have taken a very important step towards advancement, now we want to do the most important thing on the pitch,” said SV-Ried CFO Roland Daxl of the Upper Austrian news quoted.
In contrast to the top division teams, there are no English weeks waiting for the second division teams. That is why the season does not end until the end of July. Because the third leagues are at rest, there is no relegation from the second Bundesliga.
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