Turbulence at KSC: Siegmund-Schultze remains calm
President Holger Siegmund-Schultze is relaxed about his motion to vote out of office at the upcoming general meeting of Karlsruher SC and is trying to exude calm in the current leadership crisis at the second-division soccer club. "This is a question of content. It has nothing to do with me personally, people don't even know me personally," Siegmund-Schultze told the German Press Agency. "That's why you have to reduce something like this to the role you have. That's completely fine with me."
In addition to Siegmund-Schultze, Vice-President Martin Müller and advisory board members Christian Fischer and Thomas Hock will also face motions to vote them out of office at the general meeting on Monday. There has been an open dispute within the KSC management team for months. This was triggered by the dismissal of former sporting director Oliver Kreuzer on April 1. "You can tell that the decisions we made have a substantive impact on the members," said Siegmund-Schultze, who had supported the dismissal. The decision in the Kreuzer case caused a rift in the advisory board.
The entire club is undergoing a development process, said Siegmund-Schultze, referring to the recent disputes. This also affected the sporting area. "Logically, this is a more emotional topic than when it comes to money," he said. "I see the motions more as a question of whether the path that KSC is currently taking is supported by the members in terms of content."
At KSC's home match against 1. FC Nürnberg (4:1) last Sunday, the emotions that are currently affecting the club came to the fore. Richard Einstmann, chairman of the business network "KSC Freundeskreis", which supports the club, slapped KSC vice-president Müller in the face, SWR initially reported. "We were celebrating too hard and then unfortunately my hand slipped," Einstmann subsequently explained to the "Badische Neueste Nachrichten" (Wednesday). He had made a mistake and was ashamed of it. He has since resigned as chairman of the circle of friends.
Despite the upcoming general meeting in Bundesliga 2's Karlsruhe, where motions for his ousting are tabled, President Siegmund-Schultze remains focused on the substance of the issues, stressing that it's not about him personally. The club's recent turbulence, including the dismissal of former sporting director Oliver Kreuzer, has sparked emotions among members, making it a contentious issue.
Source: www.dpa.com
