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Free beer and optimism: Holstein Kiel celebrates successes despite challenges!
After the cup success, Holstein Kiel reports on the general meeting, financial developments and fan campaigns.
Free beer and optimism: Holstein Kiel celebrates successes despite challenges!
Yesterday evening, the general meeting of Holstein Kiel created a positive feeling in the Wunderino Arena, especially after the recent cup success against Hamburger SV. President Steffen Schneekloth came with a lot of enthusiasm and praised the team's performance. During his performance he was greeted with strong applause, which underlined the positive mood among those present. Managing director of sports Olaf Rebbe, who currently points out that the points tally is not yet optimal, is nevertheless optimistic for the future and emphasizes the club's philosophy, which relies on young and talented players. An example of this is Ikem Ugoh, who recently signed a professional contract, as kn-online.de reports.
A highlight of the meeting was Schneekloth's announcement that there will be free beer for the fans at the upcoming home game against Dynamo Dresden on December 20th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This is of course intended to strengthen the solidarity between the club and fans in a challenging sporting time.
Financial situation and challenges
The financial reviews showed that Holstein Kiel achieved total sales of 66.5 million euros last season. A surplus of 8.3 million euros was achieved, but the fate of the club's finances is not without challenges. The club faces a tax burden of over two million euros and also has to deal with a fine of 294,000 euros due to pyrotechnics incidents.
A further look at the numbers shows that Holstein Kiel had to generate a loss of 4.2 million euros last year. Managing director Wolfgang Schwenke explained that higher costs were caused by bonuses and transfer payments, as well as an expensive promotion party and investments in the youth academy. After the promotion, new debts of 5.5 million euros arose. Despite these burdens, total sales of 60 million euros are forecast for the current season, which represents a positive development compared to the previous year, as ndr.de reports.
The sporting situation
Holstein Kiel is currently in the penultimate place in the Bundesliga. The team faces a big challenge, but those responsible are confident. President Schneekloth appealed to the members and fans to continue on the chosen path, also in view of the upcoming games, including the next opponent, the strong fourth-placed RB Leipzig.
The tradition of the club goes back a long way and is closely linked to the history of Holstein. The name “Holstein” has its roots in the early Middle Ages, when the area was influenced by Saxony and later Denmark. This long history shapes the club's identity and its striving to play an important role in both sport and society, as wikipedia.org explains in detail.
It remains to be hoped that Holstein Kiel will turn things around in the coming games and can continue to drive forward the positive development. The support of the fans will certainly play a crucial role.