Former coach Peter Neururer commented on media reports about opposition surrounding the long-time supervisory board chairman Clemens Tönnies at FC Schalke 04.
“This is not an opposition,” emphasized Neururer, who himself took part in the group’s meetings, in an interview with “SID,” “these are all Schalke people who have an obligation to think along and help out.”
The current S04 club management around supervisory board chairman Axel Hefer has “never been involved in professional football” and is making “one mistake after another – that triggers panic in the club,” criticized Neururer.
The team in its current composition “could never be promoted, even if it was coached by a magician, i.e. me,” added the 68-year-old, who was head coach at Schalke between April 1989 and November 1990.
It is clear “that things cannot continue like this,” said Neururer. At the beginning of March, Tönnies’ sponsor group will meet again with the club management in order to “come to a common denominator”. With the former club patriarch at the helm, Neururer claimed, Schalke “would never have gotten into this situation.”
The economic and sporting situation at FC Schalke 04 is precarious
Hefer and Co. are accused, among other things, of being too close to the Ultras, incorrect composition of the board and failure to find sponsors. The fact that the new CEO Matthias Tillmann comes from business and not football also provokes criticism in the Schalke environment.
In addition to the desolate economic situation that has been going on for years, there is currently a threat of further sporting decline. As table 14th. In the 2nd Bundesliga, the Royal Blues are only three points ahead of the relegation zone.
According to media reports, the club would probably not get a license for the 3rd league. In the worst case scenario, there is even a risk of forced relegation to at least the regional league.