Second division soccer team Hannover 96 reacted on Monday to the tasteless banners in the guest block at the away game in Hamburg. While professional managing director Martin Kind will file a complaint, the club announced measures.
“It is known that the Hamburg public prosecutor’s office is taking action. But Martin Kind will also file a complaint himself,” the association wrote in a statement.
During Lower Saxony’s 4-3 win on Friday evening, three banners were shown in the 96 fan block during the second half, on which the stylized portraits of leading people from possible strategic DFL partners CVC and Blackstone as well as 96 managing director Kind were shown in the crosshairs . The game was then interrupted for more than 30 minutes.
96: Security structures are changed
Hanover announced that it would review and change its security structures based on events in the past weeks and months. It cannot be ruled out that parts of the changed security concept planned for the coming season will be implemented this season, it was said. “It is completely legitimate for fan groups to express their reservations. However, the choice of means must remain appropriate,” said 96.
Actions against DFL plans have been ongoing for weeks
For weeks, fans have been protesting against the DFL’s plans with increasingly intensive actions. Child is particularly in focus; he is said to have voted for the investor entry in December and thus acted against the will of the parent club. Without the voice of the 79-year-old, who has been at loggerheads with the eV club management for a long time, the deal would have failed. Fan organizations and some clubs are therefore calling for the vote to be repeated.
“It is completely legitimate for fan groups to express their reservations. However, the choice of means must remain appropriate.”
– Hannover 96
Hannover 96 takes a critical view of this: “After the vote in December, no club lodged an objection within the objection period. This means that the process is formally legally completed,” the club said in the statement. The DFL must now decide on the further procedure.
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Sports club | 02/11/2024 | 10:50 p.m
