Heavy goods traffic for the canal work now rolls over the only floodlit area in Aßlingen. Deputy chairman of the TSV speaks of “massive problems’ and a “serious cut” in the training and game operations.

Construction fence is moving a long way towards the sixteen-yard box, making large-field games generally impossible. Mayor Hans Fent promises that the sports field will be repaired after the construction site is over. Uncooperative residents: Construction trucks have to drive over football pitches.