The crisis in football third division Chemnitzer FC is not ending. Head coach David Bergner was relieved of his duties at his own request, and also CEO Thomas Sobotzik resigned his office. About two personnel decisions informed the club on Wednesday in a terse press release. For the exact backgrounds of the CFC made no statement.
According to the "Bild" newspaper, Bergner and Sobotzik have drawn consequences from hostility in recent weeks. The sporting situation should have played only a minor role in the decisions. From the first seven games of the season, the CFC only three points and is bottom of the table.
Between parts of the CFC fans and the bankrupted by a bankruptcy club, it had recently come to a massive disagreement. The CFC had quit fan favorite Daniel Frahn in early August because of his alleged proximity to the right-wing scene. According to information from the club Sobotzik, some Chemnitzer fans at the end of August had called themselves "Judensau" during the match at Bayern Munich II. The association filed a complaint, Frahn distanced himself vehemently from these statements.
The spokesman of the Chemnitz fan scene had after discussions with several supporters present in Munich the claim of the club to the MDR can not confirm. Police forces on the ground would also have heard no such statements, as the police BR24 announced. The case will continue to be examined. "The fan scene, which tries to put that into perspective, has totally failed," said the CFC insolvency administrator Klaus Siemon in the "kicker".
The coaching and coaching of the first team will be handled by co-trainer Sreto Ristic, assistant Christian Tiffert and goalkeeping coach Marcel Höttecke. Until the appointment of a new managing director, but no later than 15 September, Sobotzik will carry out its tasks in accordance with the requirements of the shareholders' meeting. This regulation serves the maintenance of the ability to act of the Chemnitzer FC football GmbH as well as their office, is called it in the message of the CFC.
