Michael Scharold will leave TSV 1860 Munich. Now he looked back on his lion days.
- Michael Scharold stops at the end of the season as managing director of TSV 1860 Munich.
- Now he has shown how he has assessed his work over the past two years.
- The outgoing financial boss strongly recommends a certain measure to the lions.
Munich - Michael Scharold had almost made it, but then came the question about Hasan Ismaik , who had been critical of the summer's departing CFO from the start. Scharold was "too soft", the majority shareholder had blasphemed in January 2018, that by nature he was more "an accountant" than a managing director who can advance a KGaA like that of TSV 1860 .
So now, two years later, Scharold (39) should say himself whether he believes he has convinced himself of Ismaik. His gaze shifted to the right, where club vice chairman Hans Sitzberger was sitting, then to the left, where Anthony Power had taken a seat as representative of the Ismaik side - and Scharold answered the questioner: “We are working together. That is what I can say. What kind of judgment the partners make about me, you would have to ask them yourself. I hope, of course, that it is not too bad. "
Scharold on TSV 1860 Munich: "Must continue consistently"
How Scharold himself rated his work had been explained in the 30 minutes before and he hadn't saved with kind words - not even for what sounds like a success story from his mouth. The total sporting budget amounted to one million euros in the year after double relegation. This was gradually raised to 4.5 million, but still 1.5 million euros from the ideal target for the next two or three years. Scharold says: “It is a good development, but one must also say very clearly: we are not yet where we want to be. If we say: We want to drive the recovery course to the end, then we have to consistently continue on the path we have chosen. "
For example, by means of a capital measure that the outgoing financial boss strongly recommends. "I think it's a good time to invest in our club," says Scharold, who continues to choose the "we" form when he talks about 1860. The idea of getting a third partner on board, for example, was also necessary so that in future it would not be dependent on special effects such as spontaneous Ismaik grants or one-off transfer payments.
Löwen finance boss Scharold: "Mountaineers know that"
To describe the current state of the lions, the Chiemgauer chooses an example from alpinism. "We are now at 75 percent," he says, "but climbers know that: the last 25 percent of the way is the most strenuous."
Scharold will not leave, he did not want to extend his contract, which expires at the end of the season. “You need 120, 160 percent for this job,” he explains: “In the fall I listened to me and noticed that the batteries are no longer charged as they should be. No summer break will help to get this energy back. ”Scharold sketched another picture. In 1860 he saw "as a racing car - and that is why the engine has to be serviced and a screw changed more often". He sees himself as a little screw and hopes that the “unfinished task will be completed by another. Scharold is certain: "We have created a great basis for those who follow."
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