Türkgücü Munich: Can the season continue thanks to the duel against the lions?

Created: 03/08/2022 08:04

By: Nico-Marius Schmitz, Uli Kellner

Will it be a scratch result?

The decision should not be made until the end of the month.

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Does Türkgücü Munich have to withdraw from the game after the international break?

The question has long since occupied more than just the people of Perlach.

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– Lautern won in Osnabrück (1:0), Saarbrücken against Meppen (1:0), Braunschweig kept pursuers Mannheim at a distance (3:0).

After the lions had presented on Friday evening (2-0 against Verl), the results of the rest of the day made for a visually favorable table tectonics: 1860 pushed past Waldhof and Osnabrück, now lurks in fifth place, seven points behind the second direct promotion place, which continues the FCK holds, five behind the relegation place.

But: The current, officially certified third division tableau is no longer the only table that TSV 1860 uses as a guide.

But, even if nobody would admit it: Michael Köllner's successful second half of the season (third place) is secretly looking at a table that could take effect at the end of the month.

The special feature of this shadow table: all results of Türkgücü are calculated from it (see left) - because the insolvent Kivran Club is also threatened with the premature final whistle.

Top of the table without Türkgücü.

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Türkgücü Munich: Hoping for a positive continuation forecast

Insiders recently expected that Türkgücü could still play the two home games in March: on March 12 in the Olympic Stadium against Magdeburg, a week later away in Wiesbaden.

If the Perlach-based company does not pull a new investor out of its sleeve by the end of the month, insolvency administrator Max Liebig should lower his thumb.

The reason: the employment agency still pays a basic stock of the player salaries.

From April, Türkgücü would have to pay for it again itself, which would only be possible with another sponsor, with an investor who replaces Hasan Kivran - or with a positive continuation forecast.

The lion's hope is that none of the cases mentioned will occur.

For the club from Grünwalder Straße, the city rival's worst-case scenario would have a tabular catapult effect.

Because: While 1860 would only lose a miserable derby point in a final Türkgücü-Aus (the 1-1 in the first leg), all promotion rivals would lose three, four or even six points.

Table tabula rasa, which would bring 1860 even closer to the 2nd division.

3rd league: DFB has no interest in withdrawing from Türkgücü

Or will everything turn out completely differently?

As already mentioned, there are many indications that March 19 will be the Türkgücü deadline.

However, our newspaper knows that this is far from certain.

First of all, it is crucial whether the objection by the bottom of the table at the DFB is successful and whether eleven points are not deducted.

According to reports, the association is very interested in Türkgücü being able to continue playing until the end of the season.

A decision as to how and whether things will continue on Heinrich-Wieland-Strasse should not be made until the upcoming international break, i.e. after March 19th.

If there is a positive continuation forecast by then and a (albeit minimal) chance of staying up in the league, Türkgücü can probably use the money raised in the past few weeks to finance the rest of the season.

This would include 250,000 euros from TV revenue.

Spicy: The second half of the city duel, which lost 1:2 in 1860, is said to have brought in a low six-figure sum.

Two opposing clubs, a stalemate that affects both futures.

The only thing that seems inevitable is that they will part ways – it is unclear how many leagues will lie between the two city rivals in the future.

(Uli Kellner/Nico-Marius Schmitz) *