FC Bayern presented a sad picture at its annual general meeting on Thursday evening. Now those responsible are making an effort to mend fences. President Herbert Hainer wants to reach out to the critical fans.
Hainer called club member Michael Ott on Saturday to arrange a personal meeting. Ott’s motion to end the Qatar sponsorship at the annual general meeting on Thursday had been rejected by the club. As a result, there was turmoil.
President Hainer ended the meeting somewhat abruptly, although there were still other requests to speak. To the complete incomprehension of the members present, who then almost went on the barricades. They chanted: “We are Bayern – and you are not.” And, “We are the fans you don’t want.” And last but not least, and this was unprecedented, a large proportion of the members shouted, “Hainer out! Hainer out!”
Ott: “The conflict must be resolved “
“We had a brief exchange about the AGM and agreed that we would have a personal discussion about Qatar and the AGM,” Ott reported on Twitter. It has not yet been decided when this conversation will take place. “What is certain, however, is that the conflict must be resolved,” Ott wrote.
Nagelsmann: “Maybe there are options to solve this better “
Coach Julian Nagelsmann has a similar view. However, in his view, the general meeting was “not necessarily the right setting to discuss the problem”, he said on Sky: “Maybe there are options to solve this better. “
“When something like that happens, it is usually the case that both sides are involved,” Nagelsmann also said. The coach does not see the day-to-day business being negatively affected by the turmoil. “I still have enough capacity to take care of the sporting side of things “, he said. And: Despite the quarrels, he has “the claim that we play well”.
