Dynamo Dresden – Solidarity Community Dynamo – Sport

Saved the football – but still relegated. Dresden struggles again with the circumstances, but still looks to a positive future.

It’s more of a gut feeling than already fully researched, but the similarities between Marilyn Monroe and Ralf Minge should be manageable. The former was never sports director of SG Dynamo Dresden, Minge in turn sang neither for US President John F. Kennedy for his birthday nor for President Wolf-R. Ziegenbalg or Rolf-J. Otto. At least one thing Monroe and Minge have in common is documented, namely the not insignificant love for the denim jacket. Monroe wore them in 1960 and thus in Minges’ year of birth on the set of “Misfits – not socially acceptable”. Minge, in turn, showed up in her jacket on the set of a fake film with the same title, on April 16, 2016 in Magdeburg, when about 50 fans in the Dresden guest block once again cooked with fog pots and almost begged to abandon the game.

It is worth remembering April four years ago these days for two reasons. First of all, a wonderful scene at the time showed why “Ralf Minge – untouchable” in Dresden is not just a banner saying, but the commandment of all commandments, why this man on the Elbe will still be worshiped when this Elbe dries up a long time ago and maybe even Königsbrücker Straße has finally been renovated. When it was foggy from the block at the time, Minge went to calm down, but was then accidentally and temporarily removed by security forces. The colleagues had thought Minge to be a hooligan rather than a mediator because of his denim jacket.

Secondly, a memory of Magdeburg is worth it, because on this Sunday one of those circles that characterize all life and especially life in Dresden has closed. With a 2: 2 Dynamo reached the promotion to the second Bundesliga at the time – and with a 2: 2 at home against VfL Osnabrück the club has now relegated from this league.

Ralf Minge was not spotted in a denim jacket on Sunday, but at least 21 other people were sighted. So many can be seen on an expanded team photo from the Rudolf Harbig Stadium, which will definitely pee into the eyes of friends of the club, but maybe also a little courage and joy about it, one that’s always fabulous in spite of all the nastiness To belong to the association. In any case, the 21 denim jackets go back to a nice idea of ​​the loyal replacement keeper Patrick Wiegers – and they are the special accessory for an hour that seems to weigh even more than the previous descents. This is due to Ralf Minge’s farewell, but also due to the just anger at the German Football League.

After an unworthy and unfortunately dynamo-typical argument with the Supervisory Board, Ralf Minge leaves his post earlier than he would like. That alone would make this descent from Dynamo a special one. In addition, there is the great, sometimes even comfortable feeling of being disadvantaged again. This feeling has a tradition in Dresden, far too often it is better to pee on the doors of foreign powers than to sweep in front of one’s own. This time, however, even meek mediators run out of arguments whether they are wearing a denim jacket or not. Corona, quarantine, hardly any preparation, nine games in 29 days, including the very special slide with kind regards from the Herkules travel agency: three times away in six days.

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Already in the first half of the resumption of play against VfB Stuttgart, he had noticed that the relegation class would not work anymore, the coach Markus Kauczinski, who is not prone to moaning, now let go Saxon newspaper knowledge. Kauczinski also said it was “of course not provable, but we all have the feeling that we could have done it without quarantine” – and he reiterated his at least understandable view of the past few months. There was a big call to show solidarity, to save German football. It was then a democratic and nevertheless bitter decision for Dynamo not to postpone the games until July. And now? Everyone was in solidarity, Dynamo pays the highest price for it. That was clear long before Sunday. Or as Kauczinski says: “We were alone and it didn’t itch.”

It is suspected that Dynamo was nothing more than an accessory for the DFL, a nice addition to the wardrobe, but nothing of constant relevance. Inexpensive appreciation was always plentiful – great fans, great atmosphere, special club – but especially in the Dresden appendix, many now feel confirmed in their very special disregard for the DFL.

The mourning has already started in this way. What is really practical, however, is that in Dresden not all signals point to sell-out and doom, but a few also to the future. The club’s finances are orderly and a new training center has just been opened. Markus Kauczinski remains as a coach, with Ralf Becker (formerly Kiel, HSV) a successor of Minge has been found. Rumors say that Minge herself could return in a different function. And a signal is also that on Sunday in front of the stadium about 3000 fans in a small space paid tribute to the team for fight and spirit in the rest of the second half. The honorary title as (from the point of view of the infection process) exemplary solidarity group Dynamo Drosten is certainly not secured. The good thing about these fans, however, is that the league will remain subordinate to them at the discretion of their love. So soon it goes on, Dynamo’s common striving for an externally indebted setback. This seems to be the essence of the club, and curiously enough, one of the main titles from the K-Block song book does not refer to the championship and the Champions League. The subclass has always been cheerfully sung as follows: “… and the ascent is our goal!”