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Hertha BSC – Manske speaks of “desolate condition”
After the resignation of Werner Gegenbauer, Vice-President Thorsten Manske took over the provisional leadership of the Executive Committee. In his report, he criticizes himself and makes it clear that a new start can only work together.
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After staying up, Hertha BSC wants to reposition itself at the general meeting. We report in the live blog.
The signs at Hertha BSC point to a new beginning. At the general meeting on Sunday in exhibition hall 20, the course is to be set anew for the Bundesliga soccer team. President Werner Gegenbauer has already resigned, but there are still motions to vote the rest of the presidency out of office. In addition, the supervisory board of the capital club will be re-elected.
Investor Lars Windhorst also insists on speaking in front of the members. After a messed-up season, in which Hertha was only able to prevent relegation to the second division last Monday, the event has a lot of potential for conflict. Follow the event on the live blog.
Hertha BSC – The members’ meeting in the live blog
12.20 p.m.: After the reports from the club’s football, boxing, table tennis and bowling departments, the meeting approaches agenda item 5: report from the supervisory board. The Windhorst speech is scheduled to be the first item on the agenda. Acting President Manske read out the current number of members: 41,200 members.
12:01 p.m.: Manske: “Werner Gegenbauer showed great courage and declared his immediate resignation as President and Assessor of the KGaA.” Manske thanks the ex-president for this step, there is applause and boos. Manske welcomes Lars Windhorst, the boos get louder. manske “I give you my hand and I beg you, let’s stop talking about each other and talk to each other.”
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The date for the extraordinary general meeting at which a new president is to be elected was also announced: June 26, 2022.
11:53 am: Manske speaks of a “desolate state” of the club. We haven’t done a good job both on and off the pitch over the past season.” Applause from the members. “We are determined to change the direction of our club’s future. We need to create a new old lady.”
“Going it alone must be a thing of the past,” Manske continued: “Our old lady deserves to be treated with respect and not constantly thrown at the media.”
Manske: “We have to give the club back its identity as a club run by members. Hertha must become more tangible and tangible again. We’re still the biggest club in our city.”
Manske relies on the new Hertha stadium, for which there is still no location: “The new arena should also be a meeting place outside of the match days.”
11:49 a.m.: 2491 members take part in the event, of which 2385 members are entitled to vote. Thorsten Manske is now stepping up to the lectern for the President’s report.
11:46 am: The honors never end: Foot volleyball player Joel Nißlein is named Herthaner of the Year.
11:31 am: After honoring the deceased Hertha members, there is an honoring of long-serving Hertha employees. Michael Ottow, a long-standing member of the Executive Committee who died in November 2020, is posthumously honored with the Golden Badge of Honor with a brilliant.
11.20 a.m.: Already the first criticism from the auditorium: The motions to vote out should only be made after the report of the supervisory board in order to find out the point of view of this body. The members present agree with this with a large majority.
11:17 a.m.: Motions to dismiss members of the Presidium will be made immediately after the Presidium’s report and not at the end of the 13-point agenda.
11:14 am: Investor Lars Windhorst is introduced. Applause is mixed with whistles and boos as he stands and waves to the gathering.
11 clock: Acting President Thorsten Manske opens the meeting and immediately speaks of a near-death experience with a view to the past season. And the first slip of the tongue: “Let’s be disrespectful … uh … respectful of the club.” Manske’s appeal: “May we make wise decisions today and become German champions in the amateur stadium.” Hertha’s A-Juniors play against Borussia Dortmund at 1 p.m. for the title.
10:58 am: Exhibition hall 20 is full. The mood oscillates between hope that something will change and a little concern about a mud fight.
10:28 am: The hall fills up half an hour before the start of the general meeting. Compared to previous years, there is a lot more going on. From the loudspeakers, Frank Zander’s anthem “Just home” sets the mood for a blue and white Sunday.
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9.38 am: Good morning from exhibition hall 20. The general meeting of Hertha BSC starts here at 11 a.m. Investor Lars Windhorst is also expected and should speak. Windhorst himself should not miss what the appendix thinks of the commitment of the donor.
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