2020/21, after a seventh place in the pre -season, the league was held because of Corona or because there was no descent. In 2021/22 they landed in tenth, all-in and switched to professional business. The relegation came in 2022/23, today the club is even in the Landesliga.
Sporty cold feet
It is true what General Manager Andreas Blumauer said in winter: “You lose a game, then one more thing, at some point you exchange the coach, believe, you can save a little, but you didn’t even think that it could catch you.” He knows the attempt to save something from Hauruck campaigns such as changing coaches from St. Pölten.
In Steyr it was a back and forth that was also indebted. For example, the changeover to professional operation. One who is very familiar with the sporting circumstances but does not want to have published his name explains this perspective: “We have developed in a professional direction that everyone can regularly train twice.”
So everyone was able to train, but apparently only received the least that the collective agreement provides for professionals. These are (present) 1,650 euros gross. In the regional league or often among them, kickers with work/training and the full flat -rate travel expense allowance (Prae, a maximum of € 720) can be used more.
A fact that hardly anyone denies. However, during Corona and therefore without relegation, one would have had the chance to force your own youth. But that did not happen, after two or three bad games you got cold feet and did something different again. And: “There was no decent scouting, so it is difficult to set up a team that is competitive.” Not enough:
