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Gelsenkirchen (dpa) - Sports director Jochen Schneider does not want to deal with a possible relegation of the crisis club FC Schalke 04 and the financial consequences.
"It makes no sense today to talk about what if and what would be, especially in a negative case," Schneider told Sky TV before the Bundesliga game at FC Augsburg on Sunday.
There are two levels.
One is the sporty one.
“We should spend all of our time and energy to ensure that we are able to stay in the league,” emphasized Schneider and added: “The other level is that we, like every club that is in the lower half of the table in February and March , are obliged to do the work required by the licensing process.
Be it for the 1st division or for the 2nd division.
It's a completely normal process that many clubs have to go through every year.
Schalke 04 will have to do the same this season. "
At the same time, Schneider defended the emotional letter to the members and fans in which the club had advertised cohesion during the week.
At the same time, the club had demanded fair cooperation.
A limit had been crossed, "if individuals are to be proclaimed a bogeyman or declared sole culprit," the letter said.
“It was time to say something about this.
Because doing nothing does not bring anything in the end, "said Schneider, who is sometimes criticized by the supporters.
It's not about him, that is a matter for the supervisory board anyway.
«Individual items or positions are not decisive.
It's about these games that are in front of the chest, ”emphasized Schneider
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Open letter from the Schalke board