It was on Monday evening that the message came from Vetlanda speedway.

The club must cut costs due to the corona pandemic and the sports director and team manager Mikael Wirebrand must now leave the club.

“We hope through our actions to ensure the company's and the association's finances and survival, through e.g.

reduced salary costs ", the club writes on its website.

They also announce that they hope to retain all other staff.

"Relying on non-profit forces"

"We expect to cope with the staff loss by reorganizing the business, and we rely on non-profit forces to implement this," the club continues.

Wirebrand, who won several Swedish Championship golds with the club, was surprised when the news came.

- I respect the reasons that the club has presented.

Then it is of course sad so we have built something together for several years and when it now becomes like this it is heavy, says Mikael Wirebrand to SVT Sport.

"They just wish well"

Did you feel this?

- I have not had any idea about this, but the board has presented this to me now.

But I was not at all prepared for this, he continues.

I have the club in my heart and I just wish them well but I know they have a tough road to walk now.

Have you had time to think about what to do now instead?

- No, I have not done that at all, says Mikael Wirebrand.