Huwer on HSV move: "We’ll only leave Volksparkstadion if..." | OneFootball

Last summer, the construction of a new stadium in Volkspark became a topic of discussion. HSV board member Eric Huwer addressed this issue at the general assembly.

This is because the Hamburg Senate is planning to build a new arena with a capacity of 60,000 fans as part of its bid for the Olympic Summer Games in 2036, 2040, or 2044. In the long term, HSV could be drawn there, as the Volksparkstadion, according to Interior and Sports Senator Andy Grote, has become outdated. At the general assembly on Wednesday evening, the currently sole board member Eric Huwer confirmed in response to a fan’s question that investments in modernization are repeatedly necessary.

Regarding the possible move to an Olympic stadium, he made it clear: “As long as I am responsible, I can assure you that HSV will never play in a football stadium that has a running track separating us and even slightly diminishing our stadium experience.” With this, he alleviated a major concern for many supporters. The few stadiums with a running track – such as in Berlin or Nuremberg – are not particularly appreciated by many fans.

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The 42-year-old continued: “We will only leave our beloved Volksparkstadion under one very simple condition: if the situation improves for us in every respect. That is the basis on which we will enter into discussions with the city.” If it should come to that, Huwer, who has been working in the Hanseatic city since 2014, has clear ideas: “If it is even up for debate, there are already a few guidelines, such as the color scheme or the design. We decide what the stadium should look like!”

If HSV has no influence, a move is not even up for discussion. A worst-case scenario like that of West Ham United, which left the venerable Upton Park in favor of the sprawling Olympic Stadium from the 2012 Summer Games and has since increasingly lost its connection to the fans, therefore seems out of the question. In the medium and long term, however, the future of the Volksparkstadion will once again become an issue and will certainly provide material for further discussion.

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