😯 Petition launched: second-tier club fans want bosses out | OneFootball

Things are currently coming to a head at SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Shortly before the end of the 2. Bundesliga season, the Cloverleaves are below the line - meaning that, after almost 30 years in the second tier, relegation is now looming.

Who is to blame? If many Fürth fans are to be believed, the answer is clear: managing director Holger Schwiewagner, who took over in autumn 2024, is said to have triggered more of a misstep than a genuine fresh start.

Since then, things have been going more or less steadily downhill, and the fans are now officially demanding consequences. With the help of an online petition, they are calling for the club leadership to resign - under the title “For a real fresh start - take responsibility and create professional structures".

Accordingly, not only Schwiewagner but also sporting director Fürstner is expected to step down: “We therefore call on the supervisory board and the presidency to draw consequences immediately and relieve those responsible for sporting matters of their duties without delay,” said the initiators of the petition.

The petition was launched yesterday, Tuesday; by now, around 1,600 people (as of Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.) have already joined it online on ‘change.org‘.

Whether the fans will succeed with their demand or fall on deaf ears remains highly unclear, because according to a report by ‘NN.de‘, Schwiewagner is even said to have extended his contract until 2030. However, this has so far neither been confirmed nor denied by the club.

What is certain is that the future mood in Fürth will also depend heavily on whether the Cloverleaves can still avoid relegation on Sunday with help from results elsewhere - or not. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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