Politicians hear “nothing substantial” from Wacker Innsbruck
The state of Tyrol would like to at least save the amateurs, the women and the offspring of Wacker Innsbruck. But it doesn’t look good.
Everything remains opaque at Tivoli.
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A sport-political crisis summit about the future of second division teams FC Wacker Innsbruck was unsuccessful according to the state of Tyrol and the city of Innsbruck. “We heard a lot of words, but nothing substantial,” said the office of Deputy Governor Josef Geisler. The public sector ties the club’s transparency pages as a condition to the commitment to at least secure amateur, women’s and young people’s operations.
“The state of Tyrol will not leave the amateurs, the women’s team and the youngsters out in the rain, but as long as the cards are not on the table, the funding intended for this area cannot flow,” explained Geisler, who is also the state’s sports officer. The Mayor of Innsbruck, Georg Willi, also confirmed the willingness to subsidize the above-mentioned sectors: “Transparency in part of the association is a prerequisite here – also by law.”
The financially tight capital club is threatened with bankruptcy – if the club goes bankrupt, Wacker WACKER will be passed on to the 2nd class if it continues. The Tyroleans were also denied admission to the second division in the second instance, and some unpaid players have already canceled contracts. The (Profi)-GmbH and the association are two different legal entities. The club’s amateur division, including the youth department, is said to have around 900,000 euros in liabilities.