Bayern AGM: Evening of nuances – SPIEGEL ONLINE

2590 members of the FC Bayern had come into the hall of the Munich basketball on Friday night, she was filled properly, a little better even than last year. And her club presented Revolutionary: The Bayern-Magazin there will soon finally as e-paper. “That is another innovative new feature,” said Bayern president Karl Hopfner. Oh well.

The Bayern magazine obviously not been the focus of the annual meeting of the club, which always is indeed a showcase of his mood. Rather, once again record figures. Thoughtful nuances. And people who were not there.

• As Franz Beckenbauer, who has come in the wake of the summer fairytale affair into the twilight, which his club but vehemently remained loyal. “We have Franz as a player, coach and president heck of a lot due to it is rightly our Honorary President and will remain so, “Hopfner said.

On stage no word Guardiola

• As release prisoners Uli Hoeness, who knew of course that it would have been bad form and not a good picture would have made, to enjoy as a prisoner with weekend leisure bath in the crowd. Board boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told how he was specially moved from vacation in his office on January 2 to Hoeness welcomed at its first day as a day release prisoner in the FCB youth department. “He had lost 20 kilos, but his tough time could read him anyway in the face. He brought fresh air into the department, his features like better now again to me.”

• As coach Josep Guardiola, who had flown to Barcelona because of a death in the family already in the morning, but the home game on Saturday against Hertha BSC Berlin (15.30 clock, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE) was expected to return. With Guardiola, Bayern want to put together just before Christmas because of his expiring contract, the evening lost those responsible at the plenum, however, not a single word about him, which was also a statement.

The most amazing thing about this evening was that even shone through the splendor of the figures, the enormity of the obstacles the German champion is, in many areas. With all the success, the superbly assembled team currently has. Because in addition to the records, as membership, supporters’ clubs, equity or profit, the Bavarians had to concede even a slight decline in sales, albeit from 528.7 to 523.7 million euros. Missing revenue from the DFB Cup final would have played a role, said FCB CFO Jan-Christian Dreesen.

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The CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge complained about the imbalance in the European TV rights marketing, Dreesen calculated appropriately prior to that was the last of the Premier League QPR would get EUR 85 million from this pot, 30 million more than FC Bayern.

At the same time Rummenigge praised the team: “The quality of the team is perhaps as high as ever, their popularity ratings have never been higher headlines are written in the square, the times of the FC Hollywood are passé I think that’s good.. so.” That he did not mention Guardiola, no intention was Rummenigge said at the very end for the cameras, as the meeting was over long ago. He had but praised him, just indirectly. What even after boundless optimism sounded with regard to the contract talks.

There were other sites that in working on the club. Bayern president Karl Hopfner condemned the Fanausschreitungen some Bayern ultras during league match at Schalke on Saturday sharply: “Who participates in such operations, can not a fan and should certainly not be a member of our club.”

And as the youth academy at the Ingolstädter Straße was discussed, which should be ready for the season 2017/2018, in turn, showed Rummenigge disappointed that Bayern talent like stepping on the spot for years. “The promotion of young talent needs to be improved,” he said emphatically. Also Hoeness is working.

The evening ended as usual with folklore – and still with a set for Bayern coach: “I hope that our coach Pep Guardiola will stay with us”, Kultfan Hias Hammerl said: “Or what do you think ? ” Hesitant applause.