soccer: (Evening) The general meeting of FC 08 Villingen was controversial and sometimes heated. After an emotional debate, which mainly revolved around sports director Dennis Stogiandis, he received only 63 yes votes, 62 votes against, and 6 abstentions in the elections. However, his colleagues on the Board of Directors Andreas Floss (Infrastructure and Technology) and Reinhard Warle (Finance) were elected unanimously.
The TR-Electronic hall was packed with 137 people and interest in this year’s general meeting was great. Meeting leader and board member Andreas Floss was happy to participate actively and began with his annual report. “The new restaurant is up and running and getting a good reception,” Floss said happily of the new black-and-white gem below the main stage. It was announced that new training fields will be located under the field, and that the field made of artificial turf will be equipped with LED lighting. In the medium term, the goal is to permanently increase the stadium capacity at MS Technologie-Arena from the current 4,999 spectators to 9,999 spectators through renovation works.
Basically, Floss complained, “We have too much work for too few people.” He therefore announced that the Board of Directors will soon consider establishing advisory boards and a sponsor council. CFO Reinhard Warley’s report showed a total loss for 2022 of about 141,000 euros. His colleague on the board, Armin Distel, justified this primarily by the effects of inflation, which other clubs would also suffer from.
However, according to the Marketing and Strategy Board, we have been able to increase the sponsorship amount to over €700,000 currently. “FC 08 is a sleeping giant that can be awakened,” said Distel, who also called for a broader positioning in the future in order to continue the success.
Sporting Director Denis Stogiandis has assessed the “ups and downs” of the 2022/2023 sporting year. While the first team finished 11th in the league and lost the cup final, the Under-21s finished ninth in the Etihad League.
Youth leader Torsten Caltabellota reached an overall positive result and highlighted in particular the A2 Championship and the Southern Baden de Junior Championship. Caltabellotta praised the work with 150 young people and thanked the coaches, supervisors and parents as well, “without whom none of this would have been possible.”
The debate was emotional and contentious. Despite his current sporting success, Dennis Stogianidis has been criticized. One volunteer member criticized that Stogiannidis polarized the club, encouraged camps and was difficult to work with. He was not surprised by these accusations. He promised in his speech that he would not wash dirty laundry, but then began a long list of accusations against his fellow board members who rejected them.
Former president Jürgen Hornstein ended the discussion by pointing out to the sporting director that player and coach obligations must be discussed in the board of directors and that it could not be done alone. “The club stands above everything and deserves more than every individual,” said meeting chairman Andreas Floss with a conciliatory final word.
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