3rd league: clubs vote to continue the season with ghost games – football

Decision in the 3rd league!

The 20 clubs and the DFB discussed a three-and-a-half hour video conference on Monday afternoon as to whether the current season should be stopped or played with ghost games.

Result: The third division committee unanimously (!) Gave the association the recommendation that the league should initially be suspended. Had to be because the current suspension is only valid until April 30th. But: As soon as it is permitted by politics, it should be kicked (without spectators).

In addition, a separate vote among the 20 clubs showed: The majority is for a continuation of the season! According to BILD information, the core question of the vote was who is willing to continue the season beyond June 30th. Ten clubs voted yes, eight with no. There were also two abstentions.

These are Kaiserslautern and Meppen. Both clubs are keen to ensure that the season ends by the end of June. Is this feasible, but both are also for ghost games, which would make the vote even clearer.

Eight clubs (all of them relegation places) wanted the season to end immediately. A swatter for Mannheim, which recently publicly argued with the death of the father of a Waldhof player for a termination (and the rise in Mannheim).

Interesting: league leaders Duisburg also voted against a continuation. However, only because it was not fixed in the current wording that there will be relegations to the regional leagues. The MSV fears that the cellar clubs will put their feet up with a class maintenance guarantee.

It is therefore clear that the 3rd league – like the Bundesliga – is actually just waiting for the green light from politics. A decision could be made at the meeting of prime ministers and the federal government on Thursday.

Also important: the emergency aid from the DFL was specified once again. Six million euros will be distributed to 19 clubs (all except Bavaria II) after deducting the Corona test costs (!).

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