The separation in the seventh year – Dresden

The seventh year doesn’t just happen in marriage. There was also a split at Dynamo: President Holger Scholze resigned. What was the reason for his decision?

Even though I am aware that the number of people who attended the general meeting represented only about three percent of almost 30,000 members, I actually have a lot of respect for the results of the voting. However, I was surprised that there was no vote at all on the Honor Council’s decisions regarding the proceedings against me. Apparently the critics of the chamber did not have the courage to do this and so they tried everything to prevent a decision on the matter. They seem to have succeeded in this. The bottom line is that I see the events as a vote of no confidence.

Still, you don’t leave with sadness?

For as long as I can remember, like hundreds of thousands of people in Dynamoland and beyond, I have been a passionate fan and of course nothing will change. Because I can clearly distinguish the mentality of a few people, which has been very damaging to the club for years, from the true culture of the club and the wonderful mission statement with its values which indicates our SGD.

All that glitters is not gold with the black and yellow…

“We have a dream.” Unfortunately, the realization of this dream is very far away from us and it is very likely that it will remain an illusion while small-mindedness, personal secrecy, pomposity, obsession with power, overestimation of oneself, arrogance, Envy, resentment and, unfortunately, often also enough ability and lack of vision can overwhelm or even control club life. These are the main reasons why Dynamo will still be playing in the third division in 2024 and not a higher class.

How realistic do you think that is?

I really hope that the sports department can stabilize and develop our professional team so much that they can make it into the second Bundesliga. It would be very important to establish yourself firmly there to be able to aim seriously at higher goals one day. Since anything is possible in football, it would also be possible to raise the miracle to the first Bundesliga in time. However, to be able to live there in the long term, important steps had to be taken beforehand.

For example?

An even better connection to our great young talent. I am very pleased that the U21 squad will finally be put together, which should then reach the higher leagues as soon as possible so that we can offer our best talents a real chance for further development. inside our club.

What needs to happen in the non-sports area?

There is an urgent need to update the structure of the club. Instead of distributing the necessary skills among a few people, the SGD currently has too many people wanting to have a voice or to be asked. That is why I think it is necessary to reduce the number of representatives of committees significantly. And of course I would first ask the question whether Dynamo still needs a president according to the current version. It might be possible for the chairman of the board of directors to be the president as well. But it is not only arrogant and negligent, but also stupid, to mention any discussion about this.

How can these changes be achieved?

It would be extremely important for the future of society to place the democratic decision-making processes on a much wider basis. It is often criticized that the ability to vote by post at general meetings was abolished about ten years ago. It is up to the members to lead Dynamo Dresden to a successful future! However, for this to happen, much more than just three percent would need to actively exercise their right to decide