That is why the KFC Uerdingen is still dependent on Mikhail Ponomarev

Sporty and economically desolate
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KFC Uerdingen is still dependent on Mikhail Ponomarev

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Mikhail Ponomarev is supposed to pay the tax debt. His suggestion is on the table.
Photo: dpa / Guido Kirchner

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Krefeld The former investor should come to an agreement with the tax office and pay the tax liability. But that would not solve all of the Uerdingen’s problems by a long way. The sporting situation could drive the downward spiral further.

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There are less than three weeks until the championship kick-off of the regional soccer league. Actually, the KFC Uerdingen is supposed to compete at Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on the first matchday on August 14th. It is uncertain whether this will actually happen. And if: under what conditions?

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The sporting conditions are manageable. As our editorial team reported on June 21st, Patrick Schneider and Dmitry Voronin will be responsible for the sport. The worry that they will collapse under the load is as great as it is justified – for a variety of reasons. On the one hand, because they are unlikely to have a team that is suitable for the regional league. A-Juniors who have played in the Lower Rhine League and are setting up the scaffolding will hardly be enough to stand up to their opponents. Not even youngsters who have kicked in the Junior Bundesliga can do that. And even if there are young players from France or Belgium, who the new chairman Damien Raths may have acquired due to his contacts, it should hardly be enough.

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In addition, the team goes into the season almost unprepared. While others have been training and playing test matches since the end of June, the KFC in Oppum only completes a few training units with test players. There is therefore considerable doubt that the players are physically on par with the competition. However, there is no doubt that it will not be a homogeneous unit that the blue-reds send into the race. On top of that, the team is led by a duo who have no experience in the senior sector or in the regional league. That doesn’t necessarily have to be bad, but it is at least a disadvantage and also a great risk.

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There is even less clarity about the economic conditions. What is certain is that the tax office is demanding around half a million euros. The solution hoped for by the KFC leadership provides for the former investor Mikhail Ponomarev to come to an agreement with the tax office and pay off the debt. The entrepreneur, who is now bailing out Wacker Innsbruck with two million euros, is said to have submitted a proposal to the tax authorities, but the authorities still need time to review it.

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But since time is of the essence, the incumbent board is said to have presented a different solution: The tax office should defer the debt. Then the club’s management would finally be able to act and conclude contracts: with players, coaches, the so-called home ground in Velbert and many others.

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In this case, however, further questions arise: Would the KFC have to pay off the debt on a monthly basis? In full height? Over what period of time?

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The KFC is in a dire situation – with debts, without a competitive team. An end to the downward spiral, which continues to turn in sporting and economic terms, is not yet in sight. The goodwill of some will not be enough to handle the situation.

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