Keep the ÖFB’s ranking nod? “Not at any price”

Ralf Rangnick does it in his first game. Foda’s successor wins his team boss debut in the Nations League away against Croatia with 3:0.

A lot of things are different today. The team has not only opted for one for the first time in 28 years World Cup qualified, the masses also flock to the cash registers. He recorded 14 international matches under Rangnick at the Happel Stadium ÖFB an average audience of 40,700 fans. Even against San Marino 37,500 come.

And then the cash register rings: As has already been communicated several times, the ÖFB is roughly recording a full Happel Stadium 1.5 million euros an Sales volume and is always happy about a higher six-figure net profit.

The team has developed under Rangnick as Cash-Cow more than established. It’s only logical that the team boss only has one Salary increase to one Contract extension will be maintained beyond the World Cup next summer. Or not? No, said Lower Austria’s association president Hans Gartner recently. “If he does it under the same financial conditions, then it will be clear,” said the 74-year-old Wiener Zeitung. “But otherwise it will be difficult.”

Objection

Another member now contradicts this ÖFB supervisory boardwhich with its 13 members will vote on the team boss by a simple majority. Styria’s President Wolfgang Bartosch says: “I fundamentally say yes to Rangnick, but not at any price.” The team boss at the ÖFB currently earns around one million euros per year. For comparison: Marcel Koller cashed twice as much after his second contract extension with the ÖFB, as Wolfgang Bartosch also confirmed to the KURIER.

That may have been too much for one or two of the highest committee afterwards. The fact is that ÖFB boss Josef Pröll the topic of contract extension at the last one Supervisory board meeting was brought to the table last Friday without prior notice – and it was then transported outside by a meeting participant. Pröll cannot and will not like that. When asked by KURIER, the former top politician said: “What is discussed there should remain internal. If that is not the case, I will watch it very closely.”

And although the ÖFB executive board, which was once at odds with each other, decided to change to a supervisory board last year Structural reform wanted to withdraw from day-to-day business, the team boss question is once again a matter for the boss. In other words: It’s up to Josef Pröll and not the sports director Peter Schöttelto negotiate the terms with the German. Pröll cannot get a water level report or a time window. Just this much: “The team boss and I have an honest and good exchange.”

Less is not more

Whether Rangnick can earn as much as Marcel Koller ultimately? Wolfgang Bartosch says: “That depends on whether we are talking about a fixed amount or whether a performance-related component is included. But it is clear that his contract will be adjusted.” Postscript: “An Austrian coach would be much cheaper for us.” Isn’t this way of thinking too short-sighted? An international match in the Ernst Happel Stadium with only 6,600 spectators – like Foda’s farewell – is a one for the ÖFB Minus business.