Interessantes Interview mir Wiederer auf ehfcl.com (auf deutsch in der heutigen Ausgabe der Handballwoche):
Auszüge:
ZitatehfCL.com: What do you mean by that?
Michael Wiederer: The current discussion is an isolated HBL matter, our job is to organise a Europe-wide competition as a platform for everybody, therefore the HBL cannot claim that we have not handled them correctly.
We have to treat the fans and the clubs in Kielce and Szeged in exactly the same way as we do all those competing in the competition. This means for example that throw-off times in Hungary and Poland are decided in these markets.
For many years we have aligned our competitions with the needs and requirements of the HBL. We are not for or against the HBL, but have to do our job for the whole of European handball. All leagues have the same status. We have often heard that we are too ‘German-friendly’ but at the same time are criticised by the German league.
Hm, recht deutlich - deutlich wird, dass EHF im voliegenden Fall auch gar nicht anders handeln konnte, als sie es getan hat - auch wirkt plausibel, das die EHF 'Handball-Europa' (außer die HBL) hinter sich hat:
ZitatWe have been praised by many European clubs for not bending to the demands of the HBL.
Eine weitere Zulassung der RNL zur CL lässt Wiederer offen :
ZitatehfCL.com: Rhein-Neckar Löwen have announced that they will play their Champions League match at Kielce with their second team. What would the consequences be if this is the case?
Michael Wiederer: There will be no consequences, as long as they use the eligible players from their squad. However, this is an important point for the criteria list for future Champions League participation; namely how a club approaches and values the competition.
Das es im laufenden Wettbewerb keine Konsequenzen für die RNL haben wird, weil sie mit der 2, Mannschaft antreten werden, ist klar (ist kein Verstoß gegen die Regularien. solange die Spieler spielberechtigt sind), wie es mit der weiteren Zulassung der RNL zu der CL ausschaut - tja....mal gucken
ganzes Interview: 2017/18 EHF Champions League - EHF President: “We treat everyone in the same way”