We mastered many difficult situations together. On Tuesday, Christoph Strässer announced his decision to retire from the club

After five and a half years of dedicated service, Christoph Stressed has announced his decision to retire from the club he currently serves as president. In this article, we take a look at the journey both Stressed and the club have been on together, including all the difficult situations they have managed to master along the way.

On Tuesday, Christoph Stressed announced that he would not wish to extend his term as a club president for age reasons beyond the election of the supervisory board in January. This ends a term with many ups and downs, with successes and setbacks. The occasions of the previous six years would not just fill a chapter, however also a whole book in the club's history. For a detailed interview with the outgoing president, we spoke about his intentions for the farewell and when again reviewed this challenging time. And Stressed remains true to himself as an optimist, as he says of himself, by looking favorably into the future. They started in 2016 with 2 significant topics: the stadium and the outsourcing project. The outsourcing was successfully and with extremely broad approval and the current council decisions for the arena were practically consentaneous. Have you made whatever correctly in the previous couple of years? I would never state that. As far as the stadium is worried, the perspective when I took workplace was entirely different. Walther's inspiration to build a brand-new stadium was at the time what was incredibly encouraged by us as a committee, however also me personally. This failed what was an absolute setback for us and likewise led to whether you desire to go on at all. The second problem came a little later with the descent from the 3rd department. Even then you ask yourself a lot of questions and need to admit that you can't have made everything correctly. Then there were lots of discussions, especially with Frank Westerman, to which a real friendship has grown. Despite the setbacks, we developed a point of view for us and did not desire to leave the cart in the dirt. They rapidly killed the switch and never wished to discuss a B solution at the arena. Did that pay off in the end? You can't state that the job stopped working which was it. We worked on useful options for the Berg Fidel location-and that went extremely well. If you wish to break down the term in two parts, the very first 3 years were completely challenging. Not only when it pertains to the stadium and sport, however likewise the general funds of the association. The conversations with our home banks were not a satisfaction at that time. Nevertheless, the advancements of the past three years have actually been compensated. You are then at a point where you say: Now it's actually fun! And precisely at the point now state: that was it for me. A lot is still incomplete. We work in the league on the climb, and I am likewise sure that we can do it. At the stadium we are on an extremely great method, but we still have a lot of work ahead of us. Obviously that might have been a motivation. In 3 years I would be close to my 80th birthday and I don't want to be worn on the podium at some point. There are others who can take control of, and I wish to help them as best they can. However, you can happily look at what has just established in the past 3 years. Yes, that's the way it is, even if I can't do much with the term pride. A lot was various than was expected. I was constantly close to my Prussia, looked at it from the outside and grumbled. I was rapidly captured up with reality when I was responsible myself. Furthermore, I need to state: I have great respect for everyone who works in this project who are totally behind the club and desire it to increase once again. In an extremely intensive phase, you have taken responsibility with your presidium colleagues. The outsourcing was a mammoth job. The descent sporty. Corona ended up being a big difficulty. The arena projects. The objective declaration project. All of this is enough for the term of three presidents. Obviously: If you summarize it that way, we have mastered numerous tight spots. That's not simply related to me. That was only possible as a group. And this group not only includes the committees, however likewise to the colleagues in the office or in the youth location, they worked as insane. What is done here in the club is remarkable. Recognition with the club is something unique. Despite often different views, everybody gathers. There were challenging phases, however what were the highlights of your term?

The council decision recently was certainly such a highlight. You have seen that the work that you invested and the drilling of the thick boards succeeded until today. The assessment is certainly a little harder. We were able to hold the class with numerous efforts until 2020, then Corona came. The truth that we passed the pandemic-also compared to other and bigger clubs-was likewise an impressive performance in which an extreme lot got involved.

Here I would especially like to point out Bernhard Niewöhner, however also the numerous others who without much grumbling did without part of their income and have actually entered into short work. I find the sporting development because relegation.

I will always remember the Sunday right after the defeat versus Happen. Everybody was shocked, and the youth coaches presented an amazing task in the main grandstand, which right away created a spirit of optimism and showed a practical point of view. And also desiring to continue the clear announcement by Sasha Hillman, despite the transfer and uncertain viewpoints, also helped. This state of mind continues to this day. A lot depends on such a club on such a club. How tough was and is it to make the right decisions in such an environment? You can't plan whatever in sports and football. You can establish a strategy and then toss it over. Above all, nevertheless, you can produce the essentials, as is the case with the new training locations or the structures for an efficiency. And I am very pleased how huge the support for this is in the whole sports facilities of the city of Münster. Lots of other clubs are waiting for improvements and aid, however there was no envy that something is now being created on the mountain Fidel. We have always received a lot of backing-including from the Stadtsportbund. It shows that we have long considering that arrived in the middle of the city society and delight in fantastic gratitude for our youth work. How is the private individual Christoph Stressed continues? Reproducing roses and putting your feet up? Definitely no way. I still have one or the other volunteer in other institutions, which are, nevertheless, a little less time-consuming which are especially essential to me. A lot will arise. And I likewise hope that I can still move a lot with the Prussians-e.g. at the stadium project or in other locations. True to the motto: you never ever go completely. Do you feel about turning over a well-ordered field? I would much like to say yes, however that will only reveal the future. There is still a great deal of work ahead of the club. However, I have a great feeling and think that no surprise or obvious threats lurk. The 3 years in the local league up until now were definitely not a talented year. We had the ability to utilize the time to restore the club from below and develop a great structure. I am firmly persuaded that we can play an excellent role in the 3rd league-not just sporty, however likewise material. We are well-prepared, that must also be the signal to the outdoors world. We have a steady base upon which we can continue to develop sporty and non-sports.