Esbjerg snatched a 2-3 home defeat after leading 2-0 and are now officially relegated to the Danish third (semi pro) tier. Conway's done it! A spectacular hat-trick of relegations in the same season. What a football genius!
Tumult and brawl after EfB relegation 18.05.2022 21:27 | Denmark | 22 comments EfB's fans were certainly not satisfied after the final whistle against Fremad Amager. It resulted in tumult and fights. Esbjerg fB on Wednesday night definitely relegated to the 2. division, as they lost 2-3 to Fremad Amager. It was not something that pleased the club's most dedicated fans, who after the final whistle waited for the players to come out on the pitch for interviews with the press. It just never happened as the club valued player safety higher. Instead, the fans broke onto the pitch, where fights and hand-wringing ensued between Esbjerg's angry fans and the controllers at Blue Water Arena. This is not the first time Esbjerg's fans have caused unrest at Blue Water Arena. The Northwest Curve, as Esbjerg's fan section calls itself, also caused problems back in March. At that time, it was firecrackers that were thrown on the pitch in connection with a defeat against Lyngby, which triggered two match interruptions. This time it was the bare fists that were put to use by the angry fans, who expressed their displeasure in the form of hand-wringing with the controllers. Whether the furious fans will receive another penalty in the form of quarantine until the last home game against Jammerbugt is not known at this time. From Bold.dk
Another media report on Esbjerg's relegation - this time talking to one the team's long standing players: Mads Larsen is devastated that Esbjerg needs a trip down to the 2nd division. He believes that the great unrest around the club has played a big factor in the disappointing season. After Esbjerg's relegation to the 2nd Division, Mads Larsen was very disappointed. The midfielder, who has been at the club since he was 12 years old, said after the match that he was devastated that the West Jutlanders from next season will only play in the third best row in Denmark. At the same time, he longs for the great unrest that has been throughout the club throughout the season. - It cuts deep into the heart to be a part of this as a club. Now I've been here since I was 12 and it's my first real season. It's awful. - It has been a season with far too much unrest. If you want a club to work, then it must also work outside the team. There have been too many things that have affected the game on the field. There has been far too much unrest. - It's the case that so many players come in that you have to get to know. There are so many replacements on the team all the time. - You do not have that core that plays every weekend. Coaches out all the time. New coaches in. You can almost keep up with things that have affected this season here, he says in an interview with Viaplay. Larsen further says that he himself does not know what the future holds. He will have to discuss this with the club as he is still on contract next season.
It’s absolutely remarkable how bad a job Paul Conway is doing at knowing anything about football. Has there ever been another example of someone being involved in multiple sporting clubs and simultaneously fcking them all up???
Its a bit of a sad fall from grace for Esbjerg. Never one of the big boys, but its not too long since they were challenging for European football - in 2013, they got to the "round of 32" (I hate that term) in the Europa League, beating Saint-Etienne, Standard Liege and Elfsborg on the way. They then sold all their best players and were relegated a couple of seasons later (sound familiar?)
2-0 aggregate win for Kaiserslautern - they are promoted to 2.Bundesliga whilst Sollbauer's Dinamo are relegated to the third tier. Fortunately for Kaiserslautern 10% ownership from our numpty 'friends' hasn't infected them too badly as yet.
