Andy Marek excludes Rapid Presidium: criticism and emotions in focus!

Andy Marek excludes Rapid Presidium: criticism and emotions in focus!

Wien, Österreich - Andy Marek, known from his many years of work at SK Rapid, has announced that it is not available for a position in the Presidium of the Association. He announced this on Saturday via his Instagram profile. Marek justifies his decision with the sometimes negative reactions to an article of 90 minutes, in which he was considering a possible role as a member of the Presidium. Despite positive feedback, Marek was also faced with a variety of critical voices that, both his close connection to the active fan scene and his management skills.

In his statement, Marek said that he would not become active, but did not want to rule out inquiries in principle. However, he clearly ruled out a candidacy for the office of Rapid President. He expressed that many of the critical comments he received were "under the belt" and that he no longer wanted to go to hostility and personal attacks. Marek misses the club since its farewell in February 2020, but does not feel ready to expose itself to an official function of criticism.

experience and commitment to rapid

Andy Marek worked for the SK Rapid for over 27 and started his career as a stadium spokesman. His goals always included the development of innovative ways to fan. During his long-term career, Marek accompanied numerous developments and projects from the association, always looking for a balance between the different interests of VIP fans, Ultras and the club management. Marek wrote these experiences together with personal experiences in his autobiography, which offers insights behind the scenes and addresses both amusing and challenging episodes.

The autobiography contains emotional and exciting anecdotes from over two decades belonging to Rapid. Marek describes his role as a constant balance between expectation and responsibility. His findings could also be important for future management strategies of football clubs.

fan bond and club management

in the context of Marek's experience and the current discussion about the integration of fans in the club management is the specialist book by Univ. Prof. Dr. Dr. H.C. Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger. In this work, the network of relationships between football fans and clubs is analyzed and new approaches to the inclusion of fans in club management are presented. The fan communities are considered as rooms of integration and identity foundation and the goal of the association management is highlighted: The transformation of fans of stakeholder: inside to stakehazen: inside.

The book addresses important points such as the resistance of the active fan scene against commercialization and promotes open communication between clubs and its followers. In view of Marek's experience and the criticism expressed by fans, the need for a dialogue between club management and fan -incorporate is more necessary than ever.

Although Andy Marek does not want to take on an official function in the SK Rapid, his commitment and voice remains in the discussion about the future of the association of great relevance.