Overview
- Fortuna have 11 points from 12 matches and sit 15th in the 2. Bundesliga, creating clear relegation danger.
- Results have not improved under new coach Markus Anfang, with five winless games and four defeats since he replaced Daniel Thioune, and the team next hosts bottom-placed Magdeburg on November 22.
- Captain Florian Kastenmeier’s Sky interview blasted the team’s mentality, and Anfang later called the comments overly emotional while noting the goalkeeper’s will to win.
- At a members’ meeting, Klaus Allofs and Alexander Jobst acknowledged misjudgments and said the club will seek targeted winter signings if finances allow, after reporting a €2.1 million annual surplus.
- Ticket presales for the Schalke home match have begun in four phases with an increased away allocation, and wearing guest-team clothing is prohibited in home sections.