Overview
- The club's four-member supervisory board voted unanimously last Friday to dismiss Jonas Boldt after a five-month tenure in which results and transfer choices drew sharp criticism.
- Martin Kind publicly blamed Boldt for weakening the squad, said Boldt behaved more like a CEO than a sporting director, and described the hire as "an error" in comments to Sport Bild.
- Hannover announced a restructuring that removes the previous sport-managing director format, makes Henning Bindzus sole managing director of the professional department, and fast-tracks a search for a "strong sporting director."
- The club is reportedly interviewing three candidates and aims to name a new sporting director by mid to late November while planning winter reinforcements to stabilise the team on the field.
- Sporting life at Hannover offered a short respite when new coach Sandro Wagner won his first match 2-1 over Dynamo Dresden, and reports say Boldt and former coach Christian Titz will continue to receive contractual payments for the time being.