Overview
- At the annual general meeting, board members Marc-Nicolai Pfeifer and Alexander Rang presented what was described as an excellent balance sheet.
- Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports potential multimillion-euro obligations for the club, with signals of progress described as light at the end of the Kölmel tunnel.
- Media entrepreneur Michael Kölmel is identified as a public supporter who will be rooting for Rot-Weiss Essen.
- A midseason report card found only three players earning top marks while several attacking players disappointed in the first half of the season.
- NRZ highlights Jannik Mause as yet to deliver the expected impact, with his winter break plans underscoring doubts about his near-term role.