Overview
- SSV Ulm have lost five straight matches with 19 goals conceded and are in the 3. Liga relegation zone.
- Captains Johannes Reichert and Christian Ortag wrote an internal appeal, now public online, calling for an immediate “complete sporting restart.”
- The letter says the situation is unbearable, the atmosphere poisoned and trust destroyed, with relations to the coach and especially sporting director Markus Thiele described as completely shattered.
- Supporters turned their backs during the 0–5 home defeat to Hansa Rostock as anger focused on Thiele.
- Head coach Moritz Glasbrenner only took charge in early October, and fellow captain Dennis Dressel has publicly called for sweeping changes during the international break.