According to the motto “The rivalry should be lived out on a sporting level” (quote Didi Kühbauer), SK Rapid Vienna is looking at the current crisis at Wiener Austria. In Vienna-Hütteldorf everyone agrees: A loss of license by the city rival would also be a heavy blow for the record champions.
“Like Rapid, Austria belongs in the Bundesliga”
A loss of license for Austria would not leave the Rapid coach indifferent either: “It would be unbelievable for Austrian football if that happened,” emphasized Kühbauer on Friday. Austria belongs “like Rapid to the Bundesliga, as well as Salzburg and Sturm. Those are the clubs that have always been there, and that's how it should stay,” explains the 50-year-old.
Dejan Ljubicic, who is very likely to leave the Hütteldorfer in the summer, also sees it this way: “It would be a shame if there were no more derby. For the city, for the whole country and especially for the fans, it is something very special. Even if I am a real Rapidler, it would be a huge shock. I am not alone with this opinion. I really hope they do not have to relegate, “said the Rapid captain to today .
