The city is doing away with the mandatory MVV combined ticket that TSV 1860 Munich fans used to be able to travel to and from the venue on match days. The city council decided on Wednesday in a closed session. The city wants to accommodate the association financially, initially in a pilot project for one year. The argument is that many fans will probably use the new Deutschlandticket, which will start in May. An evaluation of the mobility behavior of the fans should show whether this will actually be the case. So far, there have only been statements from fan organizations, the city council said.
TSV 1860 Munich received the news that the combination ticket was no longer available with relief. “The announced increase in the rental conditions for the Grünwalder Stadium created a threatening situation for TSV 1860 Munich, which was thankfully mitigated by today’s decision by the city council’s general meeting,” explained Marc-Nicolai Pfeifer, the commercial director. His club is very grateful for the cross-party accommodation of the city, which gives the lions “more air to breathe”.
Still, Pfeifer can’t completely relax. By eliminating the MVV taxes, the club saves the estimated 572,000 euros for the next season. However, the net effect is less, because the MVV costs now fall from the list of defects of the effects that are not usual in the market, with which the TSV 1860 had argued for a rent reduction and which have a total volume of 1.8 million euros. This item was included in the assessment office’s calculation at around a quarter of a million euros; However, due to the complicated calculation process, this amount cannot be transferred one-to-one. “Despite the positive decision”, according to Pfeifer, the new rental conditions “continue to mean a significant additional expense for TSV 1860 Munich”. Ergo: It will be more expensive for the lions anyway.