{"id":1318,"date":"2021-10-15T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2024-09-03T22:07:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T21:07:01","slug":"gelsenkirchen-schalke-fans-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/gelsenkirchen-schalke-fans-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"How a German city and its football fans weathered the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"entry-header bg-adp-tan block--article-header alignfull block--article-header\" >\n\n  \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full entry--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6314-bosch-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6314-bosch-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6314-bosch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6314-bosch-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6314-bosch-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6314-bosch-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6314-bosch-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6314-bosch-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group entry--title-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"entry--social-share\">\n  <ul>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/gelsenkirchen-schalke-fans-pandemic\/&#038;t=How a German city and its football fans weathered the pandemic\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"Facebook logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How a German city and its football fans weathered the pandemic&#038;url=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/gelsenkirchen-schalke-fans-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"Twitter logo - click to share this article on Twitter\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frethinkq.adp.com%2Fgelsenkirchen-schalke-fans-pandemic%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"LinkedIn logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n          <span class=\"entry--tag tag-style\">Photo Essay<\/span>\n    \n  <h1 class=\"entry-title\">How a German city and its football fans weathered the pandemic<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-summary-style\">Gelsenkirchen is best known for FC Schalke 04 and for having the highest unemployment rate in Germany. Its strong sense of community has gotten residents and businesses through the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"entry--meta content-width\">\n           <p class=\"authors\">By\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/jonas-kaltenkirchen\/\">Jonas Kaltenkirchen<\/a>\n\n             \n          and                <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/grace-dobush\/\">Grace Dobush<\/a>\n\n             \n         \n     <\/p>\n    \n  \n  <p>15 October 2021  <span class=\"desktop-only\">\u2014<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/issue-3-place\/\">Issue 3: Place<\/a> \n  <\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\n<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-content content-width\">\n\n\n\n<p>The industrial Ruhr area of western Germany is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe. Its residents take pride in their worker culture and multicultural communities, but they\u2019ve seen hard times since the coal industry wound down around the millennium.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gelsenkirchen, one of the many Ruhr cities, has a population of only 260,000, but its football club, Schalke 04, has almost 160,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/schalke04.de\/en\/members-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supporting fans<\/a> worldwide. Historically, it\u2019s been one of the most successful clubs in the Bundesliga football league but was demoted to the second division this season. Pandemic closures of sporting events meant big financial losses last year, and the number of Schalke\u2019s employees dropped from nearly 2,000 in 2019 to 1,640 in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gelsenkirchen\u2019s population peaked at nearly 400,000 in 1960, with many people employed in coal mining, coke processing and steelworking. As those businesses declined and closed, the population also fell. Today, the city\u2019s largest employers are a local hospital system, an oil refinery and public utilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Gelsenkirchen at a glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/7195722\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lately, Gelsenkirchen is known for having the highest unemployment rate of any city in Germany, often double the national average. It also has the highest rate of child poverty in the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Gelsenkirchen came in dead last on a list of Germany\u2019s 401 most liveable cities in 2018, Olivier Kruschinski turned the ranking into a hashtag \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/401ge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#401ge<\/a> \u2014 that people now use to show off the nice sides of the city. He and many other proud residents pay no mind to what outsiders think, though they know there\u2019s room for improvement. Here\u2019s how people the city got through the pandemic, in their own words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6448-destille-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6448-destille-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6448-destille-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6448-destille-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6448-destille-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6448-destille-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6448-destille-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thommi Wesselborg&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wesselborg owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destille-buer.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Destille<\/a>, a pub popular with Schalke fans as it\u2019s just down the street from the Veltins Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can hardly remember a time before the pandemic anymore. But business was good; there was always lots to do. We\u2019d work 70- or 80-hour weeks, six or seven days per week, centered around events in the arena and Schalke games, of course. During one game day, we\u2019d sell about 450 liters of beer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the pandemic, I had two full-time employees and 12 \u201cmini-job\u201d workers, who work 10 hours per week for \u20ac450 ($522) per month. All my workers got about \u20ac10 per hour, plus tips, naturally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then it all stopped. We had to come up with new ideas: What can we do to avoid being forgotten? How can I keep my people busy? What can we do for the people in the lockdown? We opened up a kiosk pretty quickly, selling drinks and food from a window of the pub. We changed our hours to open at 6 a.m. for breakfast, baking fresh bread, and I actually hired some new people to work on these new ideas, like offering a lunch menu. We only reached at most 20% of our previous sales, but at least we could keep people employed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took out one of the German government\u2019s pandemic loans to do a thorough renovation of the pub while we had to be closed. I also received two rounds of emergency business assistance. Now I have about half of the employees I used to, and it hasn\u2019t been possible to do any long-term planning. I hope I can find a successor at some point \u2014&nbsp;I\u2019ve been in this business 36 years. But it\u2019s nice to see people going to restaurants again. I think the pandemic increased people\u2019s appreciation of what we do, and that ultimately carried us a little bit through the crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8144-gebraeu-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8144-gebraeu-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8144-gebraeu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8144-gebraeu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8144-gebraeu-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8144-gebraeu-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8144-gebraeu-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anja Michels&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Michels runs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ge-braeu.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GeBr\u00e4u<\/a>, a brewery producing unclarified lagers known as Kellerbier, with Volker Uthe. Gelsenkirchen has a long brewing tradition, but there weren\u2019t any active breweries when GeBr\u00e4u opened in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we started GeBr\u00e4u, both of us were still working full-time jobs while running the business completely ourselves. Eventually we were working eight-hour days, and even longer when we sold beer at market events. That might be from 10 a.m. to midnight, selling 240 liters of beer \u2014&nbsp;eight kegs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2020 our investments were finally starting to pay off. And then it all went almost to zero. We were still able to sell some beer through beverage distributors, but everything we had previously sold for catering or events was gone. That\u2019s what actually keeps any brewery alive \u2014 gastronomy and events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one could say exactly what was in store for us and how long the whole thing would take. We were worried, because we had just moved, and those costs were meant to be covered by our sales. We have one full-time employee and a few mini-jobbers, but&nbsp;we were all on reduced work from September 2020 to June 2021. We were worried for a long time that we wouldn\u2019t survive the crisis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, we applied for and received pandemic emergency aid for modernization and digitization. This enabled us to expand our store, which had come to a complete standstill. We still feel like it\u2019s an uphill battle: Visitor numbers still aren\u2019t what they used to be. But through the funding, we are at least well positioned so that as soon as it starts again, we can go full throttle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8215-schalker-fan-initiative-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8215-schalker-fan-initiative-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8215-schalker-fan-initiative-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8215-schalker-fan-initiative-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8215-schalker-fan-initiative-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8215-schalker-fan-initiative-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8215-schalker-fan-initiative-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Susanne Franke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Though she was born in Gelsenkirchen, Franke co-chairs the nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fan-ini.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schalke Fan Initiative<\/a> from Cologne. The organization unites fans against racism, discrimination, sexism and homophobia, and runs a fan shop on game days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince we don\u2019t all live in the same city or have seasonal tickets in the same part of the arena, working together is great. The fan shop is the natural hub for our 350 members. We open every home game, and it is also a meeting place for our working groups and other visitors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a home game day, we would sell about 10 shirts as well as 10 other items such as scarves and mugs, plus about 250 bottles of beer and soft drinks. The biggest problem was determining who would close up the store, as we all obviously wanted to get to the game on time!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When lockdowns began, we closed for months. We didn\u2019t know what to do with the shop, and we had to pour out liters upon liters of expired drinks. It was painful \u2014 a part of our lives we had enjoyed so much suddenly went away. We were dramatically unprepared and had to reinvent ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For us, it was clearly a call to action: We have to do something, and we have to do it differently than before. We actually gained new members during the pandemic \u2014 they pay \u20ac30 per year; just \u20ac15 for students. We survived on those fees and a grant we received for youth work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club life has not yet recovered. We know that what we\u2019ve built up digitally, all our projects, will continue. For the Schalker Meile (the stretch of road leading to the arena), I wish for a strong resilience. The pandemic has been just another in a long line of setbacks. Schalke is the biggest legend in Gelsenkirchen, but at the same time this part of the city symbolizes the biggest failure of structural change. The city has failed to create new prospects and jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8117-anno-1904-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8117-anno-1904-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8117-anno-1904-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8117-anno-1904-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8117-anno-1904-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8117-anno-1904-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8117-anno-1904-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mannfred Beck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beck is a volunteer for the nonprofit Schalke fan club <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anno1904.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anno 1904<\/a>, which has a clubhouse and regular social offerings in non-pandemic times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are a meeting place for fans and our 60 members, but it is also about getting things moving in the neighborhood, such as organizing festivals and bringing the people together. We had regular office hours with a self-help group, an inclusion discussion group and advice for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But our business basically came to a standstill in March 2020. The number of people allowed inside was limited to just two. The fixed costs of the clubhouse were a big problem \u2014 about \u20ac1,000 per month, with just \u20ac250 coming in from member fees. We would have gone bankrupt very quickly if we hadn\u2019t received such big support from the fan scene and the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning none of us thought that the pandemic closures would drag on for so long. If we had known, we would have pulled the ripcord sooner and given up the clubhouse. We\u2019ve basically paid a year of rent for nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Schalke neighborhood has been increasingly isolated over the years, with some problem corners. Nevertheless, this neighborhood belongs to the Schalke legend. Initiatives are growing, and we all hope we can bring the district forward again. There\u2019s a vacant lot next to our old clubhouse, and we would like to open a neighborhood garden and set up a beer garden there on game days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8178-mythos-1904-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8178-mythos-1904-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8178-mythos-1904-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8178-mythos-1904-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8178-mythos-1904-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8178-mythos-1904-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8178-mythos-1904-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kruschinski stands outside St. Joseph\u2019s Church in Gelsenkirchen, a football-centric parish now mainly used for events<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Olivier Kruschinksi&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This native Gelsenkirchener is self-employed, giving tours about the history and legend of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mythos1904.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schalke<\/a> football club and its home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn average before the pandemic, I did about 15 to 20 tours a month, each lasting three hours with 20 to 25 participants. Depending on the customers\u2019 needs, I had to plan how many places we would visit and perhaps book a restaurant. My tours cover many different topics, including mining history and football history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schalke is an open-air museum. There is no other place in the Ruhr region where industrial history, immigration history, mining history and football history come together as closely and compactly as here. I love my job \u2014 it\u2019s a career and a calling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then I was no longer allowed to travel with guests, and it all came to a standstill. My first thought was that there was a need for solidarity. And the second thought was that solidarity will carry us through the crisis. I couldn\u2019t earn any money, and I wasn\u2019t eligible for any government aid, so I fell through the cracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I can do tours again, because they\u2019re mostly outdoors, but mostly private tours rather than public ones. People are still afraid \u2014 of the virus, for their health and of each other. It makes my stomach hurt. We have a changed situation, and we have to live with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8208-mythos-1904-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8208-mythos-1904-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8208-mythos-1904-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8208-mythos-1904-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8208-mythos-1904-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8208-mythos-1904-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC8208-mythos-1904-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">St. Joseph\u2019s Church in Gelsenkirchen features a stained glass window of St. Aloysius with a football.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6378-bosch-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6378-bosch-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6378-bosch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6378-bosch-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6378-bosch-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6378-bosch-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6378-bosch-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The plaque on the bench inside Clubhouse Schalke04 Bosch marks a seat reserved for footballer Ernst Kuzorra (1905-1990), considered the greatest Schalke player of all time.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ronny Marcinkowski<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcinkowski runs the legendary pub <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vereinslokal-bosch.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clubhouse Schalke04 Bosch<\/a>, right in the heart of the Schalke neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore the pandemic, we were always busy. People knew about our good kitchen, and when Schalke played, the place was full. I\u2019d normally work from noon to midnight, but if there was a home game, I\u2019d start in the morning and work through to the next morning. We sold about 2,500 liters of beer per month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The special thing about Schalke is the football, the people, the camaraderie, the togetherness. The district has problems like any other \u2014 restaurants have closed, and life is not easy. But when Schalke plays and people meet, it&#8217;s like one big family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it was suddenly very quiet. Many people no longer wanted to go to restaurants. I still feel that today \u2014 people have become fearful. On a good day, I have maybe 50% occupancy compared to before. I thought it would be over after the first lockdown, but as it went on, I had to close again, and it got tight. Before, I had five employees, paid about \u20ac10 per hour. Now I just have three.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6359-bosch-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6359-bosch-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6359-bosch-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6359-bosch-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6359-bosch-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6359-bosch-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6359-bosch-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the people came back to the clubhouse, I had goosebumps. Even without games, people met here, which helped me a lot mentally. The support of the fan clubs saved me. Of course, the state also contributed its share, but my survival came from the fans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am confident that we will have a better future. It&#8217;s almost impossible to do worse than last year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6371-bosch-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6371-bosch-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6371-bosch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6371-bosch-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6371-bosch-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6371-bosch-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC6371-bosch-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marcinkowski, a long-time regular, took over the pub after founder Gerd Bosch died in 1998.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--author\">      <div class=\"block-author__inner\">\n        <div class=\"author--image\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/jonas-kaltenkirchen\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/profile_jonas-kaltenkirchen-298x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"author--info\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/jonas-kaltenkirchen\/\" class=\"author--name\">Jonas Kaltenkirchen<\/a>\n\n          \n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jonas Kaltenkirchen<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a freelance photographer with roots in the Ruhr area. He specializes in portraiture and storytelling, his work is characterized by his direct visual language and his use of light.<\/span><\/p>\n          <div class=\"block--author-social\"><ul class=\"author--socials\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonaskaltenkirchen.de\/\" title=\"Author Website\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fas fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n       <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block--author\">      <div class=\"block-author__inner\">\n        <div class=\"author--image\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/grace-dobush\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/profile_Grace-298x305.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"author--info\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/grace-dobush\/\" class=\"author--name\">Grace Dobush<\/a>\n\n          \n          <p>Based in Berlin, Grace Dobush is the editor of the ReThink Quarterly. 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