Adelaide United is joining the lengthy book of football clubs with new ownership wanting its own men in charge

World football has a repetitive script - new ownership wants its people running the club. Marco Kurz should know what to expect at Adelaide United

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Marco Kurz has been around the block in world football long enough to know how it works.

The Adelaide United A-League coach played for six clubs in his 311-playing career as a defender.

The German has managed eight clubs. He knows how fickle club owners can be. He was sacked after just seven games at Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2016.

Kurz took charge of Adelaide United two years ago when the Reds were under the watch of the ownership group led by Greg Griffin. He now has his salary cheques signed by a mysterious consortium led by a Dutchman, Piet van der Pol.

And it is far from surprising that Kurz cannot get an answer on his future at Adelaide United. No response from the chairman’s office is indeed a response. It is a very sharp message.

Clearly, the new crew commanding Adelaide United wants to put its mark - its agenda - on the Reds. They did not choose Kurz - and his entourage - to manage the Reds on the field; they certainly want their handpicked people running the team on the park.

Whoever van der Pol - and his international partners - want to manage the Reds will need to be a man who can immediately win over the Adelaide United fans. They like - even love - Kurz. They have admired his work with a fair rather than star-studded team. They would hand him a contract extension if they were in charge.

But fans - and members - don’t get to make this call. Owners who have opened their wallets to buy a club do not run supporter polls before making decisions.

And world football is loaded with examples of football departments being swept out as new management runs its broom across the clubs it has bought.

Take note of the remarkable episode with new management at English football club Torquay United. The Gulls appointed Leroy Rosenior as manager in 2007. He was sacked 10 minutes later as club chairman Mike Bateson sold 51 per cent of his interest in the Devon club to a consortium. The new owners came into the board room to remove everyone.

Rosenoir never made it to his locker - nor desk. This remains the shortest managerial reign in English football history.

None of this storyline unfolding at Hindmarsh would shock Kurz. But - yet again - his being left on a shaky limb being uncertain of his working future (while living in a foreign city) highlights the sharp, brutal edge of professional sport.

The frustration spilled over for Kurz last week with his dramatic media conference. Having being left hanging by his absent boss for more than three weeks clearly sent Kurz over the edge.

It seems very clear how this saga will end ...

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