[demonrail666]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

awesome!

oh yeah also looking forward to schalke / arsenal, as i like both teams. but real/dortmund should be the big game... btw dortmund lost this past weekend vs schalke ha ha ha. ouch. but dortmund was missing a bunch of players that should be back tomorrow (gundogan, gotze, and someone else... schmeltzer or something, i forget his name, i call him "little tymoschuck" because he looks like the ukranian). not sure if kuba plays today he had some cards i recall or something and too much info to remember. i could google it but i'm lazy at the moment.

The only problem with the Bundesliga is this strange need where I have to support a side in whatever league I'm watching. I can't just watch as a neutral so I'll have to find 'my' team quick if I'm to maintain interest. Bayern feel too much like a German Man Utd to me, a bit too much like a mega club. I need the German equivalent of West Ham: a bit shit but with a strong and loyal local following. I'll see which one takes my eye over the next few weeks.

[Trama]

BRAGA!

[floatingslowly]

Unlike MY team, yours is full of rapists.

 

Australian football is superior to all other brands.

Losers.

[SonicBebs]

pretty gutted that Dougie Freedman has gone to bolton.
i know we had a shit start to the season but this run has been epic. i guess bolton could offer him a transfer budget we could never dream of. Bet he makes a fucking bid for Zaha

also, worryingly, Mick McCarthy's daughter works for Palace and has just had a kid. and he has a house nearby.
good god no, not him, please not him...

[h8kurdt]

Who's watching the Celtic game? Having to follow via BBC website. Seems like Celtic are doing pretty well to hold on to a draw. I suspect an injury time goal for Barca.

And Chelsea! What happened?! 2-0?! Shocking.

EDIT:Hernandez's second goal was a cracker.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by h8kurdt

Who's watching the Celtic game? Having to follow via BBC website. Seems like Celtic are doing pretty well to hold on to a draw. I suspect an injury time goal for Barca.

And Chelsea! What happened?! 2-0?! Shocking.

EDIT:Hernandez's second goal was a cracker.

oh im glad i caught chicharito's 2nd goal (also the goal by evans) because iw as watching the bayern/lille game which was pretty dull.

looking at the highlights of the chelsea/ shaktar whatever game and wow, looks like i didn't see the most fun match of the day (ended 2-1)

[h8kurdt]

And what did I say about barca?! fucking dicks.

[demonrail666]

Watched the Man U game. Have to give it to them for coming back yet again but their defence and midfield is still pretty rubbish.

[demonrail666]

Originally Posted by SonicBebs

pretty gutted that Dougie Freedman has gone to bolton.
i know we had a shit start to the season but this run has been epic. i guess bolton could offer him a transfer budget we could never dream of. Bet he makes a fucking bid for Zaha

also, worryingly, Mick McCarthy's daughter works for Palace and has just had a kid. and he has a house nearby.
good god no, not him, please not him...

I had no idea you were a Palace fan. I've always had a soft spot for them, mainly cos of their kit in the 70s-80s, with that diagonal line. It keeps getting revived but they should just stick with it home and away. I remember everyone wanting the Palace team for Subbuteo just because of the strip - and the fact they could be doubled up as Peru!

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by demonrail666

The only problem with the Bundesliga is this strange need where I have to support a side in whatever league I'm watching. I can't just watch as a neutral so I'll have to find 'my' team quick if I'm to maintain interest. Bayern feel too much like a German Man Utd to me, a bit too much like a mega club. I need the German equivalent of West Ham: a bit shit but with a strong and loyal local following. I'll see which one takes my eye over the next few weeks.

oh, have i got the team for you:

eintracht frankfurt, not only did it just make the bundesliga back from relegation, but is older than 100 years and it has rabid rans (i know a couple of them), and is doing GREAT so far on the table, having only lost to dortmund so far this season.

http://www.eintracht.de/english/bund...football/news/

clearly this lucky streak cannot continue and they are bound to get fucked eventually, so that will satisfy your hunger for loyalty amid utter doom, should you become their fan.

also, lastly-- all of these clubs are member-owned and not the property of arab princes, annoying americans, russian oligarchs, or lebron james.

[demonrail666]

Fantastic. I've even been to Frankfurt which makes it even better. Frankfurt it is, then. I'll have to read up on who their main rival is, so I can practice hating them.

And yeah, I think a lot of leagues could look at the Bundesliga. Rules against running on a deficit, member ownership, strong national side. And with teams like Bayern, showing it's not at the expense of club quality.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by demonrail666

Fantastic. I've even been to Frankfurt which makes it even better. Frankfurt it is, then. I'll have to read up on who their main rival is, so I can practice hating them.

And yeah, I think a lot of leagues could look at the Bundesliga. Rules against running on a deficit, member ownership, strong national side. And with teams like Bayern, showing it's not at the expense of club quality.

well i dont know the details but schalke was in huge debt not long ago. so it's not a perfect world. but yeah except for a couple of no-good fake clubs that get lots of money from companies (hoffenheim, wolfsburg) everything else is member-owned. actually there's a "50+1" ownership rule in place. buy yeah, anyway, with frankfurt you got the real deal.

me, if i could follow any club i'd follow this one:

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/fo...nks/index.html

unfortunately they are back in the 2nd bundesliga and i don't get such transmissions. but they would be the loser team to support if i could, just based on ideology and cool paraphernalia

 

if they ever make it back to the bundesliga i might switch sides. just becuz. damn, how can one not want to follow that club.

[demonrail666]

So which club do you support, mein freund?

[h8kurdt]

Originally Posted by demonrail666

So which club do you support, mein freund?

Whoever's winning. ebebeb

[h8kurdt]

And talk about a bad night for English footy. Two teams getting battered in bad fashion.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by demonrail666

So which club do you support, mein freund?

Originally Posted by h8kurdt

Whoever's winning. ebebeb

dortmund 2 real madrid 1

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actually, having no geographic or political or familial ties to germany, it's all a matter of pleasure for me-- i do like bayern for its players (w/ ribéry & neuer above the rest) , and i have taken a strong liking to dortmund as well because of its relentless attacking style & rising stars (reus, gotze, gundogan)-- and because i don't have time to watch infinite games, i tend to follow those two (plus all their games get transmitted here). so, one gets "attached".

Originally Posted by h8kurdt

And talk about a bad night for English footy. Two teams getting battered in bad fashion.

did schalke beat arsenal???

if so, they are my new favorite lololol

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ps werder bremen is nice too.

[demonrail666]

I can't see Man C getting out of their group now and can see serious pressure start to pile on to Mancini, especially in the Prem. I increasingly see him as a liability in that team.

[demonrail666]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

dortmund 2 real madrid 1

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actually, having no geographic or political or familial ties to germany, it's all a matter of pleasure for me-- i do like bayern for its players (w/ ribéry & neuer above the rest) , and i have taken a strong liking to dortmund as well because of its relentless attacking style & rising stars (reus, gotze, gundogan)-- and because i don't have time to watch infinite games, i tend to follow those two (plus all their games get transmitted here).

If you continue to follow the Prem I can see you developing a bit of a fondness for Spurs. Oh well.

And yeah, Schalke won. Didn't see the game but I don't think Arsenal have particularly high expectations for the CL this year.




did schalke beat arsenal???

if so, they are my new favorite lololol

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ps werder bremen is nice too.[/quote]

[h8kurdt]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

did schalke beat arsenal???

if so, they are my new favorite lololol

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ps werder bremen is nice too.

Ha!

Definitely agree with Mancini. He's gonna start feeling the heat if things don't turn for the better for them.
Whilst City may have won the league last season that doesn't matter in the eyes of fans. It's all about how they perform this season.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by demonrail666

If you continue to follow the Prem I can see you developing a bit of a fondness for Spurs. Oh well.

And yeah, Schalke won. Didn't see the game but I don't think Arsenal have particularly high expectations for the CL this year.

i was liking man city and arsenal and liverpool a bit but have lost track lately. haven't yet been "imprinted" by any team. if i could make my own fantasy team with cazorla and that ridiculous dancer suarez, and lescott and joe hart and balotelli, plus chicharito on a good day, now that's a team i could love.