Nice to have another 04 crazy person on here. Happily you have just about missed the worst season in years since Magrat decimated the team, but Tedesco even managed a greater debacle and the idiots upstairs sat and let it happen. I am only 3 miles from the Terriers ground in the UK and had a few moments with David W early this year when things were looking sad here, but the thought of his 'coming home' was never far from his mind - now it's happened my spirits are back up again. His rebuilding - like he did here in the UK - will be interesting as there are a few of the present squad who - to use a common phrase - are simply not fit for purpose. It would be nice to sit and watch the present gang go out on a high today, but even though there is nothing to play for they will probably just go through the motions and await what fate has for them.
As for our friend Thea (livabird) she is still in Essen living a very happy life with he new husband who we all met on the get together in Duisburg and is still very passionately singing in or around the Nordkurv, but work and travel are her second and 3rd passion after husband and her singing is still as bad as it was - but a really lovely young lady to spend time with. - in fact kind enough to save me a hotel bill last time we sat and watched Eintracht knock us out of the Pokal! I will try her this weekend on Skyp and tell her you are all asking - if she has not already had a sneaky look at this thread!
Leroy and Ilkay are down in London for their big day today, but he is still thinking about coming home to Germany next season and the Munchkins and Leon are trying to persuade him with money!!! Raquel (Ivan's lady) is wanting Milan not Gelsenkirchen as first choice next year so that's another not possible for DW, but I still get the feeling that at least one former player of stature will return - Thea's fav, Benny, could be the one! Gawd knows the defence needs him!
As for Peter (Manuel) his love of Italian food and the fact that his girl friend from school is now Mrs Neuer ended up with her becoming Frau Neuer in a little Italian Church in Monopoli, just South of Bari, gives you another link with your fav guy - long may you have such good taste. Live with the barbs and comments that nudge and Tommy throw at us - again they are really fine people and despite what might seem the opposite, we all live here with Respect as our key word. This is not facebook as there is far too much honesty and decency on this site for that. When I looked after it I used to (sadly) spend time removing all the f and c words but they do not have the same degree of abusiveness to my German Students so I live with them - sometimes still daily when I return to Berger Feld, but when Tommy took over I knew TFF was in safe hands.
Welcome, stay nice (sei Nett as Manuel says) and live long and prosper!