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RIP

Shaping up nicely... Next module launch in June.

19 year old Swiss Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier in a very serious condition after a crash in qualifying today He fell and was hit by his own motorcycle and then by at least one of the other riders Airlifted to a hospital, no official updates so far.

Thank you! And no worries, we'll probably end up signing Tayfun Korkut or something, anyway That sounds good, although the inflexibility worries me a bit (in case he's indeed our top candidate). Sounds somewhat like Kohfeldt, who also wanted to play attractive attacking football and then failed miserable after realising that the squad was not really capable of that. I wouldn't say no to Anfang and Dursun though

@londonerlilie what is your opinion on Markus Anfang? He's suddenly being suggested as the top candidate for the job at Bremen by different sources of media, and I'm not sure what to think.

What a weird country.

Genocide at its worst.

Interesting interviews with Baumann today on the official website and on Deichstube. Main points - new manager, squad planning, goals for the next season. In terms of the new manager, Baumann confirmed that the club had a very long list of names, and after an extensive evaluation process and interviews, we now have three final candidates, and the decision should be announced in the next few days. The manager profile that the club is looking for is mostly about experience working successfully under low financial resources, developing young players, playing attractive but also successful football. He didn't comment on any names, but what I found particularly interesting was the statement that Werder still is an attractive club for managers, and that there were apparently some candidates who were willing to manage us in the 2. Liga despite having options in 1. Bundesliga and other top leagues abroad. Also, Baumann said that we are willing to pay a release fee for the right manager should it be necessary. All this sounds pretty good to me, I hope I will be equally as optimistic once the new manager is announced. According to Deichstube, the three candidates are Leitl, Werner, and Zeidler; but that is nothing official and they also mentioned Breitenreiter and Thioune as potential candidates. Regarding the squad planning - several players in the current squad already said that they would like to stay, some others would prefer to leave. The decision in each individual case will depend on the transfer offers we get. In addition, we are looking to sign several experienced players who know 2. Liga well, and several youth players/players returning from loan are an option, including Johannes Eggestein. Before any transfers (in or out) happen, they want to discuss it with the new manager though, so it will take a while until we see first actions in transfer market this summer. Team should return to training mid-June, with the training clamp in Zillertal planned in early July (only one training camp this summer). Next season goals - not only play for promotion, but also make it happen. Baumann said he is very optimistic that we will have a squad and a manager to reach these goals, and finish the season in the top 3. Despite that, he also acknowledges that the league will be very tough next season. This sounds extremely self-confident and optimistic to me...hope he's right.

Ok, so the Mercedes deal turned out to be pretty disappointing. Only a car partner, paying about 200.000€ a annually. That's about 6 times less than the VW deal previously...

Halfway through it - what a fantastic read! Highly recommended.

The dog seemed to be having fun though

Yeah, I wouldn't feel comfortable either, nor would I actually want to watch the game separated from the fellow fans and locked in a private room with a bunch of corporate pricks instead

They actually rent a VIP-lounge in Weserstadion indeed Now I fully expect you to provide tickets for these seats there for our next match against your Fortuna

They are the biggest private employer in the region (Daimler runs a big manufacturing plant in Hemelingen), so I suppose it might have something to do with that? Filbry has been talking about "strategic partnerships" with investors from the region for quite a while now, so I wonder if that's the direction we'll be taking now.

Hearing rumours that we have signed a sponsorship deal with Mercedes! Nothing official yet, but we've had a partnership with them since the end of our VW deal, so it seems possible...

That's scary... Good that he got medical attention in time, this is definitely nothing to joke about. Must be related to all the flights they have been taking for years; I have always wondered how something like that never seems to happen to sportsmen/staff.

Watch it with your dad! My father loves it, and he's not even that much of a Star Wars fan...

Slowly progressing through Mass Effect, really enjoying it so far, especially the story. Very interested in getting the books once I'm finished, as I want to learn more about the universe and the background details. Just noticed that Drew Karpyshyn is one of the main writers, very nice... Loved his Darth Bane trilogy, so am now even more excited. Has anyone read the novels? I see that the first one is supposed to be a prequel to the original game - so I assume I wouldn't spoil anything to myself if I start reading it while I'm still playing the game???

Been years since I've seen it, barely remember anything except the main storyline and Sean Bean not dying

Oh and I forgot Hermano (Brother) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588358/

I enjoyed When Saturday Comes, too. Cheesy, but entertaining. Also Das Wunder von Bern (The Miracle of Bern). https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326429/

Yep, mostly because of his kids. They want to go to school there, and he wants to finish his career there too. Shame that his time in Bremen had to end like that

Enjoy, John!