Ploughendplonker 32 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Hi all New to the forum, and I was eager to pick a German club to support (perhaps Bundesliga, but would be happy to follow a 2nd or 3rd team as well). I originally liked Dortmund, for no particular reason other than their brightly-coloured kit, however that feels like an easy option being that they're one of the top clubs. A few criteria below 1. Not particularly successful I support a lower league (by which I mean non league) team and I've got used to a certain lifestyle of barren runs, trophyless years and bleak prospects, so supporting a Bayern or someone like that would be out of the question. 2. No goal music I've seen clubs that have goal music, but it's not for me 3. Not too political Fair play to anyone who speaks up for what they believe in, but a lot of German clubs seem directly embedded in politics in a way English teams aren't, which personally wouldn't be for me 4. Other sports clubs One thing I like about continental football that English football doesn't have is clubs having teams in other sports. If anyone has any recommendations on who to follow, it would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,364 Posted May 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted May 18, 2021 Hello @Ploughendplonker, welcome to TF365, you are best posting in https://talkfootball365.com/forum/38-introductions/ the newcomer's thread and tell us a bit about yourself and regarding recommendations on who to follow as a few members in here might not visit the German Bundesliga Forum as much as others do, other than that, welcome again and keep posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploughendplonker 32 Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Hi John, Thank you for letting me know, I have posted in the relevant thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,197 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Fortuna Dusseldorf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore 1,276 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Ploughendplonker said: Hi all 2. No goal music I've seen clubs that have goal music, but it's not for me Hi, you might want to look for a team here then: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreisliga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted May 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted May 18, 2021 Just now, Faithcore said: Hi, you might want to look for a team here then: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreisliga Union doesn't have any But good suggestion anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore 1,276 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, nudge said: Union doesn't have any But good suggestion anyway True. Well, he obviously has not heard the legendary Zebratwist yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted May 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Faithcore said: True. Well, he obviously has not heard the legendary Zebratwist yet. Or our fantastic Nebelhorn. There's one disadvantage though, now whenever I hear a random ship's horn somewhere, I automatically assume Werder have scored and get thoroughly confused for a few moments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore 1,276 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Just now, nudge said: Or our fantastic Nebelhorn. There's one disadvantage though, now whenever I hear a random ship's horn somewhere, I automatically assume Werder have scored and get thoroughly confused for a few moments Has this by any chance gotten better in the last few years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,330 Posted May 18, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Faithcore said: Has this by any chance gotten better in the last few years? Was genuinely unsure whether to react with this or . You monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma 1,766 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, Faithcore said: Has this by any chance gotten better in the last few years? Beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma 1,766 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Ploughendplonker said: Hi all New to the forum, and I was eager to pick a German club to support (perhaps Bundesliga, but would be happy to follow a 2nd or 3rd team as well). I originally liked Dortmund, for no particular reason other than their brightly-coloured kit, however that feels like an easy option being that they're one of the top clubs. A few criteria below 1. Not particularly successful I support a lower league (by which I mean non league) team and I've got used to a certain lifestyle of barren runs, trophyless years and bleak prospects, so supporting a Bayern or someone like that would be out of the question. 2. No goal music I've seen clubs that have goal music, but it's not for me 3. Not too political Fair play to anyone who speaks up for what they believe in, but a lot of German clubs seem directly embedded in politics in a way English teams aren't, which personally wouldn't be for me 4. Other sports clubs One thing I like about continental football that English football doesn't have is clubs having teams in other sports. If anyone has any recommendations on who to follow, it would be much appreciated. Mainz. Not successful but good enough to stay up every year and they put out quality coaches (Klopp, Tuchel, soon to be Svensson). No political affiliations that I'm aware of. They put out some quirky carnival kits. I'm very fond of them but then again I'm fond of all German football clubs. Except Bayern... and Leipzig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploughendplonker 32 Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Thanks all for your recommendations. Have narrowed it down to either Hannover 96 or Hansa Rostock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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