Administrator Stan Posted September 1, 2020 Administrator Share Posted September 1, 2020 That's a pretty cool looking mosque as well. Usually in UK it's just the golden or cement domes but that one above actually is nice to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchalkeUK Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Eco said: I started looking into the town and region, absolutely love the vie and the landscape of it all. The whole area is worth spending time to get to know. Usually the missis and I like to stop over in Ulm - only about 3 hours from Freiburg. Great city - nice hotels and - for the history buffs - the birthplace of Einstein and in 1972 we were introduced to Cauliflower soup which sounds yeuch, but is quite nice really! It's also not too far from Stuttgart so you could also drop in the VFB Mercedes-Benz Stadium for a BL game now that they are back up! After the war Stuttgart was a place we UK kids got to know as it was easy to receive the latest US Music from AFN Stuttgart (360m medium wave) from about 4 in the afternoon when the layer came down! In Freiburg you are near enough to take a trip into Switzerland and only 1 hour from Rheinfelden - birthplace of young Herr Rakitic - who tells me the beer there is the best in the country. I am already envious of you and your trip and hope the C19 doesn't spoil it for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 I think we should all put aside our differences and laugh at Stuttgart for selling or releasing all of these players too early Bernd Leno Serge Gnabry Timo Werner Antonio Rudiger Joshua Kimmich Thilo Kehrer Sebastian Rudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 04/09/2020 at 12:43, Spike said: I think we should all put aside our differences and laugh at Stuttgart for selling or releasing all of these players too early Bernd Leno Serge Gnabry Timo Werner Antonio Rudiger Joshua Kimmich Thilo Kehrer Sebastian Rudy Hindsight is 20/20, and I know we've discussed this a lot in the past, but I doubt any club can do worse than Inter Milan when it comes to selling way too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, Eco said: Hindsight is 20/20, and I know we've discussed this a lot in the past, but I doubt any club can do worse than Inter Milan when it comes to selling way too early. Hindsight is 20/20 but you'd think that they'd know a little better when it's players in the academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeem Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Why there wasn't much reaction when Gotze and Lewandowski moved from Dortmund to Bayern ? Like they're rivals don't see that in Germany like other countries where fans go crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Just now, Azeem said: Why there wasn't much reaction when Gotze and Lewandowski moved from Dortmund to Bayern ? Like they're rivals don't see that in Germany like other countries where fans go crazy Germans have no emotion and understand that is is business as usual. Nothing personall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Azeem said: Why there wasn't much reaction when Gotze and Lewandowski moved from Dortmund to Bayern ? Like they're rivals don't see that in Germany like other countries where fans go crazy I think there was a lot of reaction with Gotze, as he left his childhood club to that the 'dark side', only to fail miserably and come back. Lewandowski I think was more about seeing the writing on the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Eco said: I think there was a lot of reaction with Gotze, as he left his childhood club to that the 'dark side', only to fail miserably and come back. Lewandowski I think was more about seeing the writing on the wall. 'Childhood club' is generally nonsense, I've thought. How do we know that Gotze didn't support Bayern when he was 7? Besides his family is from Bavaria (I think...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Spike said: 'Childhood club' is generally nonsense, I've thought. How do we know that Gotze didn't support Bayern when he was 7? Besides his family is from Bavaria (I think...) I'll look for it, but there is actual photo evidence I believe on him as a kid wearing the Dortmund kit and I believe playing for them at a young age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Eco said: I'll look for it, but there is actual photo evidence I believe on him as a kid wearing the Dortmund kit and I believe playing for them at a young age. That is just being at the academy though that doesn't mean fandom. Iniesta grew up as a Madrid fan for instance Edited September 10, 2020 by Spike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Spike said: That is just being at the academy though that doesn't mean fandom. Yeah - signed for Dortmund at 8...but I couldn't imagine an 8 year old NOT being a fan of the team he is playing for, especially when it's a powerhouse like Dortmund. And he spent 12 years at BvB before choosing Bayern. I just think that was felt as more of a betrayal than Lewy's case as he was only there for 4 years...I meant he's been at Bayern longer than he was at BvB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted September 10, 2020 Author Subscriber Share Posted September 10, 2020 There was significant fan reaction and "hate" when Götze left for Bayern, and they definitely held a grudge. He was called Judas, they had posters dissing him, shouted insults at him, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 10, 2020 Administrator Share Posted September 10, 2020 31 minutes ago, Spike said: 'Childhood club' is generally nonsense, I've thought. How do we know that Gotze didn't support Bayern when he was 7? Besides his family is from Bavaria (I think...) 29 minutes ago, Eco said: I'll look for it, but there is actual photo evidence I believe on him as a kid wearing the Dortmund kit and I believe playing for them at a young age. Yeah I pretty much agree with @Spike Gerrard and Carragher were apparently Everton fans as kids yet spent their careers at Liverpool. Kane has a picture of him in Arsenal kit yet is one of the best British strikers ever at Tottenham. Don't ask what boyhood club Robbie Keane supported though. There was a time where he'd move to clubs and say he supported them as a kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Just now, Stan said: Yeah I pretty much agree with @Spike Gerrard and Carragher were apparently Everton fans as kids yet spent their careers at Liverpool. Kane has a picture of him in Arsenal kit yet is one of the best British strikers ever at Tottenham. Don't ask what boyhood club Robbie Keane supported though. There was a time where he'd move to clubs and say he supported them as a kid My main point though was Gotze spent more than half his life at a Club, and then left for their rivals, compared to a player (Lewy) that was only there for 4 years before leaving. There are massive differences between those two situations even though they both involve a player moving from Dortmund to Bayern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rucksackfranzose Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Spike said: Germans have no emotion and understand that is is business as usual. Nothing personall. Wrath, anger, hate, fury we Germans got a whole bunch of flowers of emotions. Edited September 10, 2020 by Rucksackfranzose 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rucksackfranzose said: Wrath, anger, hate, fury we Germans got a whole bunch of flowers of emotions. Being honest that just sounds like the bog standard range of emotions for a female when you have pissed her off about something... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Rucksackfranzose said: Wrath, anger, hate, fury we Germans got a whole bunch of flowers of emotions. Sounds like something Yoda would say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted September 16, 2020 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2020 Hell yeah! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 35 minutes ago, Tommy said: Hell yeah! Mind helping a non-German out please sir? I think the first lines says, I find Bundesliga good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted September 16, 2020 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Eco said: Mind helping a non-German out please sir? I think the first lines says, I find Bundesliga good. Basically. "I like our Bundesliga. And I don't care if it's not the best league in the world. I don't want clubs to be sold to owners." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Just now, Tommy said: Basically. "I like our Bundesliga. And I don't care if it's not the best league in the world. I don't want clubs to be sold to owners." So the most likable coach in the Bundesliga just became more of a legend? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted April 19, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted April 19, 2021 A must-read from 11 Freunde regarding the Super League: https://11freunde.de/artikel/macht-kaputt-was-euch-kaputt-macht/3681000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 19, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted April 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, nudge said: A must-read from 11 Freunde regarding the Super League: https://11freunde.de/artikel/macht-kaputt-was-euch-kaputt-macht/3681000 A good read, I like this bit... "Let's put it like it is: modern football is a load of shit. Windy investors, corporate clubs, a Champions League in which the same big clubs keep getting richer and then crush the national leagues at the weekend. It sucks, sorry..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted April 19, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, CaaC (John) said: A good read, I like this bit... "Let's put it like it is: modern football is a load of shit. Windy investors, corporate clubs, a Champions League in which the same big clubs keep getting richer and then crush the national leagues at the weekend. It sucks, sorry..." My favourite part was "Then go ahead, do it - fuck off to your circus league, you damned turbo-capitalists." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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