Wainy316 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 the manchester united bayern similarity i understand, but i dont understand the rest. I understand one, he supports Villa and Nürnberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) Anyway, it's all about Sechsundneunzig... Edited September 16, 2013 by Wainy316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Can I just say that the Hamburgers' badge is really shit. Looks like a dangerous chemicals warning off the back of a lorry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) I think they are pretty good description. especially Schalke, Liverpool and Wolfsburg Koln/ Leeds both good back in 60s/70s Edited September 17, 2013 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 17, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 17, 2013 Is there anyway I could watch Bundesliga without BT? Going to Uni soon and I won't have my parents BT Sport to watch it on and I want to start watching more Bundesliga games. Also, what teams compare to other Premier League teams in terms of standard and style, for a kind of measuring stick for the teams, i.e. Bayern = Man Utd? ITV2 are doing a weekly highlights show. I've not caught one yet though so don't know if it's any cop. In terms of like for like teams, it's hard to compare at the top because the German sides don't spend like the English ones. There's no Man City or Chelsea equivalent, although Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim have both had a go at spending disproportionate levels of cash for a Bundesliga side. I'd have a (rough) punt at - Man Utd = BayernArsenal = DortmundNewcastle = SchalkeLiverpool = HamburgEverton = Bayer LeverkusenVilla = NürnbergNewcastle = Hertha BerlinSpurs (pre-cash) = Borussia MönchengladbachMan City = WolfsburgChelsea (pre-cash) = VfB Stuttgart The others it's harder to say. I'd be interested to get BOF and a few of the other's views on the above. In all though it's so hard to say. There are so many differences between the PL and every other league in Europe.They're good matchups. The only one I don't fully get is Everton/Bayer because one is loaded and the other isn't. I suppose there's a similarity to their league positions. I'd also say one (Everton) is looked upon much more fondly as a club than the other is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Always regret the fact that I never took in a bundesliga game during my 3 yrs living in Germany. Some of the stadiums look stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted September 17, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 17, 2013 I put Newcastle in the list twice, strangely. I guess you could line them more up with Hertha than Schalke due to the relegations. Villa and Nürnberg matches up as most of their glamorous history was around the time of the inception of the league. Everton and Bayer was geared around big clubs with some degree of European success but that have never really been able to crack the top of the league for a sustained period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Hoffenheim and Wigan maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I put Newcastle in the list twice, strangely. I guess you could line them more up with Hertha than Schalke due to the relegations. Villa and Nürnberg matches up as most of their glamorous history was around the time of the inception of the league. Everton and Bayer was geared around big clubs with some degree of European success but that have never really been able to crack the top of the league for a sustained period. So theres two teans in germany with a motley crew of idiot charman, dyslexic, what ever he is and a sex pest manager? Your not painting a pretty picture of the bundesliga my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 17, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 17, 2013 I tried to find a comparable side to Kaiserslautern but there are none that fit well enough. They are simply incomparable I would have gone with (pre-Venkys)Blackburn Rovers as they are both relatively recent* and unfashionable league champions now residing in the 2nd tier of leagues now dominated by 1 or 2 other sides and both have a fairly trophy-laden past. But 'lautern's prospects look better than Rovers' do and I just can't get past those pesky chickens * Kaiserslautern 1998, Blackburn 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Decent game between Borussia Monchengladbach and Eintracht Braunschweig tonight. Strange fact: Eintracht Braunschweig translates as Concord Brown Silence. German's weird, innit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Ja, Genau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 6, 2013 Monchengladbach beat Dortmund and Gareth still doesn't show up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 (edited) I received a email from a friend today (can't reveal who) that gareth and keenan recently tied the knot in gretna green and are simply away on their honeymoon. Edited October 6, 2013 by av1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chap of Steel Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I'm still trying to decide on a Bundesliga team to follow - every time I've watched a game so far I've enjoyed it. I like Dortmund and M'gladbach but I'll try and catch all the teams before I decide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 8, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2013 You're trying for a Bundesliga side too? Good luck and choose wisely. The 2 above aren't bad picks in fairness. If I was choosing I'd avoid the moneybags teams like Wolfsburg(VW), Hoffenheim(SAP), Bayer Leverkusen(err Bayer) or the glory hunters like yoü-know-whö.Rgds,A Kaiserslautern fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 wouldnt really say Bayer are moneybags though owned by a corporation like Bayer they rarely spend big compared to other teams Go for Eintracht Braunschweig, read a great story other day in which the team made a nightmare start and 500 fans marched on the training ground not to hurl abuse but to encourage the players in training and they won the derby in the next game vs Wolfsburg . Since I have no team I made them my german team now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 8, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2013 You know they're in the top flight for the first time since 1985 Zatman and will probably be leaving it just as quickly. You might be resigning yourself to a lifetime following the German lower leagues which might be harder to keep the enthusiasm up for. That's speaking as a Cremonese fan who chose Cremonese in around the 1994 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Its grand my swedish team have been around 2nd and 3rd tier for last few seasons. Im used to disappointment. Only positive being Villa the highest place team I support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 8, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2013 I'd rather have a relevant German team though. The Bundesliga is worth following. No offence to our Swedish contingent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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