ReiseReise Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 German Cup started this weekend and its first round gets completed later today. I´m already watching from a neutral pov, because my favourite club - FC St. Pauli - aswell as the club I sympathize most with outside of my favourites - Werder Bremen - are already eliminated. So far, four teams from the Bundesliga aswell as quite a few teams from the 2. Bundesliga bit the dust, all of them against teams from the third division or lower. The two heavyweights who started thus far, Dortmund and Leverkusen, advanced without too much trouble. Eliminated Bundesliga clubs at this point: Nuremberg, Gladbach, Braunschweig and Werder Bremen.Bayern and Schalke will play today´s matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino_Not_Deuce Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 did anybody else see Leon Best's goal for Blackburn? great half-volley in the 89th minute. Lovely Leon Best. Should have been given another year at Newcastle, though his ligaments did erupt last season. I'm assuming Shola used his psychic powers to see that coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 More joy for Mag7, more laughs for myself. Looks like Walter Smith is about to walk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23570933 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I would think *now* would be the time for Celtic to start begging the FA to enter England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 And one for FSW. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 More joy for Mag7, more laughs for myself. Looks like Walter Smith is about to walk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23570933 Rangers just confirmed he's out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughsilver Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 German Cup started this weekend and its first round gets completed later today. I´m already watching from a neutral pov, because my favourite club - FC St. Pauli - aswell as the club I sympathize most with outside of my favourites - Werder Bremen - are already eliminated. So far, four teams from the Bundesliga aswell as quite a few teams from the 2. Bundesliga bit the dust, all of them against teams from the third division or lower. The two heavyweights who started thus far, Dortmund and Leverkusen, advanced without too much trouble. Eliminated Bundesliga clubs at this point: Nuremberg, Gladbach, Braunschweig and Werder Bremen.Bayern and Schalke will play today´s matches. What?! The season hasn't even started yet, and big teams are out of the cup? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Yep. And since the first German Cup matches put premiere and second division teams against 3rd and lower divisions, it is all the more astounding. To be fair, Braunschweig only just get promoted two consecutive seasons, no well established Bundesliga squad by any means. Gladbach and Nuremberg are somewhat mediocre, and the once great Werder Bremen has had some serious issues for the last few month and where battling relegation with a negative series of 14 games without a win. Still, it is professional teams losing to semi-pros or even clear amateurs, so still worth a big heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/06/bradford-city-mascot-not-fat-enough Bradford City mascot no longer fat enough for job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Man, they're not even replacing the guy. Could've toured him round Bradford schools to talk about healthy eating or something at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Went on an old messageboard for first time in years, saw my old sig and was sad. Screw that bellyaching. Bring back the power rankings. That was the least troubling list I've ever appeared on. Just make sure to put Dewar in the Raven/Taz memorial last slot. You no good sonofabitch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Just make sure to put Dewar in the Raven/Taz memorial last slot. You no good sonofabitch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 GO HOME REAL YOU ARE DRUNK Real Madrid may end up spending more than £200 million on bringing Gareth Bale to the Bernabeu, according to a report in the Telegraph. Bale, 24, is Madrid’s No. 1 transfer target this summer but Spurs want Los Blancos to smash the world record fee in order to land their Welsh talisman. The saga has dragged on for months, and it’s thought that Spurs will only opt to sell if an offer of over £100 million is made. But that could only amount to half the cost of the overall transfer, with theTelegraph claiming Bale would be paid £7.8 million a year in wages over a six-year deal. With Spanish tax laws demanding 52% be paid to the government, the winger’s salary would be doubled to ensure he still takes home £150,000 a week. Agent’s fees and other payments will take the full total of the transfer to over £200 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Could be worse, Barcelona are apparently offering THIRTY FIVE MILLION POUNDS for the man they call DAVID LUIZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I know, it's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 GO HOME REAL YOU ARE DRUNK Real Madrid may end up spending more than £200 million on bringing Gareth Bale to the Bernabeu, according to a report in the Telegraph. Bale, 24, is Madrid’s No. 1 transfer target this summer but Spurs want Los Blancos to smash the world record fee in order to land their Welsh talisman. The saga has dragged on for months, and it’s thought that Spurs will only opt to sell if an offer of over £100 million is made. But that could only amount to half the cost of the overall transfer, with theTelegraph claiming Bale would be paid £7.8 million a year in wages over a six-year deal. With Spanish tax laws demanding 52% be paid to the government, the winger’s salary would be doubled to ensure he still takes home £150,000 a week. Agent’s fees and other payments will take the full total of the transfer to over £200 million. I got that Bale is good, but that money, transfer fee alone, is so ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Suarez has been banished to training on his own http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fcs-luis-suarez-showing-5677358 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Magnificent 7 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 We're going to Kazakhstan, which is clearly in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Arsenal get Fenerbache, which is a tougher tie than they might have liked, but what happens if Arsenal lose and Fenerbache has their appeal of exclusion from the Champions League (match-fixing) denied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Bundesliga starts with champions Bayern beating Moenchengladbach 3:1. Robben, Mandzukic and Alaba (PEN) scoring, Gladbach´s goal was an own goal by Dante.Alaba scored after Mueller had missed a penalty and Gladbach straight away conceeded another, Absurdly, it was Dominguez, who gave away BOTH penalties within what might have been sixty seconds of played time.Overall, the opening match went as expected, although Gladbach showed greatly improved from their cup failure and for a short time even seemed to be able to tie the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Arsenal get Fenerbache, [clueless American]Is he any good? Better than Suarez?[/clueless American] not me, I swear! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 "Hull City Tigers! Theeeeeeeey're grrrrrrrrreat!" - some fella on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila The Hut Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Arsenal get Fenerbache, which is a tougher tie than they might have liked, but what happens if Arsenal lose and Fenerbache has their appeal of exclusion from the Champions League (match-fixing) denied? First post here so go easy on me DVDVR guys. If CAS rules against Fenerbahce, even if they advanced over Arsenal, UEFA would decide which team replaces them due to "unforseen circumstances". CAS' ruling is supposed to come out the 28th, the 2nd leg is played on the 27th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 "Hull City Tigers! Theeeeeeeey're grrrrrrrrreat!" - some fella on the internetI just found out their name used to be Hull City AFC. I always thought it was Hull City Nil.Yeah, I stole that, I'm not ashamed to admit that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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