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GaryOsCheerios
19-09-2018, 07:49 AM
I was at a Union Berlin game last Friday and wrote a wee bit about it here if you fancy a read.


https://thefootballblether.com/2018/09/15/second-tier-but-not-second-class/


20,000-ish in attendance on a Friday night created an amazing atmosphere. The standard was also very good for second tier.

Has anyone else been to many German matches and do you think there are things Scottish football can learn from our German friends?

green&left
19-09-2018, 08:03 AM
I was at a Union Berlin game last Friday and wrote a wee bit about it here if you fancy a read.


[url=https://thefootballblether.com/2018/09/15/second-tier-but-not-second-class/[/url]


20,000-ish in attendance on a Friday night created an amazing atmosphere. The standard was also very good for second tier.

Has anyone else been to many German matches and do you think there are things Scottish football can learn from our German friends?

Went to Union Berlin v Bochum 3 years ago. Great experience - the walk from the station to the stadium was lined with vendors selling bbq'd grub and bevvy. Got a ticket in the terrace behind the goal for about 12 quid, few pints during it aswell.

Also been to see Eintracht Frankfurt at home a few times, been to Hertha v Leverkusen and been to Mainz aswell. Never had a bad experience yet. Heading across to see Eintracht away to Hertha Berlin in December too.

Regarind your last point - there is plenty Scotland could learn from Germany!

yonder1875
19-09-2018, 09:13 AM
Went to Dortmund and managed to get a ticket on the famous Sudtribune and it was an amazing experience. 80,000 in attendance for a regular Bundesliga game with 25,000 standing on the Yellow Wall.

The fan parks around the ground were packed 3 hours before the game and there was just a real carnival atmosphere the whole day.

Would like to go to a Bundesliga 2 game soon, too as it’s even cheaper than the top tier and probably more authentic. Looking to go to a St Pauli, Dynamo Dresden or a Magdeburg game. Anyone been to any these grounds?

hfc rd
19-09-2018, 11:15 AM
Went to Signal Iduna Park to watch Dortmund vs Bayern a couple of seasons ago. Fantastic trip and experience! Would love to go again.

Diclonius
19-09-2018, 11:32 AM
The German league is the best in the world. Safe standing, extremely cheap tickets, fan-owned clubs as a requirement. Would love to move there just for the football experience.

SteveHFC
19-09-2018, 11:48 AM
Went to Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern a few years back. Fantastic city and fantastic supporters who made our group welcome.

Bayern won the league that day and went on to win the champions league that season.

St Pauli Hibee
19-09-2018, 12:01 PM
I will be making my 13th & 14th trips to Germany in November. There is a whole host of things I believe we can take from their game (Not all will be applicable though due to the Scottish Mentality)

Safe Standing
Drinking while watching games
Cheaper Tickets (I have never paid over £15 for a ticket)
Free Public Transportation with a Ticket for the game (Love this feature)
Club being in contact with fans regarding issues e.g. ticket prices, matchday experience etc

I have been lucky enough to attend games like:

Eintracht Frankfurt V Schalke
St Pauli V Dynamo Dresden
Eintracht Frankfurt V Werder Bremen
1860 Munich V St Pauli
Koln V St Pauli

The matchday experience is phenomenal and quite frankly I believe puts anything in Scotland if not Britain to shame.

Keith_M
19-09-2018, 01:44 PM
Just a point about ticket prices at German Games...



The way the pricing works over there, as in many countries, is that there's a vast range of prices according to whether you're standing or seated, or your location in the Stadium. The standing prices are low because the clubs basically subsidize those to encourage a good atmosphere.

As an Example; While there are tickets available for €15 Euros at the Allianz Arena (limited standing areas behind the goals), 80% of the capacity is seating and priced as follows:


Behind the goals, Upper Tier: €35 (you need binoculars from up there just to see the pitch)
Behind the goals, Middle Tier: €45
Alongside the pitch, Lower and Middle plus part of Upper Tier: €70
Alongside the pitch, Most of Upper Tier: €60


My point is that we could have limited cheap standing places at ER, as long as the rest of the Fans accept that they would basically be subsidising those cheaper tickets.

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By the way, I love going to German football, and would like the experience here to be much more like it is there. I'm in no way intending to contradict anybody regarding the prices, as the cheapest prices really are as cheap as people have said. It's just that I thought it important to point out that the prices people mention are just that, the cheapest prices.

Baader
19-09-2018, 01:58 PM
Been to a few games. Great experience. Last one was Hertha v Schalke whilst in Berlin. Hertha are not a particularly nice club I think Union is better but just wanted to see a match and see the stadium. Brother in law from Frieburg who are similar size to Hibs. Both been to see Dortmund play which is as good as it gets.

Cost of transport to the game included in the ticket. A nice touch. Able to order a beer in my seat (cheapest tickets there was) and have a guy with a large keg on his back pour me a beer whilst I sit watching the game.

Football is still very much a fan experience in Germany and they're proud of that. Just a pity there hasn't been any competition in their league for a while...

I need to go and see a team in green there. Werder Bremen maybe..

scotiaf
19-09-2018, 02:00 PM
Went to 2 games in 1 weekend

Fortuna ( who were in the 2nd division at the time) loved it

Went to Bayer L the day after and it wa not as enjoyable and the stadium was fairly Soulless.

LancashireHibby
19-09-2018, 03:08 PM
Proper fans ‘ticked’ Union Berlin while watching Hibs.

Chuck Rhoades
19-09-2018, 03:31 PM
Off to Eintracht v Freiburg in Oct then Lazio v Eintracht in Dec in Europa league.

BegbieHSC
19-09-2018, 04:00 PM
Went to 2 games in 1 weekend

Fortuna ( who were in the 2nd division at the time) loved it

Went to Bayer L the day after and it wa not as enjoyable and the stadium was fairly Soulless.

Leverkusen are one of the anomalies in German football. They are alongside Wolfsburg and RBL in being the only non-fan clubs owned in the Bundesliga, and are really only where they are down to corporate investment, as opposed to a large, passionate fan base.

PeeJay
19-09-2018, 05:31 PM
I was at a Union Berlin game last Friday and wrote a wee bit about it here if you fancy a read.


https://thefootballblether.com/2018/09/15/second-tier-but-not-second-class/


20,000-ish in attendance on a Friday night created an amazing atmosphere. The standard was also very good for second tier.

Has anyone else been to many German matches and do you think there are things Scottish football can learn from our German friends?

Good read - we have 3.5 million people here n Berlin, 20,000 is OK for Union on Friday.
Glad you think the trains run on time here in Berlin, and you're right: no-body in Germany queues properly ... apart from ex-pats!:greengrin
As to the community spirit of this club, feel it is also worth mentioning that at Xmas time they open the stadium to all their fans and guests to come along have a carol singing evening with Glühwein and bratwürst and so on ... would that be something the Edinburgh clubs could try out??
I've been to games and never had any problems with fans drinking on the terracing too much: that is something I doubt very much would be the case in Scotland, if something similar was allowed ...

Seems to me generally that the atmosphere at most German games is better organised and maintained than at most Scottish grounds, including the two West-coast teams - down to the number of fans and the German willingness to organise singing and chanting I think ..

... the overall professionalism of German clubs and the players here is something the Scottish league could try to aspire to ....:confused:

kaimendhibs
19-09-2018, 09:21 PM
Been to a couple of Union games. Love the atmosphere, the stadium, in fact everything about the place

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Future17
23-09-2018, 01:14 PM
There's been some cracking games in Germany this weekend. Hamburg currently 5 goals down to Regensburg.

St Pauli Hibee
23-09-2018, 01:17 PM
There's been some cracking games in Germany this weekend. Hamburg currently 5 goals down to Regensburg.

And boy it's a great watch. 😉😎 Hamburg v St Pauli next Sunday will be tasty

Phil MaGlass
23-09-2018, 04:00 PM
Love goin tae german games, fantastic experience, its what fitba should b aboot, will add more when sober. Mix wae away fans, beer outside stadium, the whole match experience is something i would love to see in Scotland but it will never happen. Too many ********5 that cannae mix with other fans or handle thur beer, for all real fitba fans yi should go to Germany tae experience it, its brilliant. The Germans are also brilliant.

BullsCloseHibs
23-09-2018, 04:37 PM
I was at a Union Berlin game last Friday and wrote a wee bit about it here if you fancy a read.


https://thefootballblether.com/2018/09/15/second-tier-but-not-second-class/


20,000-ish in attendance on a Friday night created an amazing atmosphere. The standard was also very good for second tier.

Has anyone else been to many German matches and do you think there are things Scottish football can learn from our German friends?

Hi mate. Been to a few German games and loved all of them. Good football, good fans, good prices, just a great experience. Saw St Pauli and gotta be one of the best atmospheres I've experienced. The fans are nuts and are passionate about their team. Saw H Berlin a few times too and that's always a suberb day out too. Watched Union Berlin in a Union bar over there and that was awesome! In fact, Germany is SO good we're going back next year again. Heck, they even throw in free transport with match tickets... What's not to like 😁

BullsCloseHibs
23-09-2018, 04:42 PM
We paid around £23 for Hertha Berlin v RB Leipzig last season. What's Premier prices here? Sankt Pauli around £15? (for a 30,000 sell out) you can't go wrong in Germany. Also, the beers are cheaper than here and, imo, far better. And transport around every city is just incredibly simple and efficient. Its the best football experience in Europe imo. Easily.

LustForLeith
23-09-2018, 04:51 PM
I’m away to Munich st the end of November. Wanted to go to see St Pauli but there’s a Rangers fan in our group and he didn’t want to go!

I’ll take Munich as a replacement!

Anyone been to a Munich game before? Is there fan zones before the game at the stadium?

LancsHibs
24-09-2018, 02:55 PM
Would love to see Hibs play a German club. That would be an awesome Euro trip!!

norwayhibs
24-09-2018, 04:09 PM
I was stationed not far from Dortmund in the 80's during my time in the army, I still go over fairly regularly to see them play. Scotland could learn so much from the germans regarding the fans matchday experience. For example , fairly cheap tickets , free public transport with match ticket, no cash at the food / beer booths inside the stadium,( you buy a card which lasts a season from a vendor outside or on the concourses which you top up with cash,) at the booths you just scan your card and the transaction is finished, very quick and efficient.
There are plenty of watering holes near the stadium for a beer or two. No glass bottles allowed within a certain distance from the ground. No problems walking from city centre to the stadium with a beer.

The atmosphere during the game is amazing, this is normal for most german clubs but must say that the süd tribune is something special and a trip to the westfalen should be on every football fans to do list.
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jacomo
24-09-2018, 04:27 PM
Just a point about ticket prices at German Games...



The way the pricing works over there, as in many countries, is that there's a vast range of prices according to whether you're standing or seated, or your location in the Stadium. The standing prices are low because the clubs basically subsidize those to encourage a good atmosphere.

As an Example; While there are tickets available for €15 Euros at the Allianz Arena (limited standing areas behind the goals), 80% of the capacity is seating and priced as follows:


Behind the goals, Upper Tier: €35 (you need binoculars from up there just to see the pitch)
Behind the goals, Middle Tier: €45
Alongside the pitch, Lower and Middle plus part of Upper Tier: €70
Alongside the pitch, Most of Upper Tier: €60


My point is that we could have limited cheap standing places at ER, as long as the rest of the Fans accept that they would basically be subsidising those cheaper tickets.

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By the way, I love going to German football, and would like the experience here to be much more like it is there. I'm in no way intending to contradict anybody regarding the prices, as the cheapest prices really are as cheap as people have said. It's just that I thought it important to point out that the prices people mention are just that, the cheapest prices.


Cheers for the info.

I wonder how these prices compare to others in the Bundesliga? I imagine Bayern Munich would have the priciest tickets.

The scary thing is that even those top tier prices compare favourably with most of the EPL - especially when public transport is factored in.

Dalianwanda
24-09-2018, 05:18 PM
I was really lucky earlier in the year as was in cologne for a gig. Got tickets to see FC Köln beat Leyverkuson but lucked out as my air bnb apartment faced into Fortuna Kolns pitch & they were playing when we arrived, was like the carlsberg advert. Great atmosphere at both.

LancashireHibby
24-09-2018, 05:57 PM
Would love to see Hibs play a German club. That would be an awesome Euro trip!!
As earlier in the thread, we played a friendly away to Union Berlin a few years ago. If memory serves me right, it was announced reasonably late and was tagged on to the end of our tour of Belgium so there was only about 80-100 Hibs fans there, and a lot of those were the Cologne branch. Took us an hour to get out of the ground for all the Germans that wanted a photo with us. Wandering about after the game trying to find a bar that was open and a Union fan reopened his bar especially for us to have a pint while we headed back towards Alexanderplatz.

Hibrandenburg
24-09-2018, 06:53 PM
Cheers for the info.

I wonder how these prices compare to others in the Bundesliga? I imagine Bayern Munich would have the priciest tickets.

The scary thing is that even those top tier prices compare favourably with most of the EPL - especially when public transport is factored in.

Hertha have made an amazing offer this year in that all kids tickets are free. Admittedly they'd struggle to fill the Olympia Stadion week in week out but it's normally brimming when the big teams come calling.

It's hard to explain how big a part of German life football is, there's a large portion of Germans who rarely attend the top leagues games because they're active at a lower level in one way or another. Every town and most villages have their own football club and every football club have their own bar and restaurants. For this reason many Germans are playing for or supporting their local team when the Bundesliga games are taking place. This what I normally do nowadays at weekends when my boy is playing. Afterwards together with the other parents we'll watch Hertha on the clubhouse TV and make a whole day session out of it. A pint costs about £1.50 and the grill is always on. In general guests are welcome and I'd recommend anyone visiting Germany to try a day out at a grass roots game.

Saturday Boy
24-09-2018, 07:09 PM
Hertha have made an amazing offer this year in that all kids tickets are free. Admittedly they'd struggle to fill the Olympia Stadion week in week out but it's normally brimming when the big teams come calling.

It's hard to explain how big a part of German life football is, there's a large portion of Germans who rarely attend the top leagues games because they're active at a lower level in one way or another. Every town and most villages have their own football club and every football club have their own bar and restaurants. For this reason many Germans are playing for or supporting their local team when the Bundesliga games are taking place. This what I normally do nowadays at weekends when my boy is playing. Afterwards together with the other parents we'll watch Hertha on the clubhouse TV and make a whole day session out of it. A pint costs about £1.50 and the grill is always on. In general guests are welcome and I'd recommend anyone visiting Germany to try a day out at a grass roots game.

I’d agree with this. Even a game at Oberliga or Regional League level is worth a visit, if you’re in Germany and there’s no top league matches nearby.

I have had great days out at Victoria Berlin and Babbelsberg on a trip to Berlin. The locals are friendly and there’s always beer and good food.

They were a little confused by a random Scotsman being at the game.

LancashireHibby
24-09-2018, 08:42 PM
They were a little confused by a random Scotsman being at the game.
I was at Holywell v Denbigh on Friday in Welsh division one (as you do) and of the crowd of 205, 6 of them were a group of East German blokes so maybe it’s not too foreign a concept to them!

Saturday Boy
24-09-2018, 08:55 PM
I was at Holywell v Denbigh on Friday in Welsh division one (as you do) and of the crowd of 205, 6 of them were a group of East German blokes so maybe it’s not too foreign a concept to them!

It’s definitely a guy thing. The internet has helped, but back in the day. You’re somewhere on holiday and suddenly you think, “are those floodlights?” Next thing you know, you’re watching a game and having a beer with the locals. Happy days.

Hibrandenburg
24-09-2018, 10:38 PM
I was at Holywell v Denbigh on Friday in Welsh division one (as you do) and of the crowd of 205, 6 of them were a group of East German blokes so maybe it’s not too foreign a concept to them!

Germans are really into Ground Hopping.

St Pauli Hibee
25-09-2018, 11:10 AM
Germans are really into Ground Hopping.


I can vouge for this, a German guy i know has now been to 67 countries around the world to watch football.

He was most recently in Dominica, Antigua & Cape Verde. Mental really i have been to 7 different countries myself

Swedish hibee
17-03-2019, 09:55 PM
Freiburg is a great place to go watch German football. Can totally recommend.

CLASS OF 72 -73
17-03-2019, 10:50 PM
Was at the Liverpool v Burnley game last week where the atmosphere was I believe better than normal considering the large Scandinavian and other plastic fans in attendance I witnessed.
Just returned from a weekend in Berlin (both birthday gifts by the way hence not with my beloved Hibs). Apart from Liverpool and maybe Celtic and the odd Hibs night they can't come close to what I experienced at Hertha Berlin v Dortmund. Amazing fans throughout the game atmosphere nothing I have ever seen, fair priced beer all be it its weakened for conflict ties and cheap rail. Chap I met on the train said if you think the passion is great at HB the smaller FC Union is mental 22k stadium 18+standing.

NadeAteMyLunch!
17-03-2019, 11:32 PM
Went to see St Pauli a couple of years ago. Was brilliant. As others have said, great atmosphere outside the ground. Folk with stalls set up selling bottles of beer for €1, good food options, guys bringing you beer to your seat during the game, great atmosphere and even though St Pauli lost 0-4, literally nobody left the game early and there was singing right up to the final whistle. Good atmosphere in the local bars after the game as well.

kaimendhibs
18-03-2019, 01:00 AM
Union rule ok[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

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Phil MaGlass
18-03-2019, 06:42 PM
German fitba rocks. I would say to everyone get a fix. Grest experiences had.
Including Rot Weiss Essen

BurghHibby
18-03-2019, 07:15 PM
Was at the Liverpool v Burnley game last week where the atmosphere was I believe better than normal considering the large Scandinavian and other plastic fans in attendance I witnessed.
Just returned from a weekend in Berlin (both birthday gifts by the way hence not with my beloved Hibs). Apart from Liverpool and maybe Celtic and the odd Hibs night they can't come close to what I experienced at Hertha Berlin v Dortmund. Amazing fans throughout the game atmosphere nothing I have ever seen, fair priced beer all be it its weakened for conflict ties and cheap rail. Chap I met on the train said if you think the passion is great at HB the smaller FC Union is mental 22k stadium 18+standing.
I was at this game as well, atmosphere was terrific, game had everything, goals sending off’s. contentious decisions.
Couldn’t believe the amount of Dortmund fans throughout most of the home areas and no trouble, even after Dortmund scored an injury time winner, wouldn’t happen here!

kaimendhibs
18-03-2019, 07:17 PM
Union in promotion play off place just now. Few of us going to game weekend of 13/14 April [emoji1038][emoji1038]

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bingo70
18-03-2019, 07:25 PM
I went to a fortuna Düsseldorf game at the end of last month and It was absolutely superb.

€13 a match ticket, free transport to the stadium, beer available at the stadium and on match day it was like the whole city came to a stand still to support the side.

Other good thing about going there is if their game got moved for tv or anything there’s about another 4 or 5 teams in the area you could get to.

I’m desperate to get back there, whole matchday experience is a different world to what we get here although I realise the size of the country and the TV deal they have contributed towards that.

Keith_M
18-03-2019, 07:44 PM
I was at a Union Berlin game last Friday and wrote a wee bit about it here if you fancy a read.


https://thefootballblether.com/2018/09/15/second-tier-but-not-second-class/


20,000-ish in attendance on a Friday night created an amazing atmosphere. The standard was also very good for second tier.

Has anyone else been to many German matches and do you think there are things Scottish football can learn from our German friends?


Yes, they arrive a lot earlier at games, no hanging about in the pub until 10 minutes before kick-off.

birdspotter
21-03-2019, 07:54 PM
I was recently at the Hertha v Bayern Munich cup game in February. Brilliant atmosphere in the 74K crowd, with Bayern edging it 3-2 AET.
The stadium was something else, but the infrastructure too is well set up. My girlfriend and I caught the train in the Alexander Platz area of the city, with the train ending it's journey at a railway set up for the stadium. The train was free if you have a match ticket. From the station a 2-300m walk, some Bratburgers and then into the ground.
We were at the edge of the main Bayern support, but it was really mixed in our part, perhaps 60/40 in Bayern's favour.No trouble at all even when the goals went in, which was great.
I got a ticket easily from Hertha Berlin official website, which was print at home. The only thing being as it was such a huge game all the cheap tickets were sold by the time they became available to the general public, so they cost me 40euro each.
I recently got offered to go to a stag in Berlin with the lads taking in a Hertha game, but sadly due to holidays I can't make it. Gutted, but I do now have the bug for more games in Germany asap

Itsnoteasy
21-03-2019, 08:36 PM
Just a point about ticket prices at German Games...



The way the pricing works over there, as in many countries, is that there's a vast range of prices according to whether you're standing or seated, or your location in the Stadium. The standing prices are low because the clubs basically subsidize those to encourage a good atmosphere.

As an Example; While there are tickets available for €15 Euros at the Allianz Arena (limited standing areas behind the goals), 80% of the capacity is seating and priced as follows:


Behind the goals, Upper Tier: €35 (you need binoculars from up there just to see the pitch)
Behind the goals, Middle Tier: €45
Alongside the pitch, Lower and Middle plus part of Upper Tier: €70
Alongside the pitch, Most of Upper Tier: €60


My point is that we could have limited cheap standing places at ER, as long as the rest of the Fans accept that they would basically be subsidising those cheaper tickets.

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By the way, I love going to German football, and would like the experience here to be much more like it is there. I'm in no way intending to contradict anybody regarding the prices, as the cheapest prices really are as cheap as people have said. It's just that I thought it important to point out that the prices people mention are just that, the cheapest prices.

Been to Hamburg & Dusseldorf & only paid 25 euros to have a seat behind the goals

SChibs
21-03-2019, 08:42 PM
Been to Hamburg & Dusseldorf & only paid 25 euros to have a seat behind the goals

25€ for a seat in the family section? Did you get your face painted?

Itsnoteasy
21-03-2019, 08:49 PM
25€ for a seat in the family section? Did you get your fave painted?

:top marks

BurghHibby
21-03-2019, 10:00 PM
€72 each for our tickets in Berlin last weekend, lower tier just in front of the goal line

monktonharp
21-03-2019, 10:42 PM
was at a Hamburg game last season. me and my mate were catching up with friends already there as we stayed in a pub to watch Hibs beat Celtic. we turned up 10 mins late, got in and eventually coaght up with mates. we had to go almost round the whole concourse, to get behind the goals where the main group were. Hamburg got beat with Freiburg, and we were happy with that because we had to endure abuse all the way round as we had Hibs tops on! met a young Frieburg fan on the train back to our end of Hamburg, which was good. St Pauli area pub we got into, welcomed us and we had been in their boozer a couple of times. Crazy city though.

jacomo
21-03-2019, 10:48 PM
Why can’t scottish football be like this?

People will point to the recent fan trouble as one reason, but on the other hand scottish football fans have been treated with contempt for decades.

Authorities need to clamp down on troublemakers but not tar everyone with the same brush.

Treat people with respect and they tend to be better behaved.

Itsnoteasy
21-03-2019, 10:59 PM
was at a Hamburg game last season. me and my mate were catching up with friends already there as we stayed in a pub to watch Hibs beat Celtic. we turned up 10 mins late, got in and eventually coaght up with mates. we had to go almost round the whole concourse, to get behind the goals where the main group were. Hamburg got beat with Freiburg, and we were happy with that because we had to endure abuse all the way round as we had Hibs tops on! met a young Frieburg fan on the train back to our end of Hamburg, which was good. St Pauli area pub we got into, welcomed us and we had been in their boozer a couple of times. Crazy city though.

What is the point in wearing your Hibs top at a German match?

HappyAsHellas
21-03-2019, 11:14 PM
Ended up paying £50 each for tickets to see Dortmund v Stuttgart and it's worth every penny even though we paid way over face value. It's a whole celebratory day out, pre match food and drinks, beer and smoking in the stadiums - I was abused in a friendly sort of way for vaping "your not even a smoker, try real cigarettes". Friendly people and amazing atmosphere. Can we learn anything, of course we can. Will the people who run our game take their heads out of the sand - nah.

Keith_M
22-03-2019, 08:52 PM
Been to Hamburg & Dusseldorf & only paid 25 euros to have a seat behind the goals


Duesseldorf is my favourite German Stadium.

I have a soft spot for Fortuna, as they were a big club in Europe when I was a kid.

wpj
22-03-2019, 09:24 PM
Duesseldorf is my favourite German Stadium.

I have a soft spot for Fortuna, as they were a big club in Europe when I was a kid.

My team, lived there in the 90s. Going to Bielefeld in a couple of weeks so will see what's on when I'm there. Spoiled for choice in that area.

monktonharp
22-03-2019, 10:02 PM
What is the point in wearing your Hibs top at a German match?the point was that the boozer we went into, to watch the Hibs game v Celtic was adorned with Celtic flags etc. get my point? we were on holiday too. ever went abroad to Spain, and wore your colours ? :rolleyes:

monktonharp
22-03-2019, 10:07 PM
What is the point in wearing your Hibs top at a German match?oops, forgot to ask . do you ever nip down to the gorgie shops for a half loaf, wearing anything Hibs related?:wink:

hibsbollah
22-03-2019, 10:09 PM
What is the point in wearing your Hibs top at a German match?

I dunno. My boy stots about Edinburgh in a Dortmund top with Sanchez on the back. Globalisation.

monktonharp
22-03-2019, 10:32 PM
my youngest boy (41 yrs auld) has kept the Real Madrid strip I bought him in Spain when he was 12. Buteragueanio on the back number 9 . (excuse any spell mistake) . the Wolf/ the prowler/ or similar nick name?

Lancs Harp
22-03-2019, 11:30 PM
my youngest boy (41 yrs auld) has kept the Real Madrid strip I bought him in Spain when he was 12. Buteragueanio on the back number 9 . (excuse any spell mistake) . the Wolf/ the prowler/ or similar nick name?

Emilio Butragueno was known as the vulture. I always felt with a name like that he should have starred in a spaghetti western.

Itsnoteasy
22-03-2019, 11:40 PM
I dunno. My boy stots about Edinburgh in a Dortmund top with Sanchez on the back. Globalisation.

Does he rock up at ER with it on. I'm guessing he's a youngster. Not an adult going to a match that doesn't involve your team.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I went to Hampden for UEFA cup final between Sevilla & Espanyol & was surrounded by weegies wearing Celtic & Rangers tops.

Itsnoteasy
22-03-2019, 11:50 PM
oops, forgot to ask . do you ever nip down to the gorgie shops for a half loaf, wearing anything Hibs related?:wink:

Considering its the city my team plays in its possible but not since 1986 when Sir Albert was my hero. Never had much to boast about back then at Tynie High when we got pumped on a regular basis from that lot.

Itsnoteasy
22-03-2019, 11:57 PM
the point was that the boozer we went into, to watch the Hibs game v Celtic was adorned with Celtic flags etc. get my point? we were on holiday too. ever went abroad to Spain, and wore your colours ? :rolleyes:

Nope never took a Hibs top, towel or sweatbands on holiday.

Keith_M
23-03-2019, 09:22 AM
My team, lived there in the 90s. Going to Bielefeld in a couple of weeks so will see what's on when I'm there. Spoiled for choice in that area.


:aok:

it's a nice wee place... with its own team

My wife's sister lives in Bielefeld, You might even see my nephew running around wearing his Hibs T-Shirt.

Excuse my nosiness but, why Bieleld? It's not somewhere that many people go to, or can even find on a map ;)