chaospunx
Geoff Thomas
The varukers
German football
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valspoodle
Steve Chettle
I don't have a German team, my six years in Germany were before the Budesliga was formed.
Though I like St Pauli simply because it reminds me of happy times many years ago.
Though I like St Pauli simply because it reminds me of happy times many years ago.
VP, you are more than welcome to claim FC St. Pauli, a side whose popularity transcends their humble Hamburg origins.
Steve B
Jack Armstrong
Pied Piper?
chaospunx
Geoff Thomas
Yes mate little status's of it all round the place
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Owl_In_Hucknall
First Team Squad
I’m qualified to play for Germany.
If I’d been good enough the World Cup in 2014 would have been my swan song!
My grandad came from the East but stayed in England after being released as a POW following the end of the war.
If I was picking a German side to support I’d go with Dynamo Dresden or Lomomotiv Leipzig, who now play in the fourth tier.
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If I’d been good enough the World Cup in 2014 would have been my swan song!
My grandad came from the East but stayed in England after being released as a POW following the end of the war.
If I was picking a German side to support I’d go with Dynamo Dresden or Lomomotiv Leipzig, who now play in the fourth tier.
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Willkommen, mein alte Freund!
Dynamo and Lokomotiv, two proper, old-school „Osti“ sides.
Huxley
John Robertson
I’ve been to one game in Germany and very much recommend it.
Beers good, transport to the game included in the ticket, nice orderly exit afterwards. What’s not to like?!
Beers good, transport to the game included in the ticket, nice orderly exit afterwards. What’s not to like?!
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
Slightly different, but when we lived in Egypt, my Dad had German POWs working for him until they were repatriated. He said they were lovely guys, good workers and they made a three tier sewing box for my mother before they left.
Funny how things go isn't it? Killing each other one day and making sewing boxes for the erstwhile enemies the next.
Owl_In_Hucknall
First Team Squad
My grandfather was a lovely bloke.
He always used to say how well he was treated by the prison guards during the time he was a POW.
During that time he started putting his talent for painting to good effect. Over the years he did many pictures that are now hanging in the homes of people across the family.
My other grandfather was in the far east (Burma) as part of the West Yorkshire Regiment, fighting against the Japanese.
In later years, when both of them met at family occasions, the respect they had for each other was enormous.
It’s why I hate hearing young English lads singing stupid chants like the German bomber ones when they go abroad. They haven’t a clue about war and they certainly don’t have a clue about respect.
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He always used to say how well he was treated by the prison guards during the time he was a POW.
During that time he started putting his talent for painting to good effect. Over the years he did many pictures that are now hanging in the homes of people across the family.
My other grandfather was in the far east (Burma) as part of the West Yorkshire Regiment, fighting against the Japanese.
In later years, when both of them met at family occasions, the respect they had for each other was enormous.
It’s why I hate hearing young English lads singing stupid chants like the German bomber ones when they go abroad. They haven’t a clue about war and they certainly don’t have a clue about respect.
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Berkshire Red
Jack Armstrong
Unfortunately it tends to be stoked by the media. Certain sections, namely the right wing mob, seems to be hell bent on recreating WW2 every time Germany is mentioned.
The reality is that our countries have far more in common than we have to bicker over.
It's also a wonderful country.
I would agree with this view.
Germany has - fairly obviously - accepted its role in (especially) WWII and the horrors that occurred under the NSDAP between 1933-45, and still today, atones for that time.
You don‘t see similar jingoistic nonsense in the German media, apart from the occasional trashy piece in Bild, but that is really Germany‘s only gutter-tabloid, and such nonsense only really pops-up when there is an international football tournament!
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
I learned what German speaking knowledge I have from BFES school in Altona and German chaps in our office at the ammo depot.
The written language (spelling etc) I got from reading Herr Schmidt's Bild zeitung! Oh dear
It has, I have to say, declined considerably in quality since your day VP.
Owl_In_Hucknall
First Team Squad
This is correct.
The Germans are the closest to Brits, in regards to culture, way of life etc etc, than of any other country in the world.
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Quntib Hollox
Jack Armstrong
Will be great when they discover cricket.
Ahem.
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Quntib Hollox
Jack Armstrong
Patient, methodical with a great sporting heritage. It’s only a matter of time before they’re beating us at that too!!
I'm Red Till Dead
Stuart Pearce
Nothing to do with there being a regional team called FC Nottingen about 30 miles away from Stuttgart then?Stuttgart, good choice!
„Stuggi“ might not be the most attractive city in Germany (narrator: it is not) but you can blame the RAF and USAAF for that, because they blew most of it up in WWII, and the city centre and many of the suburbs had to be completely rebuilt mostly in the 50s and 60s, and well, its nice if you like concrete, let us say. But, venture outside the inner city and you will find a vibrant, green and welcoming environment, with loads of parks and open spaces, and unique geography - the city itself rests in a steep valley straddling the river Neckar - means that there are lots of interesting things to see, plenty of great hiking and cycling trails, and other regional peculiarities owing to the consistent good weather, like the impressive collection of local vineyards, producing some really good local wines.
And yes, there is indeed a Freundschaft between Forest and Die Geißböcke, and I have known before of several Forest fans who’ve been to watch Effzeh in the past at the Rhein-Energie Stadion. That has been going for some years, as well.
I often wondered if it had anything to do with Tony Woodcock, a man who is still extremely popular in Köln!
Not as far as I am aware!
Redemption
One less gobshite...
Funnily enough, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python and English humour in general, is massively popular in Germany.
And I have no idea why, but it seems to strike a chord with them!
RheinMainRed
A. Trialist
Not forgetting " Dinner for one" that is broadcast several times on every New Years Eve without fail .. in English. Freddie Frinton, older forum members may know the name. Great comedy!
Absolutely. It’s a legendary piece of entertainment.
Redemption
One less gobshite...
Same as every year!