tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12572465249826605292012-01-25T21:41:20.054ZGerman Club FootballTerrynoreply@blogger.comBlogger481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-18230936795522340432008-05-19T14:06:00.003+01:002010-02-03T22:15:50.875Z

They say that records are there to be broken and few would argue that more vociferously that Nurnburg. Bavaria’s other club established their own record this weekend by being the club relegated the most times from the Bundesliga as they submitted to Schalke 2-0 at home and are demoted for the seventh time in their history.The white flags were out at the Easycredit Stadion and the supporters

Terrynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-10744482388139200582008-05-14T01:33:00.002+01:002008-05-14T01:58:37.125+01:00

First of all, please accept my apologies for not updating lately. I have been consumed by the Onion Bag’s fifth anniversary celebrations. Add to that the unexpected entry of my first love Crystal Palace into the English Championship play-off and I’ve been a little pre-occupied.Anyhoo, with Palace out of the picture, and my consequent writer's blockage cleared, I can return to matters Bundesliga.

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-91706599434696524072008-04-28T12:57:00.000+01:002008-04-28T12:59:47.947+01:00

I think we can call it for Bayern now don't you? Ribery's virtuoso second half performance against Champions Stuttgart hasn't sealed the title for Munich but the Bavarians are mighty close. It was 1-1 at the Allianz and half time. Luca Toni, a player who's name has been ubiquitous on the score sheet this season opened the festivities. De Silva equalised for Stuttgart who were dogged opponents and

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-14703559347015757262008-04-20T17:04:00.000+01:002008-04-20T17:03:03.997+01:00

On some issues, the word of Mrs Duffman is law. For instance when a dinner part with some some friends was planned and the date happened to coincide with the German Cup Final between BVB and Bayern, I swallowed my protests resigned to the fact that any appeal would fall on deaf ears. Mrs Duff rarely intervenes on my football watching activities, so on this occasion I relented to an evening of

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-58564705389709645812008-04-08T09:05:00.004+01:002008-04-08T09:17:22.380+01:00

It is very easy to form opinions about a foreign league based on your own experiences watching football in your domestic competition. Take Energie Cottbus for instance. Here was a team that seemed to be jealously guarding the bottom place in the Bundesliga table which the sort of determination that would have Derby County nodding with approval. In the Premier League, Cottbus would never have

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-61833796577071061542008-04-02T09:30:00.004+01:002008-04-02T10:06:51.568+01:00

"There's no change in that pocket" said the commentator on Bundesliga Highlights on Setanta last nights. In fact there was no pocket in those shorts, Just a pair of goolies, Markus Schuler of Bielefeld's in fact. Schuler was playing against Hamburg and found himself involved in an altercation with one David Jarolim who had just got up from one his frequent trips to the ground. Schuler suspected

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-73883886977494084952008-03-26T23:40:00.002Z2008-03-26T23:54:24.836Z

The field is opening up nicely for Bayern. The mark of a true champion after such a defeat as their comic collapse to Cottbus last week, is to pick themselves up, straighten their tie and jolly well stick it to the next poor sap who comes their way. As it happens their opponents last week were as far from saps as fast food is from the rain forest (that gag may not work... its been a long week).

Terrynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-85449892469386317322008-03-19T00:57:00.000Z2008-03-19T00:57:28.380Z

Lets not be cute this week eh? Cottbus' victory over Bayern was staggering. Branko Jelic bagged a brace and keeper Gerhard Tremmel saved a penalty from Ribery. The win lifts Cottbus out of the bottom three for the first time since 1956 and would have given title challengers Bremen the perfect opportunity to make up some ground... Can you tell whats coming next?Yup, wouldn't ya just know it?

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-58255255659126855052008-03-11T23:59:00.001Z2008-03-11T23:59:59.205Z

Back in the early '90s, I owned a VHS copy of a Danny Baker video called "Own Goals And Gaffs". It was, at the time, a revolutionary idea of a video which, rather than showing endless clips of classic goals, marvelous dribbles and awesome saves, showed nothing but hideous, calamitous OGs and similar moments of humiliation. Baker sat in a studio providing the links and the voice over. I watched

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-31018213801857964482008-03-07T10:45:00.001Z2008-03-07T10:50:53.950Z

Well who would have thunk that a European round up was even necessary at this stage of the season. The Bundesliga club's displays in the Champions League were nothing short of abysmal. Bremen, Schalke and in particular Stuttgart, who managed to lose to a Scottish team, took maybe three or four or zero games to settle in and by then it was mostly too late... I said mostly.By the end of the group

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-49211369480169194712008-03-04T10:00:00.000Z2008-03-04T10:01:13.776Z

Your correspondent must confess to a certain degree of computer fatigue this week. To compensate, I am indulging in some early 80's Level 42 in the hope that it will drive me onto blogging success. The principal being the sooner I finish the sooner I can turn it off... I'm joking of course.Someone else in need of a little regressive therapy is Schlake coach Mirko Slomka. His team's defeat at home

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-56131753098824802482008-02-29T17:23:00.002Z2008-02-29T17:26:49.525Z

Live Bundesbag Twitter updates will appear at the bottom of this page. If you are going to a match this weekend, why not send match updates. Click here to find out more.

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-11381132338105842112008-02-26T23:50:00.001Z2008-02-26T23:51:16.590Z

Members of high society would, no doubt, tell you that there is nothing more vulgar than applauding at an inappropriate moment. Yes indeed, timing is everything and if Marc Van Bommel had just waited until the referee's back was turned before treating him to a sarcastic ovation for some perceived injustice then maybe he wouldn't have been sent off during in the final minutes of Bayern's 1-1 draw

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-60345144143192721422008-02-22T15:36:00.010Z2008-02-23T11:48:39.769Z

Live match updates will appear at the bottom of this page and on the Bundesbag’s Twitter page.Are you off to a Bundesliga match this weekend? If so, why not Twitter match updates live to the Bundesbag? Just follow us to start updating.

Terrynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-28261883476680670362008-02-17T20:14:00.011Z2008-02-18T22:21:52.637Z

Karlsruhe aren't going anywhere are they? Except Europe maybe. I have an increasing affection for this club. Born, no doubt, from a typical English admiration for the "plucky underdog". This week, they were at home to Bayer Leverkusen, who still have Chump's League ambitions and went down to two nil. However, thanks to Freis and Kennedy, they stormed back. 2-2 which keeps Karlsruhe in the UEFA

Terrynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-55560866909702899922008-02-14T08:57:00.002Z2008-02-14T08:58:23.110Z

First, a rant. There is an awful lot of crap said about football in England and how great it is, how better the players are, how higher the standard is and how great it would be if they played overseas to satisfy their legion of fans. But isn't it strange that all these new proposed locations are in Sydney, Beijing or New York rather than Milan, Madrid or Munich and why? Because European football

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-293659427973950062008-02-07T10:17:00.000Z2008-02-08T00:41:33.905Z

It was good of German club football to finally join us last week after their frankly bizarre winter break. For Bremen though, they may wish they could go back under the covers. Knocked out by Dortmund in the cup during the week, a moral boosting win at home to Bochum, who had not beaten the northerners for 37 years, was just the trick to relaunch their season and really put Bayern under... oh

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-31552587039428690882008-01-20T23:14:00.000Z2008-01-20T23:30:48.488Z

It's a measure of how much I enjoy this blog that I find myself with itchy fingers. Sunday night is Bag Night. For those of you who haven't come via the Onion Bag, it is published every Monday and usually I am writing my contribution the evening before. As it happens I'm finished and I was pissing about with the Bundesbag's templates (hope you like the new lay out) and I thought I'd have a go at

Terrynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-32072331177184755262008-01-11T10:25:00.000Z2008-01-11T10:30:18.047Z

Sam Allardyce's career plans suffered another set back today as Bayern Munich confirmed Jurgen Klinsmann as their next coach from July 1st when the current man Ottmar Hitzfeld steps down.To say that I was surprised by the news is an understatement. In fact, as I write this I am waiting patiently in my local casualty with lock-jaw while being spoon fed melted mars bars by a drunken hobo with a

Terrynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-88891221089270400902008-01-05T16:44:00.000Z2008-01-05T16:45:26.109Z

As an English football supporter, the notion of a Christmas break is a total anathema. After all, what does every right thinking English person want on Boxing Day? To get the hell out from under the families feet and down to a football match before you choke the mother-in-law to death on a mixture of bubble & squeak and strychnine. The Christmas football fixtures save lives.However, as this old

Terrynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-14835914003576626862007-12-20T16:24:00.000Z2007-12-20T16:26:09.095Z

It seems that TV companies decision making processes are as shackled by the commercial chains in Germany as they are in England. A visually impaired alien from the planet Fusballistscheise could have told you that the Leverkusen v Bremen match was the game of the week rather than Hertha v Bayern. But, Munich are probably a bigger draw internationally so that was the big TV game on Saturday.And so

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-48288110897719416612007-12-17T14:50:00.000Z2007-12-17T15:02:37.178Z

While I prepare a winter break/yo-yo round-up special, I can't pass up the opportunity to plug the Onion Bag's Christmas Podcast. It's a dramatization of the Dickens tale with some snappy dialogue and truly offensive acting. However, you may find it a brief diversion while waiting for the new Guardian podcast to update. It can be downloaded from this web page.I'll be back later in the week. In

Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-39438521918889433332007-12-12T15:00:00.000Z2007-12-12T15:18:58.855Z

Traditionally, opportunities to catch Bayern are rare. However, there is a growing feeling that all is not well in the Munich camp. Last Sunday, the so-called (by me at least) champions to-be, could only muster a 0-0 draw with relegation fodder Duisburg. This week, goalkeeper Oliver Kahn was fined 25,000 yo-yos for a breach of club discipline. It all stems from some injudicious comments he made

Terrynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-25511587333328376542007-12-04T12:24:00.000Z2007-12-05T15:44:41.894Z

I'm not one for goal clips on Youtube (or Yowtube as its called in the Black Country) . Often times I find the quality understandably poor and, as a Setanta UK subscriber (or at least it came bundled with my cable package), I know that I need only wait until Wednesdays when Bundesliga Highlights is shown at ten o clock on Setenta 1. I've considered linking Youtube links to the relevant games

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-10583039844221443502007-11-30T16:20:00.000Z2007-11-30T17:05:44.205Z

A much better week in the Chumps League for Bundesliga clubs. First up, Schalke kept another clean sheet which is no mean feat with Manuel Neuer in goal. The goalless draw against a poor Valencia side sets up a play off for second place in Group B at home to Rosenborg. I'm not sure how many people would have predicted that.Stuttgart are out thanks to their woeful start to Group E. But their

Terrynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-74933937585787540922007-11-28T00:14:00.000Z2007-11-28T00:15:02.475Z

Right well, since I managed to convince my VCR that it is two weeks ago, I have not been able to watch any highlights from last week. Unless you count about half an hour of Wolfsburg's 2-1 defeat at Munich at three o'clock last Saturday morning before passing out in a drunken stupor. I saw enough to know that Franck had yet another corker.Either way, I'm pretty certain that one hour's worth of

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-11438591592298910622007-11-24T08:37:00.000Z2007-11-25T23:29:37.902Z

Its been a while because of the international break. I have no beef with the German national side personally but, as an Englishman, I've been too preoccupied to think about other nations. I do intend to blog during the summer when Euro 2008 starts and believe it will be a fantastic tournament.Anyhoo, by way of a preview to this weekend's action, here is a bit of news.Karlsruhe played Hertha in

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-30991078141513472232007-11-12T09:15:00.000Z2008-01-20T22:22:41.774Z

No doubt there are plenty of people out there (some of which may be reading this) who dislike Stuttgart. Karlsruhe fans instantly spring to mind. But a League who's champions don't play like champions is a poor league and it is for that reason that this correspondent is delighted to see Stuttgart back in business.Their return to form was crowned by a fantastic win over Bayern who's lead, which

Terrynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-63378479976755151142007-11-08T13:38:00.000Z2007-11-08T23:06:07.555Z

So begins our second look at German clubs in Europe and for the Champion's League it make for pretty grim reading.Stuttgart - A spirited display against Lyon still does not detract from the total absence of points in their group. A dismal campaign reflecting their season so far. The return of some key players from injury will, I think, make for a better second half of the season. Of course, it

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-12262645929134544252007-11-05T14:28:00.000Z2007-11-07T10:03:04.406Z

There were two reasons why I took down that poll about how rubbish Stuttgart are: First because only two buggers voted, me being one of them and second because I had this sneaking suspicion following last week's win that they might have turned a corner. So now, two wins and six points later they are nicely poised in mid table to mount a challenge on... ooh lets say Karlsruhe. The Champion's 1-0

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-69951690483186699052007-10-31T09:07:00.000Z2007-10-31T10:18:49.328Z

Dortmund have had a rotten time of it lately. Their Champion's league success of the late nineties under Otto Hitzfeld came at a terrible price. After the collapse of the Kirsch media group, who held the Bundesliga TV rights, the league was left in financial disarray with Dortmund one of the worse off. The high wages that came with a successful squad meant Dortmund have spent much of the

Terrynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-16061204901636064162007-10-24T18:13:00.000+01:002007-10-26T14:26:25.991+01:00

This is the first of an occassionally regular round-up of German clubs in Europe. Coming up, the UEFA Cup. But first, the rich western club stitch-up that is the Champion's League:Given the frankly atrocious performances from Bundesliga clubs in the Champion's League up to now this will probably become a short-lived feature. However, for what it's worth, here is the current state of play

Terrynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-87306138946179579172007-10-24T15:17:00.000+01:002007-10-24T18:33:03.170+01:00

I took the day off today to wait for the washing machine man so took the opportunity to spend the afternoon watching Bundesliga replays and highlights on Setanta. I learned two things from the experience. One, that the circuit boards on Hotpoints are sh*t and two, that German Champions Stuttgart are in deep sh*t.Armin Vey's depleted team travelled to Hamburg last Saturday and were well and truly

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-73546763723101262012007-10-08T00:01:00.000+01:002007-10-08T10:39:37.004+01:00

Say what you like about Bayern, they are a class act and a joy to watch. Frank Ribery's performance may have been eclipsed by Luca Toni's two goals against Munich's Bavarian rivals Nurnberg, but when the Frenchman was taken off late in the second half the Allianz Arena knew who the power behind the goals was.Yesterday's match was also notable for the absence of Oliver Kahn who was out with an

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-34293281796404893922007-10-02T17:50:00.000+01:002007-10-03T15:40:30.829+01:00

The curse of the Bundesbag strikes again. Only this time it's Rostock and its not really a curse.After saying how utter rubbish they were they win the next three games and leap up the table to fourteenth. OK, so fourteenth is not great but seriously, they had lost all their games before this winning run. Their latest conquest was against the hapless champions of Stuttgart. How rubbish are they? I

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-34902927736333965142007-09-27T13:07:00.000+01:002007-10-03T15:39:59.080+01:00

Hello, I’m standing in for Duffman this week while he tears his hair out moving house.Leverkusen continued their good start with a 2-1 win at Nurnburg. Still looking for their first home win, only Cottbus have had worse start than Nurnberg.Poor old Cottbus must have thought they were on the brink of something to kick-start their season when they went in at half-time still holding Bayern at 0-0.

Grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-15377215305844994082007-09-25T23:24:00.000+01:002007-09-26T00:42:06.261+01:00

Last season, Bremen were fantastic going forward. Unlucky to be drawn with Chelsea and Barca in the Champions League they still managed to make an impact with their quality attacking play. In fact, many in Bremen still feel that the Bundesliga title was theirs to lose last year. Although Schalke can probably lay a greater claim to that dubious honour.This season, Bremen have had to adjust to life

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-74805095075747114032007-09-20T08:55:00.000+01:002007-09-26T00:39:28.792+01:00

I've got a soft spot for the Admirable Bielefeld. A small club in the Westphalen region of Germany, they have been perennial yo-yos throughout their recent history. The longest they ever stayed in the Bundesliga was in the early 80's for five seasons and since their most recent promotion in 2004 they have successfully punched above their weight and seen bigger, more established clubs such as FC

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-49030600128617147832007-09-05T12:39:00.000+01:002007-09-18T11:58:20.202+01:00

Unrequited rivalries can be tricky things. Remember when Birmingham were promoted to the Premier League a few years ago after having been out of the top flight for years and played Villa for the first time in ages? It was a hilarious match which ended with a 1-0 defeat for Villa who were favorites to win. Needless to the say the victory starved Blue-noses were positively shrill with glee.Imagine

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-59244232959568017672007-08-29T09:07:00.000+01:002007-08-29T11:54:17.342+01:00

The name Wolfsburg usually provokes stifled yawns from anyone outside of that VW dominated town. The performance of their football club has been akin to that of a modern day Boro or Southampton & Coventry of EPL seasons passim. They lig around just above the drop zone creating an obstacle to hungry newly promoted teams who would love to establish themselves in the top flight if they could only

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-48388866475798942422007-08-20T08:49:00.000+01:002007-08-20T11:18:08.943+01:00

This weekend saw two tasty clashes. At the Arena Auf Schalke, there was a chance for Schalke to gain swift revenge over bitter local rivals Brassic Dortmund after surrendering the title at the Westfalon last season. Meanwhile in the Weserstadion, the two early season favorites for the championship Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich met. Just how good were Bayern and how much of a challenge will

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-37710045975387358262007-08-13T15:07:00.000+01:002007-08-19T23:12:12.152+01:00

Karlsruhe are one of German football's more established clubs. They were contending for the old German Championship at the turn of the century but hit hard times in the 1990’s falling as far as the Regionaliga (Germany’s third tier) for one ignominious season.This season marks their return to the Bundesliga and there is a certain reassurance in seeing their name in league table. Like the English

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-18725240799495945362007-08-09T13:04:00.000+01:002007-08-13T16:04:02.586+01:00

As stated before, the purpose of this blog is to approach the Bundesliga from a position of almost complete ignorance. While this may change over time, I will never shy away from encouraging readers to look elsewhere on the web for Bundesliga news and analysis. Consider the Bundesbag as a companion piece. A bit of weekly fun and nothing more.To that end, allow me to submit some useful pre-season

Terrynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-35473801199775934182007-07-29T19:29:00.000+01:002007-08-03T14:59:55.248+01:00

In England, there is just the one official curtain raiser to a new football season, the Community Shield. In Germany, they have managed to stretch theirs out to an entire tournament.The Ligapokal consisted of the top four teams to finish in last season's Bundesliga (Stuttgart, Schalke, Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich), the German Cup winners (Nurnberg) and the 2 Bundesliga champions (Karlsruhe).

Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-64064430193110278082007-07-18T21:50:00.000+01:002007-07-18T22:16:54.778+01:00

Following a swift knack to the knee, new Bayern striker Luca Toni may miss the start of the season.There are a many followers of the European game who are still sctraching their heads in confusion about the ex Fiorentina World Cup winner chosing to play for the Munich club over what should have been his pick of teams across Europe. Cynics will say he went for the money. And I would be one of them

Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-43692688448859642422007-07-15T00:12:00.000+01:002007-07-15T10:56:58.363+01:00

The barrel chested Brazilian Ailton who scored a barrel load of goals for Werder Bremen and helped himself to a Bundesliga winners medal while he was there has returned to the Bundesliga.After scoring 5468 goals for Werder in the 2003/04 season he buggered off to Schalke and did bugger all. After a brief spell in Switzerland and Turkey he's back in Germany after having signed a one year contract

Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-82779053505771997512007-06-29T10:08:00.000+01:002007-06-29T10:11:54.603+01:00

The Bundesliga season kicks off on 10th August. Full fixtures are available at the official Bundesliga website:www.bundesliga.de

Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1257246524982660529.post-20351779714904769382007-06-25T18:09:00.000+01:002007-06-25T18:36:38.671+01:00

The BundesBag is a new blog about the Bundesliga from one of the blokes off the Onion Bag... thats me. It follows from a weekly e-mail I sent to a few friends rounding up the weekends action in the Bundesliga. The e-mails were light hearted and irreverent with no apologies for a lack of knowledge of the subject. I first got into the German First Division after spending a weekend in the Ruhr and

Terrynoreply@blogger.com