Who should I support?

[Splatypus]

Since I'll be getting a number of Bundesliga matches on GolTV this season I figure I should pick a club to support. I have never really watched much Bundesliga and have no ties to any club.

If 1860 Munich was in the top division I'd support them as their supporters have some link with Chelsea
http://www.magma.ca/%7Estockall/scarves/images/CFC-1860.gif

So.. who should I support? :)

[been_extreme]

How about Energie Cottbus? Not only a quality name, but the captain is a Canadian...

[Nelly]

That is a quality name.:)

For excitement,it was great watching Werder Bremens game's last season.Very high scoring side and involved in some real thrillers.

[trek900]

I got a feeling u start to support FC Bayern München lol

[Splatypus]

I got a feeling u start to support FC Bayern München lol

And why would that be?

[trek900]

Because FC Bayern München are winning lot of trophys and stuff : DD

[gunnersfan]

support bayern, as you nicked their best player, ON A FREE!!!! haha :p

[Splatypus]

Because FC Bayern München are winning lot of trophys and stuff : DD
Just because you are a glory hunter does not mean I am ;)

If I wanted to follow the trophies I would not be asking this question...

[trek900]

Just because you are a glory hunter does not mean I am ;)

If I wanted to follow the trophies I would not be asking this question...
no i am not, there is nothing to hunt, only carling cup LOL
There are no more man.united gloryHunters, but Chelsea have them a lot :D

I just mean FC Bayern München is like Chelsea :p

Never mind...

[Xerves]

If you like clubs with lots of fans Dortmund and Schalke are good.

If you like clubs with history Hamburg and Bayern.

Basically what I would suggest is just watch the games and let the team pick you.:D

Either way, it is a fun league with lots of goals.

I generally dont support any teams in Germany, just lots of players I like.

[indomitable_lion]

I would recommend you look at Schalke, Hamburg, and Weder Bremen. My recommendation is Hamburg. This is a stretch but they're like the Spurs or Hammers of German football. They play a fast paced game with the ball on the ground and when they have they full squad, they're very rarely boring.

I think you capped the end of season game between bremen and hamburg for a champions league spot last season. That should tell you the kind of football both teams are known for. I recommend Hamburg because I support them but if you don't choose Hamburg, try Bremen.

Frankfurt are one of the best teams in the lower half. They were the surprise package last year, beating Schalke 6-0 in the German cup. They went all the way to the final and lost to Bayern (as expected ;) ). Since you're a Chelsea supporter I'm not sure you can handle their roller coaster ride of wins and losses. ;)

[sweed]

hmm...

with bayern you either like them or hate them. and since you would support 1860 then i would suggest you not support bayern.

[R9magia]

Since I'll be getting a number of Bundesliga matches on GolTV this season I figure I should pick a club to support. I have never really watched much Bundesliga and have no ties to any club.

If 1860 Munich was in the top division I'd support them as their supporters have some link with Chelsea
http://www.magma.ca/%7Estockall/scarves/images/CFC-1860.gif

So.. who should I support? :)
I'm in the same situation. Never really watched the Bundesliga consistently like I do with other leagues but now that it's on GolTv I will be. First couple of games have been fantastic. Personally I just like watching the matches and I look out for certain players to see how they're doing. Other than Cruzeiro there is no other team in the world I root for or support, I just like watching football from all over the world.

Do you really need a team to support or do you just think it would be more fun that way? Never really thought about it like that.

[Splatypus]

Do you really need a team to support or do you just think it would be more fun that way? Never really thought about it like that.

Don't need a club to support, but I usually have one or two clubs that I like in each league I follow.

For example I've been following Ligue 1 since the mid 90's and PSG was the side I payed the most attention to. Can't even rememeber why now, but for whatever reason I root for them.

However when they played Chelsea in the CL I obviously supported Chelsea, I'm a True Blue and not about to switch :D

[R9magia]

I see. Well obviously the teams to look out for are Munich, Leverkusen, Shalke04 and Werder Bremen. Werder has a tremendous team, Klose, Zidan (Egyptian), Diego, Wome, Frings :eek: Should be fun.

[macro]

there is one more team to have an eye on
and that is nürnberg. [sound like: n y r n b e r g]
http://www.fcn.de/image/logo_fcn.gif

their coach is frikkin hilarious and a football genuis.
http://morgenpost.berlin1.de/images/2005/11/10/sport/109296_normal.jpg
(Hans Meyer)

he took over nürnberg in the middel of the last season when nürnberg
were the worst team on the table and ended the season with them on the 8th place !
too bad u guys cant understand his press conferences.

[mambo]

their coach is frikkin hilarious and a football genuis.



Yesss Hans Meyer is a genius!
You can compare him with Otto Rehagel or Brian Clough,
he`s winning alot of matches with small teams.
Great Coach, great person!
I hope he gets the chance to become champion one day, so he would realy get in the line with those 2 great coaches i mentioned above.




Everyone please concider Werder Bremen as a club that operates very different in many ways compared to clubs like Bayern München, Schalke04 or Hamburg. Those clubs are controlled by very arrogant managements (okay maybe not the HSV) with a total different background of money.

Bremen is a very small town (pop. ~500 000) with a bad infrastructure for a football club but they always managed to stay in a good position.

While other clubs switch coach after coach, Werder Bremen gives the coaches a chance to realize their work in a long term.
Werder is really something different!

If you like understatement more than bragging, then Werder should be your no. 1 :)

[fcb_sandy05]

there is one more team to have an eye on
and that is nürnberg. [sound like: n y r n b e r g]
http://www.fcn.de/image/logo_fcn.gif

their coach is frikkin hilarious and a football genuis.
http://morgenpost.berlin1.de/images/2005/11/10/sport/109296_normal.jpg
(Hans Meyer)

he took over nürnberg in the middel of the last season when nürnberg
were the worst team on the table and ended the season with them on the 8th place !
too bad u guys cant understand his press conferences.
Yeah. That has to be one of the stories of last season.

Another team that hasn't been mentioned is VFB Stuttgart.They were disappointing last season finishing 9th but have quitely added some talented players;notably the Mexican duo of Ricardo Osorio and Pavel Pardo. Attacking midfielder Alexander Farnerud has joined from Strausborg and Ljuboja has made his loan move permanent.
Some other 'famous' players are Meira (played in WC for Portugal), Thomas Hitzlsperger and Markus Babbel.

[sweed]

Everyone please concider Werder Bremen as a club that operates very different in many ways compared to clubs like Bayern München, Schalke04 or Hamburg. Those clubs are controlled by very arrogant managements (okay maybe not the HSV) with a total different background of money.


i do agree that bremen do handle things a lot differently but bayern are stingy bastards when it comes to money. we do have money but we dont spend it freely and we arent very arrogant. there is some arrogance yes, but we are the best :p ;)

[AlexLFC]

Well, my favourite would be Borussia Dortmund, a team full of youngsters, that are keen to play good and successful football. After the mid90's, where the club bought a lot of arrogant players, that only cost money but played awful football the club went insolvent. However, this fault won't be made a second time. I'd also vote for them because the fans of BVB 09 are the best in the whole wide country, friendly, imaginative and loud.

If you prefer such clubs, you could also support Mainz 05, who recently beat the CL Winners of 05 with ... 5:0 :(
They are quite similar to Borussia Dortmund imo, especially when it comes to friendly fans and a young and hungry team.

[Nelly]

Watch the Werder Bremen game from today if you have a chance.My above comments are very much validated.;)

[Splatypus]

Watch the Werder Bremen game from today if you have a chance.My above comments are very much validated.;)

I watched (and enjoyed) the 2nd half :)

[CoachG]

Support Wolfsburg. I have no reasonable xplanation why you should, I just like the way it sound - quite German.

I just made Youth Squad too!

[jr!]

Borussia Dortmund have been at or near the top of Europe for the last few seasons in average attendence figures.
They're a club for the working class man, as the local area used to be a coal mining area back in the day. They've suffered from poor management of late, but seem to be righting the ship.
My 2nd favourite team is 1. FC Koln.
Strangely enough, I've never been to Dortmund, my folks are from Koln & Hannover.

[Sean Jacobs]

I like Bayern Munich because Swede told me if i like his team, he'll like my team... :p (ballack is a player we both like, so that's how I started to root for bayern and him for Chelsea)

[Splatypus]

Been thinking more about it.

We've played Stuttgart a couple times
http://www.magma.ca/%7Estockall/scarves/images/CFC-Stuttgart-ECWC97-98.gif
http://www.magma.ca/%7Estockall/scarves/images/CFC-Stuttgart-CL03-04.gif

I also liked what I have seen of Werder Bremen in the Ligapokal and this weekend.

I'm going to watch a few more matches and wait till one jumps out at me.

Thanks for all the insight.

[jak914]

I would say go with Hamburg. They are a great club who are starting to come back into power in the Bundesliga. They are fun to watch and have very good fans. Plus if you want to go see a game the town is a very fun place. I spent 2 weeks there for an exchange last summer and plan to go back next summer as well and hopefully will get to see a game there :D

Or if you would like a smaller club to root for you can follow a team called FC St Pauli. They are a team in the Regional Nord division which is the third division basically. They are a very small club in Hamburg with fans that are very passionate for their team.

These are the 2 teams that i support from germany because of my friends in germany.

[sweed]

I like Bayern Munich because Swede told me if i like his team, he'll like my team... :p

SHHHHHHH!!!!!! dont tell them about our secret....:p

[ELLADA]

Seriously though.. Werder Bremen take you on a rollercoaster ride, guaranteed!

[mambo]

Support Wolfsburg. I have no reasonable xplanation why you should, I just like the way it sound - quite German.

I just made Youth Squad too!

You could call the club VFL Volkswagen instead of VFL Wolfsburg *g*
Volkswagen is pumping so much money into this club for years now, but as most of you know they hardly avoided 2nd League last season.
They´ll have success one day, no question. They have the money but its still not fitting. But the time will come sooner or later.
Btw the new player Santana from Argentina is very interesting!


Watch the Werder Bremen game from today if you have a chance.My above comments are very much validated

That was so much fun, but i hope that we can clear things a little sooner in the next matches ;>

[opm1s6]

leverkusen mofo, leverkusen

Seriously though.. Werder Bremen take you on a rollercoaster ride, guaranteed!


but those kits, WOW, they are just hideous. Splaty in one of those would just just scare woman, children, AND the blind away (as opposed to just...well you know :p)

[mambo]

but those kits, WOW, they are just hideous. Splaty in one of those would just just scare woman, children, AND the blind away

Why that ?
They sell those kits alot :confused:
I like it =)

home + away
http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/2006gross/jensenheberhannover575.jpg
http://www.werder.de/bilder/galerie/2006gross/u19siegerholland300.jpg

[Sataris]

I think he means the green and orange jersey

http://www.werder.de/team/bilder/spieler/klose180.jpg

[mambo]

Why would someone refer in season 2005/2006 to historical kits ?

[Sataris]

maybe he's living in the past :p

[fanOfBayern]

Try supporting the bavarians...
who else can win the league...;)

[sweed]

I think he means the green and orange jersey

http://www.werder.de/team/bilder/spieler/klose180.jpg

he looks buzzed in the pic :p

[opm1s6]

I think he means the green and orange jersey

http://www.werder.de/team/bilder/spieler/klose180.jpg
they're all ugly as shit.

[mambo]

they're all ugly as shit.

Uhh man that sounds serious.
If i were you i would probably see a doctor as soon as possible because if you shit in green/white then something is wrong with you :p

[opm1s6]

Uhh man that sounds serious.
If i were you i would probably see a doctor as soon as possible because if you shit in green/white then something is wrong with you :p
hahaha, true that would be a problem. i don't have an answer for how my shit has kappa logos on it too. weird.

[PortugalOle7]

After watching a little of them in the Bundesliga last season, as well as the Champions League, Werder Bremen are the team I'm rooting for. I enjoyed watching them and after two games this season, they are even better. The signing of Diego from Porto is probably one of the most overlooked buys of the summer. He's such an incredible talent, I still can't believe he was left to rot on the Porto bench last year. This guy has the ability to really carry this team. He's played a part in all of Werder's goals this season after two rounds. With him, Klasnic, and Klose, Werder have a deadly triple-threat.
I'm so glad GolTv picked up the Bundesliga, looks like its going to be a very competitive season.

[ELLADA]

Exactly! Werder Bremen will be dangerous in the Champions League, as usual.

[MUTU]

Since I'll be getting a number of Bundesliga matches on GolTV this season I figure I should pick a club to support. I have never really watched much Bundesliga and have no ties to any club.

If 1860 Munich was in the top division I'd support them as their supporters have some link with Chelsea
http://www.magma.ca/%7Estockall/scarves/images/CFC-1860.gif

So.. who should I support? :)

Support Bayern :P

[Splatypus]

Hmmm, I was just starting to like Werder Bremen....

[PortGlasgow]

Ill be rooting for Bayern Munich as im backing them for the Champions League

[Arsh287]

if I were to start following the bundesliga closely which I don't, I think I would probably follow werder bremen, they seem to be funloving attacking minded chaps, like tha gunners.

[karmaf1]

Everyone please concider Werder Bremen as a club that operates very different in many ways compared to clubs like Bayern München, Schalke04 or Hamburg. Those clubs are controlled by very arrogant managements (okay maybe not the HSV) with a total different background of money.

Bremen is a very small town (pop. ~500 000) with a bad infrastructure for a football club but they always managed to stay in a good position.

While other clubs switch coach after coach, Werder Bremen gives the coaches a chance to realize their work in a long term.
Werder is really something different!

If you like understatement more than bragging, then Werder should be your no. 1 :)

Yeah defenitly Werder Bremen, they're an amazing team! I'm seriously considering buying their 3rd kit with #10 Diego on the back.

[Fenianbhoy]

Has to be Borussia Dortmund Splatypus, great city great fans , have a good history have not been doing too well off late so you'll not get slated for bandwagon hopping , and if Dortmund (bit like Inter) start turning all those draws into a wins should get more successfull.


good wiki info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borussia_Dortmund

bit i especially liked was that their the only plc football club in Germany so its possible to enjoy there up & coming succes in more ways than one.

[ugh]

if you support Bayern Munich, you need to know that they have the biggest following, but also a possibly equally large number of football-fans who dislike them a lot in Germany.

And yes, Werder (http://www.werder-online.de/english/news/news.php) is really different in many ways. I like them since the Rehagel Days :)

[Fenianbhoy]

if you support Bayern Munich, you need to know that they have the biggest following, but also a possibly equally large number of football-fans who dislike them a lot in Germany.

I'm sure Splatypus is used to that being a Chelsea fan ;) , no-one like winners.

[macro]

Hmmm, I was just starting to like Werder Bremen....
maybe u should support schalke ;)

[Walter Subject]

maybe u should support schalke ;)


lol...i just had the same idea ;) :)

[kuuze]

Schalke 04

Not many german players...

[jr!]

And 50 years without a Championship!!
Heja BVB!!

Schalke 04

Not many german players...

[MUTU]

Exactly! Werder Bremen will be dangerous in the Champions League, as usual.

Probably they will do well in the UEFA Cup now, considering they were drawn in the group of death alongside European champions Barcelona and free-spending Chelsea

[macro]

Probably they will do well in the UEFA Cup now, considering they were drawn in the group of death alongside European champions Barcelona and free-spending Chelsea

i thought the same thing
they have a good chance to get the uefa cup.
getting a titel would, imo, be much better than exit CL at the 1/8 Finals.

[audiollama]

Hi!

Well then? Have you chosen a team? I would have recommended you the glory 1.FC Nürnberg, but I saw that there have already been posts about my team. :)

The "Club", as the team is known all over Germany, is doing a damn good job in that season so far. Top of the league, we´re top of the league! :)

there is one more team to have an eye on
and that is nürnberg. [sound like: n y r n b e r g]
http://www.fcn.de/image/logo_fcn.gif

their coach is frikkin hilarious and a football genuis.
http://morgenpost.berlin1.de/images/2005/11/10/sport/109296_normal.jpg
(Hans Meyer)

he took over nürnberg in the middel of the last season when nürnberg
were the worst team on the table and ended the season with them on the 8th place !
too bad u guys cant understand his press conferences.

[cityblues]

Since I'll be getting a number of Bundesliga matches on GolTV this season I figure I should pick a club to support. I have never really watched much Bundesliga and have no ties to any club.

If 1860 Munich was in the top division I'd support them as their supporters have some link with Chelsea
http://www.magma.ca/%7Estockall/scarves/images/CFC-1860.gif

So.. who should I support? :)



I support Leverkusen in Germany, they attack like hell and defend like shite which makes games exciting...

[iKnan]

If you want to always be on the winning side of the scale as a fan, then you should go with Bayern because they seem to be winning everything this year.

I for one am always an underdog guy because it makes me more excited...Hamburg SV, Werder Bremen, or Schalke are all strong candidates for the league championship usually. They are also the main teams that pose threats to Bayern.

I follow Bundesliga for only one reason, a lot of Iranian internationals play there (Hamburg, Hannover96, Bayern). So just mainly to follow up on my national team players.

Bundesliga had filled up my time last year, I didn't get a chance to follow any other leagues. This year it's different, I'm less concerned about it and am concentrating more on EPL and La Liga.

[Lotfilms]

Hi!

Well then? Have you chosen a team? I would have recommended you the glory 1.FC Nürnberg, but I saw that there have already been posts about my team. :)

The "Club", as the team is known all over Germany, is doing a damn good job in that season so far. Top of the league, we´re top of the league! :)
Just wondering, why is there a "1." in front of the name?

[ugh]

Just wondering, why is there a "1." in front of the name?

It means "First/1st" in German. "Second/2nd" would be "2.", "third/3rd" would be "3." and so on.
Quite a number of Football Clubs have that in Germany. (1. FC Köln, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Dynamo Dresden....)

I am not sure though if it shall state that they are superior to other Football Clubs in that city or that they wanted to state tat they were the first Football Club in that city (1. FC Nürnberg was founded in May 1900).

Maybe somebody has more background info on the mysterious "1. FC *****" thing with our German clubs :)

[jak914]

well take HSV for example. they have their normal team in bundesliga 1 and then in regionale nord they have HSVII along with a couple other teams in bundesliga one. this is the only thing that i can think of to explain it. this is their first team and they are stating that.

[ibf12]

the "1." does mean that this club is the first club in the city.
to jak:
the second team of 1.fc nürnberg is the 1.fc nürnberg II.
btw, the second teams of the professional teams in germany are now called u23 because in these teams only 3 (i think) players above 23 are allowed, the teams are used to form the youth.

gwg ibf12:D

[dfbgirl]

Rooting for Werder here. Gotta love them.. all their green and orange-ness.

[jak914]

the "1." does mean that this club is the first club in the city.
to jak:
the second team of 1.fc nürnberg is the 1.fc nürnberg II.
btw, the second teams of the professional teams in germany are now called u23 because in these teams only 3 (i think) players above 23 are allowed, the teams are used to form the youth.

gwg ibf12:D
alright thanks for clearing that up man.

[MoFF]

C'mon Werder Bremen. Although go Chelsea when they play each other :)

[potfcb]

love bayern very much...but this season without ballack they play like shit...hope they can do better in UCL.

[Sataris]

I wonder how ballack would feel if bayern won the CL this year?

hope we do :D

[werder]

Well, it's a little bit difficult not to be at least a tiny bit biased, but if you want to watch exciting and high class football, SV Werder Bremen is the name to keep an eye on.

[WerderBremenYank]

wow, its very odd to see so many werder fans :)

[indomitable_lion]

wow, its very odd to see so many werder fans :)Yes it is :D

[waterboy]

wow, its very odd to see so many werder fans :)
Count me in too. All the way in green-white. I'm 99% sure that Splatypus is also a Werderaner now.

[macro]

wow, its very odd to see so many werder fans :)

they play so nice, supporters sprouting like mushrooms :)
about time to have a new stadium.
still can´t believe they didnt jump on the worldcup bandwagon and
got themselves a bigger home.

[waterboy]

Yes, to bad we didn't get the help with WC, but there are plans to expand the stadium.

[macro]

Yes, to bad we didn't get the help with WC, but there are plans to expand the stadium.
it´s a shame they blow all the money on Leipzigs Zentralstadion. :(

[mambo]

i found this :)
http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan0001ov6.jpg
http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan0002nj8.jpg
http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan0001ov6.jpg
http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan0002nj8.jpg

[Dirtycheat]

im supporting werder because they have zidan, eventhough he doesnt play oo often now hunt is playing so well but ive watched them so much im starting to lean towards them

[mambo]

Zidan --> Surgery :[

[Dirtycheat]

yeah i know, but i guess he wouldnt have played much anyway so....


anyway, if there is so many werder fans why is there no thread for them?

[deviant]

well take HSV for example. they have their normal team in bundesliga 1 and then in regionale nord they have HSVII along with a couple other teams in bundesliga one. this is the only thing that i can think of to explain it. this is their first team and they are stating that.
I'd like to know just one thing what the hell happened to Hamburg???

[sweed]

I'd like to know just one thing what the hell happened to Hamburg???

injuries mainly, havent found consistent scoring either.

[waxapple]

How about Energie Cottbus? Not only a quality name, but the captain is a Canadian...

Yup, and they played a good game against Werder Bremen today. :)

St Pauli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_St._Pauli) are a nice interesting club to support, though they are in the 2. Bundesliga at the moment IIRC.

[waterboy]

Yup, and they played a good game against Werder Bremen today. :)

St Pauli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_St._Pauli) are a nice interesting club to support, though they are in the 2. Bundesliga at the moment IIRC.
They played saturday against Werder, today Werder is playing Nurnberg.

St. Pauli are in 3rd division: Regionala Nord.