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Some random stuff
- Alexander Frei will undergo hip surgery tomorrow (Tuesday) & be out 3-5 months
- His strike partner next season will be Diego Klimowicz from Wolfsburg
- BVB is second to only Manchester United with the highest average attendance in Europe (for a team that isn't nearly as good as United are), with an average attendance of 72,782 per game, while United average 75,900 (how are Barca not up here?? Their stadium holds 98,000 & they have Ronaldinho & Messi!)
- Ebi Smolarek is going nowhere, as part of his purchase agreement with Feyenoord states they get 50% of the transfer fee if BVB sell him within 5 years
- I'll post the new additions later, there are at least two I think a Polish midfielder, "Kuba" (I can't even begin to spell his name) & I think a new backup keeper
- Metzelder to Real is almost confirmed. Hmmm...I wonder if they'll use him at right back after his performance against Scheiße??
EDIT: There will soon be an offer on the table for central defender, Czech International David Rozehnal from PSG.
New confirmed additions:
Jakub Blaszczykowski (Krakau, 2,9 Million Euro transfer fee)
Giovanni Federico (Karlsruhe, free transfer incidentally, this guy was the scoring leader in the 2nd BL.),
Marc Ziegler (Bielefeld, 200000 transfer fee)
and Daniel Gordon (BVB amateurs)
Yildiray Bastürk has been made an offer. The club has a transfer kitty of about 8 million Euros this offseason.
AlexLFC
15-05-2007, 01:13 PM
Some random stuff
- His strike partner next season will be Diego Klimowicz from Wolfsburg(?)
- Ebi Smolarek is going nowhere, as part of his purchase agreement with Feyenoord states they get 50% of the transfer fee if BVB sell him within 5 years
- I'll post the new additions later, there are at least two I think a Polish midfielder, "Kuba" (I can't even begin to spell his name) & I think a new backup keeper
Yes, the Klimowicz deal is almost done, the clubs just have to agree on the fee. Regarding Smolarek, I think he has to leave although there is some sort of agreement with Feyenoord - It'd be better for him and Borussia, I think after BvM left, Smolarek has no future at Dortmund.
The Polish player you meant is called Jakub Blaszczykowski (copy and paste :p ) and he plays along the right side (defense as well as offense). Another new player is Marc Ziegler, a 30 year old keeper with loads of Bundesliga experience (Hannover, Stuttgart, etc.). One more player has been signed already, from the 2nd Buliga team Karlsruhe. He is called Giovanni Federico, 26 years of age and an offensive-allrounder. Might be the replacement for Pienaar, who was really not as good as we expected him to be. He might be sold as well.
sweed
15-05-2007, 02:38 PM
yeay for a dortmund thread :) :D this means war! :p
Bruun
15-05-2007, 04:18 PM
Flemming Poulsen... best BVB striker ever :cool:
Hmm... Heiko Herrlich, what a name!
mambo
15-05-2007, 05:44 PM
...The Polish player you meant is called Jakub Blaszczykowski (copy and paste :p ) and he plays along the right side (defense as well as offense).
Hes ment to be the biggest polish talent. Great buy!
Another new player is Marc Ziegler, a 30 year old keeper with loads of Bundesliga experience (Hannover, Stuttgart, etc.).
He played about 2 full seasons, is that alot ?
However, hes a solid Keeper and a good buy for the bench.
bleething
15-05-2007, 05:57 PM
Here's some transfers I'd like to see.
They should try to get Marcell Jansen, him and Dede interchanging on the left side does sound quite appealing to me.
I've read about David Rozehnal from PSG as a Metzelder replacement. Doesn't sound too bad to me. I can't really think of anyone better who would come to Dortmund and/or whom Dortmund could afford.
Anthony Vanden Borre for the right side. But I doubt Dortmund would be the club to get his signature.
And lastly Afonso Alves up front. But again unlikely for Dortmund to sign him. But if it should happen, Valdez or Smolarek would have to make way.
But most importantly, Degen and Kringe have to go.
AlexLFC
15-05-2007, 09:32 PM
But most importantly, Degen and Kringe have to go.
Kringe :eek: ? He has been one of the best for Dortmund imo. Although he might have lacked some skills this season, he still showed heart when no other player wanted to fight. I think he was the best Borussia player in Röber's time. No way he should leave. And Degen is a decent player as well. Sure :rolleyes: , he did not look good in BvM's times but that's due to a false tactics - he bought Degen as a RB, but I think he rather is an offensive player who needs to go up front for some crosses. Adjusting the team tactics to his style would be a better opportunity than selling him.
Your suggestions of new players look quite interesting, do you know something more about these players, never heard of them. Maybe Zidan from Mainz would be worth a deal, although he might be quite expensive at the moment. Valdez still needs some time, I guess he will be successful at Dortmund next season (at least there is hope as he scored "again" some matches ago:p )
most important is that we burn all of these stupid looking "new" shirts we wore this season. They brought nothing but bad luck :o
bleething
15-05-2007, 10:59 PM
First and foremost, you're absolutely right about them shirts. They need someone with taste and a sense of BVB history come up with one for next season.
And now for the players:
Rozehnal is an important part of the Czech Republic national team. Haven't seen too much of him, but he looks solid, not world class, but solid.
Anthony Vanden Borre, well seems like he's moving to Fiorentina, so much for that talented young right back.
Afonso Alves: 34 goals in 31 matches in Holland speak for themselves.
And as for Marcell Jansen, he's, in my eyes, the most promising left footed midfielder/defender Germany has to offer. He's seems willing to work hard, at least he seemed like the only Gladbach player actually willing to fight off the relegation threat. And young, eager talent is exactly what Dortmund needs. Him being German is a good bonus.
And now to defend my position on Kringe and Degen. I don't think that the both of them have the quality to get Dortmund back up the table where they belong. Simple as that. Even if they have misused or have worked their asses of (which I don't think they have). Doesn't give them that spark that's needed.
I think you're right about Valdez, he's been unlucky and just didn't manage to shake that off. The World Cup may have played a part in that too. I don't think he'll ever be a 15+ goals striker, but 10-12 should be within his capabilities.
I totally agree about Degen, he's a waste of talent & it's good to see that Doll has the balls to bench him, while BVM & Röber didn't.
Kringe, however, is a very versatile player & can fill in at many positions both in defence & in the midfield. Personally, I'd play Sahin over him in the midfield, but that's why I'm not the coach!!
The jerseys do suck, but we were promised a return to black & yellow (Schwarzgelb) next year. Actually I don't mind the jersey's it's that stupid exclamation point that bothers me.
Now that it looks like our fortunes are looking up, I figured a separate BVB thread was needed!
bleething
21-05-2007, 06:08 PM
Apparently Dortmund has offered Yildiray Bastürk a 3 year contract (source (http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/21052007/73/bundesliga-dortmund-bastuerk.html)). Not sure what to think about that. No doubt that he's a good player, but he tends to blow hot and cold, and he's injury prone as well. At least there wouldn't be a transfer fee.
I edited my 1st post to reflect that. Apparently the decision is now his, but I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up elsewhere.
bleething
21-05-2007, 09:13 PM
Stuttgart is very interested, at least that's what I read. And Stuttgart ain't a bad place to be at the moment. But his parents and girlfriend live near Dortmund, so that might be a factor.
I just heard he turned down BVB & will sign with VFB tomorrow.
Klimowicz is now confirmed
rumour has it the new jerseys will be unveiled on Tuesday May 29
rumour has it the new jerseys will be unveiled on Tuesday May 29
hopefully more traditional than the ones from last season :)
we've been promised a return to black & yellow. I think they'll look similar to the new Hertha ones.
Paul-Frank
25-05-2007, 04:37 PM
we've been promised a return to black & yellow. I think they'll look similar to the new Hertha ones.
Oh.. would be pretty nice. But what do you think is going to be black? The Stripe? Or the rest of the jersey?
both.
Home will be yellow with a black stripe & away will be black with a yellow stripe.
That's just the rumours I'm hearing, with BVB who knows what we'll get, maybe pink & yellow this year!!
bleething
29-05-2007, 06:16 PM
http://bilder.sportsandbytes.de/bvb/20062007/trikot_v_1180440254.jpghttp://bilder.sportsandbytes.de/bvb/20062007/trikot_h_1180440321.jpg
link to article on bvb homepage (http://borussia-dortmund.lycos.de/?%9F%2Ak%97%84%ECSn%E0%87%9D)
Apart from the black stripe being a tiny bit to big, I like it very much. Simple and retro.
sweed
29-05-2007, 06:25 PM
that black strip is a bit big but still looks good :)
well, it's not bad & at least it's black & yellow! That is NOTHING what I expected it to be...
Sataris
30-05-2007, 08:33 AM
for some reason that jersey and the new bayern jersey look like rugby jersey's
*shrugs*
AlexLFC
30-05-2007, 12:25 PM
Awesome!
The new kit really looks great, but one thing is disturbing - the sponsor is missing:confused: Is Dortmund going to use this stupid exclamation mark again or do they change the sponsor? If they use it the whole shirt looks ugly again...Damn, I hate this exclamation thing
what I understood was that RAG who are paying for the shirt sponsor right now, are going to spin off part of their company & that new company logo will go on the front of the BVB jerseys. I have no idea when this is going to happen, I haven't heard anything in months about it, but I thought it was supposed to happen this past January.
bleething
30-05-2007, 12:59 PM
The exclamtion mark ain't that bad ... if it wasn't on that damn fugly green background!
I could be liking something along the lines of this:
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i704236_bvbtrikot.jpg
(showing off my horrible horrible photoshop skills)
http://bilder.sportsandbytes.de/bvb/20062007/trikot_v_1180440254.jpghttp://bilder.sportsandbytes.de/bvb/20062007/trikot_h_1180440321.jpg
link to article on bvb homepage (http://borussia-dortmund.lycos.de/?%9F%2Ak%97%84%ECSn%E0%87%9D)
Apart from the black stripe being a tiny bit to big, I like it very much. Simple and retro.
I like it a lot :)
There's something on the lower left commemorating May 28, 1997 as well.
Also, just heard tonight that since HSV made it into the Intertoto cup, they will have to pull out of the Emirates Cup pre season friendly tournament in July in London & BVB & a Spanish club are two clubs being considered as their replacements.
Also forgot to add, Marc-Andre Kruska broke his hand in training with the German U21 team but will be fit for BVB training camp.
more rumours: we're interested in Petric from Basel(?), who comes highly rated by Chappi, & also: SportBild say that it is possible Zorc will trade Pienaar for Trochowski from HSV (this makes no sense 'cept he's one of Doll's boys who gets no playing time in the new regime at HSV) & they also say ... If Zorc's Newbies suck again he (Zorc) is gone after the break.
bleething
01-06-2007, 01:08 AM
As much as I'd hate to see someone like Susi go, he really hasn't the best luck with the players he brought in. Maybe it's just not the right job for him.
As for the Trochowski for Pienaar switch, I'd welcome that. Piennar really hasn't produced anything worth writing home about this season. Switching him for a german talent wouldn't be bad. Also Trochowski has proven class before in the Bundesliga, Pienaar hasn't.
AlexLFC
01-06-2007, 12:01 PM
As much as I'd hate to see someone like Susi go, he really hasn't the best luck with the players he brought in. Maybe it's just not the right job for him.
As for the Trochowski for Pienaar switch, I'd welcome that. Piennar really hasn't produced anything worth writing home about this season. Switching him for a german talent wouldn't be bad. Also Trochowski has proven class before in the Bundesliga, Pienaar hasn't.
Well, it's not only Zorc's fault that the recently bought players flopped. We must not forget that it was mostly BvM who WANTED these players. What should Zorc do? If the coach wants a player, the manager has to try to buy him. I think Zorc did very well and losing him at the BVB would make no sense - he is a legend and put's emotions into this club.
Getting Trochovski would be great, he is young, has potential and knows (and likes I think) coach Doll - the best prerequisites for a successful move to Dortmund
Susi needs to go, he's practically ruined this team!
mambo
01-06-2007, 12:56 PM
Wasnt it van Marwijk who wanted all these youngsters ?
However, i still like the idea of the young and hungry team, im sure they will proof theirselfs sooner or later. Dont forget that you lost your best players, it wasnt possible to catch up that losses.
not all of them, he got us Ebi (still a great find IMHO), Pienaar, & Amoah (a bust), plus the backup keeper we had 2 seasons ago (Gentenaar).
bleething
01-06-2007, 03:45 PM
I never meant that Zorc should leave the club, just his position. He should remain as some sort of intermediary between the club and the supporters. But I am just not convinced of him as a manager. Not that I know a better candidate, but I'm sure there are a lot. Even some the BVB could afford. Or some that find the prospect of working for the BVB very much appealing.
In other news:
It seems like Newcastle is interested in Rozenhal as well (source (http://home.skysports.com/transferarticle.aspx?hlid=469750)). Which pretty muchs zeros our chances of landing him, I'd presume.
The headline in today's Kicker:
DORTMUND
Von Westermann bis Rozehnal - keiner will zum BVB
AlexLFC
07-06-2007, 05:16 PM
The headline in today's Kicker:
DORTMUND
Von Westermann bis Rozehnal - keiner will zum BVB
Haha, that's no problem, really - Dortmund is not able to buy everyone they wish to. Rozehnal had an offer from Newcastle, and of course he joins them. I hope BVB can make the Trochovski deal the press is talking about for some days now, but if not Dortmund has to look elsewhere.
What I would be sad about is if Ricken left. There are rumours that he could go FOR FREE if any club wants to have him. Borussia M'Gladbach seems to be interested. Now, how stupid is that? Ricken is a legend, he is the only one who has the guts to criticise what is going on behind the scenes. He furthermore has a contract for some more years and Dortmund needs money. Nevertheless, they want to get rid of him FOR FREE???? Unbelievable (if it's true, of course).
I'm not, he hasn't been able to crack the lineup under 5 different coaches, & is a €2mio/season waste of money.
bleething
08-06-2007, 03:56 PM
I'm not, he hasn't been able to crack the lineup under 5 different coaches, & is a €2mio/season waste of money.
Exactly.
And if it's true that we're on the verge on signing Mladen Petrić from FC Basel, that would be another player Ricken would have to compete with.
AlexLFC
08-06-2007, 11:00 PM
Exactly.
And if it's true that we're on the verge on signing Mladen Petrić from FC Basel, that would be another player Ricken would have to compete with.
I agree with you lot that Ricken did not really show his class after the CL final '97. But I have to say that he barely was given the chance to do so. When BvM tried to play him the second half of the 05-06 season, Ricken was quite good and deserved to get more chances to prove himself. The problem is that Ricken identifies himself with club and fans so much that in the end he was one of the few players who had the guts to criticise the style of coach and club-leaders (which led to him being on the bench again btw) . So, if he got the chance he'd prove that he still is a decent player. Sad if his career at Dortmund had to end this way.
Well Petric is another striker, although management thinks he's a midfielder!
Apparently, here's the latest example of how clueless these guys are:
Watzke asked Bayern for Van Buyten on a loan deal!!
As if Bayern would actually help us! How fucking stupid can you be??
so...are we planning on winning all games 8-7 next year??
The last guy we got from a Swiss team was shit, haven't we learned our lesson? Jeez....I could be a better general manager than Susi...
=====================================
BERLIN (AFP) - Croatian international striker Mladen Petric on Friday agreed a four-year deal to join Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund from Swiss outfit Basel.
"I'm delighted with the challenge presented by Dortmund because it's an important step in my career," said the 26-year-old after signing the deal until June 20, 2011.
The transfer is estimated to be in the region of 3.5 million euros (4.7 million dollars).
Petric has scored 19 goals in 25 league games for Basel, who won the Swiss Cup last season.
He won the Swiss national title in 2003 with Grasshopper Zurich, where he played from 1999 to 2004.
bleething
12-06-2007, 02:19 PM
---snip---
Officials from the German club have been in talks with their PSG counterparts recently and they appear to have jumped ahead of The Magpies in the race for Rozehnal.
Newcastle were understood to be hot favourites to sign the stopper, but Rozehnal's representative Pavel Zika has now revealed their interest has not been as hot as it might have seemed.
---snip---
If it's true that would only leave the Pienaar/Trochowski situation and that would probably be it for us in the transfer window. Wouldn't know who else we would/should sign, or could afford for that matter. Unless of course we could cash in on Buckley or maybe Smolarek, if he were to leave, which I hope he won't.
don't count on it just yet...if we get Trochowski, somebody has to move. I think Amoah & Buckley are gone & maybe Ricken too, Ebi & Valdez stay I think, I'd like to see Degen go as he's no good.
We shall see...
bleething
13-06-2007, 08:50 AM
Totally forgot about Amoah. Thought he was already off to god-knows-where.
OK, in trying to keep track of the transfer business, I'm gonna list what I know here:
In:
Mladen Petrić (FC Basel)
Jakub Blaszczykowski (Wisla Krakow)
Giovanni Federico (Karlsruher SC)
Marc Ziegler (Arminia Bielefeld)
Diego Fernando Klimowicz (VFL Wolfsburg)
Daniel Gordon (BVB II)
Delron Buckley (FC Basel) (back from loan spell)
Robet Kovac (Juventus Turin)
Out:
Bernd Meier (end of career)
Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid)
Kosi Saka (Hamburger SV)
Sören Pirson (Rot-Weiss Essen)
Nuri Sahin (Feyenoord Rotterdam) (season long loan, no option to buy)
Matthew Amoah (NAC Breda)
Rumoured Ins:
none at the moment
Rumoured Outs:
none at the moment
more tidbits I picked up:
- Federico states in an interview with Westline that he's a playmaking midfielder, not a striker, I wonder if the powers that be at BVB will play him there??
- Both Magath & Hitzfeld both turned us down for the same reason.
- There is legitimate interest in Buckley from Uwe Rapolder, the coach of Koblenz.
New away uniform unveiled today.
Apparently the DFL has a new(?) rule stating home & away uniforms must be totally different colours. As a result the new away uniform reflects the colours of the city of Dortmund. The shirt is a wine red colour with black sleeves, black shorts & the same red for the socks. New picture here:http://tinyurl.com/32pddq
or here: http://www.bvb.de/?%9F%2Ak%97%84%ECSn%EF%82%95
It's...interesting...I would have preferred the all white myself.
I wonder if this new rule was as a result of Aachen & us having thesame colours last season?
And now some bad news...Watzke's contract extended until 2011!
bleething
20-06-2007, 04:44 PM
Did not see that happening, Robert Kovac signed a 2 year deal, free transfer from Juventus.
source (http://www.bvb.de/?%9F%2Ak%97%84%ECSo%E6%82%9D)
AlexLFC
20-06-2007, 05:13 PM
If it's true I kinda like that transfer. Kovac is a very experienced player, and he comes for free, maybe he can help stabilising Dortmund's defense. On the other hand I haven't seen Kovac play for quite some time now, and the whole thing could be a mistake as well ... Anyway, Dortmund still needs some more new players to be able to be back at the top of BuLiga business.
bleething
20-06-2007, 11:16 PM
Since the official website is reporting it, I guess it is true. ;)
I like the transfer very much, doesn't cost as much money as Rozenhal would have, this is assuming we won't go after him any more. He provides experience and physical strength (which was really lacking last season) to the defence. Great signing to help out Wörns and probably a good figure to learn from for Brzenska and Amedick (who imho is the most promising player alongside Sahin that we possess).
I like it too, he brings a lot of experience, however,my question is his age. Both he & Wörns are 33 & 34 (both younger than me I must add!), but that's fairly old for a central defender (look how much Sami Hyppia has aged in 2 years!), however with 2 young kids (Brzenska & Amedica plus Hühnemeier a few years behind them) behind them, why not? Even when injured they can provide leadership in training, not unlike Kohler did with Metze, back in the day.
And this is Doll's move, not Zorc's. Apparently Doll pushed for him, when we failed to land Rozenhal.
few more tidbits.
1- Frei is ahead of schedule on his rehab from hip surgery
2- We got rid of Amoah to NAC, presumably for less than €450,000, but we retained a sell on fee. Now we just have to get rid of Buckley.
sportsmen
05-07-2007, 02:21 PM
Ohhh, Buckley... Did he score a single goal for BVB?
The same with Amoah.
They both played pretty awful here.
bleething
05-07-2007, 02:41 PM
Buckley managed one assist I think in well over 20 matches, I think (and only scored once for Basel as well). Hopefully we will be able to offload him.
Amoah didn't score or make any impact at all when he was on the pitch. He didn't even make 20 appearances in his 1 1/2 seasons. Glad we managed to get rid of him (although I'm waiting for confirmation on this still).
Of course, I could be talking the same about Valdez ... but I won't ... I like him ... hehehe
kerle
05-07-2007, 02:55 PM
more tidbits I picked up:
- Federico states in an interview with Westline that he's a playmaking midfielder, not a striker, I wonder if the powers that be at BVB will play him there??
yes Fedex always played offensiv midfield at our Club. He was more like Lampard than a striker, always everywhere ;)
He likes to score from behind the box, or play a deadly pass. (watch the highlights in my KSC Thread, there are all of his goals in the last season)
bleething
06-07-2007, 12:04 AM
Looks like we loaned out Nuri Sahin to BvM. sources (german (http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/16759/05072007_1557/news/anzeigen.html) / dutch (http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/newsdetail/S1/10010000030712-999-10010000000003.aspx))
If he gets regular 1st team action, I guess it's ok. There's quite a lot midfielders already at our club. But of course if someone (Kehl) is out almost all season again, Sahin will be missed. All in all I wish him well, but please please come back to us when the season is over!!!
yes, Sahin is reunited with BVM at Feyenoord, there was just no room for him in the midfield.
Other tidbits:
- Ricken has been told he doesn't fit into Doll's plans & should look for a move
- Buckley doesn't want to play 2nd BL football & wishes to collect a 1.BL paycheque while playing for the BVB Amateurs in the Regionalliga!
- Amoah is gone to NAC as previously discussed
AND...
- we will have a new shirt sponsor in September.
sportsmen
07-07-2007, 07:56 PM
- we will have a new shirt sponsor in September.
So...
https://www.bvb09shop.de/media_bvb/product_pics/bvb3/78921002.jpg
Is it still our current pattern? Or will there be a new one soon?
the one you posted sportsmen IS the brand new shirt.
The new away is red(!)
sportsmen
07-07-2007, 08:42 PM
The new away is red(!)
https://www.bvb09shop.de/media_bvb/product_pics/bvb3/78921104.jpg
I can't remember when we've played in red shirts last time...
bleething
07-07-2007, 08:50 PM
BVB 8:0 FSV Witten
BVB 1st half: Weidenfeller - Degen, Wörns, Kovac, Vrzogic - Kruska - Kuba, Gordon - Federico - Klimowicz, Senesie.
BVB 2nd half: Ziegler - Kringe, Brzenska, Amedick, Dede - Kehl - Pienaar, Tinga - Petric - Smolarek, Buckley.
Goals: 0:1 Federico (3.), 0:2 Senesie (12.), 0:3 Klimowicz (19.), 0:4 Senesie (36.), 0:5 Klimowicz (38., penalty), 0:6 Petric (67.), 0:7 Smolarek (70.), 0:8 Petric (87.).
Apparently Degen and Kuba worked pretty well together down the right side.
We'll see how long Degen lasts at right back under Doll. I hate to say it...but I'm somewhat optimistic about this coming season!
sportsmen
07-07-2007, 08:56 PM
Kuba is Blaszczykowski, I presume? Why? You can pronounce his name, can't you? :D
It looks like Petric is a better choice than Pienaar last season.
yes it is, apparently BVB couldn't get his name to fit on the back of his jersey, so it has "Kuba" on it instead, funny when Celtic got Vinnegor of Hesselink or whatever his name is to fit.
And no...we can't pronounce the name, I'm sure you can, but I can't!!
bleething
07-07-2007, 09:11 PM
Blaszczykowski is easy to pronounce: K U B A ... really glad he's allowed to use his alias on the shirt ;)
I'm pretty optimistic too, our defence was ok, as was the offence. All we needed was a midfield that would allow them to exercise their strengths and not expose their weaknesses. OK, that's a bit harsh, but the midfield definitely was the problem.
Federico and Petric will hopefully inject some creativity, pace and quickness of mind to the game. With Frei and Klimowicz we have two strikers with finishing abilities. Klimowicz also adds a threat in the air, of course not like we're used to from the Koller days, but he's pretty decent.
Europe should be possible. But what I really want to see is some attractive football, make the Westfalenstadion (yeah, I know, it ain't called that no more) our own. Make it the one stadium that no other team wants to visit. And also I'd like to see us do well in DFB Cup for once.
sportsmen
07-07-2007, 09:56 PM
Could you give me some info about Daniel Gordon? Wikipedia says he is a British documentary film director best known for a series of documentaries from North Korea.
But what are his football stats? ;) Goals, assists etc. for amateur team?
let me ask around, I'll post them here when I get them.
Here they are: http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/gordondaniel/
sportsmen
07-07-2007, 10:39 PM
I'd be very grateful.
I hope that most of the transfers finally give some results. Last season we had a depth in squad and a good line-up on the paper, but no consistency in play at all. Even Westfalen wasn't our stronghold as always. In fact we beat Sch*lke and Bay*rn, but we lost to Werder and drew some games with weaker teams. I want to see this team battling in proper competition. Friendlies with lower division clubs are not the best measure.
sportsmen
10-07-2007, 06:56 PM
I guess Christian Wörns is still a captain and 48 000 of season tickets are already sold. Any more information?
Source: http://kicker.de/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/367554/
bleething
10-07-2007, 07:19 PM
I think we can very optimistic about selling more than 50.000 season tickets, for example the Südtribühne has a capacity of 24.112 and more than 22.000 season tickets are already sold.
There's a really nice buzz all around the BVB at the moment. Really really looking forward to the first competitive match.
I wonder where you got that info from? Somebody here translated that article into english for the bvb.de web site.
more info:
- BVB lost in penalty kicks to Swiss side Young Boys Bern in a friendly tonight, after the game was tied 0-0 in regulation, apparently our new players missed a few chances
- September 14th will be the unveiling of the new name & logo by RAG at the game against Werder Bremen, we will have to endure the stupid "!" logo for the first 4 games of the season.
- I've also heard season tickets will be capped at 50,000.
- if all the Sudtribune tickets are sold out that will mean no single game tickets will be available this season.
bleething
11-07-2007, 12:52 AM
About the ticket sales and the Südtribüne: http://www.bvb.de/?%9F%2Ah%97%84%ECSo%E0%83%9A
I haven't heard or read anything about a cap on season tickets. But 50.000 is estimated, which would be a record sale of season tickets. I don't think it would go much higher than that.
And with a max capacity of 80.708 there are still plenty of seats to fill. Just not on the Südtribüne (there are no seats there anyway ;)).
I know EXACTLY where you got that from, I was just joking with you!!
:p
bleething
11-07-2007, 01:09 PM
I guess at 2am I don't pick up irony anymore, hehe.
Too bad about that friendly. Seems like a lot ... a lot of chances were missed. And then only Buckley manages to score in the penalty shootout. But then again they have apparently trained very hard that day, and still played some attractive attacking football. Which is what I want to see.
sportsmen
11-07-2007, 02:42 PM
Will any of our friendly matches be televised?
I doubt it, I heard somebody complaining there will be 5 Scheisse friendlies televised.
Actually, just found out that one will:
DSF is showing our match against Stuttgarter Kickers next Tuesday (24 July) at 6 PM
sportsmen
19-07-2007, 12:02 PM
Good stuff. I'll cap it for sure.
that'd be great, thanks!!
Also heard Everton are interested in Pienaar.
It's now official, Pienaar to Everton on a 1 year loan with an option to buy.
Additionally, this weekend's friendly against AS Roma will be streamed live on the BVB.de web page, actually I think it will be here: www.videosport.com/bvb
bleething
21-07-2007, 11:28 AM
Good news about Pienaar ... although I wished we had sold him. Somehow I doubt that he'll make it in the EPL and then we're stuck with him next season. Much like the Buckley situation now. Although of course Buckley does look like he could make an impact this time around.
About the Roma match, it's 1,99 € to watch the match, if I wasn't away that time tomorrow I would've paid and watched. So I guess all I can do is to say good luck to the lads.
Oh, I don't think we've mentioned the 8:0 victory against FC Tuggen yet. Apparently Kuba had another good match 4 assists plus a goal. Not bad, not bad at all. Also Smolarek and Valdez got two goals each. Wörns, Degen and Kehl (yay!!!) got the other 3.
We beat AS Roma 4-0 in a friendly today.
50.000th season ticket has also been sold as well
Here are the 4 goals from Sunday's friendly against Totti & Co.
I'm too stupid to embed them...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBXe4-vlRW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwkV5DXeAHQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imiit7aiiZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ETE5pmDvwU
jorquera
27-07-2007, 09:37 PM
Nice game by your side. You deserved your win.
Anyway, it has been rumored that Dede might sign for Roma. Roma have offered 6 million for the left-back but Borussia Dortmund declined it. But soon after that Dede said he has an opportunity to play for Roma and believes he deserves that. He also mentioned he could earn a lot more at Roma than he does that BVB.
That is what I have heard and read from Roma forum. You know anything about it?
Yes, apparently it's being reported in Germany right now, but Dortmund want €10 Million for him, which may be too much for Roma.
bleething
28-07-2007, 02:02 PM
I'd be gutted if he was to leave, I always liked the lad. His acrobatic tackling skills, work rate and the fact that he's one of the very few Brazilians in German football who bothered to learn the language and actually give interviews in German. Shows his commitment and admiration for the club and league he played.
But if he wants to leave and Dortmund and Roma come to a sensible solution nothing ending in bad blood, I wish him all the best. Roma being my favourite Italian team, does help in making that statement, of course.
He's being remarkably diplomatic about it. On one hand he says he's served BVB so long he should be given the right to make more money elsewhere, then he's quick to add that he has no problem staying either etc.
Here's the article that's on the BVB english web site:
Italian runners-up AS Roma wish to sign Borussia Dortmund's left back Leonardo De Deus Santos (Dede) and apparently submitted a fantastic offer to the Brazilian. "The club made an inquiry", Director of Sport Michael Zorc confirmed on Friday evening. "However, the negotiations have been completely abandoned. Roma's offer does not meet our expectations."
Fantastic offer for Dede
"I can sign with Roma for four years and earn a lot more than I could earn in Dortmund", Dede told the "Ruhr Nachrichten." He added, "I've been in Dortmund for such a long time and believe I have honestly earned this chance. However, if it does not work out, it would still be ok. I love this club and have great respect for the fans."
BVB is generally only willing to enter negotiations because of Dede's accomplishments for the club. "He expressed his desire for us to speak with Roma. Basically we have no interest in giving up Dede."
"Normally he is not for sale. However, if a player who has done as much for BVB as Dede has really wants to go, you have to be willing to talk", added Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke. Dede extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2011 just a couple of months ago.
EDIT:
We beat Vitesse Arnheim 4-1 today. Apparently Buckley, Kuba scored 1 apiece & 2 from Ebi Smolarek. It looks like Buckley will stay with the team for now. Starting line up was:
Ziegler,
Dede, Wörns, Kovac, Degen,
Kehl, Tinga, Kuba,
Buckley, Valdez and Klimowicz
EDIT:
Talks with AS Roma are over, Dede is staying according to BVB (good!).
bleething
02-08-2007, 11:18 AM
So we won our last pre-season friendly in quite a good fashion. Apparently there was a player Aleksandrov from Bulgaria on trial at the BVB who played the whole match. Anyone know anything about him?
BVB 11:1 Viktoria Köln
Team:
Weidenfeller
Kringe (46. Degen), Amedick, Brzenska, Buckley (46. Buttgereit)
Kruska (46. Rummenigge)
Aleksandrov, Federico
Petric (46. Kuba)
Valdez (68. Nöthe), Smolarek (46. Klimowicz)
Goals:
0:1 Valdez (6.),
0:2 Smolarek (8.),
1:2 (9.),
1:3 Buckley (12.),
1:4 Smolarek (17.),
1:5 Smolarek (36.),
1:6 Smolarek (42.),
1:7 Amedick (45.),
1:8 Klimowicz (71.),
1:9 Klimowicz (73.),
1:10 Nöthe (80.),
1:11 Kuba (90.)
Smolarek and Kuba had an outstanding pre-season it seems. I am really looking forward to seeing them, and of course the rest of the team, in regular competitive matches starting this weekend.
Am feeling quite good and confident for this season.
Eyewitness accounts from what I heard about the Bulgarian kid were that he was "ok". I think you have an error in who subbed on for Kruska there bleething!:p
Also read our starting lineup is more or less decided upon, we'll play a 4-4-2 this season.
bleething
02-08-2007, 02:45 PM
I think you have an error in who subbed on for Kruska there bleething!:p
Thought so too at first ... but: Marco Rummenigge (http://www.bvb.de/?%E5%84%ECZ%1B%E6%F4%E0%0A%28%B5%DA%8D9%2F%BB%D8%C 8%053%B1%D2%C8)
4-4-2 seems like the best formation, since we have 4 strikers and none of them are really at home on the wings in a 4-3-3 formation. Also with Kuba we have a real right sided midfielder, which will probably help Degen a lot since he doesn't have to attack and defend all at once any more.
well I'll be...is he Michael's son? Now that I think about it, the name sounds familiar....
bleething
02-08-2007, 11:35 PM
Found a lot of websites that state that he's the son of Michael and none that states otherwise, so I guess he is.
bleething
04-08-2007, 04:48 PM
We won our first competitive match of the season today.
1st round of the DFB Pokal:
Magdeburg - Borussia Dortmund 1:4 (1:2)
Team:
Ziegler - Degen, Wörns, Kovac, Dede - Kehl - Kuba (83. Kruska), Tinga - Smolarek (71. Buckley), Klimowicz, Petric
Goals:
0:1 Smolarek (4.),
0:2 Klimowicz (30.),
1:2 Agyemang (43.),
1:3 Petric (75.),
1:4 Klimowicz (90.+1)
Did they play a 4-3-3?? I hope we take the cup seriously this seaon, the last few seasons it's been a joke. Was going to get up & listen to the game on netradio but decided to stay in bed instead!!
bleething
04-08-2007, 06:37 PM
I just quoted eurosport.de. Don't know how they played.
The squad suggests that Doll will take the cup seriously. The best possible 11
was out there. Weidenfeller was suspended. Frei, Federico and Valdez injured or not yet ready for action. The substitutes were also 1st team players and not any youngsters. Very much looking forward to the league matches now.
AlexLFC
08-08-2007, 05:24 PM
Nope, they did not play 4-3-3 but rather a 4-4-2 with Petric as offensive midfielder behind the strikers. It looks like this is Doll's favourite formation, and Petric won't be used as striker unless he's really needed there...
Good way to start the season, it was a good match against a team one should never underestimate...I remember loads of season's when Dortmund lost the first round of the DFB Cup against no-name teams, so there is already an improvement noticeable :p
bleething
13-08-2007, 04:42 PM
Here's highlights from the Duisburg match:
v/dB3U7OYvI_k
macro
13-08-2007, 04:52 PM
that didn't went too well, the first games in the season are allways shit +
those promoted teams are no push overs.
Good luck for your Cup Game, will be a great, i guess.
Maybe i'll be there. :cool:
Frei is supposed to play in a test game tomorrow(?). Hopefully Doll get's this ship turned around soon! Personally I think the defence is too old & slow & Degen deserves to sit on the bench!
AlexLFC
14-08-2007, 03:56 PM
Referring to the last match against Duisburg I think it simply was Buckley's fault, and Doll's of course. Why in hell did he have to bring Delron Buckley, who played shit as always AND caused a stupid stupid stupid penalty. Why didn't he chose to bring Valdez instead, who might have not scored either but maybe would have known how to NOT cause a penalty in that situation.
Man, I'm really pissed because of this stupidity.
Nevermind, the first match has been shit as usual, but Dortmund did not play that bad. I still think this season will be a successful one. At least all these stupid "Dortmund are going to be champions" talks are over at the moment...
bleething
14-08-2007, 04:35 PM
Buckley has shown very good form in pre-season, so I guess it was OK to throw him on and show what he can do. Didn't work out, oh well. Maybe there's still time to offload him. But I won't comment too much about it since I've only seen highlights of the match, and you can't really judge a performance based on that.
And yes of course it's been a disappointing start to the season, but I think if we can get a draw, or dare I even say a win, in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday that could lift the team to play to its potential for the rest of the season. It's probably better going into the derby with having something to prove, and not that much to lose, than going in on a high and not taking the game as seriously as they should. Let's not forget, there are quite a lot of new faces in the team that don't quite fully understand the rivalry between the two clubs. So that little extra motivation of getting the first decent result of the season might be vital to them.
I fear we're going to get our asses handed to us by Scheiße this weekend. Fortunately the season is still early so there's plenty of time to get us out of this mess, personally I'd bench Degen & one of the old guys in central defence.
AlexLFC
18-08-2007, 04:35 PM
Oh my God,
What a terrible performance.
Frei missed the game with a calf injury and Dortmund did not know what to do against a well playing Schalke team.
I simply cannot understand how Doll can bring Buckley from the beginning, he was utter shite, AGAIN.
Now the crisis is perfect, although only two games have been played yet - its the way Dortmund is playing at the moment, there is no teamplay whatsoever...
Doll, please clean up your first team
wow & everybody was SO confident going into the season too, funny how some things just don't change....However...I have confidence in Doll, he'll figure it out.
Nelly
18-08-2007, 09:23 PM
Very poor start from Dortmund.
Shocking,in fact.
I just looked at the standings...we're in last place...nice....then again, Bremen are close to the bottom too!
guzmo
19-08-2007, 11:17 AM
Two games played and it's already all or nothin' for Thomas Doll. If he can't show that he can bring his teams on track for the start of the season I pretty much doubt that he will be left in charge much longer and will be considered for the manager spot in the Bundesliga over the next few years.
There is some pattern in this tbh. Taking over the team in serious trouble, doing really really good after that, but at the start of the next season it's all gone and forgotten and the team looks terrible, going down in quick succession.
Now he has to show he can turn the tie...
AlexLFC
19-08-2007, 11:39 AM
I think its more the team than the coach - look at it: throughout the last years, the numerous coaches Dortmund had failed to create a team out of the players, numerous coaches and even players said that there were too many groupings within the team, I guess there should be a major change in the way the players are being treated. Doll actually did a good job at the end of last season, but now its a different thing, and he really has to form a team out of these egos - But all in all I wouldn't go so far and sake him, since Dortmund never gave out a goal that has to be reached at the end of the season. As far as I know it's always been the media that was pushing expectations of and about Dortmund this season. They should know better now.
guzmo
19-08-2007, 11:52 AM
Yeah, but still then they were a pretty weak side, constricted by their financiall constraints. And they have never done that bad before.
Now Doll has brought in a lot of players of his choosing and still things look terrible. Both performances were just unbelievable bad.
And as far as goals go, Dortmund must set their sights on reaching European football again in near future to get into the next phase of their rehabilitation after their financiall crash some years ago.
financially I believe they're turning a slight profit of late, however, they haven't been able to commit much to player signings, due to repayment of the debt.
Look who they brought in this offseason, who of all the new signings was a 1st team regular in the 1st Bundesliga last season?
Also, there is NO fighting spirit on this team at all, there seems to be no leadership on the field here, which has been missing for a while on this team.
And now Scheiße's Asamoah is accusing Weidenfeller of calling him a "Black Pig" during the game yesterday. It continues to get worse & worse...
Also, I saw on Sportschau (thanks Sportsmen!) a post match interview with Rauball the President of BVB & he alluded to personnel changes to come. Hopefully this means benching Wörns. Man does he suck.
AlexLFC
20-08-2007, 10:06 PM
Sounds good the thing with personal changes - maybe its time to give the youngsters a go - this is the time when (future) stars are born :)
Heads up Borussen, the season's long!!!
some quick news:
- Ebi Smolarek has been sold to Racing Santander. Apparently the fee was €4 Million, half of which goes to Feyenoord as a sell on fee, deal will be finalized tomorrow.
- Kehl needs further surgery on the knee that the late tackling cheap shot artist fucker Salihamadizic injured in the opening match of LAST season at Bayern. There are plenty rumours around that Kehl's career is actually done, which wouldn't surprise me.
- Weidenfeller vs. The Ass Train (Asamoah) verdict to be handed down tomorrow (Thursday).
sweed
23-08-2007, 04:08 AM
some quick news:
- Ebi Smolarek has been sold to Racing Santander. Apparently the fee was €4 Million, half of which goes to Feyenoord as a sell on fee, deal will be finalized tomorrow.
- Kehl needs further surgery on the knee that the late tackling cheap shot artist fucker Salihamadizic injured in the opening match of LAST season at Bayern. There are plenty rumours around that Kehl's career is actually done, which wouldn't surprise me.
1. don't you guys need strikers atm?
2. i dont remember the brazzo tackle and that's a nice description of brazzo :eek:
AlexLFC
23-08-2007, 10:37 AM
some quick news:
- Ebi Smolarek has been sold to Racing Santander. Apparently the fee was €4 Million, half of which goes to Feyenoord as a sell on fee, deal will be finalized tomorrow.
- Kehl needs further surgery on the knee that the late tackling cheap shot artist fucker Salihamadizic injured in the opening match of LAST season at Bayern. There are plenty rumours around that Kehl's career is actually done, which wouldn't surprise me.
- Weidenfeller vs. The Ass Train (Asamoah) verdict to be handed down tomorrow (Thursday).
Woa, where do you get these news? Not actually good ones, I'm afraid - especially the Kehl injury...he would be what, the 5th player in the last ten years who has to end his carreer because of injury while playing for Dortmund???? Freaking shite!
The Smolarek sale is a good sign, did not like him very much and it has been known already that Smolarek wanted to leave, so we actually got a little money back...Dortmund don't really need strikers, having Valdez, Klimovic, Buckley :mad:, Frei and a young guy named Tyrala who hopefully gets more chances now
1. don't you guys need strikers atm?
2. i dont remember the brazzo tackle and that's a nice description of brazzo :eek:
The news is from the the Ruhr Nachrichten, the Kehl career news is pure speculation, but there is a lot of it out there.
The tackle that caused it was late, & his metal studs went deep into Kehl's leg, he needed emergency surgery the same night & then the scar tissue prevented him playing the rest of the year as well as the assorted soft tissue damage.
Weidenfeller verdict:
Weidenfeller has been suspended for three matches and has to pay 10,000 €. No point deduction for us (what points??), BUT officially BVB are saying he was cleared of saying anything racist. If that's the case then what are the suspension & fine for?? Lying sacks of shit!!
BVB is now saying that Kehl's knee will be treated with injections (cortisone??) & will only miss 3 weeks. I have my doubts about that.
sportsmen
23-08-2007, 06:57 PM
Weidenfeller has been suspended for three matches and has to pay 10,000 €. No point deduction for us (what points??), BUT officially BVB are saying he was cleared of saying anything racist. If that's the case then what are the suspension & fine for?? Lying sacks of shit!!
Yeah, another terrible news. Weidenfeller is the best BVB player at the moment so far.
AlexLFC
23-08-2007, 08:14 PM
The news is from the the Ruhr Nachrichten, the Kehl career news is pure speculation, but there is a lot of it out there.
The tackle that caused it was late, & his metal studs went deep into Kehl's leg, he needed emergency surgery the same night & then the scar tissue prevented him playing the rest of the year as well as the assorted soft tissue damage.
Weidenfeller verdict:
Weidenfeller has been suspended for three matches and has to pay 10,000 €. No point deduction for us (what points??), BUT officially BVB are saying he was cleared of saying anything racist. If that's the case then what are the suspension & fine for?? Lying sacks of shit!!
BVB is now saying that Kehl's knee will be treated with injections (cortisone??) & will only miss 3 weeks. I have my doubts about that.
Yeah I don't get it either, for that punishment Weidenfeller could've hit Asamoah right in the face with a fine strong punch - can't believe it, this verdict is way too hard if he didn't say anything racist that is...
macro
23-08-2007, 10:10 PM
Weidenfeller denies that he said "black pig" to Asamoha,
Asamoha confirms his statement and says "Roman apologised
and the whole story is over for me".
Verdict is totally appropriate to me, Weidenfeller get's an other chance,
if something like that happens again he would be in real trouble.
edit: I like to add that i deeply respect what Asamoha is doing,
he faced xenophobic insults several times on and off the pitch and he always fighted back.
At the same time he took participation in several media campaigns against racism.
It looks like BVB followed up on their threatened personnel changes for today's game against Cottbus.
Federico in as attacking midfielder, Kuba on the right side of midfield, Valdez & Petric up front to start but replaced by Klimowicz in the 2nd half, AND most importantly, Brzenska in for Kovac in central defence. Unfortunately Degen was still in at right back.
Paul-Frank
25-08-2007, 08:28 PM
What a goal by Kringe!
Finally we won again..
Saved my Weekend (after HSV lost on friday)
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co., Germany's only publicly traded soccer club, posted a profit for fiscal 2007, reversing from a loss a year earlier.
Net income was 10.3 million euros ($14 million), compared with a net loss of 3.9 million euros a year earlier, the Dortmund, Germany-based company said in a statement. Revenue increased 9.2 percent to 90.9 million euros.
Profit before interest and taxes was 15.8 million euros compared with a loss of 12 million euros a year earlier.
Borussia last November raised its 2007 profit target after a gain from transferring World Cup player David Odonkor. At the time, the company forecast pretax profit of as much as 10 million euros, compared with a year-earlier loss of 12 million euros.
Founded in 1909 by a youth group that split from a Catholic parish club, Borussia took its name from a local Dortmund brewery, the Borussia Brauerei.
AlexLFC
07-09-2007, 04:38 PM
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co., Germany's only publicly traded soccer club, posted a profit for fiscal 2007, reversing from a loss a year earlier.
Net income was 10.3 million euros ($14 million), compared with a net loss of 3.9 million euros a year earlier, the Dortmund, Germany-based company said in a statement. Revenue increased 9.2 percent to 90.9 million euros.
Profit before interest and taxes was 15.8 million euros compared with a loss of 12 million euros a year earlier.
Borussia last November raised its 2007 profit target after a gain from transferring World Cup player David Odonkor. At the time, the company forecast pretax profit of as much as 10 million euros, compared with a year-earlier loss of 12 million euros.
Founded in 1909 by a youth group that split from a Catholic parish club, Borussia took its name from a local Dortmund brewery, the Borussia Brauerei.
Yeah, besides the results Borussia Dortmund got in recent times the economics of the club seem to be balanced again, a good thing to build the future on. The recent results (though not the way they get them) promise a good season, Dortmund is just as good (or as bad) as Schalke :D:D
PappinAce
07-09-2007, 11:08 PM
How did BVB do against Werder today? The jackass Gol TV programmers failed to show the game, even though they show every Friday match. Instead of the cracker that Dortmund v. Bremen must have been, we get a replay of Barca v. Bilbao.
Edit: Yeah, I'm an idiot. International break...
it's NEXT Friday, it's International break this weekend!
Also, dunno if I mentioned it but apparently the new BVB sponsor logo on the front of our jerseys will be unveiled before next Friday's game, no more stupid '!'
AlexLFC
08-09-2007, 10:52 AM
dunno if I mentioned it but apparently the new BVB sponsor logo on the front of our jerseys will be unveiled before next Friday's game, no more stupid '!'
You made my day - that stupid "!" sucks as hell, though the shirt this year is a real beauty! Hopefully they don't come up with a "?" or something :D
EDIT: And there is more news, this time a bad one: According to several sport-news-sites, the comeback of Alex Frei will have to wait for three or four more weeks, after he sustained another calf-muscle injury!!!
mambo
08-09-2007, 01:30 PM
Diego plays Thursday with Brazil and Friday with Werder :/
EDIT: And there is more news, this time a bad one: According to several sport-news-sites, the comeback of Alex Frei will have to wait for three or four more weeks, after he sustained another calf-muscle injury!!!
I thought that was old news, like 3 weeks old or so, I heard he's almost ready to go. I'll look into it some more & post my results.
ooh...Diego playing for Brazil on Thursday?? I'm assuming that means he won't be playing (much) on Friday. Good news!!
EDIT: yes, Frei injured himself training with the Swiss NT. Why was he allowed to go in the 1st place? Then again, I heard he was almost 100%.
EDIT AGAIN: Apparently the huge banner that some lame ass Scheiße fans stole last season from the Südtribüne that said "Gelbe Wand Südtribüne Dortmund!" will be replaced this Friday for the Bremen game with a new one with a new one with anti theft locks & an alarm. It will say "Unser ganzes Leben – unser ganzer Stolz!" (all our lives, all our pride [or something like that - correct me if I'm wrong]). It was designed & donated by a company called SchlieperColor from a Kettwig - cheers to them!!
Now the bad news: apparently the new logo to be unveiled this weekend might be purple?? WTF?
The new Sponsor will be:
Evonik Industries (the new name for RAG),
new jerseys with logos (looks lame IMHO) are here:
http://tinyurl.com/2mvwmh
PappinAce
13-09-2007, 04:00 AM
It's a good looking shirt. Simple, yet sexy.
sweed
13-09-2007, 04:21 AM
agreed jr! looks lame
Sataris
13-09-2007, 04:41 AM
ewww
That doesn't look at all nice
AlexLFC
13-09-2007, 12:44 PM
The new Sponsor will be:
Evonik Industries (the new name for RAG),
new jerseys with logos (looks lame IMHO) are here:
http://tinyurl.com/2mvwmh
Its not looking great, but its better than this "!" shit
YEAY!!
Huge 3-0 win for us today against Bremen!
And we're up to 2nd(!) for a few hours too!
Wow!
Sataris
15-09-2007, 01:59 AM
YEAY!!
Huge 3-0 win for us today against Bremen!
And we're up to 2nd(!) for a few hours too!
Wow!
Wow
congratulations! on the win :)
poor mambo :(
TomOle
15-09-2007, 08:08 AM
Great game, especially the first half. Blaszczykowski looked good out there:D
mambo
15-09-2007, 09:35 PM
You deserved the win, it was a good usage of the chances.
But ffs what a ugly game!! :mad: So many ugly fouls aimed just for the bones :eek:
I havnt seen such a dirty game for a long long time
and that Blaszczykowski guy shouldnt use Karate kicks in a football match. I dont know how he survived that game without a red card, but he wasnt the only one.
Referee = Very very bad!!
sportsmen
16-09-2007, 07:51 AM
and that Blaszczykowski guy shouldnt use Karate kicks in a football match.
It was some kind of "revenge tackle" and he should have been sent off without a shadow of a doubt. But as you said - not only him.
I just saw Kuba's "tackle" on Sportschau (thanks sportsmen!) & yeah, it was pretty bad, although somebody I know who was at the game said it was raining at the time & he thinks the wet grass played a role, but I dunno about that....
Next up is away to Hertha, 1 spot behind us in fifth & then a game the following Tuesday home to HSV.
Mr.Montana
18-09-2007, 05:41 PM
Guys ,, is Ebi Smolarek still playing for Borrusia,, and if he is how is he doing,,.
he used to be one of my favorite players at feyenoord..
AlexLFC
18-09-2007, 09:41 PM
Guys ,, is Ebi Smolarek still playing for Borrusia,, and if he is how is he doing,,.
he used to be one of my favorite players at feyenoord..
Nope Smolarek has been sold to Santander in Spanish La Liga.
He wanted to leave for some months now, and I don't think he'll be a great loss for Dortmund. Don't know how he is doing over there though ;)
Yes, a great game for Dortmund, a even better result, and theses ugly scenes become quite common in Buliga-matches at the moment - don't know if you saw it but in last matchday's meeting between HSV and Bayern there were as brutal scenes as in Dortmund vs. Werder...The refs obviously have to do something about it, this musn't been tolerated!
sportsmen
19-09-2007, 11:24 AM
He wanted to leave for some months now, and I don't think he'll be a great loss for Dortmund. Don't know how he is doing over there though ;)
He was sent off in his debut against Barcelona (after only 12 minutes on the pitch) and played last half hour after the suspension last week.
Well, we have sucked badly of late. It seems that Doll can't bench Wörns for some reason, possibly due to pressure from Watzke. To me, Wörns is the problem with this team, he's slow, gets beat most of the time & is a terrible leader. That said he did score yesterday, but still, that shouldn't save him in my book. Doll seems clueless here too. Looks like this season will be a repeat of last season....
sportsmen
08-12-2007, 11:46 AM
Crisis? What crisis?!? :D
mambo
08-12-2007, 03:24 PM
Crisis? What crisis?!? :D
In Dortmund its UEFA-Cup or Titanic :rolleyes:
ha ha ha! Totally forgot about this thread that I started!
I'm glad to see that Amedick is finally getting the start at the back & Wörns is nowhere near the field. I'm glad Kuba is performing so well at right back am equally glad Kehl is back.
Valdez could miss less open chances, but I like the way we're playing right now.
Get rid of Zorc & I'll be happy.
Big press conference in Dortmund today.
There was speculation that Zorc's contract wouldn't be renewed & Lehmann's arrival would be announced, but instead BVB confirmed the acquisition of Antonio Rukavina, a 23 year-old right back from Partizan Belgrade.
With Philip Degen's contract up this summer & with no talk to date of renewal thereof (hopefully not!!), this guy could be his permanent replacement.
Additionally, Zorc's contract renewed for a year (boo!), no news on Doll's situation and the Lehmann situation is unclear, there are stories in the press that he wants a longer term & more €.
Latest rumours:
BVB is interested in Le Man's captain & central defender & Serbian International (I think?) 25 year old Marko Basa.
There are rumours stating BVB is not interested & I have just read another one stating they've bought him already for €7 mio, so who knows what the story is.
More rumours, if we win the DFB Pokal semi final this week we stand to make up to €10 mio as we will presumably make the UEFA Cup as Bayern are the favourite to win the other semi. Of course hopefully they don't spend the money before they get it, as that's what got them in trouble in the first place, but Coach Doll has already gone on record to say that the team as it currently is isn't strong enough for the UEFA Cup.
Also there's another story stating that Kruska, Degen & Wörns are all gone at the end of the season, their contracts won't be renewed.
Steven Burns
15-03-2008, 09:56 AM
BVB is interested in Sochaux defender Jeremie Brechet, too. Its contract ends in June and so he is for free. Basa costs 7 million €.
AlexLFC
15-03-2008, 12:17 PM
Latest rumours:
BVB is interested in Le Man's captain & central defender & Serbian International (I think?) 25 year old Marko Basa.
There are rumours stating BVB is not interested & I have just read another one stating they've bought him already for €7 mio, so who knows what the story is.
More rumours, if we win the DFB Pokal semi final this week we stand to make up to €10 mio as we will presumably make the UEFA Cup as Bayern are the favourite to win the other semi. Of course hopefully they don't spend the money before they get it, as that's what got them in trouble in the first place, but Coach Doll has already gone on record to say that the team as it currently is isn't strong enough for the UEFA Cup.
Also there's another story stating that Kruska, Degen & Wörns are all gone at the end of the season, their contracts won't be renewed.
Good to hear that Dortmund is searching a good defender...they clearly need one!
As for the DFB Pokal, you are right jr! If Dortmund wins the Semi, and Bayern wins the other one, Dortmund will qualify for the UEFA-Cup since Bayern, if they do not win the Championship, will at least grasp a CL spot. So: to save their season, Dortmund simply have to win one more game in the DFB Pokal, and hope that Bayern wins the other one (strange really: who'd have thought that Dortmund wants Bayern to win anything :D)
lol! :p
So true, now watch them lose!
The Westfalenstadion (or Signal Iduna Park) will be packed for the semi final, as well in excess of 80,000 tickets have already been sold.
Sataris
15-03-2008, 01:18 PM
if you guys lose to jena ..... :p
I wouldn't be surprised tbh.
Look who they've already beaten to get here! This is just the type of team that BVB routinely lose to!
BVBUK
19-03-2008, 06:32 PM
Good win for Dortmund last night :D
it pains me to say this but i hope Bayern win tonight:rolleyes:
AlexLFC
19-03-2008, 09:48 PM
Good win for Dortmund last night :D
it pains me to say this but i hope Bayern win tonight:rolleyes:
Exactly :p Bayerns win would so help Dortmund, and tbh, it is better winning the cup by beating Bayern in the final, isn't it?! :D
The match yesterday was no beauty, but a solid performance from Dortmund nonetheless.
So...Bayern won!
Looks we're going to the UEFA Cup next year, hope we perform better than Nürnberg did this year after qualifying in a similar manner, and Aachen the year before.
BVB's had 70,000+ ticket requests in less than 24 hours. My guess is I'm not going to Berlin...
sportsmen
20-03-2008, 09:14 AM
BVB's had 70,000+ ticket requests in less than 24 hours. My guess is I'm not going to Berlin...
What's next? Lottery? Because I'd love to go to Berlin.
What's next? Lottery? Because I'd love to go to Berlin.
yes a lottery, try here: bvb.de/finale.
I'd love to go too!!
BVBUK
22-03-2008, 12:52 AM
I would love to go to the final but i dont think it is possible.
They are selling 2 tickets per successful entry.
yep, and if I read it correctly, they are only allotted 20,000 tickets, I believe half or more of which are going to seasons ticket holders and the rest to fan clubs?
I could be wrong & may have lost something in the translation.
BVBUK
22-03-2008, 01:07 AM
yep, and if I read it correctly, they are only allotted 20,000 tickets, I believe half or more of which are going to seasons ticket holders and the rest to fan clubs?
I could be wrong & may have lost something in the translation.
i am not sure on how they are working it, im not 100% sure how many season ticket holders there are.
However many will be there the passion and noise should hopefully spur our players on.
I believe they capped the season tickets at 50,000 this season.
They could easily have 70,000.
Yeah, you have to think our fans will be louder than the Bayscum ones at any rate, unless they're slapping their lederhosen clad thighs or something!
lol!
BVBUK
22-03-2008, 01:15 AM
I believe they capped the season tickets at 50,000 this season.
They could easily have 70,000.
Yeah, you have to think our fans will be louder than the Bayscum ones at any rate, unless they're slapping their lederhosen clad thighs or something!
lol!
hahaha
wow 50,000. That is alot of season tickets.
There won't be much chance for us non-season ticket holders then.:(
No, I think I'll be watching it on goltv with a Bier in hand.
BVBUK
22-03-2008, 01:34 AM
Rukavina is doubtful for the Karlsruhe game :(
And Weidenfeller could be playing again before the season is over.
sportsmen
22-03-2008, 09:24 AM
Fanclubs wird eine ganz überwiegende Anzahl von Tickets unter Vereinsmitgliedern sowie Dauerkarteninhabern und eine geringe Anzahl von Tickets unter allen Bestellern verlost.
They provide small part of the allocation to non-members as well.
sportsmen
11-04-2008, 08:11 PM
I sent an application for tickets, but no answer from them. It looks like I'll be watching the final on TV.
Same here, I hope it's even on TV here.
Here's a pic of the limited edition jerseys we'll be wearing in the German Cup Final on the 19th:
http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2007/index.php?f=91807.php
sportsmen
12-04-2008, 08:31 AM
Here's a pic of the limited edition jerseys we'll be wearing in the German Cup Final on the 19th:
http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2007/index.php?f=91807.php
Not bad, but most important is the trophy itself.
How about the game tomorrow? Bayern didn't lose at Allianz Arena this whole season (at least not in Bundesliga), so a draw will be fine.
Kicker announces the comeback of Roman in the goal. Is he ready to play? Ziegler's error last week was absolutely horrible, but Weidenfeller hasn't been in important match since the beginning of the season.
mambo
12-04-2008, 12:09 PM
Doll said before he wouldnt switch keepers.
Weidenfeller hasnt been on a high form before his injury, but he has the special quality. Im sure he will be the undisputed No. 1 again soon.
I have zero information on this, but my guess would be to bring Weidenfeller back after the Cup Final. That's what I would do, but clearly I'm not in Doll's position (or we'd be in the top 3!!)
sportsmen
12-04-2008, 03:25 PM
That's what I would do, but clearly I'm not in Doll's position (or we'd be in the top 3!!)
Damn, it's true. We have so much wasted potential.
AlexLFC
12-04-2008, 06:42 PM
Discussion about Weidenfeller's comeback not necessary anymore:
Die Torwartfrage bei Borussia Dortmund hat sich auf fast schon tragische Weise von selbst beantwortet:
BVB-Torwart Roman Weidenfeller zog sich im Abschlußtraining eine Innenband-Zerrung im linken Knie zu und steht damit für das Spiel am Sonntag in München nicht zur Verfügung.
Weidenfeller is injured again, he pulled a tendon in his knee. So Ziegler it is then :)
Damn, it's true. We have so much wasted potential.
Yep, like not moving Federico forward instead of Valdez!
If he makes it to next season, I'd like to see what Doll does with Hajnal and Sahin in the midfield.
Well, that answers the Weidenfeller debate, guess he's out for the rest of the season?
AlexLFC
12-04-2008, 07:56 PM
Well, that answers the Weidenfeller debate, guess he's out for the rest of the season?
Don't know, it was like a "breaking news-flash" - not much information unfortunately. But I guess, as we do not have that many matches left, it could probably mean that Weidenfeller is out for the rest of the season.
Yep, like not moving Federico forward instead of Valdez!
If he makes it to next season, I'd like to see what Doll does with Hajnal and Sahin in the midfield.
Well, I think Doll is the right choice for Dortmund. He certainly has made mistakes, mainly tactic wise, but he got the team to the Cup final, and he shows character and commitment to the club. I think one can also see the club developing into the right direction. I mean, look at the team-play from some months ago, and compare it to the performance of the last couple of weeks - though they might have left some points on the road, the will to win was back in the players minds.
That said, I hope the key players stay at Dortmund (keeping Petric might be hard though) - then, after bringing in some GOOD new defenders, getting rid of Kovac and Wörns, Dortmund might actually play up to their potential next season. That would be my plan at least :)
Yeah, mine too, espeically getting rid of Kovac & Wörns. If someone comes in with a big money offer for Petric, I'd say take it. Frei should be healthy next year & he's arguably better than Petric, and move Federico to the front. Ditch Valdez (who is thinking himself he needs to move) and Degen.
sportsmen
12-04-2008, 08:39 PM
Yep, like not moving Federico forward instead of Valdez!
Maybe it could work, because in his current position Federico is useless.
that's 'coz he's not a midfielder, but a striker!
sportsmen
12-04-2008, 09:45 PM
that's 'coz he's not a midfielder, but a striker!
Ohhh my... so what's the point in playing him in midfield whole season?!? Hallo Thomas, can you hear us? :p
he's playing midfield as there is no playmaking midfielder this year, given today's result, there still isn't.
I hope we don't do something stupid & get Slomka to replace Doll if we fire him.
BVBUK
16-04-2008, 05:31 PM
is it time for Doll to be replaced? Or should he be given longer?
I think we need to get Hummels contract tied up. and get a few decent defenders in,
although not Metzelder who has been mentioned recently.
mambo
16-04-2008, 10:09 PM
I dont think Doll will still be coach next season.
They will do a clean breakup by the end of the season.
I think Susi Zorc might go with him.
I REALLY hope this is what it takes to get rid of Zorc & Doll.
Although I have to admit Zorc has made some very good purchases of late, but they were probably more in desperation to keep his job.
I'm thinking of: Petric, Raukavina, Frei.
sportsmen
17-04-2008, 09:14 AM
I'm afraid they will beat us on Saturday :o.
AlexLFC
17-04-2008, 12:03 PM
I dont think Doll will still be coach next season.
They will do a clean breakup by the end of the season.
I think Susi Zorc might go with him.
The problem is: how often did Borussia try to do a clean breakup! They have had many coaches in a short amount of time, I do not see what that will bring. Leave Doll at Borussia, he had to work with the shit other coaches brought in, and he has (had) no money to bring in more decent players. It is the team that is at fault here, and there are LOADS of players who should be "allowed" to exit during summer-break.
Buying a decent defence has to be prioritised, not changing the coach again.
BVBUK
17-04-2008, 09:40 PM
Although I have to admit Zorc has made some very good purchases of late, but they were probably more in desperation to keep his job.
I'm thinking of: Petric, Raukavina, Frei.
Kuba potentially is a good signing.
yes, potentially, but he doesn't look like it right now.
I agree with AlexLFC, they should find some stability, they should have kept BvM if they wanted that. Look what he's done with Feyenoord this season!
The problem is they have chosen poorly, coaches and players. They need somebody who knows the game & recognizes the problems on the field.
Watzke & Zorc are such idiots that they refuse to believe what the problem is.
I see this club becoming another FC Köln sooner than later.
mambo
18-04-2008, 01:30 AM
There is a little team-review new on Kicker.de
http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/dfbpokal/startseite/artikel/377517/
They say its unlikely that Doll keeps his job even if they win the Cup-final.
It must be hard to be a BVB fan in these days, but lets hope Doll gives them the asskick of their life so they pull theirselves together and deliver a good fight in the final.
Its just 1 game so everything is possiblehttp://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4430/attackzz2.gif
But if they actually somehow win the Cup Final, we're stuck with Doll.
If they lose, and Doll is out, do they have enough brains to realize what the problem is and attract a decent coach?
mambo
18-04-2008, 11:59 PM
But if they actually somehow win the Cup Final, we're stuck with Doll.
If they lose, and Doll is out, do they have enough brains to realize what the problem is and attract a decent coach?
Doll is out even if Dortmund wins the Cup.
yeah, I think you're right.
I hope Zorc goes too.
There's a rumour in Germany that Klopp (current coach of Mainz in 2.BL) is going to be BVB's coach next season & Doll is gone.
BVBUK
21-04-2008, 07:09 PM
Ziegler has been linked with Bayern Munich as back up
and Dortmund have completed the signing of a 24 year old Swiss goalkeeper.
whos name escapes me but i will post it up later.
Edit: we signed the 24 year old swiss goalkeeper David Zibung who is known as a big talent in his country. He and Roman Weidenfeller will battle for the No. 1-Spot.
mambo
23-04-2008, 10:15 PM
Dolli unleashes the beast^^
v/gOWugs2jo_M
Hes right about the media campaign, its pretty unfair.
Respect Dolli http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5120/yes2xk0.gif
And apparently he's wearing a PUMA top too, when the team is outfitted by Nike!
LOL!
Next year's jersey:
http://www.westline.de/images/Dsc_0302_rdax_400x268.jpg
DARK ANDY
30-04-2008, 11:14 PM
I don't really like it....I like this season's much better.
sportsmen
01-05-2008, 08:32 AM
Next year's jersey:
http://www.westline.de/images/Dsc_0302_rdax_400x268.jpg
Another photo:
http://bilder.sportsandbytes.de/bvb/20072008/TrikotGR_1209570157.jpg
AlexLFC
01-05-2008, 09:39 AM
Looks great tbh, it's only the problem with the sponsor - as usual. I guess not many company-logos fit to a yellow dress :p. If only Continentale would give Dortmund some money again, this "C" was simple and fit perfectly onto the shirt.
Any idea how the away kit will look like next year? Will it be red again?
BVBUK
03-05-2008, 09:58 AM
i think the new strip is great.
much better than this years one.
although i had hoped they kept the Pokal strip for next season.
They may use it for the UEFA Cup next season.
Despite the shit season we've had there IS cause for celebration:
50 YEARS SINCE SCHEIßE 04 last won a title!
BVBUK
10-05-2008, 10:03 PM
Despite the shit season we've had there IS cause for celebration:
50 YEARS SINCE SCHEIßE 04 last won a title!
Ha ha yeah,
im told that there is a big group in Dortmund that are holding a party to celebrate this.
BVBUK
15-05-2008, 11:43 AM
the BVB strip for next season is available to pre-order on the official site.
I am not too sure on the away top.
ha ha, me neither. Here's a pic:
http://i28.tinypic.com/21mhlc2.jpg
New signing: Felipe Santana, a central defender from Brazil:
http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/54312/felipesantana/profil.html
DARK ANDY
18-05-2008, 02:06 PM
Hey guys, I hope you can help me out here with info on Dortmund.
Could someone fill me in on the Midfield players you have, and what position they play, or played for you recently? CMF, AMF, DMF, LMF, RMF?
I'd like to know who would be playing alongside Hajnal, and who Hajnal's competition is.
:)
Also, previously Wörns was on the Unknown list for leaving the club, now it says his Career Ends. Is this true? Who will be the Captain then?
mambo
18-05-2008, 03:33 PM
Hey guys, I hope you can help me out here with info on Dortmund.
Could someone fill me in on the Midfield players you have, and what position they play, or played for you recently? CMF, AMF, DMF, LMF, RMF?
I'd like to know who would be playing alongside Hajnal, and who Hajnal's competition is.
:)
Also, previously Wörns was on the Unknown list for leaving the club, now it says his Career Ends. Is this true? Who will be the Captain then?
They dont even know which coach they have next season so its impossible to say who will be captain :o
DARK ANDY
18-05-2008, 04:00 PM
I think Kehl was Captain for a while, he might be the permanent one?
Either him or Frei, I would think.
sportsmen
18-05-2008, 04:25 PM
Could someone fill me in on the Midfield players you have, and what position they play, or played for you recently? CMF, AMF, DMF, LMF, RMF?
Also, previously Wörns was on the Unknown list for leaving the club, now it says his Career Ends. Is this true? Who will be the Captain then?
Basically:
ML or MLC - Tinga
MR - Błaszczykowski (occasionally RB)
DM - Kehl (preferred) or Kruska
AMC - Federico
Plus Buckley and Kringe are around.
In some matches Petric, Valdez or even Hummels played midfield role, but it isn't common.
Because of lots of injuries (in yesterday's game only 4 players were on the bench!) we are changing the tactics quite frequently, so it's hard to call a usual line-up.
As of the captain - it's quite a puzzle. Kehl is my contender for the job, but who knows.
DARK ANDY
18-05-2008, 04:33 PM
So the only proper AMC is Federico? That's Hajnal's position.
I hope Frei doesn't want to take the role as well.
Federico is really a striker isn't he? He just played AMC this year because the idiots in charge at BVB loaned out our other two (Pienaar & Sahin).
I think Kehl will be Capitan next year, he's got the most fighting spirit, the only problem is he's injured a lot, the knee injury he suffered at the beginning of last season is still affecting him.
DARK ANDY
19-05-2008, 04:56 AM
Federico is really a striker isn't he? He just played AMC this year because the idiots in charge at BVB loaned out our other two (Pienaar & Sahin).
Woooo, so Dortmund don't even have an established AMC? :eek:
Hajnal is the man then! :cool:
I think Kehl will be Capitan next year, he's got the most fighting spirit, the only problem is he's injured a lot, the knee injury he suffered at the beginning of last season is still affecting him.
Oh god I still remember watching it live. Was horrible...:(
Don't forget Sahin is coming back next year from his year on loan with BvM at Feyenoord. However, we are accepting offers for him, so he may be sold.
EDIT:
DOLL WAS FIRED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay!!!!
BVBUK
19-05-2008, 02:58 PM
Don't forget Sahin is coming back next year from his year on loan with BvM at Feyenoord. However, we are accepting offers for him, so he may be sold.
EDIT:
DOLL WAS FIRED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay!!!!
i just heard this 2 seconds ago, do you have any links?
Apparently it's on the Bild website & probably at the Westline forums as well:
here: http://tinyurl.com/4j6fl7
and here: http://tinyurl.com/42kcld
nothing official yet, should be soon.
AlexLFC
19-05-2008, 03:14 PM
Big mistake to let Doll go, unless they bring in Klopp to replace him, then I am happy with this decision.
Doll should be given more respect, he had to work with the shit other coaches left him, and he brought Dortmund back into the UEFA Cup. Anyway, buying new defenders is the most important thing, and the board gets at least that thing right at the moment.
Whoever will coach Dortmund next season, I hope he is given more support, more respect and more TIME by the media, the players, the board and the fans. This years bullshit that went on in the public must not repeat itself. It was a disgrace.
Doll didn't have a clue when it came to tactics.
And I totally agree with your last paragraph. Too much was played out in public.
BVBUK
19-05-2008, 03:22 PM
Klopp seems the favourite to take over.
It's now official:
http://tinyurl.com/4vjp9g
BVBUK
19-05-2008, 04:22 PM
we need someone in quickly so they have time to build the squad and prepare for the season ahead.
obviously they would have been working in the background to find someone.
Personally i would like Michael Laudrup to come in.
But i am dreaming.
You sure are!!
heck, you may as well have said you want Mourinho!
Ha ha!
sportsmen
20-05-2008, 10:38 AM
heck, you may as well have said you want Mourinho!
I was about to say that. Seriously :p.
BVBUK
20-05-2008, 02:22 PM
Paul Lambert has resigned at Wycombe(?)
Could he return to BVB?
Frei injured playing for Switzerland today:
partly torn interior knee ligament.
out for the Euro 2008
should be back for BVB in 6-8 weeks.
AlexLFC
16-06-2008, 01:38 PM
Dortmund is close to signing Patick Owomoyela from Bremen. Fee is thought to be between 1.5 and 2.5 mill. €.
Good buy if you ask me, he can play on both FB positions, a player we need, and he might be more successful than Degen :p. The only problem is that he did not really play for Bremen in ages and might therefore need some time to get back into the shape he was in when he made it into the NT.
DARK ANDY
16-06-2008, 02:50 PM
Degen? He was replaced by Rukavina, was he not? Who is pretty good.
AlexLFC
16-06-2008, 04:55 PM
Degen? He was replaced by Rukavina, was he not? Who is pretty good.
Yes, Rukavina was bought to replace or cover up for Degen. But now that Degen is leaving (joining Liverpool on a free), Dortmund clearly needs players for the RB position. The fact that Owo can play on both the right and the left FB position is very pleasing and a transfer that Dortmund should have made a year ago already!
DARK ANDY
16-06-2008, 06:19 PM
Doesn't Kuba also play as RB sometimes?
That was only because there was no cover for Rukavina, while Degen was 'injured'.
Kringe has also played at right back.
What really hurts us is when Dede is injured.
Apparently the Owomoyela deal is done according to Allofs at Bremen.
BVBUK
16-06-2008, 09:33 PM
Good Signing, provides that extra cover we need, providing he stays fit.
Steven Burns
17-06-2008, 03:07 PM
2.5 mill. € for Patrick Owomoyela is a very bad joke. He's to expensive. Taking some youth player like Hillenbrand oder Vrzovic in the team would be reasonable.
DARK ANDY
17-06-2008, 03:30 PM
This is utter bullshit.
He cost twice as much as Hajnal? Come on, that's complete bullshit.
mambo
17-06-2008, 06:55 PM
2.5 million € is a damn fair pricetag for a fine and solid footballer like Owo.
Lets not forget about his quality, he played hisself into german national team before Fritz came and conquered his position in the club and with that also the position in the nt.
Steven Burns
17-06-2008, 10:01 PM
Owomoyela played only 18 games in 2 years for werder. Okay - he was injured, but finally i think nothing of him. We have Dede and Rukavina for this position and if one of them injured could some youth-player displace him. Besides the young-player gets good experiances.
AlexLFC
17-06-2008, 10:54 PM
Owomoyela played only 18 games in 2 years for werder. Okay - he was injured, but finally i think nothing of him. We have Dede and Rukavina for this position and if one of them injured could some youth-player displace him. Besides the young-player gets good experiances.
Hehe. that is exactly what Dortmund was thinking the last couple of seasons when they failed to bring in adequate cover for defensive positions. I think, due to the variety of positions Owo can play in, he is a good transfer. Not really as cheap as I would have thought he would be, but I think he will be successful at Dortmund.
But there need to be more transfers, especially in DC positions! Wörns left/leaves, and Kovac is too old already. Get at least two new players for this position!
BVBUK
18-06-2008, 12:43 AM
So thats 3 defenders in now? Santana, Subotic and Owomoyela.
And some silly talk going around too. but that is the usual.
Who would you like to see at BVB?
Klasnic is available for free?
Hleb wants a move to Germany?
AlexLFC
18-06-2008, 03:03 PM
So thats 3 defenders in now? Santana, Subotic and Owomoyela.
And some silly talk going around too. but that is the usual.
Who would you like to see at BVB?
Klasnic is available for free?
Hleb wants a move to Germany?
I really doubt that Hleb would prefer a move to Dortmund over Bayern, if he really wants to come back to Germany that is. I think he will be going to Milan or so...But I'd like him playing in a Dortmund shirt, or Liverpool ;)
Klasnic would be great. I rate him highly, he is one type of the players Dortmund needs, because he knows where the goal is. Get rid of Valdez, get in Klasnic. I doubt though that Klasnic will be a cheap alternative, as he certainly wants to earn a bit more money than Dortmund will have available I am afraid.
Harnik is another option Klopp should look into. Although he seems to have problems scoring :p he really is a great talent, and I do not think he will have a future in Bremen. And Zidane (the Egypt guy I mean:D) would be another option, since Kloppo and him were good pals in Mainz already.
mambo
18-06-2008, 06:11 PM
Harnik is not on the market ;)
There are now public rumours of Klasnic to BVB...I dunno about this...but then again, he can't be worse than the last striker we got from Bremen can he??
DARK ANDY
20-06-2008, 12:39 AM
:(
Why is Dortmund starting to become Wolfsburg, IE buy everyone not German?
'coz Bayern has bought them all & Eastern Europeans are cheaper.
mambo
20-06-2008, 03:26 AM
You think the BVB gives him the 3 million € salary he asks for ?
I doubt it. I don't want him! He'll just be another Valdez...who Gomezes every shot he sees.
mambo
20-06-2008, 03:37 AM
I doubt it. I don't want him! He'll just be another Valdez...who Gomezes every shot he sees.
I doubt that too.
But to be another Valdez is quite impossible.
I mean most attackers would score more goals than Valdez just out of coincidence :p
I've scored more own goals as a defender than he has in the last 2 seasons, of course that's not saying much for my defending ability, but I'm no professional!
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German private television station SAT1 will broadcast the unofficial SuperCup match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich on July 23rd.
Germany's "record-champions" will visit the German Cup runners-up in the match as part of preparation for the next Bundesliga season. Kickoff will be at 8:30PM CET.
I hope somebody caps this!!
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Frei had surgery on the knee he wrecked at Euro2008 the other day, he's out 10 weeks.
mambo
22-06-2008, 03:58 AM
How old is Owomoyela ?
http://member.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/2374/patrickowomoyela/profil.html
sportsmen
22-06-2008, 09:16 AM
Tomorrow tickets for Supercup clash against Bayern (23 July) and friendly with Juventus (26 July) at SIP will be on sale. Is anybody from here going to any of these matches or maybe both? I feel that this will be a great chance to finally catch some live action in Dortmund.
BVBUK
22-06-2008, 05:04 PM
Tomorrow tickets for Supercup clash against Bayern (23 July) and friendly with Juventus (26 July) at SIP will be on sale. Is anybody from here going to any of these matches or maybe both? I feel that this will be a great chance to finally catch some live action in Dortmund.
I know a few that are going,
unfortunately work commitments won't allow me to fly over for it,
i would have loved to see the Juventus game.
Dortmund looking at Saenko from FCN now, Klasnic not going to happen.
DARK ANDY
29-06-2008, 05:21 AM
Dortmund is already packed!
AlexLFC
29-06-2008, 04:11 PM
Dortmund looking at Saenko from FCN now, Klasnic not going to happen.
Interesting choice if you ask me. Saenko is good, I always liked watching him play. The Klasnic transfer was not going to happen in the first place, he wants to earn too much money. I think someone around here mentioned that he demanded 3 million € a year...not possible for Dortmund.
BVBUK
01-07-2008, 01:30 PM
Next seasons fixtures.
August
16-17 vs Leverkusen
22-24 Bayern Munich
29-31 Energie Cottbus
September
12-14 Schalke
19-21 1899 Hoffenheim
26-28 VFB Stuttgart
October
03-05 Hannover 96
17-19 Werder bremen
24-26 Hertha Berlin
28-29 1. FC Köln
31-02 VfL Bochum
November
07-09 Hamburger SV
14-16 Eintracht Frankfurt
21-23 Karlsruher SC
28-30 VfL Wolfsburg
December
05-07 DSC Arminia Bielefeld
12-14 Borussia Mönchengladbach
January/February
30-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
06-08 FC Bayern München
13-15 FC Energie Cottbus
20-22 FC Schalke 04
27-01 1899 Hoffenheim
March
06-08 VfB Stuttgart
13-15 Hannover 96
20-22 Werder Bremen
April
03-05 Hertha BSC Berlin
09-12 1. FC Köln
17-19 VfL Bochum
24-26 Hamburger SV
May
01-03 Eintracht Frankfurt
08-10 Karlsruher SC
12-13 VfL Wolfsburg
16......DSC Arminia Bielefeld
23......Borussia Mönchengladbach
Black = Home
Red = Away
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