Okay since no one else has started a thread for the new boys, I'll do it. http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php SGL Arena holds 30,000 - was home to some WWC games. Star of the team: yeah, well Simon Jentzsch Nando Rafael They lost 1:4 at home to Bayer 04 today.
I was rooting for Augsburg and I think they are a very sympathetic side from the 2nd league. They weren't honestly that bad yesterday, maybe a little unlucky (or just ineffective). I also believe they will go directly back to the 2nd league, but that should be no catastrope to them. But hopefully Luhukay won't get the boot...
I read that the club wants to be a top 20 club in Germany, so that's top 2 in the 2B. Good job managing expectations. I hope they stay up, but I doubt it will happen.
Luhukay is a huge loss, but I think Bellinghausen(sp?) might be even bigger. Many matches he was the workhorse, fan favorite, soul of the team. Not really sure why they let him walk so easily. Also, they had smart loan signings like Koo that they might not be able to replicate. Could be a tough year.
Czech press has linked FC Augsburg with Milan Petržela, 29-year-0ld RW at Viktoria Plzeň. Cites "two independent sources" as saying negotiations are "in an advanced stage." I think that would be a good signing for Augsburg if they can reach an agreement with Plzeň.
Petržela has indeed signed a 3-year contract with FCA. I think a very good move for both club and player.
