Werder Bremen Squad

[Beorach]

I'm sorry to post this here but I can't start a new thread as a newly registered user. I just had a couple of questions about Werder Bremen as a new fan. I only got GolTV a year ago and have been enjoying them the best of the Bundesliga.

What is the significance of the skull with a bullet hole in it? I see these stickers online which are associated with the club and have never been able to find an explanation. Also, is there a nickname for the team. I only ever hear them referred to as Bremen for short. Thanks in advance for informed replies.

[sting-ray]

I'm sorry to post this here but I can't start a new thread as a newly registered user. I just had a couple of questions about Werder Bremen as a new fan. I only got GolTV a year ago and have been enjoying them the best of the Bundesliga.

What is the significance of the skull with a bullet hole in it? I see these stickers online which are associated with the club and have never been able to find an explanation. Also, is there a nickname for the team. I only ever hear them referred to as Bremen for short. Thanks in advance for informed replies.


are you talking about the old East side Bremen ultras?

["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

are you talking about the old East side Bremen ultras?

This was their logo:
http://www.werderweb.de/grafik/banner-eastside.gif

Two years ago they divided into some new groups.
They were a famous group and made very good choreos as well
at home as at away matches. Just google for pictures
with topic "Eastside Bremen".

The most common nickname are "Werder" and "SVW".

[Beorach]

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7981/werdercf7.png (http://imageshack.us)
By Beorach (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/Beorach)

Ok, that's what I've found just putting 'Werder Bremen' in a search on ebay. I might have to edit this if the pic doesn't take the first time... I googled per your directions and found it, though. I'll read up on Eastside now (and SVW) - thank you both!

["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

Mark Milligan, a 23 years old Australian defender is currently making
a trial at Werder. He was part of the Australian Olympics team and
could move to Werder as a free transfer (he speculated with a move to Premier League, but got no work permit there (needs two more NT matches) . The last seasons he played for Sydney FC in the A-League.

He can play right back and central back and ends his trial tomorow.

[LebenslangGruenWeiss]

Australian defender Mark Milligan has a tryout at the moment

http://www.werder.de/aktuelles/news/meldung.php/14087/Australier-Milligan-bei-den-Profis-im-ProbeTraining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Milligan

["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

Mark Milligan, a 23 years old Australian defender is currently making
a trial at Werder. He was part of the Australian Olympics team and
could move to Werder as a free transfer (he speculated with a move to Premier League, but got no work permit there (needs two more NT matches) . The last seasons he played for Sydney FC in the A-League.

He can play right back and central back and ends his trial tomorow.

Australian defender Mark Milligan has a tryout at the moment

http://www.werder.de/aktuelles/news/meldung.php/14087/Australier-Milligan-bei-den-Profis-im-ProbeTraining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Milligan

Same thought. ;)

@LGW: If you have Premiere, you can watch the Bayern-Werder again.
They repeat it now, start of 2nd half currently.

[waterboyro]

You both hope that Fritz will have some more competition on the right back position :)

[finosis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3cHvcMYHQw diegooo

["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

Mertesacker got a 3 match ban for his red card vs. Hoffenheim. :mad:
Total distortion of competition. This was IMHO opinion not even red,
because Pasanen was nearer to the goal. Even the Bayern touched
DSF expected at most 2 matches. Even the butcher Yahia from Bochum,
who could have ended the career of Leverkusens Dum only got
a ban of 2 matches.

But all this doesn´t surprise me, the son of DFB president Zwanziger
works at TSG Hoffenheim. :mad:

btw:
Werder protested against the decision,
but normally such protest doesn´t help.

[hackespitze123]

Ridiculous decision! Hopefully, we can reduce the ban to two matches at least, this is a joke! :mad:

As written in the Hoffenheim matchday thread, the next few tough weeks are going to be crucial, and we really will need him. At least he can play in the CL.

[squidward123]

oh man thats major

the improvement in the team defence since he returned was big

["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

Werder is winner of Euro 2008 ...


... financial-wise.

No other club in Europe got more money from UEFA,
because we had a lot of players there and they were
also sucessfull (stayed long in the tournament).

1. Werder 1.093.732 Euro
2. Lyon 1.039.115 Euro
3. Bayern 1.018.109 Euro
4. Real Madrid 962.092 Euro
5. FC Barcelona 955.090 Euro
6. FC Arsenal 857.060 Euro
7. FC Chelsea 822.049 Euro
8. FC Liverpool 710.716 Euro
9. Juventus 644.195 Euro
10. AC Mailand 624.590 Euro

[Kung-dea]

Hi, a quick question

what do you guys think of markus rosenberg as a player?

As a fan of the swedish nationalteam I´m interested to know your views of him as a player, weaknesses and strengths. I personally feel that he´s not really given the appreciation in sweden that he deserves, allthough almost no swedish players play on the same international level as he does he hardly ever gets to start in the NT.

He seems to play a lot with you guys and when hot he seems to be really good, even though he´s a bit inconsistent.

So what do you say, and thanks for playing an attacking game, even though it seems to struggle a bit this year.

["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

Rosenberg has a good instict for chances and he is often in movement
which helps the team. Sadly he is indeed very inconsistent,
and had this season some off-days, where he missed many chances.
That´s why he currently lost his starting spot to Almeida some matches ago,
but because of Almeidas injury on Saturday, Markus´s back in the top11.

Hopefully the goal vs. Inter gives him self-confidence and maybe he can show
a good half-season like the one last spring.

[Kung-dea]

That kinda is how i´ve always looked at markus (following him in Malmö before leaving for Ajax) that he was very dependent on confidence, when he was on a roll everything went his way but when he´s not given that confidence from the coach or by his own performances he becomes a lot weaker as a player. Sadly he´s never given any confidence by our NT-coach who constantly chooses other players over him, and therefor he almost never delievers when given the chance, creating a catch-22 scenario.

I also like his movement and pace.

["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

Fuerthermore he is a fair sportsman.

He accepted the situation, that the coach chose another player
and after a Werder victory (without him) he said in an interview,
that he accepts the coachs decision, if it´s better for the team
and that he tries with good training to improve and make a comeback.

That´s an improvement to the behaviour in past (and especially to
many other players at Werder). All the best for him.

["Eisenfuß" Eilts]

Oh, yeah, remember lads all the statements of professionalism
and good working attitude for the 2nd half of season some weeks ago?

It really seems our players stand for their words:
- Frings seeing red in a friedly for verbal insulting the ref
- Sanogo complains and complains of bad chances for him to start
instead of working for a chance to start
- Müller buying steal at the highest prices in years and then wonders,
that the stadium renovations becomes expensive
- Allofs sending Husejinovic on loan to Lautern and the player knew
about it first from press (at least it seemed so based
on the first statements of Husejinovic)

And yesterday:
- police stopped Diego, drunk.

Well, well, so much professionalism. I really chear for the 2nd half to start.
The players seem to have too much free-time. :mad:

[hackespitze123]

Our squad has become a 'Sauhaufen', there really is no other word for it. The total lack of discipline is appaling. For this, as I wrote earlier, Schaaf and Allofs are to blame.

While it doesn't look like any major changes are going to happen in the winter break, we definitely need to do that this summer, otherwise things are going to get very ugly. It would be much easier and smarter to begin with that now, but it doesn't look like it. :rolleyes:

We need to build a new team.

[willy_svw]

Our squad has become far too arrogant during the last year, which I believe is the main reason for the lack of discipline.

Frings and Diego have been pissing me off the whole season with all their media affairs. Diego flirting around with Sarah Connor and not focussing on the game, being indiscipline on the pitch or Frings arguing with and even undermining Löw´s authority.

I remember a Doppelpass episode in which people stated that Bayern is no longer the so-called "FC Hollywood" but Werder Bremen.
I must admit, sadly as this is, it´s true.