[LoewenBoy]

Hendrik, I don't mind a Bayern fan opning threads. I mind them drinking in my bars.

Present company excluded, of course

[footyfan1]

Originally Posted by LoewenBoy

Hendrik, I don't mind a Bayern fan opning threads. I mind them drinking in my bars.

Present company excluded, of course

Great save! LMAO!!

[footyfan1]

Garry, how times have changed.

I remember back when I would have traveled to Kaiserslautern for this match whether it was on a Monday or not.

I would have had a long weekend in Heidelberg, traveled up to Eric's place during the day, had a few beers and sobered up enough for the drive after the match with Frikadelle on Betzenberg.

Those were the days.......

[LoewenBoy]

Originally Posted by footyfan1

I would have had a long weekend in Heidelberg, traveled up to Eric's place during the day, had a few beers and sobered up enough for the drive after the match with Frikadelle on Betzenberg.

I am reminded of the Toby Keith song: "I ain't as good as I once was. But I'm as good once as I ever was."

Those were the days.......

Yeah, I hope Eric is backt o watching FCK now that they have gotten their act together a bit more. He seemed pretty disappointed in them.

Am just waiting for the live stream to start soon.

[footyfan1]

Originally Posted by LoewenBoy

I am reminded of the Toby Keith song: "I ain't as good as I once was. But I'm as good once as I ever was."

LOL!!

Originally Posted by LoewenBoy

Yeah, I hope Eric is backt o watching FCK now that they have gotten their act together a bit more. He seemed pretty disappointed in them.

He had every right to be.

Originally Posted by LoewenBoy

Am just waiting for the live stream to start soon.

I'm writing this in the 79th minute.

And up this point, this has been one hell of a match.......

[LoewenBoy]

Originally Posted by footyfan1

I'm writing this in the 79th minute.
And up this point, this has been one hell of a match.......

I get the feed in 15 mins!!!! Whoohoooo!!!!!

I have my kids doing homework, wife cleaning the house and I get to sit in my home office and pretend to be on a conference call while I watch the game.

[LoewenBoy]

Well watching the first half and can tell you the referee should have sent off Denai (or whatever his name is) for that tackle from behind on Gebhart. That was not even CLOSE to being legal. That was pure crap. Then they give Thorandt a yellow for a late challenge later on. If Thorandt's challenge was yellow, THAT challenge on Gebhart was straight red. No balls. And they keep hacking the kid. Not seeing much class from FCK right now.

[LoewenBoy]

Just got done watchin the match. As history has shown it was a close game, 0-0 in the end. FCK had a few chances ad did 1860. Really the only two real chances were a blown header by Thorandt in the first half and a shot by FCK which rocked the post in the second.

Tactically, 1860 clearly say that FCK was an outside shooting team, so the closed the gaps to keep them from shooting from outside most of the night. In the middle, the defense was compact and never really allowed FCK to open the middle. I would be willing to bet 1860 won a 60% of the air balls. One real problem I see for FCK is that they RARELY flanked 1860. ANYONE who has watched 1860 this season knows that the way to open them up is with quick counters down the flanks. FCK seemed unwilling or unable to do this. 1860 is defenseless when teams do this often b/c it exposes our slow central defense.

FCK's main function seemed to foul the shiite out of Gebhart to stop our attack. They spent the better part of 60 mins welcoming him to the "big leagues" with some serious off the ball shoving and other professional foul crap. For my money, Demai should have been sent off for the foul on Gebhart from behind in the 24th. THAT foul was pure crap and might have turned the game. It was truly a defensive battle.

Now 1860 can turn their attention to their attention to RWO and Augburg at home, then Rostock away. RWO and Augburg will be tough matches. 5 pts or better from these matches will be a good step towards securing a top spot for the break. We will need as many points as we can get to get clear of relegation. Remember last season? Urgh.

[goindownsouth]

I could not agree more with your assessment.

It was great to see Sechzig take a point from K'lautern when a loss seemed almost assured. RWO and Augburg at home are crucial to take the full 3 points from each. I told a friend who lives in Munich that if 1860 are in the promotion hunt at the winter break, I will be a believer.

Hell, I am a believer now. I have been saying it for some time, as all of you know... This run could be fleeting and end at any time, but I just do not see that happening.

From what I have seen, this team has "something" about them... Hard to explain it though.

[LoewenBoy]

Originally Posted by goindownsouth

Hell, I am a believer now. I have been saying it for some time, as all of you know... This run could be fleeting and end at any time, but I just do not see that happening.

One word: Rueckrunde.

• December 2007: 6th place at the break, +11 in goals, 2 points off of 3rd place, 3 points off of 2nd. Hoffenheim on 22 points, -3 and 9 points off of 2nd. 1860 finishes the year on 41 points just missing relegation by 3 points having had one of the worst rueckrundes in history.
• December 2006: 6th place at the break, +3 in goals, 3 points off of 3rd place. 1860 go 2-1-8 in the next 11 games to totally lose out on the promotion race and finish on 48 points.
• December 2005: After taking 25 points in the first 17 matches and being just 5 points off the promotion hunt, 1860 takes only 17 points from the remaining 17 matches to finish with 42 points and missing relegation by 1 point.

What we need is a rueckrunde like we had in 2005: In Decemver 2004 we are 10 points off the hunt for promotion, 5 points off the relegation battle. In May we end up 4 points off the last promotion spot just missing out. Now, if Kurz can guard against the last three years of rueckrunder nightmares, THEN I will be a believer.