SirManchester

Since u became a Hoffenheim die-hard, here is something on Hopp which my friend at Lazio forum posted.

Laziale wrote:
"lol Hoffenheim had very good start.I heard their president is some one like Abramovich".

Gefle wrote:
"Yes, they have a rich owner who named the old arena after himself, Dietmar Hopp Stadion. The new stadium are now under construction outside the town Sinsheim. When Dietmar was young he played in the Hoffenheim youthteam. He have a big heart for the club and the best, Dietmar support his local team.

In the beginning of the 90's TSG played in the eight division but when Dietmar Hopp rejoined his old club the road to Bundesliga began. The biggest mistake Dietmar have made are when he said "yes" to merge TSG Hoffenheim with FC Astoria Walldorf and SV Sandhausen. Togheter should they be FC Heidelberg 06. The new stadium for that club should be in Hiedelberg or Eppelheim but the company who build the new TSG stadium had already planned the building of that stadium. The FC Heidelberg will not be found."

Nah~ there must be thousands if not millions of fans of my knowledge, but I'd say a guy like Gregoriak SHOULD write one.

Btw, if u are intersted on reading some German footy books of which I have purchased in the 70's (I also have a book on Mönchengladbach), I'd be more then happy to lend them.

Let me know...

"tor!" must be the greatest ever book on German Footy published in the U.S. written in English so far.

One note form the book: the guys who chased Jürgen Sparwasser at WM74 against DDR was Vogts and Höttges#6 not "Katsche" Schwarzenbeck, Katsche was substitued by Höttges!

HAHAHA!

from a ol' Fußball junkie

Those attempting to have a go at you in the Politics thread sound so foolish. Much 'spect.

Good that u have realized the reality of Buli! But, I still hope Bauern to be good at CL for the sake of Buli.

I thought u were gonna root for Gladbach this saison?
Who are u gonna root tomorrow?

Yo Sir M. what happened to ya' mobile?
Btw, my friend (Dino's as well) Michael had a reading on his book "The Bookmaker" at B&N@8th St. last nite.
Give me a buzz, bube.

Nicely put. I suppose having split loyalties is an advantage, as it gives you a more cultured perspective. Though, having an emotional investment in so many factions must give you a headache.

Weren't u twins a fan of Die Geisböcke? Toni Polster....

Not an Avenue Q fan? Anyway, that's more in line with the, um, 'role' you play sometimes.

I'd say you're definitely patriotic.

Everyone's a little bit racist...sometimes.

Don't sell yourself short. Don't forget to add you're pessimistic, cynical and racist too. ;)

Trying to comprehend SirManc not being a United supporter:

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For the love of Fergie, say it ain't so? :(

Club:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim :confused:

Paying homage...or changing allegiance? [IMG]

I think he was a great pick up für Die Knappen. Is he a Bundemannschaft material, we´ll have to see.

I think this dude is pretty gut, but I thinky should play for Rumania!

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Streit

Btw greato avatar, look at Ronaldina! lol

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Thanks.

You're one of the most interesting/confusing people l have met on this site, but i bet your probably boring in real life.

Bye

Germany is close to hitting on all cylinders, and I already think they can beat Russia or Spain without their best football.

I don't get the same sense of "invincibility" from the other semifinalists.

Good point. A lot is asked of Ballack - especially when Frings is out.

So, does Ballack need to play better for Germany to win the whole thing? Or, are the attacking contributions of Podolski and Schweinsteiger going to be enough?

...in the American scope, that is...

I agree that he killed the cheese. At the same time, with the cheese, he helped, in the mainstream's mind, bury what good metal existed. To this day, many people see Maiden and Priest in the same line as Poison, unfortunately. Let's remember that Cobain had a personal battle to bury Guns n' Roses, which I believe to be one of the great American bands, along with Nirvana. Nirvana brought the perception to the masses that metal was uncool, that guitar solos were uncool. This perception has remained with the masses. He doesn't merit the complete blame, that is not what I'm saying, but in terms of the perception that metal is not cool, I think he has a piece in that.

About bringing back rock (or a genuineness to it), that is another longer post and conversation for another day.

I get annoyed with people who claim that metal is a one-trick genre of palm-muting and "video game" solos. If any genre is adventurous, it is metal, with signature changes and complex structures. I blame Kurt Cobain and his supposed "killing" of metal. At least here in the states, people are unwilling to look at metal as a serious and viable musical entity. I know that it is still huge in Eastern Europe, Asia, and South America. Unfortunately, it is mostly the American market to which most ears are tuned.