(r) 2/14 - Elversberg vs. Hoffensheim- 3 Yanks! 3-1 win for the Good Guys... 3 Yanks started for Elversberg, including one goalscorer- dot.com Mason (yes, he's still around) Elvsberg is tied w/Saarbruecken for 2nd Promotion spot in the South. Potentially 3 Yanks starting on a side in D2 next year? Look for a trial w/Jeff Cunningham next Jan.... Here's the link (btw- I remain astounded at Grover Gibson's ability to keep starting at forward, yet not score goals...he must have an amazing workrate..for how else could one keep such a position w/o scoring for so long? Hey, the team's winning...so....). A fully rockin' crowd of 700 was on hand! http://www.kicker.de/content/spielp...ag=19&spielpaarung=636394&turnier=&bvc_atab=4
Wasn't that game on Dec. 12? I think the regionalliga gets cranking again on Feb. 28. My understanding of Gibson is that he's playing more of an attacking midfielder than a forward. Things are pretty tight in the RL south (9 points seperate 2nd promotion spot from the first relegation team), but the good news for potential 'aufsteiger' is that the Bayern amateur team probably won't take the promotion even if they earn it -- the big club prefering to season their reserves in the lower division than in BL2.
The game was in December, that's right. D3 action resumes next weekend with a few postponed games. The pro reserves may not promote from D3, that's why you can't find them in 2.Bundesliga. So, right now Elversberg's third rank would make them promote. Btw. the attendance of 700... Elversberg is a village, Hoffenheim is a village - there is no potential for more. Actually none of these clubs should promote to 2.Bundesliga - but both, Elversberg and Hoffenheim have lots of money due to rich Club Presidents.
how does a club with no ambition that is situated in a town too small to support it even come close to entering 2.bundesliga? thats crazy olaf! and if either one of them does get promoted, is their a contngency plan to move them into a larger city nearby?
Rich presidents (at least in Hoffenheim, not sure about Elversberg). They may have no support, but they have the money (and they want to promote). I doubt that. Hoffenheim has just build a new stadium with 5000 seats and Elversberg would first need a larger city nearby (ok, there are Neunkirchen and Homburg, but both already have (former Bundesliga-) clubs and i don't know if they would get more support there). Oh, and i actually have no idea about soccer in Southern Germany, so this was all more or less guessed.