Bundesliga 2

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Bundesliga 2

I think 3 games in 3 countries on the same day would be difficult but visiting 4 top tier clubs from 4 different countries could be possible by driving fewer than 140 miles between the first and last of them:

FC Wiltz 71 (Luxembourg National League - and the most northerly team in that league)
Fortuna Sittard (Netherlands Eredivisie - the most southerly team in NL)
Eupen (Belgian Pro League - the most easterly team in BE)
Borrusia Mönchengladbach (Germany - and the nearest DE team to the above 3)

Attaching images (in this case in the form of a route I created) seems not to work lately.

This is not a million miles from some plans I had been thinking about.....

Maybe three countries in a day is not practical then (although I think it probably could be done if you watched a minor league game in the morning in one of the countries).

Those four teams in a weekend would be on though, although, as you said, you'd probably have to wait a long time for the fixtures to fall in a way which would make it possible. I wonder how much interest there would be if the four clubs got together to try and arrange their fixtures so that you could watch football in four countries over the course of the weekend? Gladbach wouldn't need the extra fans that a well publicised scheme might generate, but I'd have thought that the other three would welcome it.

Also, a word to the Moderators, you really should move this thread on to the main board.

[Swiss Peter]

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No one has mentioned the 'G' word in the B2 context yet, so it might as well be pointed out that the Hamburger SV man is already leading scorer (with 3 others mind) after match day 1 .

I posted this thread here as wasn't sure if it might be considered a bit o/t, but - yeah - be good if it could be switched across to the main board as there does seem to be interest. Better than tracking Bayern win B1 again anyway

[Swiss Peter]

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This can not be f*king real. Hertha lose to sodding Wehen Wiesbaden (who?) at home in the Friday match.

[the other bob wilson]

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Interesting bottom three in the table currently. It's not unheard for sides to drop the top to the third tier in successive seasons is it, but it tends to be teams like Ingolstadt, Paderborn and Freiburg - I know Hertha have their financial issues, but they're on a different level from those sort of clubs aren't they?

Seems like the mods are determined to keep this thread on the non football page.

[Swiss Peter]

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Interesting bottom three in the table currently. It's not unheard for sides to drop the top to the third tier in successive seasons is it, but it tends to be teams like Ingolstadt, Paderborn and Freiburg - I know Hertha have their financial issues, but they're on a different level from those sort of clubs aren't they?

Seems like the mods are determined to keep this thread on the non football page.

Hertha have been a club in disarray for a few years now (ever since the big investment to make them 'a club the capital city could be proud of'), but this is now a new low. Plenty of time to turn it around I guess. There are plans to move out of the Olympic stadium and to a ground of a more suitable size. If it happens that could be the catalyst to turn things around, but things continue to look grim at the moment.

[Swiss Peter]

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Interesting bottom three in the table currently. It's not unheard for sides to drop the top to the third tier in successive seasons is it, but it tends to be teams like Ingolstadt, Paderborn and Freiburg - I know Hertha have their financial issues, but they're on a different level from those sort of clubs aren't they?

Seems like the mods are determined to keep this thread on the non football page.

Interesting fact from Hertha's first two games is that Coach Pal Dardai has had all of his 3 sons on the pitch together at times of the opening 2 games. Must be unusual (a first?) for 3 brothers to play at this kind of level together. Especially if their Dad is the coach!. Not that it has turned out well for them.

[The Lone Gunman]

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Three goals in two games for Glatzel so far. 57,000 at Hamburg’s opening home game. Phenomenal support for a second tier club.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Three goals in two games for Glatzel so far. 57,000 at Hamburg’s opening home game. Phenomenal support for a second tier club.

Hamburg is a huge city

Newcastle , far smaller, get 50000 in second tier

[splott parker]

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Kasierslautern are an interesting club I think. Huge ground, massive support and hosted world cup games in 2006, but I don't think it's a big place at all. So perhaps comparable to Sunderland or Burnley or something (though a little bigger than Burnley).

That’s a bit of a comparison, Sunderland & Burnley, about a 280,000 population to around about a 90,000 population. Sunderland isn’t that small.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Hamburg is a huge city

Newcastle , far smaller, get 50000 in second tier

I don't know how many clubs sv hamburg are competing with but there are

1. 8 million in Hamburg

2.8 urban area of Hamburg

5.1 million in Hamburg Metropolitan District

That's enormous and it's said we have a big catchment area

Which at 1 million I suppose we do but it's all relative

57000 for a second tier game needs to be considered in detail

[the other bob wilson]

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Weekend results and there’s a link to the table (albeit after just two games) as well.

https://www.bundesliga.com/en/2bundesliga/matchday

A thank you to the mods for switching this thread

[Swiss Peter]

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I see that a few of the B2 matches are being shown live on the Sky Sports App, including (for the Glatzel-watchers!) the next two Hamburger SV matches - Hertha at home a week on Saturday at 19.30, and Hannover away the following Saturday. Cup weekend this weekend.

[The Lone Gunman]

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Great finish by Glatzel for his second in Hamburg's 5-3 victory over Schalke a couple of weeks ago. By contrast, his goal in the 2-2 draw at Karlsruhe last week just him and went in.

[Swiss Peter]

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Great finish by Glatzel for his second in Hamburg's 5-3 victory over Schalke a couple of weeks ago. By contrast, his goal in the 2-2 draw at Karlsruhe last week just him and went in.

Hamburger SV v Hertha on Sky Sports App and Sky Sports YouTube at 19.30.

For anyone enjoying the atmosphere in the Bremen match last night, this should also be good - atmosphere wise if not in terms of the quality.