St Pauli.

[the other bob wilson]

You can't keep the politics out of a documentary on St Pauli and I'm sure the Al-Jazeera programme I was sent this morning is not for some on here, but I find them a fascinating club - it's well worth a watch;-

https://youtu.be/HTwrCEN2L5w

[life on mars]

Re: St Pauli.

One of our past greats played for them Mats Møller Dæhli

[Maccy Blue]

Re: St Pauli.

You can't keep the politics out of a documentary on St Pauli and I'm sure the Al-Jazeera programme I was sent this morning is not for some on here, but I find them a fascinating club - it's well worth a watch;-

https://youtu.be/HTwrCEN2L5w

That was actually really interesting. And very good to see a club taking a moral high ground. Oddly enough I was looking at a city break in Hmaburg next year and I think I will make sure I have a visit to the ground while I'm there.

[Swiss Peter]

Re: St Pauli.

That was actually really interesting. And very good to see a club taking a moral high ground. Oddly enough I was looking at a city break in Hmaburg next year and I think I will make sure I have a visit to the ground while I'm there.

Must give the article a proper read.

I was in Hamburg last March at language school for a couple of weeks. I was determined to get to a St. Pauli match while there, but their game was sold out (most are, I gather). There was nothing available online and everyone I asked said they were like gold-dust.

In the end I decided to go to the ground itself. The girl in the ticket office said that they did have a return but that it was in their main stand and really expensive. When I found out that really expensive meant 50 Euros I snapped it up!

Then the game went behind closed doors anyway because of Covid!

So I still haven't seen them. However, the visit to the ground was interesting in itself.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: St Pauli.

Must give the article a proper read.

I was in Hamburg last March at language school for a couple of weeks. I was determined to get to a St. Pauli match while there, but their game was sold out (most are, I gather). There was nothing available online and everyone I asked said they were like gold-dust.

In the end I decided to go to the ground itself. The girl in the ticket office said that they did have a return but that it was in their main stand and really expensive. When I found out that really expensive meant 50 Euros I snapped it up!

Then the game went behind closed doors anyway because of Covid!

So I still haven't seen them. However, the visit to the ground was interesting in itself.

It's an ambition of mine (which probably won't be fulfilled) to watch a St Pauli home match. The video is part of an Al Jazeera series about football clubs - I watched one about Celtic yesterday which was very good as well.

[Harry Lime]

Re: St Pauli.

I've been following them for about 10 years. Well worth a trip to Hamburg which for any fans of music - Beatles to Punk, worth it alone. They are very much in the shadow of HSV but hold their own very well. Their 30,000 stadium is sold out every home game.
Ex City, Guido Burgstaller and Welsh International James Lawrence both currently playing for them.

[Cyncoed Slumdog]

Re: St Pauli.

Ex City, Guido Burgstaller and Welsh International James Lawrence both currently playing for them.

Let's not forget the great Jorn Schwinkendorf who started his career with them.

[Feedback]

Re: St Pauli.

That was actually really interesting. And very good to see a club taking a moral high ground. Oddly enough I was looking at a city break in Hmaburg next year and I think I will make sure I have a visit to the ground while I'm there.

you can pretty much see it from the Reeperbahn, so you can enjoy a good beer or two whilst you're there

[life on mars]

Re: St Pauli.

Let's not forget the great Jorn Schwinkendorf who started his career with them.

he will never be forgotten

[splott parker]

Re: St Pauli.

he will never be forgotten

The meanest drinker in town........ He hit the bar once!!

[BLUETIT]

Re: St Pauli.

Let's not forget the great Jorn Schwinkendorf who started his career with them.

he will never be forgotten

The meanest drinker in town........ He hit the bar once!!

When I collected his shirt, at the end of season sponsorship party, I stood on a chair next to him to have the photo taken and I still only came up to his chinny-chin-chin :hehe::hehe:

[tforturton]

Re: St Pauli.

I've got a Schwinkendorf story....
Years ago, my wife was friendly with the wife of a City director, Phil Jardine, and as a result, I knew him quite well. For my 40th birthday, my wife asked Phil if I could go to a home game as his guest. As I was 40, this must have been 1999. He told me to dress smartly, and on the day, he picked me up, and we spent an hour or so before the game in the Boardroom, chatting to all and sundry. At some point, Schwinkendorf came into the room (ducking to avoid the weird sloping ceiling), and Phil introduced us. We had a brief chat (he didn't speak much English) and I got him to sign my programme.
At half time, there was a buffet meal (pasta and salad), and while I was eating I put my programme down on the table, but when I went to pick it up, it was gone. I don't think anyone took it on purpose - there were piles of free programmes around the room, and someone had picked up my signed one by mistake. But it was gone forever. Here today, gone tomorrow - a bit like Jorn, I suppose.

[splott parker]

Re: St Pauli.

I've got a Schwinkendorf story....
Years ago, my wife was friendly with the wife of a City director, Phil Jardine, and as a result, I knew him quite well. For my 40th birthday, my wife asked Phil if I could go to a home game as his guest. As I was 40, this must have been 1999. He told me to dress smartly, and on the day, he picked me up, and we spent an hour or so before the game in the Boardroom, chatting to all and sundry. At some point, Schwinkendorf came into the room (ducking to avoid the weird sloping ceiling), and Phil introduced us. We had a brief chat (he didn't speak much English) and I got him to sign my programme.
At half time, there was a buffet meal (pasta and salad), and while I was eating I put my programme down on the table, but when I went to pick it up, it was gone. I don't think anyone took it on purpose - there were piles of free programmes around the room, and someone had picked up my signed one by mistake. But it was gone forever. Here today, gone tomorrow - a bit like Jorn, I suppose.

Schwinkendorf most probably took it himself, couldn’t believe he had a programme from a professional game with his name in it, signed as well:hehe:

[Vindec]

Re: St Pauli.

He was about 6ft 8ins and never would head the ball.

[rich munn]

Re: St Pauli.

He was about 6ft 8ins and never would head the ball.

He jumped lower than his height, quite an achievement.

:ayatollah: