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to all the Eintracht lads who came to support Shamrock Rovers last Friday. It's a pity that the football was crap but we hope you enjoyed the fun and games.
For those who want to relive it, the video of the choreo is here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ct0c2j29zg0
Many thanks also to the Eintracht lad who helped out with the camera work.
For those who want to relive it, the video of the choreo is here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ct0c2j29zg0
Many thanks also to the Eintracht lad who helped out with the camera work.
The lads are right. Westkurve or that end of the Gegentribune is the best for atmos. Get the lower level in that third of the stadium and you're flying. Most of that area is season ticket holders so a font seat in the upper level in that area will be okay. Otherwise just drink loads!
And get the tram to the stadium, the best pre-match is at the tram terminus.
BTW, no football in Woking????
And get the tram to the stadium, the best pre-match is at the tram terminus.
BTW, no football in Woking????
How to get Eintracht matches (highlights etc.) if you don't live in Germany.
1. If you can point a satellite dish at Astra 19 you can watch or record Sportschau on ARD every Saturday, the whole nut costs about €120 if you want to install it yourself, a bit more if you need someone to do it for you.
2. Check around the international football forums (e.g. bigsoccer.com), most of them have a German section and there have video forums. You'll get a lot of live streams (many of them Chinese ,-) ) in these places.
3. Go to diggtorrents on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings. Enter the search for Bundesliga or Sportschau. Sportschau torrents are normally available around 20/2100CET, though sometimes later. Get a bittorrent client for your Mac or PC and you'll have something to watch when you get home from the pub or over Sunday brekker.
4. Register online with Bet and Win. You don't have to bet to watch their sport streams and they do 2-3 live Bundesliga matches a week. That'll get you a few live games every year.
5. There is a Hungarian site that always has match by match Bundesliga highlights, the formats aren't great though. You'll have to Google around for it because I wouldn't like to get the SGE in trouble.
If anyone else has any suggestions please add them, but be careful not to include urls. We wouldn't like to upset the commercial Stalinists of the DFL/DFB.
Happy hunting!
1. If you can point a satellite dish at Astra 19 you can watch or record Sportschau on ARD every Saturday, the whole nut costs about €120 if you want to install it yourself, a bit more if you need someone to do it for you.
2. Check around the international football forums (e.g. bigsoccer.com), most of them have a German section and there have video forums. You'll get a lot of live streams (many of them Chinese ,-) ) in these places.
3. Go to diggtorrents on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings. Enter the search for Bundesliga or Sportschau. Sportschau torrents are normally available around 20/2100CET, though sometimes later. Get a bittorrent client for your Mac or PC and you'll have something to watch when you get home from the pub or over Sunday brekker.
4. Register online with Bet and Win. You don't have to bet to watch their sport streams and they do 2-3 live Bundesliga matches a week. That'll get you a few live games every year.
5. There is a Hungarian site that always has match by match Bundesliga highlights, the formats aren't great though. You'll have to Google around for it because I wouldn't like to get the SGE in trouble.
If anyone else has any suggestions please add them, but be careful not to include urls. We wouldn't like to upset the commercial Stalinists of the DFL/DFB.
Happy hunting!
It's all mad stuff really. Raphael Honigstein, who writes about German football for Guardian Unlimited had a link to Ribéry's amazing piece of skill a couple of weeks back that was removed immediately. His link to Diego's "unusual" backpas last Saturday remains, however.
I was listening to an administrator from an Irish sports organisation on the radio this evening and he was talking about the future of media coverage as far as he is concerned. He was focussing on the way they had employed consultants to advise them how to monetize media coverage of their sport. The suggestion that sport has a community role was completely lost on him; as was the idea that popularising a sport might be more important than monetizing it. Hopefully his sport, now talking about charging local media to cover it, will consign itself to the dustbin of history.
I'd hate to see Bundesliga football, which is in something of a decline internationally, go the same way in order to satisfy the ignorance and short-sighted avarice of administrators and their consultants.
Anyway, apologies for the absence of videos in the future. If you can't get German TV off a satellite -there's always the torrents.
Keep The Faith.
PS. Anyone who is travelling to Dublin for Ireland v Germany and taking in the Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda game on the Friday night, give me a wave. I'll be working in the TV gantry
I was listening to an administrator from an Irish sports organisation on the radio this evening and he was talking about the future of media coverage as far as he is concerned. He was focussing on the way they had employed consultants to advise them how to monetize media coverage of their sport. The suggestion that sport has a community role was completely lost on him; as was the idea that popularising a sport might be more important than monetizing it. Hopefully his sport, now talking about charging local media to cover it, will consign itself to the dustbin of history.
I'd hate to see Bundesliga football, which is in something of a decline internationally, go the same way in order to satisfy the ignorance and short-sighted avarice of administrators and their consultants.
Anyway, apologies for the absence of videos in the future. If you can't get German TV off a satellite -there's always the torrents.
Keep The Faith.
PS. Anyone who is travelling to Dublin for Ireland v Germany and taking in the Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda game on the Friday night, give me a wave. I'll be working in the TV gantry
A good idea, fair play.
The Sporting Life has good match reports. A favourite of mine is Ralph Hönigstein in the Guardian, Frankfurt rarely get a mention but his observations on German football are always interesting. Another site to keep an eye on is abseits-soccer.com. It's written by an American guy who supports Wuppertal and San José and is always worth a look for his sometimes acerbic weekly round-up. I don't know who does http://bundesligablogging.blogspot.com but he seems to be on holiday most of the time
Maybe we should put together a resource thread if keeping up a SAW is too much.
The Sporting Life has good match reports. A favourite of mine is Ralph Hönigstein in the Guardian, Frankfurt rarely get a mention but his observations on German football are always interesting. Another site to keep an eye on is abseits-soccer.com. It's written by an American guy who supports Wuppertal and San José and is always worth a look for his sometimes acerbic weekly round-up. I don't know who does http://bundesligablogging.blogspot.com but he seems to be on holiday most of the time
Maybe we should put together a resource thread if keeping up a SAW is too much.
I've just noticed in the last couple of days that Eintracht have been invited to take part in the Dallas Cup next Easter. My home club, Shamrock Rovers, will be the first ever Irish participants.
http://www.dallascup.com/
It's claimed to be the world's most prestigious Youth Club Tournament. We'll both be up against the U-19s of Chelski, Real Madrid, and some tasty looking teams from Brazil and Mexico as well as the locals.
Is anyone thinking of going?
http://www.dallascup.com/
It's claimed to be the world's most prestigious Youth Club Tournament. We'll both be up against the U-19s of Chelski, Real Madrid, and some tasty looking teams from Brazil and Mexico as well as the locals.
Is anyone thinking of going?
It's 87MB and it's here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/6148056/SGE4Aachen2.mp4.html
The commentary is in English, for the sake of a bit of novelty - enjoy!
http://rapidshare.com/files/6148056/SGE4Aachen2.mp4.html
The commentary is in English, for the sake of a bit of novelty - enjoy!
The stadium is the Waldstadion (Forest Stadium). That's its traditional and original name. The City of Frankfurt own the stadium and rebuilt it for the World Cup. Then they sold the naming rights for half nothing to a bank. The name change was, not surpisingly, unpopular with Eintracht fans who still call it the Waldstadion. Think about your directors changing the name of St James' Park and you'll get some idea of the depth of feeling involved.
While we all recognise the realities of 21st century football, the over-commercialisation of the game faces serious resistance in Germany in general and in Frankfurt in particular. The fact that it is still possible to attend a game for less than five quid sterling is something that I think were are all proud of. Given the rent we pay, the curves are subsidised by the rest of the stadium. But it gives us a great atmos and allows kids to grow up with our club regardless of their family's circumstances.
The last thing we want is sanitised and commercialised football. That's what the name Commerzbank Arena represents to us. Hopefully, we can find a way to be successfull without giving in totally to the forces of Mammon.
While we all recognise the realities of 21st century football, the over-commercialisation of the game faces serious resistance in Germany in general and in Frankfurt in particular. The fact that it is still possible to attend a game for less than five quid sterling is something that I think were are all proud of. Given the rent we pay, the curves are subsidised by the rest of the stadium. But it gives us a great atmos and allows kids to grow up with our club regardless of their family's circumstances.
The last thing we want is sanitised and commercialised football. That's what the name Commerzbank Arena represents to us. Hopefully, we can find a way to be successfull without giving in totally to the forces of Mammon.
It was great to have you hare. The Geordies are, after all, the nearest thing the English have to an Irish crowd
the World's best keeper and Donegal's biggest ego did nothing for his match fitness on the night, but that was no fault of his.
As a friend of mine pointed out, the draw might have been a blessing in disguise for us. Had we won a lot of the basic problems with the way we are playing would have swept under the carpet. Furthermore, we would have probably gone to Istanbul looking for a draw with predictably disastrous results.
Now we have to win against Fernebace. Otherwise we have no chance of drinking Glasgow dry together.
the World's best keeper and Donegal's biggest ego did nothing for his match fitness on the night, but that was no fault of his.
As a friend of mine pointed out, the draw might have been a blessing in disguise for us. Had we won a lot of the basic problems with the way we are playing would have swept under the carpet. Furthermore, we would have probably gone to Istanbul looking for a draw with predictably disastrous results.
Now we have to win against Fernebace. Otherwise we have no chance of drinking Glasgow dry together.
Though, how Fenin didn't score yesterday when he was clearly onside (according to everyone except the Hamburg players and the camera) I'll never know. Fenin had been sublime against Bochum the previous week, an easier game no doubt. He's still a great talent who'll pick that little bit of guile he needs over time.