Now I know that baby blue and white are not the most masculine of colours, but this effort is camper than a boy scouts jamboree. Powder blue with an azure lion imposed on it? Purlease... Still there are signs next season could be better than the previous couple of mediocre campaigns. Some solid signings, including an attacking midfielder from St Pauli, Gabor Kiraly in nets and a couple of other solid players who have a good record in the second tier of the Bundesliga. There is even talk that Didi Hamman could be on his way from Manchester City. There is still no news to report on next seasons schedule, but I will be running the rule over our options once they are announced.
St Pauli, is still the one we have a hard on for, as the team play in the infamous area of the Reeperbahn in Hamburg, world renowned for it's nocturnal night life. Hopefully there will also be a repeat of the halftime shenanigans that happened during the Munich fixture this year, when a couple of fans went all out to promote harmony between the two clubs, pictured to the right. Sprocket has priced up a three day jaunt for around £170, flying from Manchester. There is also some good news on the exchange rate, which has gone out to €1.15 to the quid, but during these volatile financial times, that could end up anywhere by the time we make our Lowen pilgrimage.
So what about a contingacy plan if the St Pauli game falls on a date that is not viable? Well there is always the option of returning to Munich for a home game, but with a few milestone birthdays on the horizon, this may be better saved for another crack at the Octoberfest, perhaps the season after. So we are looking at away games. Kaiserslauten are probably the most famous team in the division, and boast a stadium that was used during the 2006 World Cup, but I am not so sure about what the Hell we woulkd do for the rest of our time there. Frankfurt have a team, FSV, who share Eintract's 50,000+ seater stadium. The city is one of Europes main airport hubs, so flights should not be hard to come by, and as it is one of Germanys biggest cities, there shouldn't be much problem finding stuff to occupy ourselves with. Aachen is another decent call. It is smack on the border with both Belgium and Holland, so would provide a chance to spread our wings to different countries, or alternativley, it is a short train journey from both Clogne and Dusseldorf. None of the teams that were relegated are of a calibre that would warrant an extended visit. Watch this space....
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