Crikey, it doesn't seem two shakes since me and the
Shoutster were in Berlin watching 1860 play their penultimate game, but this weekend saw the start of the
Bundesliga 2 season. Talk about early..... So what have we to look forward to this season. The big fish that got relegated (seems to happen every year in Germany) was
Eintract Frankfurt. Yes it is a long time since they
worried the top of the
Bundesliga, but any side that calls a 51,000 all
seater home, is a pretty big fish in my book. The away fixture is in late April, so it is not impossible that I will be arranging a visit.... Especially as our
preferred destination, St Pauli in Hamburg, falls in early September. A combination of lack of leave and money makes this an impossible (barring a lottery win)
journey. Plus, we are still hopeful of visiting the Swiss branch of the Bender Squad in early October. There are a few of us getting together in August, so plan will be hatched...
Also new, to go
with a new season, is a new kit manufacturer, which means a new design. I am not over excited by it, but the away shirt is pretty cool (still prefer the classic blue and white stripes)
"But what happened in the first game?" I hear you ask. Well Der Lowen were up against a newly promoted team away from at Eintracht Braunschweig (?). It's some where in Saxony. The result? A 3:1 drubbing, which in the first table of the season sees 1860 placed third from bottom. At least the only way is up....
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