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Post by Carl LaFong on May 6, 2020 14:06:29 GMT
Germany's top football league - the Bundesliga - can return this month behind closed doors after Angela Merkel confirmed it had been given government approval.
The league will decide the exact return date tomorrow, with the weekend of 16-17 May a possibility.
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Post by bluerisk on May 6, 2020 14:52:40 GMT
Yes, yes, yes...*happy guttural Klingon noises
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 6, 2020 14:54:07 GMT
Yes, yes, yes...*happy guttural Klingon noises I thought you'd given up football for gridiron?
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Post by bluerisk on May 6, 2020 15:17:00 GMT
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Post by Zos on May 6, 2020 15:29:35 GMT
Still think in England it's unlikely. Can see there being no relegation in the EPL but still promoting Leeds and West Brom making the EPL and Championship both 22 club leagues, cut back over two years from the end of next season with 4 going down from the EPL for 2 years.
That's the only way to avoid law suits, the EPL bottom clubs will get a free reprieve and Liverpool will obviously just be given the title.
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Post by bluerisk on May 6, 2020 15:37:14 GMT
Still think in England it's unlikely. Can see there being no relegation in the EPL but still promoting Leeds and West Brom making the EPL and Championship both 22 club leagues, cut back over two years from the end of next season with 4 going down from the EPL for 2 years. That's the only way to avoid law suits, the EPL bottom clubs will get a free reprieve and Liverpool will obviously just be given the title. If we set the precedence...do you really want to fall behind the Jerries?! Two World Wars and that that... Churchill personally would hold the gun at the league's commissioner's head. *scratching his head - double genitive...you know what I mean.
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 7, 2020 21:44:11 GMT
Saturday 16 May
Augsburg v Wolfsburg
Borussia Dortmund v Schalke
Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach
Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn
Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin
RB Leipzig v Freiburg
Sunday 17 May
Cologne v Mainz
Union Berlin v Bayern Munich
Monday 18 May
Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen
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Post by MrFurious on May 8, 2020 11:31:07 GMT
I hear 3 Cologne lads are being tested at the moment.
Hopefully this happens and its shown on all our tv channels(BBC etc) all over the world(fuck PPV Sky etc) to cheer us up and then the same happens in August with the PL.
I suppose they'll have to add crowd noises to give the games a bit of atmosphere.
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Post by bluerisk on May 8, 2020 12:22:26 GMT
Saturday 16 May Augsburg v Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund v Schalke Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin RB Leipzig v Freiburg Sunday 17 May Cologne v Mainz Union Berlin v Bayern Munich Monday 18 May Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen 
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Post by bluerisk on May 8, 2020 12:24:06 GMT
I hear 3 Cologne lads are being tested at the moment. Hopefully this happens and its shown on all our tv channels(BBC etc) all over the world(fuck PPV Sky etc) to cheer us up and then the same happens in August with the PL. I suppose they'll have to add crowd noises to give the games a bit of atmosphere. There is a solution to contain this problem:
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Post by Zos on May 8, 2020 17:00:20 GMT
Saturday 16 May Augsburg v Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund v Schalke Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin RB Leipzig v Freiburg Sunday 17 May Cologne v Mainz Union Berlin v Bayern Munich Monday 18 May Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund v Schalke looks a good un.
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Post by Aj_June on May 8, 2020 17:03:12 GMT
I hear 3 Cologne lads are being tested at the moment. Hopefully this happens and its shown on all our tv channels(BBC etc) all over the world(fuck PPV Sky etc) to cheer us up and then the same happens in August with the PL. I suppose they'll have to add crowd noises to give the games a bit of atmosphere. Hotstar subscription provides me access to every game in Bundesliga. But I very strongly agree with you that these games should be free to everyone so that people can finally enjoy sports. The cost of watching sports is too high in some countries. That's really very unfortunate. Anyway, I am looking forward to games of Red Bull and Dortmund.
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 10, 2020 0:36:02 GMT
Bundesliga: Dynamo Dresden's entire squad in isolation just a week before restart Dynamo Dresden, who play in the second tier of German football, have put their entire squad and coaching staff into two-week isolation after two players tested positive for coronavirus. The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are due to restart on Saturday, 16 May. It is set to be the first European league to restart following the coronavirus shutdown. "The fact is that we can neither train nor participate in a game in the next 14 days," said Dynamo. On Thursday, the German Football Association (DFB) said the season would resume under strict health protocols that ban fans from the stadium and require players to have Covid-19 testing. About 300 people, including players, staff and officials, will be in or around the stadiums during match days. The league has been suspended since 13 March. Clubs returned to training in mid-April, with players working in groups. But on Saturday Dresden, who are bottom of Bundesliga 2, said they would be unable to fulfil the initial fixtures. "In the past few weeks, we have made enormous efforts in terms of personnel and logistics in order to strictly implement all the prescribed medical and hygienic measures, "said Dynamo sports manager Ralf Minge . "We are in contact with the responsible health authority and the DFL (German Football League) to coordinate all further steps." Dresden were due to resume the season on 17 May at Hannover 96. Analysis John Bennett, BBC World Service The Dynamo Dresden situation proves that any league will be balanced on a knife edge when football resumes, even with all the planning and all the expertise that has gone into the Bundesliga restart. DFL boss Christian Seifert admitted as much on Friday when he said that they are "playing under probation". The truth for football authorities everywhere is that there are no certainties at the moment and there will be setbacks. The only good news is that although there are a lot of fixtures to pack in, time is relatively on German football's side compared to the other big European leagues, who are still wondering if and when they'll be able to return. Now the DFL will be hoping that this will be the only fixture they'll have to postpone on their high profile re-opening weekend. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52601471 |
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 10, 2020 0:38:42 GMT
Ralf Minge!
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 10, 2020 0:57:03 GMT
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Post by Carl LaFong on May 11, 2020 1:46:32 GMT
Minge! LOL.
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