Arminia Bielefeld
Bielefelder Alm Sunday 30 January 2011 2. Bundesliga Arminia Bielefeld 1 Hertha Berlin 3 After the Bremen Destruction came an early kick-off in Bielefeld; a short drive to the south. I awoke, dressed, brushed my teeth and staggered out to Tom’s car, the wreckage of the previous day’s ale still as fresh as the moment … Continue reading
SV Werder Bremen
Weserstadion Saturday 29 January 2011 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 1 FC Bayern München 3 I expected to wake early and hungover. I woke early as my mate was off to St Pauli. This was the morning after a sober night travelling from Düsseldorf to Dortmund and I was on a ridiculously early train from Dortmund … Continue reading
Fortuna Düsseldorf II
Paul-Janes-Stadion Friday 28 January 2011 Regionalliga West Fortuna Düsseldorf II 0 SC Preußen Münster 1 A freezing evening in Düsseldorf ; I’m typically underdressed wearing a hoody and a lightweight jacket. When you’re typically underdressed for cold weather and arriving at a football ground you know that you should rely on at least one of the following: enough beer … Continue reading
VfL Bochum
Ruhrstadion Saturday 20 November 2010 2. Bundesliga VfL Bochum 1 FC Ingolstadt 04 4 A mid-morning wake-up call, a shaking off of the hangover and a cool, November morning to help shake the cobwebs as we made our way to Dortmund train station. After the previous evening at Oberhausen I was joined by Ed for … Continue reading
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen
Niederrheinstadion Friday 19 November 2010 2. Bundesliga Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 3 Arminia Bielefeld 0 A noon flight from Edinburgh to Weeze was booked with the plan of visiting my friend Ed and going to Bochum on Saturday followed by St Pauli on the Sunday and meeting up with Dani. I knew there was … Continue reading
FC Augsburg
Impuls Arena Sunday 19 September 2010 2 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 2 Vfl Osnabrück 2 Lacking sleep. Thinking I’m still drunk. Those pesky Salzburg fans and their never-ending pints of Stiegel Bier. Though I do recall drinking white wine spritzers at some point in the club. Everyone was. I’m sure of it. Currywurst will do the … Continue reading
FC Memmingen
Die Memminger Fussball Arena Friday 17 September 2010 Regionalliga Sud FC Memmingen 4 KSV Hessen Kassel 2 A trip to Germany and Austria with 3 games in as many days: FC Memmingen, SV Austria Salzburg and FC Augsburg. Until a week earlier I was due to be at the Oktoberfest; how could that ever compare … Continue reading
FC St. Pauli
Millerntor-Stadion Saturday 15 May 2010 FC St. Pauli Select 3 FC United of Manchester 3 Tuesday 18 May 2010 FC St. Pauli 0 Celtic 2 I travelled to Hamburg the day before the Saturday match, spending the Friday evening and Saturday, until 3pm, at St. Pauli’s training complex for the 6th Antiracist Tournament Hamburg Sankt Pauli. … Continue reading
Gannin' Away 