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Title: Football games in Germany
Post by: Walter Cronc on November 10, 2015, 01:59:39 PM
Hi lads,

Has anyone ever been to a Bundesliga game in Germany?

We often hear the price is very reasonable and the beer and atmosphere is top.

Thinking of Dortmund/Munich/Hamburg/Schalke as possibilities.

Appreciate all feedback.

Cheers!
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: AZOffaly on November 10, 2015, 02:02:51 PM
I'd be interested in this as well. Was thinking about doing a trip with the brother and a couple of brothers in law.
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: screenexile on November 10, 2015, 02:05:28 PM
Not sure about the beer I was in the Allianz last year and got to the top of the queue only to see it was alkoholfrei. . . Right enough they were playing City so it could be different for domestic matches.

Other than that we went to a CL game the tickets cost £35 and it was class apart from the no beer.
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: Walter Cronc on November 10, 2015, 02:06:39 PM
Saw this whilst googling! Very cheap at 60 euro return out of London!!

http://www.bahn.de/i/view/GBR/en/prices/europe/london-spezial.shtml?dbkanal_034=1&dbkanal_001=L04_S02_D001_KSE0001_UKSEA_LZ01&s_kwcid=AL!198!3!78162632911!b!!g!!%2Blondon%20%2Bdortmund&ef_id=U99nZQAAADSkHRAz:20151110140549:s
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: illdecide on November 10, 2015, 02:23:09 PM
There was a lot of us lads went to Hamburg for a match but we ended up in that many strip bars and hookers we forgot to go the match...but for what it's worth Hamburg was good and the beer too
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: Walter Cronc on November 10, 2015, 02:24:57 PM
Quote from: illdecide on November 10, 2015, 02:23:09 PM
There was a lot of us lads went to Hamburg for a match but we ended up in that many strip bars and hookers we forgot to go the match...but for what it's worth Hamburg was good and the beer too

;D ;D ;D

Aye heard Hamburg is a wild spot.

Dortmund would probably be my first pick but from first glance online the tickets were steep.

Screen where did you buy the CL tickets?
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: stpauls on November 10, 2015, 02:46:44 PM
i spent a year in Munich back in 2001-2002, and got to see the Bayern-United match. at the time, we were able to walk up to the stadium, and buy the tickets from the turnstiles, and at that time i got mine for about 30 Marks, which was about €20, but i can assume things have changed since. also saw Bayern-Dortmund, as well as the Munich derby, when 1860 were in the Bundesliga. they were also still playing in the old Olympic stadium, so not sure what the prices would be now.
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: screenexile on November 10, 2015, 02:53:13 PM
Quote from: Walter Cronc on November 10, 2015, 02:24:57 PM
Quote from: illdecide on November 10, 2015, 02:23:09 PM
There was a lot of us lads went to Hamburg for a match but we ended up in that many strip bars and hookers we forgot to go the match...but for what it's worth Hamburg was good and the beer too

;D ;D ;D

Aye heard Hamburg is a wild spot.

Dortmund would probably be my first pick but from first glance online the tickets were steep.

Screen where did you buy the CL tickets?

We were over to Munich with work and took a punt we might get a ticket for the game. Bayern website was sold out but Man City's had plenty of tickets so we got in the away end. In fairness I think you've a very slim chance to get in the home end unless you know a season ticket holder.
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: Esmarelda on November 10, 2015, 03:00:45 PM
Went to a couple of the lesser clubs' games years ago but I can't remember a thing about prices.

On both occasions the grounds were quite empty apart from the "ultras" who went behind one of the goals and generated a great atmosphere.
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: general_lee on November 10, 2015, 03:07:01 PM
Would love to take in a St Pauli game, they're top of the Bundesliga II atm and have a great support, also based in the red light district in Hamburg so would kill a few birds with one stone with them  ;D
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: Walter Cronc on November 10, 2015, 03:12:36 PM
Quote from: general_lee on November 10, 2015, 03:07:01 PM
Would love to take in a St Pauli game, they're top of the Bundesliga II atm and have a great support, also based in the red light district in Hamburg so would kill a few birds with one stone with them  ;D

General Lee you hipster!!

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/nov/06/the-joy-of-six-hipsters-favourite-football-clubs
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: illdecide on November 10, 2015, 03:57:00 PM
Quote from: general_lee on November 10, 2015, 03:07:01 PM
Would love to take in a St Pauli game, they're top of the Bundesliga II atm and have a great support, also based in the red light district in Hamburg so would kill a few birds with one stone with them  ;D

Our hotel was next to their ground, quite a small ground too (not sure of their official capacity). They hadn't a game on when we were there as we'd have rather went to that than watch that Hamburg dort
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: screenexile on November 10, 2015, 04:07:52 PM
Quote from: general_lee on November 10, 2015, 03:07:01 PM
Would love to take in a St Pauli game, they're top of the Bundesliga II atm and have a great support, also based in the red light district in Hamburg so would kill a few birds with one stone with them  ;D

St Pauli are aligned with Celtic aren't they?
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: Walter Cronc on November 10, 2015, 04:09:30 PM
Quote from: screenexile on November 10, 2015, 04:07:52 PM
Quote from: general_lee on November 10, 2015, 03:07:01 PM
Would love to take in a St Pauli game, they're top of the Bundesliga II atm and have a great support, also based in the red light district in Hamburg so would kill a few birds with one stone with them  ;D

St Pauli are aligned with Celtic aren't they?

Yeah close ties between the two clubs.
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: general_lee on November 10, 2015, 04:35:41 PM
Yes and funny enough Hamburg are one of the most right wing teams in Europe and are very cosy with none other than Rangers! Though I had always thought borussia Dortmund were the hipsters team of choice.
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: Walter Cronc on November 10, 2015, 05:04:09 PM
Never knew of Hamburg's tie with Rangers.

Just googled right/left wing club sides in Europe. Some I know, some I didn't!!

Shamrock Rovers?? Surely not??

Left wing clubs
AS Livorno Calcio (Italy)
Celtic F.C (Scotland)
AEK Athens (Greece)
Barcelona (Spain)
Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
St Pauli (Germany)
Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia (Bulgaria)
Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands)
U.C Sampdoria (Italy)
Polonia Warszawa (Poland)
Malmo FF (Sweden)
Bohemians 1905 (Czech Republic)
Hapoel Tel Aviv FC (Israel)
FC Arsenal Kyiv (Ukraine)
Olympique de Marseilles (France)
Besiktas (Turkey)
U.S.D. Virtusvecomp Verona(Italy)
Athletic Club Omonoia Nicosia(Greece)
Sporting Toulon (France)
Bologna F.C. 1909 I(taly)
Standard de Liège (Belgium)

Right-wing/Fascist clubs
*Zenit St Petersburg (Russia)
*S.S Lazio (Italy)
*Rangers FC (Scotland)
Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Lokomotiv Moscow FC (Russia)
Real Madrid C.F (Spain)
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
A.S Roma (Italy)
LKS Lodz (Poland)
Helsingborgs IF (Sweden)
S.L Benfica (Portugal)*
Hamburg (Germany)
Partizan (Serbia)
Chelsea (England)
Hellas Verona F.C. (Italy)
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
Millwall (England)
Atletico Madrid (Spain)
FC Twente (Holland)
Shamrock Rovers (Ireland)
Paris St Germain (France)
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: Canalman on November 10, 2015, 05:19:59 PM
Thought Roma were more the "left wing" team in Rome.

FC St Pauli have to be the smuggest team around. Darlings of the football hipsters and anoraks.
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: general_lee on November 10, 2015, 05:44:44 PM
Lazio would make most teams on that second list look left wing lol.

Always saw Liverpool as a very leftwing club, but politics don't really come into English football nowadays, such is the amount of money pumped into it
Title: Re: Football games in Germany
Post by: seafoid on November 10, 2015, 09:33:06 PM
Quote from: Walter Cronc on November 10, 2015, 01:59:39 PM
Hi lads,

Has anyone ever been to a Bundesliga game in Germany?

We often hear the price is very reasonable and the beer and atmosphere is top.

Thinking of Dortmund/Munich/Hamburg/Schalke as possibilities.

Appreciate all feedback.

Cheers!
I went to see Stuttgart vs Hamburg in Stuttgart. Very easy to get tickets at the match and great craic.