Pre-Season Friendlies

[Gonzo79 15,081]

15 minutes ago, compo said:

I wonder who decided on the Murryfield match

It's the same company who set up the Man Utd v Lyon match last Summer.  Police Scotland and the City Of Edinburgh Council will have been consulted. 

 

There might be a couple of scraps but nothing major.  

[Gonzo79 15,081]

Had a wee scout around and looks like I've got some Rangers tickets for Berlin.

 

Nice!  

[yuddie 1,693]

2 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Had a wee scout around and looks like I've got some Rangers tickets for Berlin.

 

Nice!  

Enjoy it mate, Union seem like a brilliant fanbase and I love their story.

[Gonzo79 15,081]

8 hours ago, yuddie said:

Enjoy it mate, Union seem like a brilliant fanbase and I love their story.

They sound like St Pauli lite, to me. 

Edited June 15 by Gonzo79

[Rousseau 10,406]

9 hours ago, yuddie said:

Enjoy it mate, Union seem like a brilliant fanbase and I love their story.

They have a couple a wrong'uns.  

[Franc Ergs 1,617]

9 hours ago, Gonzo79 said:

They sound like St Pauli lite, to me. 

I don't know if there's any truth in the rumour that they're a humourless bunch.

[compo 6,895]

better playing about five wee diddy teams for a warm up then the marquee friendly then  it's down to  the real thing.

[der Berliner 3,698]

On 15/06/2024 at 10:09, Rousseau said:

They have a couple a wrong'uns.  

Speak for yourself mate, speak for yourself.

 

BTW, this is one of the ultimate East German clubs, and they want to have f@ck all to do with pseudo-anarcho creeps like St. Pauli. Other teams have a "Ultra" stand with the hardcore fans, sort of "Kop" at Anfield. Since the ground is not that big, the whole Alte Försterei is effectively a "Kop" ... the real "Ultras" are housed in the "Waldseite" stand, which can be seen on the right side in this video. The hymn of Union starts at roughly 2,10 mins in ...

 

 

[der Berliner 3,698]

Some more impressions ...

 

 

[Gonzo79 15,081]

15 minutes ago, der Berliner said:

Other teams have a "Ultra" stand with the hardcore fans, sort of "Kop" at Anfield.

Named after the hill, Spion Kop, in South Africa (due to soldiers having returned from the Boer War).    

 

Other clubs with 'Kop' stands are Blackpool, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Preston North End and Birmingham City, which ties in nicely with our friendly at St Andrews, the Wednesday before we visit Berlin.