Bundesliga day out for under £60
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Samuel
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Thanks for that. Sent it to a mate.
Might have to do it this year.
Might have to do it this year.
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Sabri Natenagewitch
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16€ standing tickets, free public transport to the game with a ticket, 1€ pints, as much sausage to munch oon as you wish, gott in himmel
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Rigler
Jack Burkitt
May well consider doing that, look like a cracking day out.
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
Anybody else think that said "including fights"?
With those thrown in it's even more of a bargain.
With those thrown in it's even more of a bargain.
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Sabri Natenagewitch
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We should have an LTLF day out.
Blue
Banned
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Sabri Natenagewitch
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Some of us have a bit more class than that.
Not me though, teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen german bombers....
Not me though, teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen german bombers....
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
So you pay more than usual for a game which you don't care about and takes you 15 hours and more to get to.
Plus he was careful to choose a match for which he could get a cheap air ticket. Next home game would have cost £100 more, so don't plan on following Cologne instead of NFFC.
It was fun to try that trip, I suppose, and useful and illuminating to see what others provide for the match-day experience, but ultimately just that, fun and nothing else. Brighton provide free travel, but would that persuade you to watch them every other week?
Plus he was careful to choose a match for which he could get a cheap air ticket. Next home game would have cost £100 more, so don't plan on following Cologne instead of NFFC.
It was fun to try that trip, I suppose, and useful and illuminating to see what others provide for the match-day experience, but ultimately just that, fun and nothing else. Brighton provide free travel, but would that persuade you to watch them every other week?
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bullittboy
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Brilliant. I'm doing Hertha Berlin v Wolfsburg in February admittedly added onto a trip to see a lass I know but even with higher air fares the actula flights and match day tickets come in at under £100 which considering the greater distance to Berlin is exceedingly good value.
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Sabri Natenagewitch
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Heaven forbid anyone goes to a football game and has fun.
I've been to VfB Stuttgart a few times, admittedly I pull-in a match on one of my frequent trips to Stuttgart on business.
Costs me €16-20 a ticket and €4 on the S-Bahn. Lovely.
Even though VfB are struggling - again!
Costs me €16-20 a ticket and €4 on the S-Bahn. Lovely.
Even though VfB are struggling - again!
Loughborough_red
Jack Armstrong
Went to Hamburger sv v Hoffenheim a few years back, it was absolutely out of the world in terms of atmosphere. Hoffenheim won 5-1 but the Hamburg fans never stopped singing, plus a certain Mr Mancienne was on the bench for Hamburg. Next time I go, I want to take in a St Pauli game!
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bullittboy
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I've been to St Pauli a few times, only so I can wear my SP hoodie with pride and support their anti fascist ways. Great club.
Millentor is a wonderful stadium to watch football too. And the area is great for sightseeing!
If you go to a St. Pauli game, be sure to visit the famous "Jolly Roger" pub, home of the St. Pauli supporters club.
Oh, and VfB Stuttgart are getting bummed by Dortmund. There'll be a few grumpy schwabians to deal with tomorrow.
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bullittboy
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I hope you're not encouraging people to go to the Reeperbahn, Chris. Agreed excellent sightseeing
Jolly Roger pub is great. It's what being a footie supporter should be about.
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Sabri Natenagewitch
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I really fancy this, if I have a good December and January will deffo have a look at doing it, I can try and get it to coincide with the Frankfurt trade show, so work can pay for it.
JordanForest
Jack Burkitt
We're forest fans. We're not used to that
JordanForest
Jack Burkitt
Me and a mate are really up for doing this, but spending the weekend there instead for a few extra drinks :cheers:
I have no allegiance with any German clubs, what's the best one to watch? What's the best way to get involved? Should I look for one with an English supporters club like in the article? I don't know any German
I have no allegiance with any German clubs, what's the best one to watch? What's the best way to get involved? Should I look for one with an English supporters club like in the article? I don't know any German
Me and a mate are really up for doing this, but spending the weekend there instead for a few extra drinks :cheers:
I have no allegiance with any German clubs, what's the best one to watch? What's the best way to get involved? Should I look for one with an English supporters club like in the article? I don't know any German
You don't need to know any german, but a few words won't go amiss (please = bitte, thank you = danke, that sort of thing).
As for "best", depends what you mean.
The atmosphere at Dortmund's Westfalenstadion is awesome, but there's not much else to do in Dortmund for a weekend apart from the Zoo and some brewery tours (Dortmund is a huge brewing centre).
The ever popular St. Pauli in Hamburg are in the 2. Bundesliga but a game there is well worth a watch. You could also take in a Hamburg game if the fixtures work.
Hertha Berlin play in the Berlin Olympiastadion and there's loads to do in Berlin for a weekend.
Bayern and 1860 Munich (the latter in the 2. Bundesliga) both play in the wonderful Allianz Arena and again there's plenty to occupy you in Munich. The Allianz is a bit out of the city centre (to the north near Garching) but public transport is cheap and plentiful.
Frankfurt is easy to get to, plenty to do and tickets for Eintracht Frankfurt are easy to get and cheap.
VfB Stuttgart play in the recently refurbished Mercedes Benz Arena, you can get a ticket for under €20 and there's lots to do in Stuttgart (visit the Porsche museum, which is epic, and the Mercedes Benz museum). Also check out the Wichtel Brauhaus, a pub/restaurant with its own onsite brewery in Feuerbach, for great food and excellent beers.
Wherever you go, the nationalised public transport in Germany is cheap, punctual and efficient (download the Deutsche Bahn's "DB Navigator" app for your smartphone).
As for getting involved, you'll find German fans in good voice and large quantities. Don't be afraid to approach the locals over a beer, you'll find find them incredibly friendly and knowledgable (they only really hate the Dutch).
There is also a massive drinking culture in Germany, bars and pubs are prevalent and beer is always good quality - you can go for Weißbier-types (lighter lagers) or Altbiers, which are darker and more bitter.
Please also sample the sausages - there's always a fantastic selection and the quality is uniformly excellent!
I spend a lot of time in Germany on business and love it, they love their Fußball!
Barry
Where's me hammer?
Whats the deal with st paulie then?
It's a special club. Fan-based and hugely politically active.
Left-wing politically, anti-fascist (still a taboo subject in Germany) and the club has heavy involvement from its supporter base in all sorts of areas of operation.
St. Pauli is run on democratic lines and it's (almost) how you'd want your club to be run - having said that, they've made some commercially-naive decisions in the last few years - for example, much of the merchandise sold bearing the clubs' crest - and there's lots of that - hardly benefits the club financially at all as they don't see a financial benefit due to a rather daft business deal the club committee did regarding merchandise.
JordanForest
Jack Burkitt
Thank you so much for such a detailed reply! Will definitely be saving this for future reference.
Loughborough_red
Jack Armstrong
I've already been to that pub. As soon as the locals heard me and my mate speaking English they flocked over for a chat. It was fantastic and I wished I had a Forest scarf to hand to add to the wall.
Sadly I booked my weekend in Hamburg before checking the fixtures which meant that Hamburger SV were at home instead of St Pauli (which I obviously didn't mention in the Jolly Roger) so I shall put that right asap.
And yes, there is some tremendous sight seeing to be done on the Reeperbahn.
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