Comments on: Hi and welcome to the new Bundesliga Blog at The Offside http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html News from The German Bundesliga Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jan http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-26 Jan Thu, 17 May 2007 02:29:39 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-26 It seems to me that the only league that has really proven to have some depth is Spain atm. The other leagues (incl. Italy) don't have a higher number of good teams than the EPL. Just roughly judging by the UEFA Cup/Champions League performances. In case of the Bundesliga you have the problem that a lot of potentially great teams don't show any consistency over the run of a couple of seasons. E.g. Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund and Berlin. Stuttgart and Hamburg sold key players from their great teams and as a result did not manage to repeat their success. Dortmund and Berlin suffered from bad management and resulting debts. Other teams with a great fan base, history and infrastructure have been in constant decline. Borussa Mönchengladbach has been relegated and FC Cologne is still playing in the 2. Bundesliga. Those are big time underachievers atm. (probably add Frankfurt to the mix) I think or hope that the people in charge learned from their mistakes. Stuttgart for example is very keen to keep their current squad together despite the fact that some players have caught the attention of some big European clubs. Time will tell. The Bundesliga has definitely more potential than it is showing right now. It seems to me that the only league that has really proven to have some depth is Spain atm. The other leagues (incl. Italy) don’t have a higher number of good teams than the EPL. Just roughly judging by the UEFA Cup/Champions League performances. In case of the Bundesliga you have the problem that a lot of potentially great teams don’t show any consistency over the run of a couple of seasons. E.g. Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund and Berlin. Stuttgart and Hamburg sold key players from their great teams and as a result did not manage to repeat their success. Dortmund and Berlin suffered from bad management and resulting debts. Other teams with a great fan base, history and infrastructure have been in constant decline. Borussa Mönchengladbach has been relegated and FC Cologne is still playing in the 2. Bundesliga. Those are big time underachievers atm. (probably add Frankfurt to the mix) I think or hope that the people in charge learned from their mistakes. Stuttgart for example is very keen to keep their current squad together despite the fact that some players have caught the attention of some big European clubs. Time will tell. The Bundesliga has definitely more potential than it is showing right now.

]]> By: Gladbach http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-25 Gladbach Thu, 17 May 2007 00:31:22 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-25 Die Bundesliga is a great league but not as good as Spain or Italian, but better then the english they just have 5 good teams Die Bundesliga is a great league but not as good as Spain or Italian, but better then the english they just have 5 good teams

]]> By: Jan http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-19 Jan Tue, 15 May 2007 14:51:57 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-19 Hey Isaiah, this is a great question and something I've been asking myself as well. It's not just that there is only one club from Berlin in the Bundesliga it's also that this club hasn't really achieved anything and e.g. won't play internationally next season. I haven't looked much into the history books yet to assemble a proper theory. One thing that probably played or still plays a role is Berlin's historic background with the city being split into East and West during the cold war. Berlin has only really started to develop as a metropole after the reunification. But I'll look into it a bit more to probably put together a little blog entry. Hey Isaiah,

this is a great question and something I’ve been asking myself as well. It’s not just that there is only one club from Berlin in the Bundesliga it’s also that this club hasn’t really achieved anything and e.g. won’t play internationally next season. I haven’t looked much into the history books yet to assemble a proper theory. One thing that probably played or still plays a role is Berlin’s historic background with the city being split into East and West during the cold war. Berlin has only really started to develop as a metropole after the reunification. But I’ll look into it a bit more to probably put together a little blog entry.

]]> By: Isaiah http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-16 Isaiah Tue, 15 May 2007 12:26:04 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-16 Welcome Jan! While I disagree (respectfully, of course) with Tom - La Liga is the greatest! - there is no doubt that the Bundesliga is extremely fun. Just a question: Why is it that there is only 1 team from Berlin represented in the Bundesliga. This is definitely different than all the other European leagues I can think of (London has like 80 teams or something, Madrid has 3, Paris has at least 2, Rome has 2) and that intrigues me. Welcome Jan! While I disagree (respectfully, of course) with Tom – La Liga is the greatest! – there is no doubt that the Bundesliga is extremely fun.

Just a question: Why is it that there is only 1 team from Berlin represented in the Bundesliga. This is definitely different than all the other European leagues I can think of (London has like 80 teams or something, Madrid has 3, Paris has at least 2, Rome has 2) and that intrigues me.

]]> By: Tom http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-15 Tom Mon, 14 May 2007 15:38:30 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-15 I'm very excited about this blog - to me, the Bundesliga is the most interesting of the big European leagues these days and it'll be great to learn more about it. I’m very excited about this blog – to me, the Bundesliga is the most interesting of the big European leagues these days and it’ll be great to learn more about it.

]]> By: Lisa http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-14 Lisa Mon, 14 May 2007 15:36:43 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-14 Yay, finally a Bundesliga blog! (I'm slow and didn't notice it until today.) Yay, finally a Bundesliga blog! (I’m slow and didn’t notice it until today.)

]]> By: Sim http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-13 Sim Mon, 14 May 2007 13:43:41 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-13 I agree with you, Juliet. In fact, I hardly get news about the Bundesliga unless I search for it on the Internet, which is what I do every week. I agree with you, Juliet. In fact, I hardly get news about the Bundesliga unless I search for it on the Internet, which is what I do every week.

]]> By: Juliet http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-12 Juliet Mon, 14 May 2007 03:36:07 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-12 Yay! Looking forward to reading this. It's hard to find good English-language news about the Bundesliga, and even harder to find someone who blogs about it in English. Yay! Looking forward to reading this. It’s hard to find good English-language news about the Bundesliga, and even harder to find someone who blogs about it in English.

]]> By: Jan http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-11 Jan Sun, 13 May 2007 23:05:01 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-11 Again, thanks a lot for the great response and good wishes both from fellow Offside bloggers and hopefully potential regular readers.;-) To Kevin: yes, it's been a highly entertaining season this year. I actually read your warmhearted Bundesliga "puff piece" over at your blog just a few days ago.:) Something I'll come back to for a little feature I'm planning. Again, thanks a lot for the great response and good wishes both from fellow Offside bloggers and hopefully potential regular readers.;-) To Kevin: yes, it’s been a highly entertaining season this year. I actually read your warmhearted Bundesliga “puff piece” over at your blog just a few days ago.:) Something I’ll come back to for a little feature I’m planning.

]]> By: Sim http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-10 Sim Sun, 13 May 2007 12:51:30 +0000 http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/misc/hi-and-welcome-to-the-new-bundesliga-blog-at-the-offside.html#comment-10 Yay!!! Thank you for covering the Bundesliga. It's my favorite league. :) Yay!!! Thank you for covering the Bundesliga. It’s my favorite league. :)

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