Bundesliga Super-Thread warning post #4542

They should be higher up, but they're still well short. You could see that especially when they played St.Pauli, who played them off the park in the Olympic Stadium.

The Union thing is a bit surprising. They were seconds from getting a draw away to Real Madrid and were 2 up against Braga, before throwing it away.

That was some own goal and a half from Hamburg 😅

Saarbrucken haven't stopped yet

To "mis-quote" a famous bad quote. "They'll be trembling on the streets of Borussia, in January."

Quarter-final draw threw up.

CAS confirmed Köln's transfer ban for the next 2 windows today. 17th at the break and being unable to register any new players in January or the summer is a very dodgy position to be in.

Baumgart also stepped down due to their poor performance in the first 17 games.

Fair play to Leverkusen, what a result.

Hopefully Leverkusen can do it. Bayern generally don't play very well and look very disjointed. They have enough individual talent to get away with it most of the time.

Emotional scenes at the Olympic Stadium earlier, after the sad death of Kay Bernstein. A draw probably a fair result. Hertha are getting too many of them though. But I don't think Dardi could be getting much more from this group of players than he already is. Scherhant filled in well for Reese today.

Bookies think so 10/11 Bayern Munchen, 1/1 Bayer Leverkusen, 200/1 RB Leipzig

10Feb2024 Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munchen!

Tomorrow night Bayern host Union Berlin, who are 4th from bottom on 14 points. They have picked up half their points in the last 4 games though, and Bayern have also lost twice in five! With the upcoming table-topping clash coming so soon, Die Roten can't afford to drop any more points.

Sky behaving weirdly again. 9 times out of 10, even when there's a Saturday 5.30pm EPL game on Sky, they will also have Bundesliga on at the same time on another channel.

This evening with no EPL on, they have relegated Bundesliga to their youtube channel, while showing live netball on TV. And bear in mind the match features Leverkuson. One of the most inform teams in Europe at the moment. 18.5k currently watching on YouTube. A match that wasn't advertised. Sometimes I get the feeling Sky are afraid people might actually get into the Bundesliga.

The only positive is that they do continue to put three or four 2.Bundesliga games on YouTube every week. I've been enjoying watching that this season.

But on a weekend where there' no EPL on, and they decide to move most of their Bundesliga content to YouTube, it's hard to feel slightly conspiratorial about the whole thing.

Hertha are not getting promoted with their current back line.

It's a protest against the DFB plans to allow private investors to to invest in Bundesliga teams.

It's not about investing in teams exactly. The DFL want to sell TV/marketing rights to private investors. One of the deals reportedly on offer if I remember correctly is €1b for 8% over the next 20 years. Teams narrowly voted in favour allowing the DFL to negotiate with investors last month.

Fans don't like it because once you let private investors in it's a slippery slope. Business people who make a significant financial investment are going to push for the biggest return possible on that investment which could lead to nonsense like the Supercup being held in the Middle East, like what La Liga and Serie A are doing now.

Should be a cracker.

Serious finish from frimpong for the 3rd even if Neuer was still in the wrong half of the pitch

Bayern have been poor all season, but that was really bad. They didn't have a sniff at goal.

If Bayern fancy their chances at getting Klop, then Tuchel might survive until the summer. I do find it hard to picture him there though. Maybe in a few years.

Back to back red cards for Upamecano and Bayern losing 3-1 away at Bochum, they’ll be 8 behind Leverkusen. Tuchels head on the block you’d imagine.

11 months since they sacked Nagelsmann because "the treble was in danger".

or Jupp Heynckes....

Stephen Kenny couldn't do any worse than Tuchel.

Sad news about Andreas Brehme today.

Now sure whats to be gained from leaving him in charge to the end of the season?

He has ruined them. They are playing terribly. No coherent style. Creating little, players don't look happy. They won't win anything if he's staying.

Get rid now, and they just might have a slim chance of retaining the league and putting up a good fight in the CL. Hansi Flick might be a good appt now.

New record set in Germany tonight.

Sky's interest in Bundesliga 2 has faded. Just one game on their YouTube channel this weekend. So annoying, as I was watching plenty of games this season.