Bundesliga 2007 / 2008, 34. (und letzter) Spieltag

blutgraetsche wrote:And hell, do we need a class striker! So many excellent chances wasted this season, we could have scored 200 goals!

Rosenberg needs a class partner, and we now have the money to buy one.

It's a good thing that Gekas in particular wasn't looking too clinical today! Well done though, and as you say the team showed a bit more sense with their approach to the game today.

It's a shame that Leverkusen won't be in the UEFA cup as well, but well done in particular to Wolfsburg, they finished the season in fine style.

Wolfsburg will now invest even more in their squad, VW will now be willing to pump even more cash into the club. Expect them to rival Bayern's expenses this summer on the transfer market. Magath is thinking big, and wants to establish the club in the top 5, and he may be able to pull it off. I'm not too worried about them in the UEFA Cup next season, they should have enough quality to do well.

It remains to be seen how HSV will do with a new manager, and without VDV, who most likely will leave them this summer. How important he is for the club could be seen again today. Still, not too worried about them in the UEFA Cup either. They need to replace some players in their squad, but should have enough quality to prevail also.

Stuttgart still have the chance to qualify for the UEFA Cup through the intertoto cup. I just hope that Hertha will not sneak their way in through the fair play route! Please DFL, let Leverkusen play instead, for the sake of the league!

A pity to see Nürnberg go down, they had more than enough quality to stay up. They should have never sacked Hans Meyer, and they now pay the price. Expect most of their better players to leave the club now.

Super Madrid wrote:How would you guys rate Rafinha? I saw him in his debut season and i was very impressed with him but they stopped showing Bundesliga the following season so i dont know how he progressed.

He is one of the best RBs in the league.

Some early highlights already upload. I'll stick the links up when I have all the goals from each individual game:

Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Werder Bremen

And Gladbach will be back to top flight

Yeah, next season will be excellent. Already the highest average attendances in Europe, which will even be higher next season with Köln and Gladbach back, two big clubs with big stadia. Not to forget about the tradition, and another additional (firece) derby between Köln and Gladbach.

Schalke vs. Dortmund
Werder vs. Hamburg
Stuttgart vs. Karlsruhe
Gladbach vs. Köln
Leverkusen vs. Köln
etc.

Just a pity that Nürnberg went down. Hopefully, 1860 München will be back in near future, the best Munich club...

blutgraetsche wrote:Yeah, next season will be excellent. Already the highest average attendances in Europe, which will even be higher next season with Köln and Gladbach back, two big clubs with big stadia. Not to forget about the tradition, and another additional (firece) derby between Köln and Gladbach.

Schalke vs. Dortmund
Werder vs. Hamburg
Stuttgart vs. Karlsruhe
Gladbach vs. Köln
Leverkusen vs. Köln
etc.

Just a pity that Nürnberg went down. Hopefully, 1860 München will be back in near future, the best Munich club...

they didn´t achieve promotion? The were close to the top not so long ago.

They (1860 München) are once again in chaos. No, they are nowhere near the promotion places now unfortunately. Their board / management ist the problem, they simply had too many incompetent (or corrupt) people running (or rather ruining) the club in the last few years.

Nürnberg 0-2 Schalke

The goals that sent Nürnberg down.

Ha Ha Get used to those scores Brem*n fanatics... HSV are going to beat you on quality, on attractiveness, in points... on everything next year...!

Get used to it, Brem*n!

To the JolMeister !

BTW where did Wolfsburg get so many points from.... I just noticed they finished above VFB and Bayer

Yeah, right.

Die Nummer 1 im Norden sind wir!

Und bleiben wir, bis ans Ende aller Tage!

I'll repost the detailed final table of this season:

Nürnberg now with two negative records. The only club that got relegated after winning the Bundesliga (1968/69), and the only club that got relegated after winning the Pokal (2007/08 ).

Toni's hat-trick goals: http://101greatgoals.magnify.net/item/N9C49TS5LVCRYZX9 (Maybe should have been given offside?)
http://101greatgoals.magnify.net/item/RT67R5TC0C6R545D
(Another good cross and header, although I think defending crosses is a huge weakness across the whole Bundesliga)
http://101greatgoals.magnify.net/item/TSCS38MRRGSFGPMB

Ribery's goal: http://101greatgoals.magnify.net/item/NZQG6N2SJRF0LXCM

Rosenberg

Sheffield, are you German or just like German football? And if so, why?

Danke, Werder!

Auf geht's, Jungs, wir rocken den Uifaluschi-Cup.

Sheffiled is the coolest, because without him, the Bundesliga threads on here would be dead! Shame on the German contingent, shame on us!

Thanks again for the links gunner.

FORZA GIALLOBLU!!! wrote:Sheffield, are you German or just like German football? And if so, why?

Nope, definitely not German! I moved home from university last summer, and having better access to the internet and digital tv I thought I'd start watching another league. Aside from a few teams I don't enjoy watching English football that much, and I watched a bit of Spanish and Italian football already so I thought I'd watch a new league that I hadn't followed before.

I prefer the German style of football more than say French or Portuguese, I can understand a bit of the language which makes it a bit easier to follow, and I like the mentality and atmosphere of the league (lots of attacking football). Plus there are lots of good German posters on here to discuss the football with!

anglophileHedgehog wrote:Danke, Werder!

Auf geht's, Jungs, wir rocken den Uifaluschi-Cup.

You are most welcome.

But only qualify for the UEFA Cup if you intend to do well, and take the competition seriously! If you don't, I'd rather see you bottle the qualification.

I would like to see you there though, Stuttgart has to play in Europe, but I hope that you have the right attitude.

And please please please please please dear football god, no Hertha in Europe! Please!

Sheffield gunner wrote:

FORZA GIALLOBLU!!! wrote:Sheffield, are you German or just like German football? And if so, why?

Nope, definitely not German! I moved home from university last summer, and having better access to the internet and digital tv I thought I'd start watching another league. Aside from a few teams I don't enjoy watching English football that much, and I watched a bit of Spanish and Italian football already so I thought I'd watch a new league that I hadn't followed before.

I prefer the German style of football more than say French or Portuguese, I can understand a bit of the language which makes it a bit easier to follow, and I like the mentality and atmosphere of the league (lots of attacking football). Plus there are lots of good German posters on here to discuss the football with!

Fair enough. Didn't think you were German but I had to ask! Don't shy away from the Serie A thread though, I'm looking to recruit for the 08/09 season.

what does the p means behind nurnberg?

RicardoJol wrote:what does the p means behind nurnberg?

Pokalsieger, they won the Pokal (German Cup) last season.

Another negative record, as explained above.

RicardoJol wrote:what does the p means behind nurnberg?

Pokalsieger = Cup winner. Last season, obviously.

Effenberg wrote:

RicardoJol wrote:what does the p means behind nurnberg?

Pokalsieger = Cup winner. Last season, obviously.

O now i see... What a shite info.. It hasn't anything to do with this year...

FORZA GIALLOBLU!!! wrote:Fair enough. Didn't think you were German but I had to ask! Don't shy away from the Serie A thread though, I'm looking to recruit for the 08/09 season.

I used to love watching Serie A. Probably wouldn't impress you too much to hear that I mostly followed Lazio, but that was back in the day of Signori and co., in the mid-90s when they played great attacking football. Aside from going to Arsenal matches I followed Italian football more than English football then. I just can't get into Serie A football any more. I watch the occasional game, but I just don't enjoy it as much as I did.

M = Meister = champion

P = Pokalsieger = cup winner

N = (Neu-)aufsteiger = one of the teams that had been promoted last season

blutgraetsche wrote:M = Meister = champion

P = Pokalsieger = cup winner

N = (Neu-)aufsteiger = one of the teams that had been promoted last season

those N's and M's were easy after I knew you guys used historical info to confuse me...

Sheffield gunner wrote:

FORZA GIALLOBLU!!! wrote:Fair enough. Didn't think you were German but I had to ask! Don't shy away from the Serie A thread though, I'm looking to recruit for the 08/09 season.

I used to love watching Serie A. Probably wouldn't impress you too much to hear that I mostly followed Lazio, but that was back in the day of Signori and co., in the mid-90s when they played great attacking football. Aside from going to Arsenal matches I followed Italian football more than English football then. I just can't get into Serie A football any more. I watch the occasional game, but I just don't enjoy it as much as I did.

You were a Laziale? I hate Lazyo more than Tottenham! You must relinquish any feelings you have and had for them, now! Do it for me Sheffield, do it for the love of humanity!

*sprinkles holy water on SG's face* The power of Christ compells you! Devil be gone!

Wolfsburg, Karlsruhe and probably Cottbus are the surprise teams of the season. Hope that Karlsruhe manage to stay up, a great club with great tradition.

I seriously hope that Gladbach and Köln manage to establish themselves in the 1. Bundesliga also. If you look at the table, you'll see that this has gotten more difficult these days. Two of the three newcomers have been relegated again. It is a very even and competitive league.

Maybe it's time to have 20 teams in the first and second Bundesliga.