Why I Want Schalke to Win the CL

OhNoYouDidn't

You might not know it, but Schalke are the best supported German club. They are debt free, playing in a fabulous stadium paid for sensibly, with a team paid for in a wage controlled league with a spine of locally developed players.

German football is the template all leagues should follow.

- all clubs are 51% fan owned
- they take risks on young players, whereas other leagues buy in all their talent to play it 'safe'
- terracing is allowed as the fans behave themselves, even with beer
- tickets are made affordable by law, as little as 12e for Bundesliga games
- you never hear of German players, or non-Germans playing in the Bundesliga shagging each others wives, buying leopardskin Bentleys or pouring champagne on the floor of nightclubs.

Its a breath of fresh air when their rival leagues are involved in 'financial doping' and oil billionaires inflating wages to farcical levels and see players who have never played a first team game are millionaires.

In short, the prudential, community based approach deserves success at expense of the soap opera that is England or the crippling debt levels that are Spain or Italy.

Fromvert

Why aren't you watching them then?

Panthro

So you might say that Germany is a "SuperPower" of sorts..:pac:
Thats pretty contro

OhNoYouDidn't

Fromvert wrote: »

Why aren't you watching them then?

I am....

staker

I like the timing:pac:

invinciblePRSTV

First result from a google of 'Schalke finances'

If Schalke were a bank, clients would be queuing in the street to close their accounts and the wheelbarrows would be out en masse. Over the past year, total debts have increased 30 per cent to £136.5million, annual profits have collapsed (£11.5m to just £0.45m) and cash flow has slowed to a trickle, so much so that, according to former general manager Rudi Assauer – and he should know – the club are not paying wages on time...which is a capital offence in these parts....

http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/schalke_are_walking_a_financial_tightrope_writes_nick_bidwell_features_290089.html

OhNoYouDidn't

invinciblePRSTV wrote: »

First result from a google of 'Schalke finances'



http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/schalke_are_walking_a_financial_tightrope_writes_nick_bidwell_features_290089.html

When was that....?

Around the time they built their new ground maybe?

invinciblePRSTV

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

When was that....?

Around the time they built their new ground maybe?

I'm not disagreeing with your wider points on the German league, but Schalke have been in the headlines due to their precarious finances for the past few years now. Perhaps things have changed since in their favour but i doubt it.

Chucky the tree

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

- you never hear of German players, or non-Germans playing in the Bundesliga shagging each others wives, buying leopardskin Bentleys or pouring champagne on the floor of nightclubs.

That's because they are too busy banging underage prostitutes.

OhNoYouDidn't

Chucky the tree wrote: »

That's because they are too busy banging underage prostitutes.

That would have been when they were on international duty, so somewhat irrelevant to the point I am making...

Oat23

Schalke debt free, brilliant.

and about the wives...

Paully D

Some of your points aren't correct, but I understand what you're saying.

German football is exactly what I want English football to be.

Cheap tickets, fantastic atmospheres, very competitive leagues. It's fantastic.

flahavaj

Epic thread.:pac:

shadowcomplex

they are going out

The Muppet

Paully D wrote: »

Some of your points aren't correct, but I understand what you're saying.

German football is exactly what I want English football to be.

Cheap tickets, fantastic atmospheres, very competitive leagues. It's fantastic.

going by their first half performance there's no need to be missing out, you can get similar in your local park any sunday.

OhNoYouDidn't

shadowcomplex wrote: »

they are going out

No way Man U will keep that level of intensity up.

But the game thread is elsewhere, I'm more interested in the sustainability of German football and its community and fan based culture versus other large European leagues. In the interest of sporting fairness I hope Schalke can do it with the rest of whats there.

parker kent

I had a thread based on an article in the Guardian last year on how well ran German clubs were, a bit related to this thread.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=65360616

CSF

The Muppet wrote: »

going by their first half performance there's no need to be missing out, you can get similar in your local park any sunday.

Oh jesus, be quiet.

parker kent

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

- you never hear of German players, or non-Germans playing in the Bundesliga shagging each others wives, buying leopardskin Bentleys or pouring champagne on the floor of nightclubs.

That you would say that shows how little you know about German football.

starbelgrade

Because they really aren't a decent team.

Paully D

The Muppet wrote: »

going by their first half performance there's no need to be missing out, you can get similar in your local park any sunday.

They've been well beaten by one of the best teams on the planet. There's no shame in that.

dfx-

The Muppet wrote: »

going by their first half performance there's no need to be missing out, you can get similar in your local park any sunday.

Even by the standards of this forum, that's a remarkably ignorant and disrepectful comment.

Lawrence1895

The OP's wish was not granted though. Never mind, I don't like either of the two teams

flahavaj

dfx- wrote: »

Even by the standards of this forum, that's a remarkably ignorant and disrepectful comment.

Or just a well timed joke as no doubt it was intended,

CSF

flahavaj wrote: »

Or just a well timed joke as no doubt it was intended,

If you had left out the well timed or any indication that the joke was anything other than crap, you may have had some kind of point.

tdv123

Curse of the OP

RasTa

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

- you never hear of German players, or non-Germans playing in the Bundesliga shagging each others wives, buying leopardskin Bentleys or pouring champagne on the floor of nightclubs.

Quiet you, nothing wrong with that





Football needs more Balotelli's

The Muppet

dfx- wrote: »

Even by the standards of this forum, that's a remarkably ignorant and disrepectful comment.

Boo ****ing HOO,they were just as **** second half if it's any consolation to you.

stovelid

The Muppet wrote: »

Boo ****ing HOO,they were just as **** second half if it's any consolation to you.

Top retort.

The Muppet

stovelid wrote: »

Top retort.

Perhaps not but an accurate one.

Nailz

Curse of the OP? I think not, there's no mistake that Schalke were ****.

TangyZizzle

It's a pity it's come to this. I thoroughly enjoyed them beating Inter.

stovelid

Schalke are a big team from a decent league: they had a bad night and got turned over by one of the best teams in the world. It happens. Saying they are a park team isn't very gracious.

If they weren't playing United, I too would like to see have seen them progress because of the attractiveness of the Bundesliga and Schalke's support but also just to shake up the usual cartel of CL clubs a bit.