Bundesliga Super-Thread warning post #4542

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".

Trainer is not always the problem .....

or Jupp Heynckes....

Stephen Kenny couldn't do any worse than Tuchel.

Sad news about Andreas Brehme today.