The Bundesliga Thread

[rwo power]

Now that the Bundesliga clubs are in their training camps and working to get their fitness back and while the first test matches are well under way, I decided to set up this fresh and shiny thread for the Bundesliga Rückrunde 2014/15 (the second part of the Bundesliga season after the winter break).

The next matchday will start on Friday, the 30 January 2015 at 20:30 GMT+1 with the top match VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern München.

Final table of the Hinrunde:

Spoiler:

Links to the Club Sections / Threads:

Bundesliga:
FC Bayern München - http://www.goallegacy.net/f17-fc-bayern-munich
Borussia Mönchengladbach - http://www.goallegacy.net/t16981-borussia-monchengladbach
Borussia Dortmund - http://www.goallegacy.net/t17083-borussia-dortmund
FC Schalke 04 - http://www.goallegacy.net/t17011-fc-schalke-04
Bayer Leverkusen - http://www.goallegacy.net/t17061-bayer-04-leverkusen
Hannover 96 - http://www.goallegacy.net/t17153-hannover-96

Lower Division Clubs:
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen - http://www.goallegacy.net/t23960-rot-weiss-oberhausen
FC St.Pauli - http://www.goallegacy.net/t17169-fc-st-pauli
TSV 1860 München - http://www.goallegacy.net/t22701-tsv-1860-munchen


Football terms German-English (for the hipsters):
http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000226598.php


The Old Bundesliga Threads:

Nr.1 - http://www.goallegacy.net/t25-the-bundesliga-thread
Nr.2 - http://www.goallegacy.net/t24201-the-bundesliga-thread
Nr.3 - http://www.goallegacy.net/t28823-the-bundesliga-thread
Nr.4 - http://www.goallegacy.net/t34572-the-bundesliga-thread
Nr.5 - http://www.goallegacy.net/t36200-the-bundesliga-thread

[RealGunner]

Rückrunde?

[rwo power]

Bundesliga Rückrunde 2014/15 (the second part of the Bundesliga season after the winter break).

English lacks a handy word for that. In German we have "Hinrunde" (first part of the season, matchdays 1-17) and "Rückrunde" (matchdays 18-34).

[Hapless_Hans]

Just like first and second leg are called 'Hinspiel' and 'Rückspiel'.

[Hapless_Hans]

If anybody wonders what Michael "I don't want to manage small clubs anymore" Laudrup is doing these days - he's keeping himself busy.
Today he was coaching the "Qatar Allstars" team that played and lost a test against Bayern, on top of his steady gig at the Lekhwiya Sports Club.

[Winter is Coming]

What was the score?

[farfan]

If anybody wonders what Michael "I don't want to manage small clubs anymore" Laudrup is doing these days - he's keeping himself busy.
Today he was coaching the "Qatar Allstars" team that played and lost a test against Bayern, on top of his steady gig at the Lekhwiya Sports Club.

Laudrup coaches rugger now ?

[rwo power]

Test match results for Borussia M'gladbach so far:

Sunday 11 Jan 2015:
BMG 2:0 Arminia Bielefeld

Tuesday 13 Jan 2015:
BMG 2:3 SV Werder Bremen
BMG 2:4 Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü (Ankara)

And no, Yann Sommer didn't play in either of them as he was given some time to rest after he played the full 27 matches in the season so far.

Next matches will be
Sa 17.01.2015, 15:00 GMT+1: Rot-Weiss Essen vs BMG
Sa 24.01.2015, 15:30 GMT+1: 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs BMG

[Bellabong]

Awww you made the effort to link the 1860 thread.

[rwo power]

Of course. I would even link a Rot-Weiß Essen thread if there was one, as much as it would pain me.

[Sri]

Bundesliga Rückrunde 2014/15 (the second part of the Bundesliga season after the winter break).

English lacks a handy word for that. In German we have "Hinrunde" (first part of the season, matchdays 1-17) and "Rückrunde" (matchdays 18-34).

Reverse round (of fixtures)?

Correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding was that the Rückrunde fixtures are the reverse legs of the Hinrunde fixtures (although not necessarily in the same order).

[rwo power]

You are right. The matches of the "Rückrunde" are the "Rückspiele" ("reverse fixtures", "second legs"?) of the season. And they are played in the same order as the Hinrunde.

But "reverse round" sounds somewhat weird, too, I would say ^^

[Hapless_Hans]

Of course. I would even link a Rot-Weiß Essen thread if there was one, as much as it would pain me.

I am making one right now. Copy-pasting from wikipedia as we speak.

[Hapless_Hans]

You are right. The matches of the "Rückrunde" are the "Rückspiele" ("reverse fixtures", "second legs"?) of the season. And they are played in the same order as the Hinrunde.

But "reverse round" sounds somewhat weird, too, I would say ^^

let's just call it "offense round" and "revenge round"

[rwo power]

I am making one right now. Copy-pasting from wikipedia as we speak.

Meh!

let's just call it "offense round" and "revenge round"

I guess then both people speaking English and German would be confused. So better use the proper term and give an explanation I'd say. Won't harm the hipsters to learn some German football terms either

By the way: http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000226598.php (not 100% perfect, but a start ^^)

[Sri]

You are right. The matches of the "Rückrunde" are the "Rückspiele" ("reverse fixtures", "second legs"?) of the season. And they are played in the same order as the Hinrunde.

But "reverse round" sounds somewhat weird, too, I would say ^^

let's just call it "offense round" and "revenge round"

Does that imply that all teams which lost against Bayern will exact revenge from them? Also, does that go on to imply that BVB will exact revenge from all the teams which trashed them?

If yes, I REALLY like the sound of that

(I know that wanting revenge and actually exacting revenge are two different things )

[Sri]

I think reverse fixtures is the safest and closest bet, then.

[rwo power]

Well, you can be sure the teams would like to take revenge on Bayern. And I hope that at least some of them can steal a couple of points from them ^^

[Hapless_Hans]

Hinrunde is where someone is offended, and Rückrunde is where they can have their revenge.

Hence, "offense round" and "revenge round".

RWO, not that it would harm anyone to learn German words (I think, not sure), but we have the unique opportunity to just make up and introduce words and translations as we please.

So I'd say we stick with using 'Grottenkick' even in English sentences (missing it in the Bundesliga dictionary btw), but then say "the revenge round has started with a flurry of away wins yesterday" as if that really was a thing

[rwo power]

Wopuldn't it be even cooler to introduce some German words into the English language? So let's give them "Hinrunde" and "Rückrunde", especially as the latter even comes with an umlaut

[Sri]

I löve ümläüt-ed wörds.

My favourite Arsenal signing in recent years has been Kim Källström. No kidding.

[Hapless_Hans]

let's just claim the words are Hünründe and Rückründe

[rwo power]

My favourite Arsenal signing in recent years has been Kim Källström. No kidding.

Now I understand why everybody outside Germany is after Gündogan and why they wanted Schürrle and Özil, too.

[Sri]

My favourite Arsenal signing in recent years has been Kim Källström. No kidding.

Now I understand why everybody outside Germany is after Gündogan and why they wanted Schürrle and Özil, too.

It's also why Götze and Müller are rated tbh. Now you see the light

[Hapless_Hans]

well you always want what you don't have. That's why we are at the moment intending to assemble the squad with the most 'ø's in the players' names

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