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Déjà vu
Remember Kenneth Wolstenholme and his famous 1966 WC commentary?
“They think it’s all over” – was what described Magdeburg’s fans after the 0-1 defeat in Oberneuland when the club’s deficit to the top spot had increased to 9 points. But then came the home game against TeBe Berlin who received a 7-0 thrashing a the hands [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: defeat, FC Magdeburg
State of the Club
Since I last wrote, after match day 3, 1. FC Magdeburg have come through quite a development. New transfer Wolf is out until January, and the club signed Lars Fuchs from Jena as his replacement. This has turned out to be a good decision, as Fuchs has already scored 5 goals in the seven matches [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: Baumgart, Hallescher FC, Summary
Crisis has come to Magdeburg
With Magdeburg as of yesterday having the third-worst start of the decade, the time has come to take a long hard look at the club in general, including management and the whole shebang.
In: FCM · Tagged with: analysis, Baumgart, Idiocy, Paul Linz, Regionalliga, Relegation, Youth team
The season has only just started
But you wouldn’t know that from reading FCM-related boards. Two draws from the first two matches of the new Regionalliga Nord season were enough to trigger the “this season’s over, we’ll never get promoted this way, sack the manager” gene in a lot of people.
Looking at it a tad more rationally, nothing’s lost yet [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: analysis, Baumgart, FC Magdeburg, Hamburger SV, VfB Lübeck
Season prep hazards
What are the biggest hazards and dangers in the weeks leading up to a new season? Injuries, transfers gone wrong, players you planned with leaving suddenly. Yes, yes, and yes. But there is a new hazard: Security concerns. Indeed there seems to be a new trend emerging, more and more friendly matches are being cancelled [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: Aue, friendlies, Hansa Rostock, Magdeburg, police, security, VfB Lübeck
And we’re off again…
Season preparation has restarted on Friday. After last year’s disapointment with a 4th place finish, the club has had to cut the budget by about 250,000 Euros and has opted to let some players go, the most prominent of which are the team captain, Daniel Rosin, and the second-best goal scorer, Najeh Braham. As both [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: FC Magdeburg, friendly, Reimann, transfer news, victory
Changes…
Since I last wrote, there have been some changes at 1. FC Magdeburg. Following the draw against Babelsberg, the team went into a steady decline, losing three out of four games, among them the important derby against Hallescher FC. Following a 0-3 defeat to Wolfsburg’s reserves at home, the 1. FC Magdeburg board decided to [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: Baumgart, defeat, dismissal, Germania Halberstadt, new manager, Paul Linz, victory