The dirty deed is done
As I indicated yesterday, the Football Association of Saxony-Anhalt (FSA) does not agree with my opinion that culpability should play a role in determining which youth teams participate in the DFB-Pokal and NOFV-Pokal. For reasons I cannot find in any of the statutes governing youth football or football in the FSA territory, officials have decided [...]
In: FCM, U19 · Tagged with: Fair play, Hallescher FC, Idiocy, Youth
Top of the table – and a cup farce
Yesterday, Magdeburg won their first league match of the sesaon, beating Lübeck 2-0. In a repeat of last year’s inaugural fixture, both teams were nervous and not able to consistently play a decent attacking game over 90 minutes. Magdeburg’s defense held tight, allowing only two real opportunities for Lübeck, none of which was converted. In [...]
In: FCM, U19 · Tagged with: 2009-10, 2010-11, Hallescher FC, Idiocy, Youth team
Speechless
Six matches to go in the league – 27 point deficit to #1 spot Cup: Lost in the semi-final against Halberstadt. A team we have never ever lost against. What gives?
In: FCM · Tagged with: 2009-10, Idiocy, Summary
End of an Era
How I’d have loved to write about the end of Volker Rehboldt’s time as the chairman of the board at 1. FC Magdeburg. But alas, it is the end of Steffen Baumgart’s time with the club instead. Yesterday, the board had a meeting and apparently determined to send Baumgart on gardening leave, but also told [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: 2009-10, Baumgart, Dismissal, Idiocy, No future
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: 2009-10, Analysis, Baumgart, Idiocy, Paul Linz, Regionalliga, Relegation, Youth team
1. FC Magdeburg vs Stark
This is the comment that appeared on the most important fan site after Magdeburg’s match against SV Babelsberg 03 on Saturday, refereed by controversial FIFA referee Wolfgang Stark. As Magdeburg begin 2009 with a tough schedule, playing the other top 4 teams in the first three matches, tensions were high at Stadion Magdeburg. After kickoff [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: 2008-09, Babelsberg 03, Draw, Idiocy, Regionalliga
Winter…
After last week’s look at bigger things, now a look at a smaller idiocy on part of the DFB (German FA). Last weekend, winter came to Germany. Sort of. There was not a lot of snow, but it was enough to see quite an impressive number of games cancelled in the Regionalliga Nord. Among the [...]