Some new season, same old league

The things we do for love…like spending half an hour to get to the stadium to attend the press presentation of the new 1. FC Magdeburg senior squad – despite temperatures way beyond anything that can be called comfortable. But after last years fiasco, the club took the path of complete reconstruction, letting go 14 [...]

Posted on July 2, 2010 at 7:11 pm by madcynic · Permalink · Leave a comment
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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 [...]

Posted on July 6, 2009 at 1:35 pm by madcynic · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Transfer update

Magdeburg signed two new players. Daniel Bauer joins the club from Rovaniemi, a defensive midfielder/defender. Maik Georgi joins the club from Erzgebirge Aue’s reserves, a left winger with a defensive emphasis.

Posted on February 4, 2009 at 4:50 pm by madcynic · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Winterbreak

It’s winterbreak in German football, and while training resumes on Jan 14, there are no transfer rumours at all to be found, at least none too reliable. I’m still hoping for a right defender and a central midfielder, but I guess it will come as surprising as on the team presentation in the summer when [...]

Posted on January 4, 2009 at 11:05 pm by madcynic · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Rebuilding

May 31, 3:15 pm: 1. FC Magdeburg are relegated from tier III. Or do not qualify for the new 3rd Liga, whichever you prefer. This means that with the exception of Reimann, all players’ contracts will run out on June 30, as they are not valid for tier IV. The same goes for manager Paul [...]

Posted on June 10, 2008 at 8:30 pm by madcynic · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Can’t hardly wait

Well, two weeks have passed by since the semi-triumphant 1-all draw against Schalke 04. In the meantime, two other players have left Magdeburg. Dennis “I want my mama” Tornieporth went back where he came from, to Kickers Emden. His stay at Magdeburg was overshadowed by complaints, he just didn’t fit in with the rest of [...]

Posted on February 3, 2008 at 8:49 pm by madcynic · Permalink · One Comment
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Methadone

Well, last Saturday I finally was able to catch some live outdoor football. In the first game since that disappointing outing versus Werder Bremen’s reserves in December, Magdeburg only managed a draw. But in contrast to the abysmal 1-all draw against Bremen, this one saw a new and improved FC Magdeburg team. Not only did [...]

Posted on January 23, 2008 at 1:40 pm by madcynic · Permalink · Leave a comment
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