Bayer plays Wolfsburg tomorrow. Statistically, Wolfsburg is a good team to play as the results traditionally favour Bayer. However Wolfsburg are on a good run themselves, with a sound 3 – 0 win over Mönchengladbach last Tuesday and they’ll want to keep it up. The boss meanwhile, thinks the Wolves will make life difficult for [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Please sir, can I have some more?
Posted in Bundesliga, tagged Arturo Vidal, Bundesliga, Manuel Friedrich on 28 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[ credit: Reuters Pictures ]
I adore having to eat humble pie when it comes to wrong predictions that go the right way for my team. Bayer marked their 1000th Bundesliga game in style; triumphing over Werder Bremen in their home ground and scoring two goals in the process. Vidal (71′) was the first to break [...]
One more year for Schneider and match preview part deux
Posted in Bundesliga, tagged Bernd Schneider on 27 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[ credit: Bild. de. Yes, that Bild. Shut up. ]
Huzzah, huzzah. Bayer has extended Bernd Schneider’s contract by another twelve months. That makes me a happy camper, seeing that he’s my favourite German player. His rehab is continuing, continuing - clearly Bayer’s version of the Gary “back in two weeks” Neville saga – and there’s [...]
10. Spieltag preview. Of sorts.
Posted in Bundesliga, tagged Bundesliga on 26 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s rather early for a pre-match post (so early even the official site has not had time to put one up yet) but to keep things short, the next Bundesliga match is away to Werder Bremen on Tuesday.
I’m not looking forward to this match, in all honesty. Why? Because Werder positively spanked us last year, [...]
Rhine derby – 11 years and counting for 1. FC Köln
Posted in Bundesliga, tagged Bundesliga, Manuel Friedrich, Theofanis Gekas on 24 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[ credit: Bundesliga Official Website ]
Based on the picture above, it’s pretty obvious that today was a good day for Bayer fans, with the Werkself winning 2 – 0 thanks to a Manuel Friedrich header (67′) and a Theofanis Gekas penalty (84′). I managed to watch the game in fits and starts on a stream. [...]
Bayer third kit = no, no, no
Posted in Trikot, tagged Trikot on 22 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[ credit: Reuters Pictures ]
I promised a friend I’d show her the Bayer third kit. Well, that’s our third kit in all its yellow-and-black glory on display against Oberhausen during the early stages of the DFB-Pokal earlier this season. Or should I say gory? Because it’s a hideous piece of work, that’s what it is.
Do. [...]
Unfamous first words
Posted in Bundesliga, World Cup 2010, tagged Bundesliga, René Adler, World Cup 2010 on 21 October 2008 | 1 Comment »
[ credit for picture goes to Promikatur, more caricatures of footballers here.]
I thought I’d open the blog with a picture of our missing maestro, due back in November. Or thereabouts, if his rehab works out but I’m not banking on it just yet. Plus, it’s the Rhine derby this weekend, with Bayer facing (insert pejorative [...]
