1860 Munich: What is next for the beloved chaos club?
In February, I visited 1860 Munich for the first time since the pandemic. Back then Munich's most beloved clubs once again entered a period of chaos that continues to the present day.
I was really looking forward to this latest trip to Germany. On top of covering Bayern Munich on location, then heading up for a trip to Hamburg to blow the cobwebs off my desk at Transfermarkt, I couldn’t wait for my pilgrimage up the Giesinger Berg in Munich to watch 1860 Munich. Unfortunately, like many other things on this trip, the snow chaos put a stop to my visit to the Grünwalder Stadion in the heart of Giesing.
On Wednesday, three days before kickoff against Rot-Weiss Essen, the club announced that the game would be postponed to a yet-announced date. I received the news via email after I applied for accreditation. “We wish you a Merry Christmas,” the email concluded. Perhaps wishful thinking from the 1860 media directors.
With no game to take place this weekend, I opted for a walk up the Giesinger Berg, past Giesinger Bräu and the Wienerwald, where 1860 fans gathered ahead of every game. Past the Grünwalder Stadion, the big concrete beast that was part of so many fan songs in my youth when 1860 played at the Olympiastadion, dreaming of a long return. From there, you can head down the Grünwalder Straße to the training complex where 1860 still trains mostly in public. The walk gives you plenty of time to contemplate what has happened with Munich’s true love over the last few months.
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