In a new weekly Newsletter, Matt Ford will be keeping an eye on the action off the pitch in the Bundesliga and German football, from fan protests to finances.
Great article Matt. I happened to listen to a podcast re St Pauli earlier this week and was wondering how these two viewpoints could be reconciled ie The Green Brigade (the Celtic ultras) very quickly came out in support of the Palestinians and this led to the club banning them from several games. Given the sectarian nature of significant sections of the Celtic (and Rangers) fan base, I have never quite understood the attraction for the two Hamburg clubs of the close relationships they have with the two Glasgow clubs.
Thanks, Mike. Purely from my non-Hamburg perspective, I'm not convinced the relationships between Celtic & St. Pauli and Rangers & HSV are as deep as some might think. The latter in particular seems to be a response to the former more than anything else. It's certainly not something I've ever really seen playing much of a role in German fan culture.
Great article Matt. I happened to listen to a podcast re St Pauli earlier this week and was wondering how these two viewpoints could be reconciled ie The Green Brigade (the Celtic ultras) very quickly came out in support of the Palestinians and this led to the club banning them from several games. Given the sectarian nature of significant sections of the Celtic (and Rangers) fan base, I have never quite understood the attraction for the two Hamburg clubs of the close relationships they have with the two Glasgow clubs.
Thanks, Mike. Purely from my non-Hamburg perspective, I'm not convinced the relationships between Celtic & St. Pauli and Rangers & HSV are as deep as some might think. The latter in particular seems to be a response to the former more than anything else. It's certainly not something I've ever really seen playing much of a role in German fan culture.