Our Ultras Aufkleber of the week, brought to you from St. Pauli; a dig at the suspected average intelligence of HSV fans.
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A Word from Winston
Thought for the day. Winston Churchill. You’ve probably heard of him. Not a shrinking violet and seen by many people in the UK as something of a hero. I’m not here to give history lessons, primarily because I don’t actually know that much history, but I ran into one quote of his recently which I think is relevant to our topic of Football Culture Continue reading
Ultras Aufkleber of the Week – Anderlecht
A new feature for From Boothferry To Germany; we’re gonna start sharing some of our favourite ultra stickers we come across once a week to help inspire with some of the creativity that Football fans have in abundance.
We start off with Anderlecht’s “Mauves Army 2003”.
Keep posted for more coming in the future.
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6 Reasons why you should swap Premier League for Bundesliga
Do you hate the draconian body searches and police escorts to the ground? Do you yearn for an atmosphere inside the stadium that makes every game feel like a Champions’ League Final? Sick of being ripped off by the ticket office at every opportunity?
There exists a place, not far from here, where all your Football dreams come true. A country of Becks, Benz, BMW, Bretzels, Boobs, Borussia Dortmund and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Deutschland; the Football Utopia. Here is why Continue reading
The Taste of Things to Come
British football fans have long since marvelled at the atmosphere created by fans in other countries, with flares and flags, synchronised bouncing or arm gestures from thousands of people in unison, scarves raised as each member of the spectacle screams the club anthem in delirium. But the same British fans who like 100 pictures of the ‘Yellow Wall’ in all its glory on Facebook are always very dismissive and cynical of any attempt from their own fans to recreate such epic gestures of support; “that’s not how we do it”. Because of this cynicism, progression is not made, and the support remains the same.
Well I got news for you. Continue reading
Why do I support this team?
If you have to ask that question, you will probably never fully appreciate the answer. But this is an attempt to articulate how a lot of us feel.
I grew up in a town not to a wealthy family but with enough to get by and have a holiday every now and then; safe, happy, secure, respectful and with a good level of free education. But listening to the media, journalists, comedians, politicians and pop culture in general, there was always one message; Continue reading
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