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#Post#: 2813--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: Microscopist
Date: November 26, 2018, 4:56 pm
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"... and "you ain't seen nothing yet!" ..."
Here we are dangling, waiting for the next episode.
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Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: November 27, 2018, 2:05 pm
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--- Quote from: Microscopist link ---
>
> "... and "you ain't seen nothing yet!" ..."
> Here we are dangling, waiting for the next episode.
>
--- End Quote ---
Sorry to leave you in that precarious position, Microscopist,
though when you say "we", ah hae ma doots. Be that as it may,
you may well find, to adapt the old adage, that it is better to
dangle hopefully than to be let down with a bump.
When a new stadium was opened in Mainz a few years ago, the old
ground was not sold for development and is still used by the
Under-23 side, which is where I went for
Sunday 25th November 2018
Regionalliga Südwest
1. FSV Mainz 05 ll 2 v 2 TSG Balingen
Dennis Meinhardt (Flieden); Patrick Werner, Jeffrey Euchler
The officials did not look particularly prepossessing as they
warmed up, but once into their blue tops with long sleeves and
black cuffs the assistants appeared very smart - and their
subsequent performance, complete with slick hand-switching, was
pretty impressive, particularly in the case of AR1 - though some
20 hours had passed before I twigged that I had seen him referee
in the Hessenliga as recently as May. The referee's short
sleeves did nothing to offset a slightly insipid facial
appearance, which made him look a decade older than he actually
is.
The match began with a number of unnecessarily long and loud
blasts, and though Herr Meinhardt did manage to introduce a few
crotchets and quavers, the semi-breve remained the default note,
with occasional blow-until-you-can't-breves - sometimes
appropriately. Unfortunately we did not have much chance to view
his man-management skills, the first notable foul, in the 12th
minute, being a definite yellow card offence, accepted as such
by the offender, the visiting number 2. A deliberate trip with
no attempt to play the ball saw the home number 20 follow him
onto the crime sheet on the quarter hour. He did speak to the
home number 17 for trying to delay a free-kick. It was not
proving a quality match, being low on skill and high on both
clumsy challenges and petulant reactions. Balingen had a
distinct territorial advantage, but it was Mainz who came close
midway through the half, a shot from a corner being cleared off
the line by the defender on the far post. The Balingen number 3
was the next to see yellow, "legging-up" the opponent who had
got away from him. On 27 minutes the Mainz number 17 ignored his
earlier warning and blocked the taking of a free-kick, Balingen
number 30 reacting with a barge. Herr Meinhardt issued cards
number four and five, but not in a constructive way - more
cooling chat as well would have been better. The Mainz coach was
not a happy fellow by this point and AR1 had to go and calm him.
Eventually Balingen played the free-kick forward and took the
lead. The only other effort of note in the half was an overhead
kick by Balingen that went just wide.
Mainz equalised early in the second half, then yellow number six
went to their number 15. There was a great chance for the
Balingen number 7, but he put his shot wide. A spat between the
home number 16 and the Balingen number 18 was quickly nipped in
the bud by AR1 and this time no cards were flashed. Just after
the hour a Balingen player lay in the penalty area as a Mainz
attack was cleared, AR1 raised a flag, thought about taking it
down, but kept it up - proving a distraction to me as the ball
was in the Mainz half by now as the whistle was blown. The next
minute was curious as Herr Meinhardt jogged gently back to see
to the injured player, ignoring his assistant, ultimately taking
out a yellow card and walking back to the Mainz half, where it
was shown to the home number 20 - to his apparent surprise - so
the seventh yellow card was followed by a red. Balingen forced a
good save from the Mainz goalkeeper, Mainz number 16 put a good
chance wide, Balingen hit the post and yellow number 8 went to
the Mainz number 33. The Mainz left-back was injured and had to
be helped off the field, temporarily leaving his side with nine
men. This was the cue for a Balingen foghorn of a certain age to
set up a chant of "TSG" - strangled in infancy as Mainz ran
clear within seconds to take the lead. EVEN a miserable old
blighter like me was moved to laugh out loud. Strangely none of
the Balingen contingent seemed to find things quite so amusing.
Two yellows were flashed a minute later, the Mainz 16 tuging at
a shirt, the Balingen number 6 responding with his elbow to the
stomach. The Mainz keeper made a couple of good saves. On 84
minutes it was the turn of an infant to instigate a chant of
"FSV" with similar unwanted results as Balingen headed an
equaliser from a corner. Yellow number eleven went to the Mainz
number 14 before Mainz were wide with a great chance in what
turned out to be the last kick of the match. Balingen players
gave the usual handshakes to the officials, Mainz headed
straight down the tunnel.
Normally one would expect a match with 11 yellows and 1 red to
have provided the sort of entertainment afforded by gladiators
of old, but this was just an annoyingly petty affair. Herr
Meinhardt had little real hope of imposing discipline on
recalcitrant players, but though the yellow cards were
justified, the manner of their delivery did little to help
matters.
And so to Saarbrücken for the night (and a delicious ragout of
goose leg in wine with noodles.) The plan was to attend the
Regionalliga match on Monday evening - or night, with a 20.15
kick-off - but with rain threatened, another decent meal in
prospect and the match live on TV, nobody with any sense would
make the trip.
#Post#: 2885--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: November 29, 2018, 7:35 am
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But then I have rarely been credited with having much sense, so
it was off to the station for the train to a rainy
Monday 26th November 2018
Regionalliga Südwest
FC 08 Homburg 4 v 0 VfR 08 Wormatia Worms
Tobias Fritsch (Frankfurt); Sascha Kief, Joshua Zanke.
Again, a 3rd Division official was parachuted in. Given that the
oldest male referee on that list is 32 (the two females are
older) it was surprising to see a 40 year old emerge to lead the
warm-up. He had a strong build and appearance, with jutting jaw
and protruding posterior, his fair hair fighting a losing battle
against the expansionist inroads of his forehead. He is, in
fact, 28. At the toss he seemed to possess a very cheerful
disposition.
The two teams lay immediately below the two in the previous
match in the fair-play table - very close to the bottom - so
possible mayhem might have been expected. Homburg went ahead in
the second minute when a tame effort appeared to pass through
the Worms keeper, who did, however, save a much more dangerous
one soon afterwards. A series of ricochets on 17 minutes left a
homburg attacker with a great opening, but he blasted over from
close in. Worms, not unusually towards the lower end of the
league table, came back, but they too lifted their best chance
over the bar, before having a free-kick fisted away and putting
a header wide. The Homburg boss was rather excitable and Herr
Fritsch had a firm word with him on 33 minutes - the only
disciplinary sanction the half required.
Again the half began with a Homburg goal - this time from a
rather more emphatic header. The home keeper made a couple of
good saves but on 72 minutes a barge in the back gave Homburg a
penalty: the fouled player finished some distance outside the
area, but Herr Fritsch's decision was instant and not disputed.
The penalty made it 3-0 and another, conceded by the keeper on
84 minute, led to the fourth goal of a game which had not been
as one-sided as the score suggests.
Herr Fritsch is not the most elegant of movers and much of his
work was done on the walk or at a gentle trot, but on the four
or five occasiobns when a sprint was called for, he proved more
than equal to the task. His manner was relaxed - in a game that
suited that approach - and the match was enjoyable. This is his
third season in the 3rd Division, which can often be make or
break time. In England there is little doubt that he would be
upwardly mobile - assuming that he can cope with sterner tests -
but German requirements are rather different, it seems, so we
will have to wait to see how he fares.
The bus up towards the ground had stopped running by the time
the match finished, but the walk down through the dark streets
and across the centre to the station was accomplished more
easily than feared, so I was back in Saarbrücken by 23.15.
#Post#: 5753--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: March 9, 2019, 2:32 am
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Friday produced a series of wrong decisions. Looking for another
line to highlight on my dilapidated rail map, (how sad is that?)
I planned to make the trip to Erben. Wiki et al suggested that
there was plenty of interest for the visitor, so I decided to
wait and see the sights. Arriving just before noon, I was
greeted by the tolling of a deep bell, echoed initially by its
cheeky young grandson from across the town. The youngster gave
up at twelve, but grandad had greater stamina and continued. On
reaching the centre it became clear that it had been tolling to
mourn the fact that the town had died and gone to heaven. The
sights proved few and were quickly seen, so a cafe would have
been welcome, but the place was shut, except for an ice cream
parlour. As the only thing coming to me from out of the skies
was steady drizzle, Eberny Eis did not appeal (if yesterday's
effort saw me heading for the naughty step, that will surely
lead Whistleblower to cast me into some oubliette) so it was
back to the station to wait 45 minutes for the next train. All
of which did not do much for my mood and did not augur well for
the officials at
Friday 8th March 2019
Bayernliga Nord
SC Eltersdorf 1 v 1 FSV Erlangen Bruck
Andreas Dinger (Biscofsgrün); Jan Dirrigl, Michael Bäumel.
Pouring rain on the walk from station to ground did not improve
matters, but the clubhouse saved the day with Schnitzel, chips
and salad. The decent programme was free. This was very much a
local derby and drew a respectable (for the fifth tier) crowd of
350. Herr Dinger is approaching oldie status, being 30, the two
assistants (both accomplished hand switchers) being 20 and 21.
All three looked immaculate in their primrose shirts with black
collar and cuffs.
The first quarter was spent almost wholly in the Bruck half - so
much so that the home keeper was often mooching around on the
edge of the centre circle - but it was not until midway through
the half that Eltersdorf took the lead. There followed a couple
of yellow cards for the visitors. Eltersdorf continued to create
and miss chances, and were fortunate that a clear break by the
visitors seconds before the interval came to nothing.
Bruck offered rather more in the second half, equalising on the
hour when they lifted the ball over the keeper. The game became
very stop-start, with the home team picking up two yellows this
time. Bruck came close to a winner on 88 minutes, the home
keeper diving full length to touch the ball away. As added time
began a clash produced a minor flurry, quickly stopped by Herr
Dinger, who consulted his assistant before showing yellow to a
player from each side.
For much of the game Herr Dinger's movement was not greatly
tested, but when it was, he was not found wanting. One throw in
the first half saw neither referee nor assistant keen to make
the decision, but otherwise his triage was very good. He did
whistle unduly long and hard for some mundane offences, but
Germans seem to like that. His carding technique involved
flashing the card at a player some distance away, but again,
that seems to be the custom. He did maintain good control and
used his smile well to maintain pleasant relations with the
players.
The match having begun at a civilised 19.00, I was back in
Bamberg before 22.00.
#Post#: 5755--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: bmb
Date: March 9, 2019, 7:36 am
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--- Quote from: JCFC link ---
> All three looked immaculate in their primrose shirts with
black collar and cuffs.
>
--- End Quote ---
Primrose! [emoji23] I'll leave a cushion for you on the naughty
step! [emoji6]
#Post#: 5773--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: Microscopist
Date: March 9, 2019, 3:19 pm
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--- Quote from: bmb link ---
>
> [quote author=JCFC link=topic=253.msg5753#msg5753
date=1552120342]All three looked immaculate in their primrose
shirts with black collar and cuffs.
>
--- End Quote ---
Primrose! [emoji23] I'll leave a cushion for you on the naughty
step! [emoji6]
[/quote]
A cushion? That seems a bit soft.[emoji4]
#Post#: 5786--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: March 10, 2019, 3:04 am
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I am sure that it will prove just as comfortable as my lofty
seat in the stand for
Saturday 9th March 2019
Bayernliga Nord
SC Bayern Hof 5 v 0 TSV Abtswind
Florian Fleischmann (Burglengenfeld); Dominik Götz, Sebastian
Mauer.
Strangely for a club with quite a tradition the stadium at Hof
does not have floodlights, so the kick-off was at 14.00. This
caused problems for a load of visiting spectators whose coach
must have arrived late. As a result they missed the first goal,
the home 27 breaking clear after 5 minutes and beating the
keeper rather too easily. They were able to take their seats
just in time for goal number two, three minutes later when Hof
hit the bar with a header and tucked away the rebound. For the
next half hour there was little to excite us - just a couple of
routine yellow cards for Hof, the first being delivered with the
referee's back to the recipient. On 38 minutes an awful
defensive header fell to an unmarked Abtswind player in front of
goal, only for him to place it wide. Another good chance for the
visitors just before the break ended with a comfortable take for
the keeper.
Hof worked a good opening after the restart, but the shot was
wayward. Goal number three soon followed, however, again from a
rebound, this time from a shot hitting the post. The Abtswind
keeper made a brave block soon afterwards as his defenders took
leave of absence. Hof were perhaps fortunate on the hour to be
awarded their fourth - the striker having barged the defender in
the back to win possession before scoring. A yellow shown to the
Abtswind number 24 produced a major tantrum and the ball was
kicked away, but no further action followed. There was one
further yellow per side before Hof scored their late fifth with
the best move of the game.
This time the officials wore back, with only AR1 going for long
sleeves. Whereas Herr Dinger on the previous evening had looked
younger than his 30 years, Herr Fleischmann looked older than
his 32, partly through his forward-leaning lope. He too seemed
to view the whistle as a test of his lung capacity and his
carding technique was again perfunctory. He handled the match
efficiently, though without the bonhomie seen the previous
evening. He was, though, well received at the end
Of the two referees, Herr Dinger would be my preferred choice
for promotion to the Regionalliga: sensible punters will
therefore put their money on Herr Fleischmann!
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Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: Microscopist
Date: March 10, 2019, 6:47 pm
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--- Quote ---
> Of the two referees, Herr Dinger would be my preferred choice
for promotion to the Regionalliga: sensible punters will
therefore put their money on Herr Fleischmann!
--- End Quote ---
Perhaps suspecting that Herr Fleischmann will make mincemeat of
Herr Dinger?
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Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: March 11, 2019, 1:29 am
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The appointment of the referee for Sunday's match offered
good/bad/good news: good that a third division official was to
be in charge, bad that it was one already seen, but good as he
had been very impressive earlier this season. And so to
Sunday 10th March 2019
Regionalliga Bayern
SpVgg Bayreuth 2 v 0. Bayern München ll
Patrick Hanslbauer (Zirndorf); Andreas Heidt, Christoph Stühler.
The heavy shower that had accompanied my walk from the station
relented for the warm-ups. I felt a degree of sympathy for the
tubby little old assistant (Dr Heidt turned out to be 34!) who
looked to be hoping it would soon be over. Just before the teams
emerged there was a torrential squall, leaving enough surface
water down the middle of the pitch to produce a degree of spray.
Bayern hit the side netting on 2 minutes but Bayreuth retaliated
with a dangerous attack, which caused a man in the row in front
to leap to his feet, thereby blocking the view as the home side
took the lead. There was an extended warning for the Bayern
coach before the restart. The second goal, five minutes later,
was a nicely worked affair. On 15 minutes there was a further
warning for the Bayern coach, with a clear indication that next
time he would be in the stand. Eventually a patch of blue sky
appeared, enough to make a pair of Dutchman's trousers and the
rain eased. A minor squabble was settled with a warning. On 32
minutes a major scramble in the home goal area ended with a heap
of bodies at the foot of the post, the keeper emerging with the
ball and a free-kick. The visiting number 13 was fortunate that
what looked an attack-stopping foul came just after Herr
Hanslbauer had blown for an earlier Munich offence. On 35
minutes Bayreuth's attacker was well clear and rounded the
keeper but missed the target. This being Bayreuth, the Dutchman
was of the Flying variety, which sailed off, trousers and all,
to be replaced by black clouds more suggestive of
Götterdämmerung. A sustained spell of Bayern pressure produced
one acrobatic save from the home keeper, but no goals.
Sure enough a further.squall made conditions increasingly
tricky. There were mistakes aplenty, which always makes for good
entertainment. The home keeper denied the visitors once more,
this time with his foot. Herr Hanslbauer had done well to keep
things going without a card, but on 68 minutes a pull back by
the home number 6 could not be allowed to pass. There was a
moment of tension on 73 minutes as Bayreuth put the ball out for
a corner as an attacker went down looking for a penalty. The
defender bent angrily over him and others headed to the scene,
but Herr Hanslbauer was there first and things did not
escalate.The Dutchman eventually returned and towards the end
conditions were almost Idyllic -overhead at least.As Bayreuth
tired there.were four further yellows for attack-breaking
offences, Herr Hanslbauer being consistent in his line. The
visitors kept pressing, coming close several times and the game
ended when an excellent chance was not taken. After the usual
handshakes from the players the officials were intercepted by
the Bayern coach, who detained them for some time, though it
ended amicably.
The conditions had helped the home side to upset the odds and
had made for a highly enjoyable game.The positive qualities
noted in the Autumn were again apparent in Herr Hanslbauer's
work.Movement, body language and communication were all first
rate and on this occasion he made sensible allowance for the
tricky conditions. A fine display from an excellent referee: he
would do very well in England, in Germany, who knows?
#Post#: 5843--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: March 11, 2019, 9:13 am
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Not sure who the ref was, but there was a bizarre incident shown
on Breakfast TV this morning of Hannover being denied a certain
goal v Leverkusen when the ball stopped in the snow as it was
about to cross the line. There is a YouTube clip of the incident
under the heading 'snow goal'. And Hannover lost 2-3!
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