Pre-Season Matches 2013

[curiousorange]

I know a bit about Paderborn and Bochum thanks to my inability to get St Pauli out of the 2.Bundesliga on football manager.  But that other German side doesn't even have a wikipedia page, so Im going to assume they dont actually exist and this is just a ploy for Lambert to go on a jolly with his old Dortmund mates or something.

Bochum is in the Ruhr Valley and has to share popularity with Schalke, Dortmund, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Essen, Monchengladbach and Duisberg. All I really know of them is that they have a nice compact little stadium and their most famous fan is Herbert Gronemeyer of 'Das Boot' fame. He also bothers the charts in Germany.

[curiousorange]

One other thing the eagle eyed may have spotted is that between Bochum and Dortmund there is a place called Witten.

[frank]

I know a bit about Paderborn and Bochum thanks to my inability to get St Pauli out of the 2.Bundesliga on football manager.  But that other German side doesn't even have a wikipedia page, so Im going to assume they dont actually exist and this is just a ploy for Lambert to go on a jolly with his old Dortmund mates or something.

Rödinghausen. They finished top of the 6th tier this season.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Wycombe is quite tempting, being on a Saturday.

Plus I said to my missus if I finished above her in the fantasy footy her forfeit was to come to a friendly with me (I would have had to go to a musical with her).

[Jon Crofts]

Ahhhh Paderborn, happy memories of the towns nightlife.  Got it's own airport and I think you can fly direct from Bournemouth & Brum.

[Louzie0]

One other thing the eagle eyed may have spotted is that between Bochum and Dortmund there is a place called Witten.

Romford is twinned with Witten. A school I worked in does a student exchange every couple of years and I met some nice teachers who came over with their group!

[PeterWithesShin]

I wonder if Mr Sox will drive me to the games?

[Toronto Villa]

Can I be the first to mention what happened after the last time we played Bochum pre-season?

Good season that. Though the game was at Villa Park to be pedantic

Au contraire. We also played them over there the week before.

Ah, sorry I didn't recall that. Might I then go on to suggest that you get on the blower to the VP hierarchy and have then arrange a return game as quickly as possible.

[villan from luton]

Luton nice local one for me

And me, will pop along to that

[Lambert and Payne]

Can someone please tell me what happened last time we played Bochum? Before I burst, like

[Toronto Villa]

Can someone please tell me what happened last time we played Bochum? Before I burst, like

It was in the 1980/81 season if that gives anything away

[Dave Cooper please]

Luton? Fucking Luton?
Won't be going to that one!

[neo_Villan]

A shame we couldn't have got at least one decent team to give us a real test.

[PaulWinch again]

Pre-season, especially at the time we're touring Germany, is only really about fitness.

[Ego Uhiogu]

Wycombe away... A repeat of my first ever Villa game and only 40 miles from where I live. Wonderful.

Has anyone looked into the Germany trip? It seems by looking at the map that flying to Dortmund is the best option, with Paderborn and Bochum about an hour and a half away. I'll have a proper look when I'm back from work.