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.

Sorry to be pedantic, but it's "Duisburg" if that's OK with you, Curious (may I call you "Curious"?).

Yes, you may.

[maidstonevillain]

Pity we're not playing my German team; Karlsruher.

No word from Frank yet, regarding the German Villans!

Congratulations to you and Karlsruher SC on their promotion to Bundesliga 2.
The German Villans are most likely to go to the Bochum game on the Sunday afternoon. I'm working in another part of Germany all that week, so can't go.

I,m looking at it. It's only a 5hr/330mile drive from here. I will wait to see if I get any  good P&O ferry deals emailed thru to me.

[cdbearsfan]

Oh, and EDLuton can fuck off. If they didn't want our money when they were in the top division, I don't see why we should help them out now they're non-league. Hope they go bust.

[richardhubbard]

Happily take the trip to crewe, only 30 minutes on the train for me from home


Maybe its part of the luke murphy deal?

[Tuscans]

I was thinking the Crewe game was a thankyou for Westwood and a cheers we'll have Murphy for 2 bob game too.

Im interested in what the other 2 games to be arranged could be. Maybe something to do with Bulgaria/ Celtic/ Dortmund coming to Villa Park.

[dekko]

I was thinking the Crewe game was a thankyou for Westwood and a cheers we'll have Murphy for 2 bob game too.

Probably part of the transfer deal, happens quite a bit

Im interested in what the other 2 games to be arranged could be. Maybe something to do with Bulgaria/ Celtic/ Dortmund coming to Villa Park.

Any of these would be great fun, especially inviting Celtic down for a Stan/Lambo love in.  With a bit of luck they might even take Ireland and Bannan back north with them.

[eamonn]

To the Pader Born!

[Legion]

SV Rodinghausen at Häcker- Wiehenstadion on Wednesday July 10 [ko 7pm],

SC Paderborn at Benteler Arena on Friday July 12 [ko 6pm]

VfL Bochum at Rewirpowerstadion on Sunday July 14 [ko 3.30pm].

Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park on Saturday July 20 [ko 3pm],

Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday July 23 [ko 7.45pm]

Crewe at the Alexandra Stadium on Friday July 26 [ko 7.30pm].

The annual trip to Bescot Stadium returns as Villa take on Walsall on Wednesday July 31 [ko 7.30pm].

Club chiefs are also working hard to organise two other games before the start of the new term.

*All local times.

[dave.woodhall]

Pity Crewe's midweek but it'll still be a good trip. Good to see Walsall back and Wycombe has the best close-to-a-station pub in the country. You can keep Luton.

[gervilla]

It looks  like I'll be taking my 5 year old to the Shamrock Rovers game for her 1st Villa match.

[lordmcgrath5]

Sorry to be pedantic, but it's "Duisburg" if that's OK with you, Curious (may I call you "Curious"?).

Yes, you may.

Thanks, Curious!

[lordmcgrath5]

Right-wing, Chelsea and Rangers-sympathising scum.

That's very unfair on Hamburg. Yes, they certainly have longstanding ties with Rangers, but that's not in itself a crime. They're a big club with very large (home and away) support and although there are undoubtedly some right-wing elements it would be wholly unfair to describe their support as right-wing in general. It's no wonder they don't like St. Pauli, but that's not necessarily for political reasons - we don't like our neighbours much either, do we? I can fully understand people's fondness for St. Pauli, but Hamburg fans might - with some justification - ask where exactly most St. Pauli fans were prior to around 1990.

To me, they're a big club with a long tradition and a proud history....sound familiar?

[lordmcgrath5]

To the Pader Born!

That's pretty good, that one.

[Dave Clark Five]

If I remember right, we played a friendly at Paderborn against Borussia Moenchengladbach in 1991.
Loads of Army lads at it.

[DeKuip]

That's a bugger the Bochum game being during the first Ashes Test. Why is nothing ever straightforward?

Anyone know any bars in Bochum that show live cricket?