kaiser1
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2002 Both Dortmund and Leverkusen made European finals and both lost
2024, Halfway there
2024, Halfway there
Scared about what exactly? I think Leverkusen will play for the Champions League qualification next year.Kompany has Eberl written all over him. He's a very similar appointment to Alonso. Have to admit that I'm a bit nervous. I feel Kompany will be a success for you and would have very much preferred a different solution like Flick, Rangnick or Schmidt over him.
5 minutes to go... Just started watching, didn't expect this to get interesting at all
Rarely. It was introduced in 2009, since then only Nürnberg (2009), Düsseldorf (2012) and Union Berlin (2019) made it.Since the introduction of the play-off have 2. teams ever won it? It feels like a scam honestly
It's shite and got only reintroduced because of money. Which is fine but they should've just gone with the English model of 3-6th place playoff for the third spot instead.Since the introduction of the play-off have 2. teams ever won it? It feels like a scam honestly
Wouldn't have minded that this seasonIt's shite and got only reintroduced because of money. Which is fine but they should've just gone with the English model of 3-6th place playoff for the third spot instead.
It does indeed seem unfair. But honestly, if you don't make it after a 3-0 away win you only have to blame yourself.Since the introduction of the play-off have 2. teams ever won it? It feels like a scam honestly
I think a more likely explanation simply is that the quality gap between the second and third league is smaller than between the first and second.We've talked about this before but it really seems to come down to who can handle the pressure better.
Bundesliga teams play the first leg at home and they really struggle: only 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.
But once they meet again and the 2. Bundesliga clubs have a chance to finish them off in their own stadium, the Bundesliga clubs destroy them: 10 wins, 5 draws and only 1 loss.
A single game in a neutral stadium would probably give the lower-league teams a much better chance.
What's also weird is that the 3. Bundesliga teams are very succesful when playing the same type of games against 2. Bundesliga teams, getting promoted 12 times in 16 attempts. They also play the first game at home just like the Bundesliga teams so that really seems to be an advantage for some reason.
We've talked about this before but it really seems to come down to who can handle the pressure better.
Bundesliga teams play the first leg at home and they really struggle: only 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.
But once they meet again and the 2. Bundesliga clubs have a chance to finish them off in their own stadium, the Bundesliga clubs destroy them: 10 wins, 5 draws and only 1 loss.
A single game in a neutral stadium would probably give the lower-league teams a much better chance.
What's also weird is that the 3. Bundesliga teams are very succesful when playing the same type of games against 2. Bundesliga teams, getting promoted 12 times in 16 attempts. They also play the first game at home just like the Bundesliga teams so that really seems to be an advantage for some reason.
Dortmund with today's sponsorship decision has lost all credibility as a football club. For who haven't followed the news, they have accepted Rheinmetall as one of their sponsors, one of the most ruthless and unethical companies in the world. And in case anyone wants to make comparisons here: Yes, I was always against Bayern's Qatar and Ruanda sponsorships, but this is on a whole new level.
Rheinmetall even tried to sue the German government when they did not allow them to sell arms to Russia after the Krim annexation to push through. There can be a debate about that defense is a necessary evil in this world and that therefore we need these type of companies, but Rheinmetall particularily is the worst of them all and only care about profits and nothing else.
I can't believe that this type of sponsorship even gets approved by the Bundesliga.
Shame on you, BVB! After this, I hope you get smashed very badly by Real in the final.
Dortmund with today's sponsorship decision has lost all credibility as a football club. For who haven't followed the news, they have accepted Rheinmetall as one of their sponsors, one of the most ruthless and unethical companies in the world. And in case anyone wants to make comparisons here: Yes, I was always against Bayern's Qatar and Ruanda sponsorships, but this is on a whole new level.
Rheinmetall even tried to sue the German government when they did not allow them to sell arms to Russia after the Krim annexation to push through. There can be a debate about that defense is a necessary evil in this world and that therefore we need these type of companies, but Rheinmetall particularily is the worst of them all and only care about profits and nothing else.
I can't believe that this type of sponsorship even gets approved by the Bundesliga.
Shame on you, BVB! After this, I hope you get smashed very badly by Real in the final.
I don't understand what the link you shared is supposed to show? It summarizes what I mentioned in my post. Despite Russia's annexation of the Krim, Rheinmetall wanted to push through with the deal. if it would have gone Rheinmetall's way, Ukrainian soldiers would now fight against an army which has been heavily armed and trained by Rheinmetall.Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but considering Russian aggression, rising fascism and the US disappearing up its own backside it's of great importance to strengthen the arms industry and Rheinmetall is the logical center of that effort.
So I don't see the moral wrong in helping their lobbying efforts.
As far as Russia goes, it looks to me like the main culprit in that story was the government, not Rheinmetall suing to get some money back.
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/wdr/rheinmetall-russland-streitkraefte-100.html
I haven't looked much into their behavior, so if there are other questionable incidents, feel free to highlight them.
For me it's more the general question of mixing entertainment with war, which I'm against.
Rheinmetall even tried to sue the German government when they did not allow them to sell arms to Russia after the Krim annexation to push through.
Despite Russia's annexation of the Krim, Rheinmetall wanted to push through with the deal.
That deal wasn't about arms, it was about digital training centers that explicitly replaced weapons with laser pew-pew. The lawsuit also was about claiming damages from the government, not to "push through with the deal" as you claim, as Rheinmetall claimed that the government had been strongly pushing for the deal prior to then forbidding it, which is not hard to believe at all given the change-through-trade/Wandel-durch-Handel policy that German governments kept pursuing pretty much all the way until 2022. Hells, not even the Crimea annexation put a significant stop to that, other high-profile deals like Nordstream II went ahead right until the start of the current war. Rheinmetall's deal was one of very, very few big trade deals that were impacted by the Crimea annexation.if it would have gone Rheinmetall's way, Ukrainian soldiers would now fight against an army which has been heavily armed and trained by Rheinmetall.
Not sure if it's really that laughable, after all Rheinmetall also won the "Black Planet Award" because they were kicking 'human ethics with their feed in a shocking manner":I'm not saying that Rheinmetall is squeaky clean, far from it. I know how they've been trying (sometimes successfully) to circumvent export limitations. I actually agree that they are a highly questionable sponsoring choice from Dortmund. But they're also so far off of being the most morally corrupt company in the world, that it's laughable.
Forgive me when I'm not taking an absolute nobody of a trust with it's main seat address being an random Berlin apartment complex as an authority on the matter.Not sure if it's really that laughable, after all Rheinmetall also won the "Black Planet Award" because they were kicking 'human ethics with their feed in a shocking manner":
https://www.ethecon.org/ethecon/jaehrliche-preisverleihungen/preisverleihung-2017/
I'm sorry but an ad hominem attack is not a very convincing argument against an 8 pages long report.Forgive me when I'm not taking an absolute nobody of a trust with it's main seat address being an random Berlin apartment complex as an authority on the matter.
I had never heard of this organisation(?) and therefore clicked on their website. Regardless of how you feel about Rheinmetall, there is a certain "a bit" of a bias towards the defence industry, to put it a little euphemistically.I'm sorry but an ad hominem attack is not a very convincing argument against an 8 pages long report.
This bias seems to change a bit and I think Rheinmetall wants to support this shift in the society by getting involved as a sponsor.I had never heard of this organisation(?) and therefore clicked on their website. Regardless of how you feel about Rheinmetall, there is a certain "a bit" of a bias towards the defence industry, to put it a little euphemistically.
No no no. I meant that guy's homepage which reeks of political bias.This bias seems to change a bit and I think Rheinmetall wants to support this shift in the society by getting involved as a sponsor.
A yes... if you have a thought and only write it down. Yes, you were referring to that homepage. I was thinking about how that bias against everything military is (has been?) quite typical for German society as a whole and that that changes.No no no. I meant that guy's homepage which reeks of political bias.
I never claimed their report was wrong. I couldn't, I didn't bother wasting my time on reading it when I already know plenty of things that Rheinmetall did, and never pretended that they had done no wrong. What I do doubt is that this trust is professional and objective, instead I think that their award choices are highly ideologically biased. In conclusion I do not think that their name or their awards have much weight.I'm sorry but an ad hominem attack is not a very convincing argument against an 8 pages long report.
Livin' on a prayer?2002 Both Dortmund and Leverkusen made European finals and both lost
2024, Halfway there
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but considering Russian aggression, rising fascism and the US disappearing up its own backside it's of great importance to strengthen the arms industry and Rheinmetall is the logical center of that effort.
So I don't see the moral wrong in helping their lobbying efforts.
As far as Russia goes, it looks to me like the main culprit in that story was the government, not Rheinmetall suing to get some money back.
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/wdr/rheinmetall-russland-streitkraefte-100.html
I haven't looked much into their behavior, so if there are other questionable incidents, feel free to highlight them.
For me it's more the general question of mixing entertainment with war, which I'm against.
When you conveniently leave out another current major conflict, of course you don’t see the moral wrong.
Going by your reply I'm not sure you read my post. Other conflicts don't change the need for Germany to focus on its arms production, if anything they'd increase it further.
I read your post, but you missed my point. I’m suggesting you extend your moral compass beyond Germany.
If you want people to get your point, maybe you should write more than a one liner.