(A)Borussia Mönchengladbach

[mcfc1632]

Ha ha - gotta say that the best exit plan I have witnessed was how the away fans exited Monchengladbach - I know this 'German efficiency brand' is not quite as good as the reputation, but wow.......

Not kept behind in the stadium

Straight onto a fleet of buses that were a 100 yards away - and free of charge

Blue light escort - straight to the train station with police motorcycle outsiders all the way (felt like royalty)

And then trains waiting and ready to go to take us back to Düsseldorf

I choose to think that it was part of an EU charm offensive to make us feel welcome in the EU - mind you I heard some cynics say they just wanted the fuck to get rid of us.

Anyhow - that match has driven most of us to drink - it was a case of first bar we could get to once we left the station.

Now here is poor planning - they ran out of beer on a match night - I thought I could see 'Call me Dave' behind the bar but he had a bit of a rugged bearded look - still I am sure it was him - heard him say something like "...I never expected this to happen........"

 

[Len Rum]

Ha ha - gotta say that the best exit plan I have witnessed was how the away fans exited Monchengladbach - I know this 'German efficiency brand' is not quite as good as the reputation, but wow.......

Not kept behind in the stadium

Straight onto a fleet of buses that were a 100 yards away - and free of charge

Blue light escort - straight to the train station with police motorcycle outsiders all the way (felt like royalty)

And then trains waiting and ready to go to take us back to Düsseldorf

I choose to think that it was part of an EU charm offensive to make us feel welcome in the EU - mind you I heard some cynics say they just wanted the fuck to get rid of us.

Anyhow - that match has driven most of us to drink - it was a case of first bar we could get to once we left the station.

Now here is poor planning - they ran out of beer on a match night - I thought I could see 'Call me Dave' behind the bar but he had a bit of a rugged bearded look - still I am sure it was him - heard him say something like "...I never expected this to happen........"

Sounds great.
Just goes to show ,had you down as a boring old fart ( like me) doing lengthy posts on the EU thread and there you are a young whippersnapper rockin' and rollin' with the boys out in Germany.
Safe journey home.

 

[117 blue]

Just got back after driving there and back thanks to Eurowings cancelling our flight on Monday evening. Had to do a hasty booking on Eurotunnel on Monday night as we couldn't find any decent alternative flights for the Tuesday, having said all that we had a great time and the Germans certainly enjoy their beer and football, I think they are actually English but don't realise it.

 

[mcfc1632]

Sounds great.
Just goes to show ,had you down as a boring old fart ( like me) doing lengthy posts on the EU thread and there you are a young whippersnapper rockin' and rollin' with the boys out in Germany.
Safe journey home.

Well you were mostly right - just refusing to give into the age - more plodding between bars than rocking and rolling

 

[aka blue jambo]

great trip ... shan game

 

[kinkyblue]

Just about to leave Düsseldorf, fantastic trip can't help but love Germany

 

[dunjamon]

Great bunch of fans, was drinking with them on the Xmas market and in one of their pubs beforehand really friendly and good eggs

 

[blue corby]

Great trip just ashame about some of our younger fans singing war songs on the Tuesday afternoon in the old town. Just no need for it and 1 local really had to be calmed down as he was about ready to blow his top.

 

[dunjamon]

Great trip just ashame about some of our younger fans singing war songs on the Tuesday afternoon in the old town. Just no need for it and 1 local really had to be calmed down as he was about ready to blow his top.

Didn't see that!!! Idiots, we met some great local lads in a Brauhaus and they were nothing but brilliant and ended up watching the Dortmund game with them

 

[Blue Mist]

Some of you may know I had a real teddy out the pram spat with Squirty Flower over the way City allocate tickets. this is just to say we ended up in the same pub in Gladbach, had a good natter and decided in the friendliest of ways that we were both right !! The point of my post, perhaps we all get a little heated at times on here and I was stupid enough to let a disagreement spoil my use of this site. Perhaps it's a lesson to most if not all of us. I know in the future before I press send I will have a little think.

Squirty, see you in Portugal/Spain/Germany/ or wherever it is we play the knock out bit and i will buy you a pint.