luckyluke 1 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 If Hitler had his way Schalke 04 would be winning everything! ? He was a Schalke fan... Just an off hand, slightly irrelevant comment about the consequences if we didn't win the war! Give it a rest and talk about gardening! Grow your own! It's a misconception though. The Nazis only used Schalke for propaganda reasons because of their success (which was just down to having the best players) and their status a working man's club. There was a brilliant response to this myth when it was published in the Times about a year ago: Dear Editor, Your article on 'The 50 worst famous football fans' on November 26 made interesting reading. Until then we didn't know Adolf Hitler had a soft spot for Schalke 04 let alone was a fan of our club. We were very curious to find out what made the well respected Times claim this as a fact. So we checked and double-checked whether the club board between 1933 and 1945 had named a stand the "Führer Stand", for example, and we watched every episode of 'Allo 'Allo in a bid to find a clue. Nothing. In fact, it turned out he must have been an armchair supporter because he never bothered to turn up at any of our games, even if it was a championship final right on his door step at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Perhaps he was too occupied with his genocidal policies, or… maybe he wasn't a football fan after all. This is at least what a scientific study commissioned by the club revealed in 2004. The authors analysed the theory that the fact that Schalke won six national championships during the Third Reich was down to the special support of the Nazis. The result was quite clear: the theory is total rubbish. At best, the Nazis tried to bask in the sun of the great popularity of a team that had ranked among the best in the land since 1927. Hitler himself never did so for two reasons. First, the physiognomy of footballers with their bow legs and knock-knees wasn't exactly his idea of a superior German race. Second, he did go to a football match once during the Olympic Games in 1936, but Germany lost 2-0 to Norway. Bugger! To conclude Hitler was a fan of Schalke 04 because they won most of the titles during his regime must make Margaret Thatcher a Liverpool fan. Funnily enough she didn't make the list. Best regards Gerd Voss Head of Media & PR Schalke 04 Now for Hitler and gardening... http://chi-simonk.blogspot.com/2007/10/hit...-gardening.html Good article that Imagine some Brit politician trying to bask in some football team prominence. It just wouldn't happen. Not even Tony Blair..... You're joking, right? That is a good article. Funny too, difficult to believe it was written by a German. I didn't know that 'Allo 'Allo was popular over there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14585 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 If Hitler had his way Schalke 04 would be winning everything! ? He was a Schalke fan... Just an off hand, slightly irrelevant comment about the consequences if we didn't win the war! Give it a rest and talk about gardening! Grow your own! It's a misconception though. The Nazis only used Schalke for propaganda reasons because of their success (which was just down to having the best players) and their status a working man's club. There was a brilliant response to this myth when it was published in the Times about a year ago: Dear Editor, Your article on 'The 50 worst famous football fans' on November 26 made interesting reading. Until then we didn't know Adolf Hitler had a soft spot for Schalke 04 let alone was a fan of our club. We were very curious to find out what made the well respected Times claim this as a fact. So we checked and double-checked whether the club board between 1933 and 1945 had named a stand the "Führer Stand", for example, and we watched every episode of 'Allo 'Allo in a bid to find a clue. Nothing. In fact, it turned out he must have been an armchair supporter because he never bothered to turn up at any of our games, even if it was a championship final right on his door step at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Perhaps he was too occupied with his genocidal policies, or… maybe he wasn't a football fan after all. This is at least what a scientific study commissioned by the club revealed in 2004. The authors analysed the theory that the fact that Schalke won six national championships during the Third Reich was down to the special support of the Nazis. The result was quite clear: the theory is total rubbish. At best, the Nazis tried to bask in the sun of the great popularity of a team that had ranked among the best in the land since 1927. Hitler himself never did so for two reasons. First, the physiognomy of footballers with their bow legs and knock-knees wasn't exactly his idea of a superior German race. Second, he did go to a football match once during the Olympic Games in 1936, but Germany lost 2-0 to Norway. Bugger! To conclude Hitler was a fan of Schalke 04 because they won most of the titles during his regime must make Margaret Thatcher a Liverpool fan. Funnily enough she didn't make the list. Best regards Gerd Voss Head of Media & PR Schalke 04 Now for Hitler and gardening... http://chi-simonk.blogspot.com/2007/10/hit...-gardening.html Good article that Imagine some Brit politician trying to bask in some football team prominence. It just wouldn't happen. Not even Tony Blair..... You're joking, right? That is a good article. Funny too, difficult to believe it was written by a German. I didn't know that 'Allo 'Allo was popular over there either. Aye...how would they have translated this lad? An Englishman speaking bad Fench, translated into German? sorry...just an excuse to put Officer Crabtree on the board.....he's a much underrated classic British comedy character...or maybe I'm just a sad twat for liking allo allo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 If Hitler had his way Schalke 04 would be winning everything! ? He was a Schalke fan... Just an off hand, slightly irrelevant comment about the consequences if we didn't win the war! Give it a rest and talk about gardening! Grow your own! It's a misconception though. The Nazis only used Schalke for propaganda reasons because of their success (which was just down to having the best players) and their status a working man's club. There was a brilliant response to this myth when it was published in the Times about a year ago: Dear Editor, Your article on 'The 50 worst famous football fans' on November 26 made interesting reading. Until then we didn't know Adolf Hitler had a soft spot for Schalke 04 let alone was a fan of our club. We were very curious to find out what made the well respected Times claim this as a fact. So we checked and double-checked whether the club board between 1933 and 1945 had named a stand the "Führer Stand", for example, and we watched every episode of 'Allo 'Allo in a bid to find a clue. Nothing. In fact, it turned out he must have been an armchair supporter because he never bothered to turn up at any of our games, even if it was a championship final right on his door step at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Perhaps he was too occupied with his genocidal policies, or… maybe he wasn't a football fan after all. This is at least what a scientific study commissioned by the club revealed in 2004. The authors analysed the theory that the fact that Schalke won six national championships during the Third Reich was down to the special support of the Nazis. The result was quite clear: the theory is total rubbish. At best, the Nazis tried to bask in the sun of the great popularity of a team that had ranked among the best in the land since 1927. Hitler himself never did so for two reasons. First, the physiognomy of footballers with their bow legs and knock-knees wasn't exactly his idea of a superior German race. Second, he did go to a football match once during the Olympic Games in 1936, but Germany lost 2-0 to Norway. Bugger! To conclude Hitler was a fan of Schalke 04 because they won most of the titles during his regime must make Margaret Thatcher a Liverpool fan. Funnily enough she didn't make the list. Best regards Gerd Voss Head of Media & PR Schalke 04 Now for Hitler and gardening... http://chi-simonk.blogspot.com/2007/10/hit...-gardening.html Good article that Imagine some Brit politician trying to bask in some football team prominence. It just wouldn't happen. Not even Tony Blair..... You're joking, right? That is a good article. Funny too, difficult to believe it was written by a German. I didn't know that 'Allo 'Allo was popular over there either. Aye...how would they have translated this lad? An Englishman speaking bad Fench, translated into German? sorry...just an excuse to put Officer Crabtree on the board.....he's a much underrated classic British comedy character...or maybe I'm just a sad twat for liking allo allo? Officer Crabtree is a fuckin' legend. Must rank as one of the most underrated classic British comedy characters of all time. Brilliant. Oh, and Luke, of course I was joking ya ninny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13843 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Pouring down at Cardiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Good Moaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Craig 6302 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Oh to have Douggy_B still on here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4218 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 agueros goal tonight! cracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5906 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Rodwell wants shooting with shit for that goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13843 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Paulton Rovers (Attain will tell you about them) vs Norwich City on ITV soon. Also Swansea vs Cardiff kicks off at 12:45. Hopefully Swansea will get something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13843 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Get in! Nathan (?) Dyer for Swansea 1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13843 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 2-0 Swansea great result thus far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13843 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 2-2 Worse than useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13843 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 3-2 Swansea Hell of a goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) 3-2 Swansea Hell of a goal! Reminded me of Lua-Lua's goal against Leverkusen. This is a great result for us if it stays the same...if WBA lose and we win we go 5 points clear i think. Edit....A draw between WBA and Leicester probably is the best result for us...4 points clear if we win. Edited November 7, 2009 by Geordie Lad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13843 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Spurs beating the Mackems 1-0 Keane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloopJohn 0 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Man City 0-1 Burnley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13843 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 0-2 to burnely now. I honestly don't think I could care less like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TicTacWoe 0 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Man City 0-1 Burnley 0-2 to Burnley now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Man City 0-1 Burnley 0-2 to Burnley now Burnley to sit back now and let in two or three second half? Although I absolutely loathe Citeh (best supported club in the history of football. FACT!), a part of me would love to see them finish fourth and consign Liverpool to life outside the CL. How interesting that would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13843 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 West Brom 2-0 up at Leicester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Fat Sam getting stick off the BBC fellas ""he's 451 at home, it's hellish for the player, it's hellish for the team" (it's hellish for the fans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Man City 0-1 Burnley 0-2 to Burnley now Burnley to sit back now and let in two or three second half? Although I absolutely loathe Citeh (best supported club in the history of football. FACT!), a part of me would love to see them finish fourth and consign Liverpool to life outside the CL. How interesting that would be. Alreet Mystic Meg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC98 0 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Gateshead in front against Brentford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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