Just seen these comments from German football journalist Tim Rohn, he writes for top German newspaper, Bild. He was speaking after the Memorial Cup.
I have to say, the first statement isn't a good start ('Just an insignificant tournament'), but the rest of the comments are pretty good!
“Just an insignificant tournament. I did not have big expectations when I took my flight to London to watch the “Memorial Cup” in Southampton. I am an editor for Germany’s biggest newspaper BILD and most of the time I write about Werder Bremen. So it was me that was chosen to see the club in the UK.
When I arrived at St. Mary’s Stadium, ninety minutes before the first match I was really surprised. What an awesome ground! The stands so close to the pitch, no fences – it is not like as it is in the German Bundesliga. There were not many supporters at this time, but when the Saints started against Werder there were probably around 9000 people. And they made noise like there were three times that many!
It was amazing. They supported the team like many German second division teams could only dream of being supported even in championship games. The whole stadium (the part that was crowded) was singing after the first goal. I really liked the atmosphere – and the way the Saints play as well. So fast from the defence to the attack. Great! The 3:0 win was well-deserved.
I talked to some spectators after the first match. Nice guys! Emotional guys! Fair guys! Even after I told them that I was German . Red and white are the perfect colours for football clubs – I am biased though because I am a big fan of Fortuna Düsseldorf (2nd division, Germany) and they wear the same colours.
I am thinking about coming back to see Southampton in the Championship. I want more – undoubtedly!”
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