FC Schalke 04

[Mark]

Hello,



I am new to this Forum Community.

Guess I better introduce myself.

Warn you my English is really bad :wink:

My name is Uwe .I am living in Germany

There are some guys from Frankfurt here

and most people overseas know Frankfurt.

I am living 100 mi north of Franfurt but

not a fan of this football (soccer)team.

Cause Schalke rules the football world :D

I am a member and got a saison ticket.

There were so much up and going down

in our Schalke life in the past years but we

the fans and members followed our club.

We are the second largest club in Germany

(only one club in the south almost Northern Italy has more members)

Dont remember the name :wink:

Cause we hate them like these yellow b...ds

which Arsenal is playing in the Champions League.

As a Schalke Fan you are not allowed to use this

word so we call them Doofmund.

My favourite club in England for years is ManU.

Been at Old Trafford when they played vers Chelsea.

Got a ticket cause a friend of mine is a member of ManU.

Thats it for now



BWG(Blue and White Greetings)

Uwe

[USA Blue]

Willkommen Uwe :)



Your English is very good by the way.

[biffo]

i am a fellow schalke fan.. been for years.. welcome to the site UWE..



if we had the ability to post picks i could show myself wearing the schalke jersey (give admin. a week or two then you will see)



welcome.. and invite any others who may like to discuss german football



any news about schalke this week?

[Will]

good to have some new members, following the crash!

[Manic Loop]

hey your english is fine, much better than my german, which is limited to about 20 words

[Uwe04]

Hi all

for some reason I was kicked out of the Forum.
Perhaps I said something wrong :o)
btw and these yellow and black smilies do not work :o)
I dont like these colors anyway.

Iam soon leaving home to go to Schalke for todays match
vers Nuernberg. 100mi to go there.
Fans of both teams are friends and there will be a party
starting in the Arena at 11.30 (local)
More about the match tonight in this forum :o)

[Uwe04]

Hello, before going to today UEFA Cup match I have some news for you from the FC Schalke 04 website.

:P

(11.11.2002) One day before his 55th birthday Pete Kuharcek, head coach of NFLE outfit Rhein Fire for the last three years, made his first official visit to the Arena AufSchalke. The two-time World Bowl winner was impressed by his team's new home, while Schalke's general manager Rudi Assauer announced more details on the possibility of a former Schalke player trying out as kicker for the American footballers.
It was clear for all to see that Kuharcek felt at home in the Arena AufSchalke. "It is the biggest and most impressive stadium I've ever seen", the head coach admitted, despite all his NFL experience. "It will be a great honour for us to play alongside Schalke in the same stadium. As a club you can compare Schalke with the Green Bay Packers with their great tradition or Notre Dame in College Football. I come from a mining family myself as both my father and my grandfather worked underground in Pennsylvania". A revelation that visibly pleased Rudi Assauer: "I wasn't aware of that. It makes things even more interesting for us".

There was an important background to Kuharcek's visit. The head coach came not only to gain an insight into the conditions under which his team will play, but also to locate a training ground for the period between mid-March and mid-June and a team hotel in the local area. And although Kuharcek travels to Frankfurt for an NFLE meeting this week, he said he would do everything in his power to be able to watch Schalke's UEFA Cup home game against Legia Warsaw on Thursday. "He is more than welcome", said Rudi Assauer.

Rhein Fire are also looking for a kicker from the Schalke family. No decision has been taken yet, but Assauer did shed some more light on the issue, saying: "Mike Büskens has been ruled out because he's working for us in another area and with Olaf Thon we'll have to wait and see whether his foot injury will allow him to get involved in this kind of activity". Ingo Anderbrügge's name has also been mentioned in this connection. "He's got a good shot on him", acknowledged Assauer. Press director Markus Müller was keen to point out, however, "that the kicker's job is no easy one. A suitable candidate will have to train with the team for four months".

:P

There is more info available in english
try http://www.schalke04/english/index.htm

More about todays match tonight :D

BWG
Uwe

[orswich]

i am sure schalke will win agains warsaw today...

our team is destined for a great uefa cup run this year i think

[Jere Markus]

hope you can play Liverpool then!! :salute :clap

[orswich]

would be great to beat those tools.....

show micheal owen and co. that long-ball is a dead and useless tactic..
besides the world would want Schalke to advance, they're style of play is much more attractive...

[Eintracht]

Schalke advanced to the next round of uefa-cup after a 0-0 versus Warschau

[Jere Markus]

super
prima
klasse
ausgezeichnet

[Uwe04]

Schalke scored an important coup on Sunday evening with a well-earned 2-0 derby win at VfL Bochum. "It keeps us in touch at the top", said a delighted Frank Neubarth after an own goal by Raymond Kalla just after the restart and a cool finish from Gerald Asamoah four minutes from time clinched all three points.

The personnel situation before the kick-off in the Ruhr Stadium was anything but ideal. Besides Agali, Waldoch, van Kerckhoven, Varela and the suspended Rost, first-team regulars six and seven Jörg Böhme (personal reasons) and Emile Mpenza (flu) also had to withdraw. To reinforce the tactical concept, Frank Neubarth elected to replace Mpenza with Abdul Iyodo, a young Nigerian striker who is extremely quick off the mark.

Schalke could have gone in front as early as the third minute when Bochum defender Raymond Kalla directed the ball past his own goalkeeper. Andreas Möller sprinted to the byline to retrieve the ball but his shot from a narrow angle smacked against the post. Almost immediately, Dariusz Wosz forced a brilliant save from Oliver Reck with a drive from 14 metres. These opening salvos set the tone for an excellent first half. After eight minutes Tomasz Hajto pulled off a fine last-ditch tackle to end a solo run by Paul Freier. At the other end Ebbe Sand headed a long-throw-in from the Polish central defender just over the goal. Midway through the half Bochum twice went close to opening the scoring. First, Danish striker Thomas Christiansen hammered a Delron Buckley centre against the crossbar and then he headed wide from ten metres.

Frank Neubarth later conceded that his players had momentarily lost their concentration at that point but they did recover to create a number of excellent chances before the break. On 25 the unmarked Sand completely missed his kick on the edge of the six-yard box, and seven minutes later Iyodo could only hit the side netting. Then, Bochum keeper Rein van Duijnhoven sustained a thigh injury saving a 25-metre cracker from Sand. And although the Dutchman was able to defuse a free-kick from Hajto a minute before half-time, he was unable to reappear for the second half.

Three minutes after the restart there was nothing his deputy Christian Vander could do when Kalla deflected a cross from Möller into his own net. Yet Neubarth was not completely happy with his side's performance after taking the lead. "We were a touch too passive and should have looked to kill off the game sooner than we did". As it was, this honour fell to the hard-working Gerald Asamoah, who slipped the ball through Vander's legs for Schalke's second four minutes from the end. But after seeing his side climb to fourth place in the table Neubarth was able to breathe a sigh of relief: "If we had lost today, we really would have been off the pace".

[Jere Markus]

All small cities in Westfalen got a team in Bundesliga nowadays - but not my beloved PREUSSEN MÜNSTER!! Look: Bielefeld, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund..

Osnabruck?

well done, Schalke. Keep up the good work.

[orswich]

yes.. where you there uwe??

and what is with all the derby teams in the bundesliga now??

seems almost every 4th week schalke or dortmund have a derby..it looks like football in the Westfalen is pretty prosporous

[Jere Markus]

and they got the craziest fans too!!
B)

[Eintracht]

Originally posted by Jere Markus@Nov 20 2002, 10:36 AM
All small cities in Westfalen got a team in Bundesliga nowadays - but not my beloved PREUSSEN MÜNSTER!! Look: Bielefeld, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund..

Osnabruck?

well done, Schalke. Keep up the good work.
Osnabrueck is not Westfalen

But there are also some 2.Bundesliga teams like Ahlen, Oberhausen, Duisburg and Essen(maybe next year)

:clap

[schalke81]

waht does everyone think of schalke's chances in the UEFA Cup??? considering it is our 'pet' event after having already conquering it ,we've had a relatively easy run so far, and i ge nuinely believe only liverpool are the team we can't beat. but hopefully one of the other top teams such as PSG or leeds, lazio or berlin can knock them off beforehand and tehn i think we can have a real crack.

[Jere Markus]

Osnabrueck is not Westfalen

what!! IT´s only few miles (maybe 25km) from Münster!!

To me everythingin Nordrhein-Westfalen = Westfalen. I understand that Hannover is not Westfalen anymore. On the other hand you could be right - it doesn´t rain as much in Osnabruck as in Munster!!

(for all the new posters some history lessons: Jere is a Finn who lived one year in Münster, Westfälische-Wilhelsm Uni)

[Eintracht]

Osnabrueck is in Niedersachsen and not in Nordrhein-Westfalen :sky

[Jere Markus]

oh!!! :o :o

I hate the sachsen!!!

:angry: :angry:

(thank you for giving Jere a reason to hate Osnabruck, withou you he wouldn´t have a clue)

[sharok]

I like Schalke, but I`m BVB through and through. If only I could find some damn sites of the yellow and black.

[USA Blue]

Originally posted by sharok@Nov 22 2002, 11:36 PM
I like Schalke, but I`m BVB through and through. If only I could find some damn sites of the yellow and black.
Easily done there.

http://www.borussia-dortmund.com/

[Uwe04]

Just came back from the Arena Auf Schalke.
2:2 vers Rostock after a 2:0 lead .
Ebbe Sand and Emile Mpenza had scored for Schalke.
Schalke is now on 5th place behind Dortmund (4th)
who lost in Wolfsburg.
So that made the day a bid brighter.
Nevertheless most of us were angry about the two mistakes
1 )by Nils Oude Kamphuis who passed the ball direct to a Rostock
player who stood totatly alone in front of Frank Rost and scored
for 1:2 (50min)
and
2)late (85 Min) 2:2

seemed to us most Players stopped playing forward and already thought about Thursdays UEFA Cup match after the 2:0 lead.
We could have been on 3rd place but now...

Table
1Bayern
2Bremen
3Stuttgart
4Dortmund
5Schalke


Coming up Krakow (UEFA Cup) on Thursday and
Hannover in the league on Sunday :angry:

[orswich]

why the lack of heart by my beloved team??
we cant do like bayern and assume we have everything at our feet

I am sad at this days events

but at least there is Uefa and a frankfurt game to look forward to during the week

[LIT]

Stupid loss of 2 points for Schalke! :rolleyes: :(

They controlled the game until Neubarth brought in Kmetsch for Möller! :angry:

[Uwe04]

Hello,

couldnt go that 200 mi to Hannover today :(
So I have to watch it on PayTV.
But there are many Schalke supporters going there.
(About 10.000)
got it from the Forum on the Schalke website
also that there is a party prior to the match.
A Schalke supporters club located in Hannover is organizing
this.
As I said I have to watch Schalke on TV today
But first I ll watch Liverpool- ManU on Premiere Sports Channel .
More about Schalke here after the match
:P

[orswich]

ok.. thanks UWE

have you checked your question about english nicknames??? it has many, many responses.. B)

[orswich]

well with the draw at bremen we are slipping in the standings...

it seems the team needs to get back to an aggressive style of attacking.. this defensive play makes for boring matches to watch.

[orswich]

well today we managed a draw with Bayern.. havent seen the match yet (they played the leverkusen match for some damn reason) but the replay is on in 4 hours so i will see how the match went then.

good result schalke :clap

[David]

Brave move bringing Hanke on at half time.

[orswich]

schalke 81 any predictions for todays game?

[der kaiser]

Schalke are all just a bunch of immigrants!! get a team with some good german players on it.

like koln :clap

[schalke81]

Originally posted by orswich@Feb 8 2003, 06:45 PM
schalke 81 any predictions for todays game?
yeah. i'd say we'd probably gown today. something like 2-4 perhaps???

but it was a terrible result, didi absolutely no good to the teams and european chances against a team that hasnt been playing well all season. needed at least a point.

[OpaPritschikowski]

European Top Ten average attendance

67558 average Manchester United max att. 68174 =99%
64485 Borussia Doofmund 68600= 94%
63645 Real Madrid 75328= 84%
62434 AC Mailand 85766= 72%
59402 AS Rom 81811= 72%
58854 FC Schalke 04 60672= 99% ***
58616 Inter Mailand 85766= 68%
58587 Celtic Glasgow 60832= 96%
54211 FC Barcelona 98771= 54%
52720 Bayern München 69256= 76%

*** all matches in the Arena auf Schalke (http://www.arena-auf-schalke.de)were sold out
but one vers Wolfsburg (59000),but this statistic include UEFA Cup matches were the capacity is only 52.000 (allseater then)


:P

[orswich]

OpaPritschikowski do you go to the games?.. if so how is the new stadium?

havent been there since 1988 that was the old stadium i believe.. but a great crowd of people. we bussed with a group of people and drank the whole way there.. then drank at the game.. then drank after

(aww the memories, or lack of..lol)

[OpaPritschikowski]

Originally posted by orswich@Feb 12 2003, 10:36 PM
OpaPritschikowski do you go to the games?.. if so how is the new stadium?


I go to ev every Schalke game at the "Arena aufSchalke".
Got a season ticket already in the old Parkstadion.
You must have been there in 88
Now its totally different
Its best stadium I ve ever visited.
The "Arena auf Schalke"got their own Website.
But its only available in German,I think.
Link in my last posting here.
Beer is still good :D
except in international games when only non-alcoholic
beer and soft drinks are sold (F... UEFA)and
The stadium is a all seater then (see above)
But we are going to the matches because Schalke is
playing there not because of beer or other teams :D :D
Arena was sold out vers Gomel and vers Arsenal ,it makes no difference .Some say a least 10.000 would come when
someone switches on the lights for testing in the stadium.
Thats the difference to Bayern Munich they got spectators
Schalke got Fans.

[orswich]

sounds exciting.. next time i'm in germany i should call you in advance..lol

so opa? how old are ya?

and what do you think of the increasing number of foriegn players on the Schalke squad?.. i aint complaining, but i never really see Schalke play much german youth, i find that a little disturbing since Schalke are known as "the working man's team".. where are the local grown talent?

i look through the youth prospect list in germany and only see 1 name under Schalke that is any good (heimeroth).. the rest all belong to wolfsburg, bayern, leverkusen and stuttgart.. did scalke give up its youth program?

[OpaPritschikowski]

Originally posted by orswich@Feb 16 2003, 01:59 AM
did scalke give up its youth program?
Just for Info Schalke Under 19 team won the German Cup
last year.There are Mike Hanke ,Filip Trojan and others
who already played in the team in Bundesliga matches.
Moritz Volz who is now playing for Arsenal(actually lend out to a team in the 1st Division )was playing in Schalke U19
before he went to Arsenal.
Enough for now?

[LIT]

Originally posted by OpaPritschikowski@Feb 13 2003, 03:34 PM
Thats the difference to Bayern Munich they got spectators
Schalke got Fans.
Absolutely right!

Schalke fans are the best in Germany!

Schalke und der FCN! :clap

[soccerchic]

Originally posted by der kaiser@Feb 9 2003, 11:30 AM
Schalke are all just a bunch of immigrants!! get a team with some good german players on it.

like koln :clap
:laugh :laugh :laugh :laugh
aren't most teams?!

[OpaPritschikowski]

Just for info:

Schalke new website is available in English.
Just follow the link on top of the first page
at www.schalke04.de (http://www.schalke04.de/14_home/home.php)

Last weeks match ,the West-derby vers Moenchengladbach was sold out with a att. of 32.900. Among them 10.000
supporters of FC Schalke 04, thats the number of fans
that usally follow the team to its western neighbours like
Doofmund, Leverkusen,Moenchengladbach,Bochum ,Bielefeld
which are all in NorthRhine- Westphalia(NRW).

On Saturday the next so called West Derby will follow in the Arena auf Schalke.
Schalke - Bielefeld
Sold out already since months.
Hope it will be an exciting game like the once vers Doofmund
and Gladbach.But a better result this time. No draw.3 points pse.

More info about the last match

click here (http://www.schalke04.de/1455_01wolfsburg/01wolfsburg.php)

[Jere Markus]

Last weeks match ,the West-derby vers Moenchengladbach was sold out with a att.

I saw the game at DSF, Möchengladbach was the better side:
Strasser - excellent player, want to see more of him
Demo - decent
Kluge - very good, think he´s young? Has a bright future.
Eberl - the thug, uuhh..

In the match I also noticed (don´t know if all Bundesliga matches are like this, not in my experience) lots of DIVING and PLAY ACTING. Players from both teams were trying to get the other side players send off. Also lots of talking and whining after whistles. The ref didn´t give much cards, guess he saw it was all provocation&stuff.

Poulsen was hot headed all game, surprised he stayed on. Sand was invisible. Hajto was very good. But I can see Schalke basic problem is scoring..

Schalke - Bielefeld

Goljat vs. David
Bielefeld... :rolleyes: have nothing good to say about that (Münster is my city :D ). Gelsenkirchen.. :ph34r: at least Bielefeld is not UGLY!

[orswich]

ok now I'm pissed a 0-0 draw with Nurnberg?

what happened to the flashy offensive style i used to know and love??

Schalke wont qualify for Uefa next year at this rate :puke

[Jere Markus]

the flashy offensive style i used to know and love

I didn´t know Schalke was known for attacking!! :o :o

I thought Schalke is the team of the unknown players :salute

[OpaPritschikowski]

Last saturday in the Arena auf Schalke:
LIVE on FOX
NFL Europe match
Amsterdam Admirals vers Rhein Fire 17:15
att.28.500 I think.

New highlight when Schalke plays in foreign region :o))

I ll be there on 3rd May when Rhein Fire plays Frankfurt Galaxy cause thats Saturday and Schalke plays Sunday(away).
Kick off 19 00 local (must be about 13 00 EST)
think its shown on FOX.
At least people in US can see our football temple live then.

[schalke81]

Originally posted by orswich@Apr 6 2003, 01:25 AM
ok now I'm pissed a 0-0 draw with Nurnberg?

what happened to the flashy offensive style i used to know and love??

Schalke wont qualify for Uefa next year at this rate :puke
i wouldnt say that ors.....they are only gd o of a uefa place...but i have to admit CL is out of the question now..unless something miraculous happens...but there are just no goals on the board...relatively speaking, when you look at the injuries we've had..we have done well this season..we dont have that much depth in reality and we coud very well easily qualif for the uefa

[OpaPritschikowski]

This Sunday:

Loserkusen : FC Schalke 04 1:3

1:1 Joerg Boehme
1:2 Ebbe Sand
1:3 Gerald Asamoah

..and a preview on the little derby vers Pochum
next saturday: :P

<img src='http://members.aol.com/Uwe04/arena.jpg[/img]

[OpaPritschikowski]

So its the first time VfL Bochum visits our new stadium
the "Arena auf Schalke".(see above)
Last match was in the old Parkstadion and
Schalke won 2:1
Goals: 1:0 Mulder (37.), 1:1 Maric (48.), 2:1 Sand (64.)
in November 24 ,2000

This time the match will be special for Bochums team manager Peter Neururer , because Saturday is his birthday
and he is a member of FC Schalke 04.
See if Schalke Supporters will make it a happy birthday,
the team will not (hopefully ;) )

[OpaPritschikowski]

Another stupid loss of 3 points.
Schalke - Pochum 1:2
2 chances for Bochum - 2 goals.
Last one in 89.min
Bochums team manager Peter Neururer got
two presents for his 48 th birthday on saturday
3 points and a Schalke shirt with number 48 and his name on it.
In my opion a shirt was enough but the team thought not.


http://members.aol.com/Uwe04/SchalkerHaie.gif

[orswich]

I heard that schalke may make a big purchase in the summer

any idea who they are thinking of buying OPA?

[OpaPritschikowski]

You can find the players that already signed on:
the (English) website of Schalke04 (http://www.schalke04.de/14_home/home.php)

Very certain to sign is Kobiashvili from Freiburg.

Rumours say Schneider from Leverkusen when they (hopefully) going down.

and (surely a joke) Didi Hamann from Liverpool.

..and thank God noone from Doofmund.

http://members.aol.com/Uwe04/banner2.gif

[orswich]

French international Johan Micoud, who scored the only goal in Werder Bremen´s surprise defeat of Bayern Munich at the weekend, is being wooed by Schalke 04.

According to Kicker magazine on Monday Schalke´s manager Rudi Assauer has approached the 29-year-old to find out whether he would be keen on a move before his contract with Bremen runs out in 2005.

But the idea of Micoud leaving got short shrift from his club´s sports director, Klaus Allofs.

"We too are interested in lots of players but we don´t get them. Apparently each year Schalke want one of our team, but it´s not on," he declared.

And Werder coach Thomas Schaaf had some advice for his oppposite number at Schalke.

"If Schalke have a problem with a position they should sort it out with the players they´ve got already," Schaaf suggested drily.

While Micoud has not said one way or the other whether he wants a change of scenery he did point out to Kicker that he didn´t need a special clause in his contract to leave the club.

French playmaker Micoud drove home after 13 minutes to keep Bayern on their toes and reduce the gap between them and nearest rivals Stuttgart to 11 points as they pursue an 18th title.

[orswich]

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany, April 1 (AFP) - Brazilian youth international Eduardo Alcides has signed a contract with German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 until June 2004 with an option for a four-year extension.

The 18-year-old defender arrives from Brazilian first division side Vitoria Bahia with the transfer rights for the player held by another club - Mirassol, Schalke said Tuesday.

[OpaPritschikowski]

Micoud is history
He wont come to Schalke
Schalke and Bremen both play UI Cup.
So no need to change shirts :o))

Ostblock - Schalke 3:1

no comment

[orswich]

last 2-3 games..

we gotta pull up our socks and tuck in the trikots

if we win all remaining games we should be ok for eufa ( i hope)

[orswich]

YESSSSSS!!!!!

beat bayern last game and ended the season on a high note

[FC BAYERN]

bayern were unlucky but thats fine bayern had an excellent season now the german cup :king

[orswich]

well overall a little dissappointing season for schalke fans...

but maybe we will buy some class players during the summer..

i will update as often as possible

[orswich]

Following the signing of VfB Stuttgart winger Jochen Seitz in December Schalke today announced their second new acquisition for the coming season. Simon Cziommer is to join the Royal Blues on a free transfer with effect from 1 July 2003. The 22-year-old German midfielder is currently on the books of the Dutch top-flight side Twente Enschede, where he has won a regular place in attacking midfield. He can also be used in defence, however.
Born in Schüttorf, just across the German border from Enschede, Cziommer joined FC Twente in 1998 and signed professional terms a year later. The young German first attracted the attention of his future club in January of last year when a Schalke reserve side took on Enschede in a friendly. The Royal Blues won the match 4-2, but Cziommer did enough to catch the eye of Mike Büskens. The Schalke defender urged general manager Rudi Assauer to go and watch him, and not only because of the goal he scored by lobbing Schalke keeper Frode Grodas from the halfway line.

"We've had Simon watched several times in recent months and he has impressed us. He's a young man who gives us high hopes for the future and is sure to be of help to us in the near future", said Assauer, delighted at securing the services of the former Germany youth international. The Royal Blues had to move fast to clinch the deal, though, as Cziommer was close to making the switch to Feyenoord. "I was honoured to be approached by Schalke, who are after all one of the most famous teams in Germany. I'm convinced I'll improve here and be able to help the club progress", said Cziommer after putting pen to paper on a deal that will tie him to the club until 30 June 2006.

[orswich]

(06.02.2003) What have Timmy Simons (FC Bruges), Levan Kobiashvili (SC Freiburg) and twins Halil and Hamit Altintop (Wattenscheid 09) got in common? Answer: they're all being linked with a move to Schalke in the coming season. Today Rudi Assauer responded to the rumours for the first time.
The Schalke general manager confirmed the club were interested in Simons, who featured in Belgium's World Cup squad last summer. "We asked Bruges about the possibility of signing him and were told it wasn't an option, so for us the matter is closed for now." The 58-year-old explained why the case was proving so difficult by way of the following example: "If no talks are held with the club because the president isn't interested in holding talks, what are we supposed to do?" What is more, Simons is still contracted to the Belgian champions.

The rumours concerning Kobiashvili received short shrift from Assauer: "I don't know where that comes from. We don't get involved in speculation".

Assauer was slightly more forthcoming about the club's interest in twins Hamit and Halil Altintop of Wattenscheid 09. "We've had two meetings with Hannes Bongartz, nothing more, nothing less". The former Schalke playmaker is manager-coach at the third division outfit. "Hannes has now gone away to training camp with the team. He told us he would let us know his view of things when they come back," explained Assauer. The talented 20-year-olds are being chased by several Bundesliga sides. "They're rather like a life insurance policy for the club," he added.

The general manager readily admitted that the club were keeping a close eye on the situation. "They're interesting players, especially as they both come from Gelsenkirchen. On the other hand you have to consider what we're after. One is a midfielder, and we've already signed a young player in Simon Cziommer for that position. The other is a striker, and there we've got Mike Hanke. But when you've got players like that on your doorstep, you have to give it some thought."

[pyrtas]

Hey Schalkers!!!!

How do you rate Hajto and Waldoch?

[orswich]

Waldoch is solid, i personally like him alot

[pyrtas]

Originally posted by orswich@Jun 4 2003, 08:52 AM
Waldoch is solid, i personally like him alot
What about Hajto? i thought he was the better one of the Pole duo.

[orswich]

Hajto.. he never seems to stick out much from my opinion... but maybe thats a good thing? does his job, not flashy

both are very good players, and i think Schalke have actually thought of signing polish a polish striker, but no specific name has been mentioned.

any good polish strikers in polska league that you could recommend?

[pyrtas]

Originally posted by orswich@Jun 4 2003, 09:05 AM

any good polish strikers in polska league that you could recommend?
Not really - the only one which suits Bundesliga style is already playing there - Wichniarek. Arminia and on his way to Hertha.

[OpaPritschikowski]

Today was first training "Auf Schalke" under Don Jupp :P
5000 fans joined the party and saw 27 of Schalkes 29 players
today (van Hoogdalem and Djordjevic were missing)

We drove the 100 mi to Schalke to see at the good training
and at the end a match "old team" vers "new players +subs"
Was quite interesting to see
Only Emile Mpenza(and the both mentioned above)did not take part.
He was training his fitness beside the field.
Pictures of the first training underhttp://www.pixelbank.de/schalke/

Anyone who wants to go there someday
You can find the times of training on the Schalke04 website.
(BTW there is a "Biergarten" (Pub "The Schalker") 10 meters from the trainingfield)
Can sit there drinking beer and see the player sweat ;)

[OpaPritschikowski]

For everyone who is going to visit Schalke to see the first UI Cup match,
better hurry to get the tickets
Already 53.500 of 61.000 tickets have been sold, although the opponent
isnt found out yet (Tirana/albania or Chisinu/Moldawia)

Season tickets are sold upto now: 40500
Will also be stopped soon(at 41000)

[OpaPritschikowski]

Tomorrow first match:

GFC Dueren - FC Schalke 04 6 pm live on DSF

following matches:

5 July FC Erzgebirge Aue - FC Schalke 04 4pm
11 July SC Weimar 03 - FC Schalke 04 6 pm
15 July Wuppertaler SV - FC Schalke 04 7 pm (in Remscheid)

http://members.aol.com/Uwe04/arena.jpg

[OpaPritschikowski]

Here the first result:

GFC Düren - FC Schalke 04 0:3

2x Ebbe Sand
1x Tomasz Hajto

http://members.aol.com/Uwe04/arena.jpg

[orswich]

hey Opa..

new picture of me in my stylish FC Schalke04 jersey

[OpaPritschikowski]

Hi there,

for your Info Schalke got a new Away-Shirt.
Have a look in the online Shop at Schalke Website. :P

New matches in pre-season:

06.07. in Aue vers Carl Zeiss Jena 5 pm
and
19.07. in Kassel vers Roda JC Kerkrade 7 pm

Today DFB Cup draw on TV (ZDF) 11pm

More info and results will follow here later.

The "Schalker Feld"
<img src='http://members.aol.com/Uwe04/anreiseskizze.gif[/img]

[OpaPritschikowski]

Todays match

FC Erzgebirge Aue - FC Schalke 04 0:1

goal:Ebbe Sand

Injuries: Boehme and Oude Kamphuis

:angry:

Another match on Wednesday

FSV Zwickau/Auerbach -FC Schalke 04 6:30 pm in Auerbach

[OpaPritschikowski]

Hi Schalkers :P and others :rolleyes:

Today match:

FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Schalke 04 0:0

no injuries (Thank God)

_______________________________

draw in the first round German Cup

TSV Aindling * - FC Schalke 04

* near Augsburg Bavaria

[David]

Talented Jorg Boehme has sustained a cruciate and will be out for 6 months.

I am in the pro-Boehme camp-he can be the most skillfull player in Germany on his day,yet a alck of consistency and injuries have severely curtailed his career over the last 2 years.
I thought he was Germany's best player in the 1-5 against England and was destined to play a part in last year's world cup before injury :angry:

[OpaPritschikowski]

Even without Joerg Schalke s offense does well.
Yesterdays match vers FK Jablonec (12th place in Czech Republic)

Jablonec - FC Schalke 04 0:4

2x Sand(8./75.) 2xAltintop (72./81.)

[OpaPritschikowski]

Today nexts info:

FSV Zwickau/Auerbach - FC Schalke04 1:6

2x Agali,Trojan,Mpenza,Cziommer and own goal.

Next matches will be tomorrow at Weimar(Thuringia),before the team
will return home from Saxony to Schalke (Westfalia).

Then 15 July at Remscheid vers Wuppertaler SV
and
16 July at Kassel vers Roda Kerkrade

Jupp Heynkes comments on the pre saison matches so far sound really pleased.
Except the large number of injuries(10 players missing at the moment)

That will complete the testing phase and Schalke will join UI Cup 3rd round
on 19/29 July abroad and 26 July at Arena auf Schalke.

http://members.aol.com/Uwe04/gladbach.jpg
at Gladbach Boekelberg Stadium

[OpaPritschikowski]

Again talking to myself:

Schalke won again on its way home in Weimar

Weimar - FC Schalke 04 0:6

2xMpenza, Sand, Rodriguez,Poulsen,Agali

Next matches:
Wednesday in Remscheid vers Wuppertal
Saturday first UI Cup match abroad

[orswich]

hmm

got my digital cable back for the start of bundesliga season

Schalke and Frankfurt both in one season, man i cant wait

hey Opa... what youngsters will get a chance to play this season? is there a young player in the youth system who can play Bohme's position?

[OpaPritschikowski]

We ve got 3 good players on Joergs position at the moment,
who? : Kobiashvili,van Kerkhoven and Seitz.
They all can play the position.So no need to look for somone from the U23
or younger. I also see noone there at the moment who is able to replace
Boehme and the others on that position.

http://members.aol.com/Uwe04/evolution.jpg

[OpaPritschikowski]

Two results of the preperation matches:

in Remscheid
Wuppertaler SV - FC Schalke 04 1:2
goals: Agali (4.) and Vermant (65.)

in Kassel
FC Schalke:Roda JC Kerkrade 4:0
goals:Sand (18.) Hajto (49.) Varela(69.) Cziommer(70.)
injuries:Mpenza and Seitz

Now UI Cup match in Moldavia will follow on Saturday.
Kick off 5pm (CET)

[OpaPritschikowski]

Btw many Fans were at Kassel Auestadium
and here a short part of an interview of the
local Kassel Newspaper that day:

Newspaper:
Have you already got an impression of the faszination of FC Schalke 04?

Heynckes:
During the Trainingcamp I realized that Schalke is a social Phenomenon :P
No matter where or when the Fans are there. No way to long no matter what strain(?right word in English)they are there.
To the Supporter Players are like Family members.

Thank you Don Jupp

(free translation by Opa, whole interview in German on request via e-mail)

[OpaPritschikowski]

Rumours from the Czech Republic:
Schalke is interested in siging
Zdenek Grygera defender Sparta Prague

other clubs interested Doofmund Juventus and Ajax.

News:
Schalke stopped selling season tickets at number 42.000
Seems every match will be sold out this season again.

Arena capacity 61.000
___________________
season tickets 42.000
members tickets13.000(estimated per match- already sold)
guest tickets 6.000 (10% for the supporters of our guests)


only some tickets will be sold "free" Starting on Monday 9 am

[OpaPritschikowski]

Todays UI Cup match in Moldawia

Chisinau - FC Schalke 04 0:1

Cziommer (23.)

See you next Saturday in the Arena auf Schalke

[orswich]

only 1-0???? :o

i would think we could easily defeat a team of such low caliber

well hopefully its just the rust from the break and they can destroy this team on the return leg at Schalke

[OpaPritschikowski]

Originally posted by orswich@Jul 19 2003, 06:45 PM
only 1-0???? :o

i would think we could easily defeat a team of such low caliber

well hopefully its just the rust from the break and they can destroy this team on the return leg at Schalke
The match at the Arena will be at least a little bit exciting ;)
So 1:0 a good result i think.
..and as far as I know noone injured in the Soviet Union
Drushba

[FCBfurimmer]

0:1 for you it´s a good resouzlt. If a club plays well on away match thats already a sign that, you will win 4:0 at home or nearly close. remeber last year Schalke won against Will(Swiss) 8:0 at home...

As goes for german league quota it doesnt mather if you win 1:0 or 12:0!!

[OpaPritschikowski]

"Arena bricks"

FC Schalke and the supporters built the "Arena auf Schalke"

Supporters of FC Schalke can still buy "Arena bricks".
That means Fans pay 250 Euro to the club as a loan.

Therfore supporters get 25 Euro voucher for the Schalke store
per year(ten years).

But thats not all:The name will be added on the "Tausend Freunde Mauer"
(thousend friends wall) at the main entrance of the Arena auf Schalke.

Anyone interested? Contact bausteine@schalke04.de

http://members.aol.com/Uwe04/tausendfreunde.jpg

[orswich]

our injury problems will be a big problem this year.. last i heard Agali was down also.... i hope this isnt a trend

i would buy a brick but i cannot use the vouchers anyway online.. and i would want to use them in one purchase, but interesting offer

[OpaPritschikowski]

Seems to be the trend.
Yesterdays match showed that Böhme, Waldoch, Agali,
Mpenza Oude Kamphuis and van Hoogdalem are missing. badly.
Even the match wasnt sold out Only 52.256 of 52900 possible :angry:
UI Cup:
FC Schalke-Chisinau 2:1
goals Ebbe sand and Mike Hanke.

Next match on Wednesday vers Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic)

Hope we ll see a better motivated team then.

[FCBfurimmer]

Schalke go on (http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=154745&cpid=6&title=Schalke+in+line+to+meet+Santander)
With Mpenza, Agali out, Hanke could play in first XI. I mean he played very well intertoto match against the romanien club,...

Link is pretty old, so its uselles, sory for my mistake,...

[LIT]

Its really bad luck for Schalke this year! :(

But i´m confident the´ll make it to the UEFA-cup!!!

With 60000 spectators in a match against such team its definitely UI-cup record btw...:D

[orswich]

well i am dissappointed at season opener.. we had the match in our hands but managed to give it away

Rost should have have Flavio's free kick

[OpaPritschikowski]

From the Schalke website:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Schalke came within seconds of achieving the longed-for opening-day win in the derby clash with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday afternoon. After new signing Hamit Altintop had given them a two-goal lead in front of 61,014 fans in the Arena AufSchalke the Royal Blues seemed well on the way to victory, but the visitors hit back with strikes from Conceicao on 65 minutes and Amoroso in stoppage time. To make matters worse, Gerald Asamoah was red-carded, and both Eduardo Alcides and Gustavo Varela had to go off injured.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Two new injuries and now in Liberec on Wednesday and Munich on Saturday.
No easy going.

At least no longer "on turkey". Thank God Football is back, season started.

[Jere Markus]

season opener.. we had the match in our hands but managed to give it away

GREAT GAME!!! :clap :clap

exciting, goals, cards.. one of the best Bundesliga games I´ve seen in years!! Emotions!!

The 2 goals by the Schalke midfielder (what´s his name)... speechelss. They were so superb that I had to cheer for them!!! :Kenzo's Smiley :Kenzo's Smiley Even if they were against BVB.. then I was totally down and thought BVB would lose the game, but then BVB showed their spirit and fought back.

But all 4 goals were stunning quality!!

[Teutonic_Lorux]

Holy ****.

I love these forums.

*sets up residence in the Schalke thread*

*weeps tears of joy*

[orswich]

Altintop gets his 3rd goal of the season..


why have i never heard of this guy before?

OPA... you got any info on this new player? because he is an unknown outside of Schalke

[OpaPritschikowski]

Hamit Altintop born in Gelsenkirchen-Ueckendorf (south of Schalke :P ),played at Wattenscheid in the 3 rd league (Regionalliga), together with his twin- brother Halil (striker) who is now playing in Kaiserslautern.He is a Turkish U23 National team player.Many Bundesliga team wanted him to sign a contract.
Costs 1.5 Mio Euro

Short :He is a good one :P

and a linkPlayers profile (http://www.schalke04.de/2100_altintop/altintop.php)


BTW Koeln null Punkte - Cologne zero points :laugh

[Jere Markus]

Gelsenkirchen-Ueckendorf

been there.. very ugly station.. wait a min!!! Do they have a station stop!!?? ;)

I love the Regional Bahn!!

[FCBfurimmer]

There has been some concerns by DFL for the number of home players and very big ammount of foreigners, so in last match od Dortmund-only 2 germans, in match Schalke vs. Koeln- Koeln had 9 germans on court in first xi, and than they wonder why german nt is in dissorder-no new players and almost amteurs can play in nt??

[OpaPritschikowski]

so what?

I work together with people from 12 countries.
I dont care.
Better cancel all National teams and let the champions of the league
play world championships

[FCBfurimmer]

FT St. Pauli [3 - 0] Hamburger SV (Am)

30' [1 - 0] Hanke

52' [2 - 0] Cory Gibbs

73' [3 - 0] Sager does Hanke play for Schalke and for St. Pauli?? pauli plays is 3rd league, so it does not disturb schalke??

[FCBfurimmer]

FT St. Pauli [3 - 0] Hamburger SV (Am)

30' [1 - 0] Hanke

52' [2 - 0] Cory Gibbs

73' [3 - 0] Sager
does Hanke play for Schalke and for St. Pauli?? pauli plays is 3rd league, so it does not disturb schalke??

[Ross420]

BERLIN, Aug 26 (Reuters) - German club Schalke 04 booked their place in the UEFA Cup after a goalless draw with SV Pasching in the second leg of their Intertoto Cup final on Tuesday gave them a 2-0 aggregate win over the Austrian team.

The 1997 UEFA Cup winners, who finished seventh in the Bundesliga last season, bounced back from a 4-1 defeat by Werder Bremen on Saturday to secure their passage, although they did not manage a shot on goal until the 39th minute :laugh

Oh well I suppose the main thing is they got through :USA_Blue's_Smiley

[Teutonic_Lorux]

We need to start winning.

[orswich]

more than just winning.. we need to play to our full potential

enough of these mediocre or poor showings

[Teutonic_Lorux]

I would have loved to see some quality players, besides Altintop (who was more of a gamble that payed off than a sure thing), brought in over the past season.

I guess the club is still trying to pay off the stadium or something.

[Vreze]

Is it true that Emile Mpenza is joinging Standard de Liège again? :o :banghead

[Teutonic_Lorux]

I haven't heard about that and I hope it isn't true.

[Ross420]

Originally posted by Vreze@Aug 29 2003, 09:25 AM
Is it true that Emile Mpenza is joinging Standard de Liège again? :o :banghead
Hes been wanting to leave for a while now...

I remember 2 years ago Rangers came close to signing him but pulled out because of his wage demand, I think he wanted £40,000 p/w :o

[FCBfurimmer]

I red somewhere he came some years ago for over 8m€ tranfer... What a lost of money????????????

I realy think if he would stay at schalke, to get better, and even score sme goals he could go to a loan spell to Spain(mybe even bilabao) and Schalke would make some money, bu no, he will play in lesser league and in not souche great club(anderlecht, ghent, genk, brugge are atomic years before them)

[pyrtas]

I read that in Essen is about to start a trial of a gang smuggling cigarrettes to Germany. Schalke defender - Hajto - used to buy the cigs from them and now is involved in the trial. Do they say on German papers what he can be charged with?

[orswich]

today i have a crisis...

my favourite Schalke takes on my second favourite Eintracht Frankfurt.. i would of course expect Schalke to win but with thier recent form i almost kinda expect Frankfurt to win??


what to do? hope for a draw?


but i love Schalke first.. so Go Schalke!!!

[bastian]

Originally posted by OpaPritschikowski@Aug 20 2003, 10:48 PM
Better cancel all National teams and let the champions of the league
play world championships
what a bad idea , it sucks......... :nono

[OpaPritschikowski]

Schalke is back in the game.
Here as well as in Bundesliga.

[orswich]

finally.. i was starting to lose hope for a bit there

[OpaPritschikowski]

finally.. i was starting to lose hope for a bit there

No reason for that.Cause:



__________________________________________________ _________________


Recovery continues – Royal Blues win 2-0 at Kaiserslautern

Schalke 04 are back within touch of European competition places! After goals from Gerald Asamoah (6 mins.) and Victor Agali (85 mins.), the Royal Blues ran out 2-0 winners at Kaiserslautern. “Overal we weren’t as good as we’ve been in the last few games”, said coach Jupp Heynckes, analysing the match after the final whistle. “But we were very compact in defence.”

The Royal Blues started the game in the Fritz Walter Stadium at a furious pace and should have had a penatly after only four minutes. Hamit Altintop dribbled into the penalty area from out on the right and was crudely knocked off the ball by Bill Tchato. The TV pictures later provided definitive proof that it was a penalty, but referee Peter Sippel waved play on.

But even without getting that penalty, the visitors went ahead just two minutes later. Jochen Seitz set off on a sprint from the half-way line, put over a great cross right into the path of Gerald Asamoah, who sent a low shot into the left-hand corner of the net from 12 metres out.

Kaiserslautern, who began the game nervously and seemed very suspect in defence early on, also had reason to rue their luck in the 16th minute when they too were refused a penalty. A shot from Kamil Kosowski was stopped on the goal-line by Tomasz Hajto, and TV pictures showed that the Polish international had used his left hand to help make the clearance. Just ten minutes later, the hosts’ fans were again on their feet ready to cheer a goal as former Schalke player Markus Angang latched onto a half-cleared corner and fired his 20-metre shot a mere hair’s breadth past the right-hand post.

But now Schalke again pressed forward determinedly. On 29 minutes, Asamoah, again looking very sharp, set up Hamit Altintop. But Altintop fell as he shot and missed from 12 metres out in the inside-right channel. A minute later, Schalke goalkeeper Frank Rost had to be on his toes to tip over a header by Marian Hristov from 10 metres out, and three mintutes after that, Sven Vermant had to knock a header from Halil Altintop away to safety from just in-front of his own goal-line.

Coach Jupp Heynckes reacted quickly to these threats. In the 40th minute, with his team ahead and now looking to hit Kaiserlautern on the counter, he brought on Victor Agali for Mike Hanke, more of a penalty box poacher.


After the break, however, the Royal Blues failed for a long time to create the counter-attacks they were hoping for. Nevertheless, the Schalke defence always looked secure, reading the game well as they cleared their lines of numerous corners and freekicks. At the end of the day, the hosts only looked really dangerous once after the break, when Jose Dominguez played his way into the area from out on the left, but shot over the bar from eight metres (48 mins).

It wasn’t until the last ten minutes that Schalke again posed any real threat to Tim Wiese in the Kaiserslautern goal. And after Hamit Altintop had himself missed two good chances in the 80th and 82nd minutes, the Turkish under-21 international set up Victor Agali five minutes from time, and Agali fired home from six metres to seal Schalke’s 2-0 win.

Kaiserslautern: Wiese - Riedl, Mettomo, Tchato, Malz (Glibo, 87 mins) - Dominguez (Bjelica, 79), Christow, Anfang, Kosowski (Nurmela, 72) - Lincoln, Halil Altintop

Schalke: Rost - Hajto, Kläsener, Rodriguez, van Kerckhoven - Seitz (Matellan, 82), Oude Kamphuis, Vermant, Hamit Altintop - Hanke (Agali, 40), Asamoah (Poulsen, 40)

Referee: Sippel (Munich)

Goals: 0-1 Asamoah (6), 0-2 Agali (85)

Attendance: 40,034

Yellow cards: Christow, Riedl - Agali, Vermant

__________________________________________________ ________________

I was among 4000 Schalker who travelled to K-Town.

F......g weather ,raining and no roof that could be closed :laugh
Good beer and 3 points made the clothes dry faster.

to be continued Wednesday evening at the Arena auf Schalke
vers Wolfsburg.Mean beer and 3 points.No rain or snow to be expected
inside the Arena