Hopefully the same result as last time, or maybe an Auba Hat Trick.
Join us for an early morning match vs. Sh*lke in beautiful Santa Monica.
Meetup: Revierderby Round Two in Gelsenkirchen
Tag: Santa Monica
Borussia Dortmund vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Yes, we will probably win the Europa League and add that one last trophy to the BVB collection, but nobody ever said it would be easy.
BVB match will be at 10am and may include quite a few Spur fans. All are welcome to stay for Liverpool v. Man U. The Cock ‘n Bull should be packed for that one.
Meetup: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Dortmund in SM
Back to the more difficult matches and still at 6:30am. Join the Scottish Breakfast Club at sunrise. We’re slowly fighting our way through any teams that may challenge for a Champion’s League spot, and this is definitely one of them.
Meetup: Borussia Dortmund vs. Hannover 96 in Santa Monica
Doesn’t look like a tough match, going by the standings. Hannover is staring directly at relegation, so the match could be a bit scary.
Hertha Berlin vs. Borussia Dortmund
It’s 6:30am all this month, but at least it’s always Saturday. Next month, a lot of Fridays and no possibility to get together. I will miss the breakfasts at the Cock ‘n Bull.
Berlin is a bit scary this year, moving up to third place and holding on to it. Join us in beautiful Santa Monica for another pre-sunrise meetup.
Borussia Dortmund gegen Ingolstadt
The new kids have done very well, rising to 10th place and even thinking about Europe. Join us in Santa Monica to greet the sun, watch a match and enjoy a Scottish Breakfast.
Rückrunde Begins
First Match of the Rückrunde Tomorrow
Whether you’ve been paying attention or not, it’s time to get behind Borussia Dortmund again. The first match of the Rückrunde will be away against Borussia Mönchengladbach. We’ll be hosting a get-together tomorrow morning, 9:30am, at the Cock ‘n’ Bull in Santa Monica at 2947 Lincoln Blvd. If you can’t make it down to SM, you can watch the match on Fox Sports 2.
Gladbach is arguably the most dangerous team in the Bundesliga right now. After a slow start, they’ve been climbing the rankings and now are set at #4.
BVB News
Not a lot to report from the Winter break. Many see that as a good thing. Ilkay is not going to Manchester, Papa is not going to Liverpool, Ramos is not going to China. Miki wants to stay and Dortmund put a 70M price tag on Auba.
Jonas Hofmann was sold to Gladbach for an exorbitant fee. Adman Januzaj was taken back from loan by Man U. Passlack and Pulisic were brought up to the first team, but no idea if they will see any time on the pitch.
Birthdays
Big week for Birthdays: Ramos, Schmelle, Bonmann and…Miki!
Bonus interview with Miki in English!
Meetup: Borussia M’gladbach vs. Borussia Dortmund
Starting the second half right! This will be a tough one, every bit as tough as Golfsburg. Let’s hope they can pull ahead a little earlier. The whole team is healthy, including (reportedly) Sahin.
Meet-up: Borussia Dortmund @ Köln
Last match of 2015 and last match of the best Hinrunde in recent memory. Join us to celebrate this year and this team.
Huge Turnout Leads to Best Saturday Ever!
With Gladbach destroying Bayern, the day was already started on a happy note. Most of us had been up early to watch and we were revved up for Wolfsburg. But how would the team react? Five starters out with the flu. Wolfsburg undefeated at home for 29 matches. Optimism was hard to come by.
Of course, Tuchel had it all worked out. The CB combination of Subotic and Bender were up to the task, and the usual possession game was thrown out in favor of a constant midfield press.
Still, our bad luck streak seemed to continue: from the crossbar hit on Ilkay’s free kick right up to a soft penalty call at the 90th minute. It felt like things could not go our way until a completely “against the run of play” pass from Miki to Shiji in the last minute. The curse of the away jerseys is broken!
Thanks to everyone who turned up. Our biggest turnout yet in Santa Monica. See you all next week for Frankfurt.
