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sorry that we can't come over to PR in January due to the well known reasons, especially because we have our 15th anniversary (comin over since Jan 2006). But be sure, we'll be back as soon as it's possible!
Please enjoy the small film clip (which is part german/part english) but I think the message is easy enaugh to understand).
QUICK INFORMATION FOR OUR ENGLISH & GERMAN FRIENDS - WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR :
COACHES FOR THE TOURNAMENT IN MEPPEN FROM DÃœSSELDORF AND BACK WILL BE PLANNED NOW. ADMISSION / TICKETS WILL BE ORGANISED OFFICIALLY IN CONNECTION WITH FORTUNA DUSSELDORF PRICE P.P. / BUS SEAT will be around 25-30 Euros. please note that our first offer includes Bustransfer only. More Infos about tickets to come soon. DEPARTURE & ARRIVAL WILL BE PLANNED MORE THAN LIKELY WITH BAR 95 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOOKED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE PADERBORN FIXTURE WILL GET THEIR MONEY TRANSFERED BACK TO THEIR ACCOUNTS. Further news to be announced next week. Please share our Info.
...and over 130 Tractor-Boys to support Fortuna next Saturday at the Rhinestadium. We Fortuna Blues are so proud to call all of you our dear friends. Let's have a big party together!
Cheers! Ulli&Friedie
The Song for Saturday:
Every Saturday We follow We cheer the Boys in Blue Champions of England In Nineteensixtytwo Bobby qonquered Europe And We won the FA Cup We support the Ipswich If We're down or if We're up!
Alez Alez Alez.....
The glorious Fortuna The Boys in Red are We We were the German Champions In Nineteenthirtythree We challenged Barcelona And We won the German Cup We follow the Fortuna If We're down or if We're up!
Yes, there were some visits, organised by Dave Loudnproud:
The Tractor-Boys visits: Fortuna v Holstein Kiel (2006) Fortuna v SV Babelsberg (2008) Fortuna v Hansa Rostock (2010) Fortuna v 1.FC Nuremberg (2013) Fortuna v Ipswich Town (2015; 600 Fans)
I really don't know, but it was a complicated time only weeks after the end of the war, so probably the Fortuna squad changed a lot due to personal reasons of the players. And possibly the Royal Engineers strengthened their team too, especially after the bog defeat in game one. Then it were "only" friendlies and even today we see crazy results here some times.
Like a guy wrote here, its a football match and some people do shout nasty things.
Were we offended? I guess not. I even had to smile a bit.
We held responsibility for our past but we're not guilty, cause the thugs of 33-45 are nearly all dead now. And I believe, we Germans did quite well since 1945 and there were some good times before the Nazi-Era too in our history I guess. What would Wellingten have done at Waterloo against Napoleon without our old "Drunk" but very capable Blücher? ;)
For our Fortuna I can say, that the relationship with the british forces was quite good from the start. After all sports organisations in Germany were dsissolved directly after May 8th, 1945, Fortuna was allowed to play friendlies nevertheless, even at their officially confiscated home ground Flinger Broich. There were games between Fortuna and the British also, 4 of them alone in September 1945 against the Royal Engineers (8:1, 2:9, 2:2) and the 53rd Division (4:0, first game of Fortuna legend Matthes Mauritz, who passed away only last year). On Boxing Day 1945 Fortuna and the Royal Welsh Fusiliers eben "celebrated" Christmas together (6:2). All these friendlies had very good attendences between 10.000 and 20.000.
Finally I can state, since our first visit to Ipswich in 2006 I never heard of any odd behavior on both sides referring to WWII. I love the relationship between the fans of our two great football clubs, it's always a pleasure to be in Suffolk!
we'll be back for the Leeds game with >100 fans from Germany on the coming weekend! If you want to meet up with us prior to the game, we will be at "Baers Pool@Snooker" (arriving ca. 10 o'clock in the morning).
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