The rain in Mainz falls mainly on me

Every year in early December I head off to Germany to catch a match in some proper winter weather, visit a Christmas Market and generally enjoy the opportunity to drink some decent beer, eat some decent sausage and pay a visit to my friend Beate. In the past I have taken in Hamburg, Stuttgart and [...]

A trip down the Rhine in Music and Pictures

The rain in Mainz

Deutschland, Deutschland wo für heraus Deutschland

  Germany 1 England 2 – The Olympiastadion Berlin – Wednesday 19th November 2008 The major surprise in the team was the inclusion of Agbonlahor up front and in the early exchanges it was England who played the ball around with confidence.  Whilst Germany made some interesting selections, including Rene Adler in goal for just [...]

There’s only one Becks and it’s certainly a bit posh

THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM OUR BOOK – PASSPORT TO FOOTBALL – CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS. Opportunities for cheeky day trips are few and far between these days. With CMF(tm) planning a day of Christmas shopping at Lakeside I thought I would consult the European crystal ball to see where I could go that was [...]

The oldest swingers in town – Rooney would love it!

Nurnberg is one of my favourite places in Europe. It has so much history, so many fantastic buildings and loads of decent bars. In terms of football it has a passionately supported team who play in one of the most unique stadiums in Germany. It also has some fond memories for me including the World [...]