29-05-2020, 18:27
(29-05-2020, 15:21)BaggieSteve Wrote: I've watched a couple of games as well, Josh. As you'd expect the standard has been extremely high but I've now given up watching, solely on the grounds of absolutely no atmosphere in the stadia. I just find it's like watching a training ground match between blue bibs and green bibs. I watched the first game back which was the famous River Derby between Dortmund and Schalke - it had about as much passion as Stenhousemuir v East Fife (apologies to fans of either but I've been to that game and the ground wasn't rocking!), yet to see that game under normal circumstances would have been excellent. So, like you, the return of English football doesn't excite me but for different reasons; it just made me realise how much the fans make the game....it would be really excellent if Sky and the Football Associations/Leagues also appreciated this, instead of taking us for mugs,
The lack of atmosphere doesn't really bother me to be honest. I'm just happy to be able to sit down and watch some football over the weekend and the football quality hasn't been effected by the virus which is a bonus. Of course you can't beat a good German atmosphere especially on derby days.
This weekend I'll be watching 8 matches in total (six Bundesliga and two 2. Bundesliga) so you can see just how much spare time I have right now.
