Schalke are quite literally the perennial "nearly team"

They did dominate in the 30s and 40s however coinciding curiously with Hitler's rise and fall. Notably, Rapid Vienna (if I recall correctly) won the German championship in the 40s...

Posted By: BerlinCanary on August 10th 2007 at 10:50:13

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FAO Yellalee...you about? German Footy... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 10:40:58
- Schalke are quite literally the perennial "nearly team" (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 10:50:13
  - Neverkusen? (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Aug 10, 10:56:39
  - Rapid Vienna - German Cup winners in '38 and league winners in '41 (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 10:54:47
    - Saw this listed on t'ebay yest (Other Football) - pants, Aug 10, 11:05:51
      - I have a couple of these...might sell one on ebay...shame I haven't got the Mars one! (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 11:38:35
        
        and some of these!...!!! (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 11:41:57
  - Yeh remember all about it last season (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 10:52:49
    - Stutt took something like 25 from last 30 points - not on top until final day. (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Aug 10, 10:57:00
  - 'People's team' innit. Probably all drove the 'People's car' as well.. (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Aug 10, 10:52:05
    - Apparently - coal mining area and staunchly working class (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 10:57:46
      - Poles. Now that IS irony (I think?...). They have a good setup as well with club ownership (Other Football) - Yellalee, Aug 10, 11:05:57
        
        It's like Miro Klose, Polish but represents Germany (n/m) (Other Football) - Declan, Aug 10, 11:19:57
        
        Not quite Yellalee meant that it's ironic that Germans of Polish origin (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 11:22:21
        
        Ah, yes...sorry, half-read it... (n/m) (Other Football) - Declan, Aug 10, 11:24:16
- Really? Nice one. Knew they were playing, dint think bout TV though. Don't have Setanta (Other Football) - Yellalee, Aug 10, 10:45:49
  - yeh they are gonna be showing lots of German footy this season (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 10, 10:49:15

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