Apparently - coal mining area and staunchly working class

From wikipedia: "Over a dozen seasons from 1933 to 1945 Schalke accumulated an astounding record, winning 162 of 189 Gauliga matches, drawing 21 and losing only 6. On the way they scored 924 goals and gave up just 145. From 1935 to 1939 they did not lose a single league match. The club's dominance throughout this period led them to be held up for propaganda purposes by the Nazi regime as an example of the "new Germany". This was despite the fact that many players were descended from Polish immigrants, most notably the two stars of the team, Fritz Szepan and Ernst Kuzorra."

Posted By: BerlinCanary on August 10th 2007 at 10:57:46

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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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