by Stranded »
23 Apr 2021 10:32
Pepe the Horseman Stranded Pepe the Horseman This is pretty big news isn't it? I know they've been shit in the last few years, but would it be comparable to say Arsenal getting relegated?
EDIT
Just seen they haven't won the Bundesliga since the 50s, so more like Spurs?
Yeah, probably more similar to Spurs going down. They have generally finished in the top 8 more years that not but over the past few years they have been getting steadily worse. With Hamburg looking to screw up promotion again - Hamburg v Schalke could potentially be the biggest 2. Bundesliga game of all time.
Is this a bigger deal than Hamburg going down? Or on a par? Where did it all go wrong for both of them?
Hamburg going down was massive. 6 time BL champions and European champions who had never been relegated from the top flight since the BL was formed in the 60s. Schalke have dropped out of the top flight a couple of time buts not since the late 80s.
So yeah, Schalke going is a big deal (but seems less so as it is has been nailed on since October) but Hamburg was much bigger. A lot of people were very happy that they had to finally stop the clock in their stadium*
*for those who don't know, they had a stadium clock that counted how long they had been in the top flight. It was stopped the moment they were relegated.