NUFC1978

Kachaber schrieb:
NUFC1978 - a fake?

A fake? Can you explain what you mean in a bit more detail please?

I am a Newcastle Utd season ticket holder. I was born in Newcastle and have lived here all my life. I usually travel to Newcastle's away games in Europe but I couldn't get the time off work to come to Germany (I went to the other away match in the group against Palermo) when we played Eintracht but a lot of my friends went and talked about how much they enjoyed the city of Frankfurt, how great the stadium was and how noisy but friendly the Eintracht fans were.

Since the English season finished before the German season I checked the fixture list and realised I could make the last match of the season against Hertha so I arranged flights and a hotel so I could experience it for myself.

We flew from Newcastle to London Stansted and then from Stansted to Frankfurt Hahn and then we had to get a bus that took almost 2 hours to get to Frankfurt centre but like i've said it was definately worth it and I would like to do it again.

Like I said, if you could explain what you meant be your 'fake' comments it would be appreciated.

Cheers.

SGE_77 schrieb:
Hi NUFC1978,

good to hear that you enjoyed your trip. I have to confess that it makes me very proud to read your positive feedback.  You're always welcome in Frankfurt, make sure to drop me a line before your next  trip, then you can meet some locals before/after the game and join us for some nice boozing in Old Sachsenhausen.

I always wanted to see a Newcastle match, so be prepared to see some Eintracht guys at St. James Park next season!! First round is on me.

Cheers,

Bastian

Cheers mate. I'll make sure I let you know before I make my next visit to Frankfurt and you can show me the best bars to visit after the match  

If you ever manage to come to Newcastle make sure you let me know in advance and i'll show you the best bars to drink in over here, and believe me, there's a lot of them  

Maybe we'll meet up next season.  ,-)

Sorry about the double post, still getting the hang of this forum and clicked the wrong button. That's a very good way of protesting - we certainly noticed and it's great that the fans are sticking together on this.

NUFC1978 schrieb:
Well there's a very good chance of that happening because I will definately be back to watch Eintracht at the Waldstadion next season.

The matchday experience and atmosphere was just so much better than in England and I really have to do it again, maybe more than once next season and it would be nice to meet up with some Eintracht fans.

One final question that I need to ask which puzzled me - Why do lots of the fans hang their banners upside down?  

Well there's a very good chance of that happening because I will definately be back to watch Eintracht at the Waldstadion next season.

The matchday experience and atmosphere was just so much better than in England and I really have to do it again, maybe more than once next season and it would be nice to meet up with some Eintracht fans.

One final question that I need to ask which puzzled me - Why do lots of the fans hang their banners upside down?  

aspen schrieb:
So now tell us!! What do you think?? How was it??

We're all nosy!!

Absolutely amazing!!!

Just got back home an hour ago (we stayed in Frankfurt for 3 nights, Friday, Saturday & Sunday) and I was just totally overwhelmed by how good the stadium was but even more so with the Eintracht fans. I even seen a few half Newcastle/Eintracht scarves which was a nice touch.

I have watched football in all the top English stadiums as well as Rangers, Celtic, AC Milan, Roma, Marseille, Barcelona. Ajax, PSV & Feyenoord but nothing, and I mean nothing comes close to the atmosphere I witnessed in the Waldstadion on Saturday. To be honest I hardly seen the first half as I was too pre occupied with watching the crowd and just trying to get used to the noise that was being generated by everyone, especially the fans stood behind the goal.

Another thing I liked was how well both sets of fans mixed. In our row we had 4 Hertha fans, all dressed in their Hertha shirts but the Eintracht fans were really friendly towards them, even when they celebrated their winning goal at the end. There's not many places where I think that could happen although I don't know whether it would have been the same if it had been a more important match.

My overall opinion is that you have a world class stadium, although it seemed a bit strange walking through a forest to get there    but most importantly Eintracht Frankfurt must have the best supporters in world football and I really do mean that.

On the pitch the team played quite well but seemed to lack someone to make the most of all the chances created and the number 8, Streit??? who scored the free kick seems like a really good player.

Hopefully players will be brought in and the Eintracht fans will one day get the team you deserve. You really have got an incredible support and I would love to be in Frankfurt on the day you actually win something - that would be some party.

One thing's for sure, i'll make sure I make another visit next season and after I tell people about how great it was i've got a feeling there may well be a few more people from over here coming to check it out for themselves.

Best wishes for next season.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'll make sure I check out all the places that have been mentioned. Really looking forward to the match even though there's nothing really at stake but it will be the first Bundesliga match I have ever watched so it should be a good experience. Who knows,it could be the first of many  ,-)

About Sam Allardyce, well i'm quite happy with the appointment and he certainly came over well in the press conference and I think most Newcastle fans are happy with him. A lot of supporters think Newcastle should have a Foreign coach and when Greame Souness was sacked last year there was an internet campaign to get Ottmar Hitzfeld but since the Newcastle chairman prefers an English manager I think Allardyce is probably about the best we could have got.

Hi everyone, Newcastle United fan here and there's 2 of us coming to Germany this weekend to watch Eintracht's final game of the season. I wasn't able to attend the Eintracht v Newcastle match in the UEFA Cup (couldn't get the time off work) but some of my friends went to Frankfurt for the game and never shut up about how nice the Waldstadion is (apparently I can't call it by its other name!) and how friendly and noisy the Eintracht fans were, so now the football season is finished in England I thought I would experience it for myself.

Basically I'm just after a bit of advice from any fans on here. Things I would like to know are how far is the stadium from the city centre and what is the best way to get there?

Where are the best pubs to drink in before the match? (this is very important   )

We will arrive in Frankfurt on Friday afternoon and we are staying for 3 nights so where are the best places to drink on Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights? (also very important   )

Our tickets are in block 31M. Are these good seats for view/atmosphere?

Any other hints & tips greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.