Fred T. Jane Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 There are times which some of my family members from der Alterstaat claim that there is a method to their madness. This is one of those times which I think they're just lying. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...508&cc=3888Viktoria Berlin win 1894 final, 113 years lateBERLIN, July 28 (Reuters) - Viktoria Berlin won the 1894 German championship on Saturday - delayed by 113 years because their opponents Hanau could not afford to travel the 400 kilometres at the time to play in Berlin for the final.The two clubs, who have long since played in the regional, amateur divisions, played out a 1-1 draw on Saturday after Viktoria won the first leg 3-0 in Hanau last week.In 1894, Viktoria had been declared champions by default, but that lead to complaints that their victory was unfair.The President of the German Football Federation (DFB), Theo Zwanziger, had enthusiastically supported the idea of playing the 1894 final and heavy leather balls, similar to those typical of the late 19th century were used for the two games. [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 So let me get this straight...they delayed a championship game for 113 years?! And still bothered to play the game?! Nice. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 It took them 113 years to gain enough funds to travel 250 miles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 It took them 113 years to gain enough funds to travel 250 miles?You haven't seen the cost of Benzin in Germany lately, haven't you? [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 It took them 113 years to gain enough funds to travel 250 miles?well, they would have played it much sooner, but World Wars I and II and the Berlin Wall got in the way.... I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 And people bitched about the delay between the conference finals and Cup final this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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