Arena AufSchalke - A tribute to coal mining history

[Claudio Caniggia]

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/league-name/story/2013658/headline

Very cool and something I only discovered playing Schalke on the PlayStation.

 

[Caesar]

Should add a few dead canaries to menace the opposition

 

[Claudio Caniggia]

Should add a few dead canaries to menace the opposition

Definitely potential for a comment or 2 about gas and Germans in there somewhere.

 

[Captain Black]

That's really good never forget your roots, pity it's not practised in Scotland

 

[Marstonbear]

The last mine officially shut around Dec/Jan time and the club marked the event with a special pre match display

 

[Wazza]

Went there in 2017 in the Cup v Cologne and they did a big display dedicated to all of that, was very impressive. Well worth a trip and try and stand, have a few bars in the home end.

Doesn't show it on there too well but the screens had all these videos of historic mining stuff on them etc... and the song must be some kind of tribute to them or Club anthem.

 

[Dumfriesbear]

Gelsenkirchen and Bochum was a big mining area in the Rhein/Ruhr.

 

[Southernlion]

Steigerlied

If that was your vid then you must have had good seats!

 

[Deleted member 125]

Something something something, mein shaft!

 

[eyalluvitt]

Celtc wanted to do the same Tunnel makeover but were turned down due to their historical abuse of minors

 

[BBB1905]

Fake Club.

 

[I P Freely]

Fake Club.

I think you'll find that accolade belongs to the abomination in Leipzig

 

[BBB1905]

I think you'll find that accolade belongs to the abomination in Leipzig

At least Leipzig are not hiding where their money comes from...

 

[Lje1969]

Great atmosphere there, superb stadium. Got tickets for the Chelsea end when they played them in the champions league a few years ago, even though Chelsea won 5-0 they still backed their team

 

[The Railway Bear]

Went to our friendly there in 2008, fantastic stadium.

 

[KazKoz]

I remember going to their old bowl of a stadium on a freezing Sunday night v Bayern Munchen in the early 90s and being impressed with so many aspects.

I had spent several years watching Dortmund and loved their Westfalen stadium and their support.
However there was something special about Schalke and the city of Gelsenkirchen. It definitely revolved around it being a working class big city with a working class support. The price revolves around that sentiment also as I am sure it was around 8 Deutschmark.

They are a special club as Dortmund are in my experience.

 

[Wazza]

At least Leipzig are not hiding where their money comes from...

Are you meaning Gazprom there?