Bayer Leverkusen Team News

November 10th, 2009

Robert Enke: 24 August 1977 – 10 November 2009. RIP

By: Scott | Comments 6 Comments


November 7th, 2009

Matchday Twelve: Tearful Reunion

By: Scott | Comments 1 Comment

The last time we saw Michael Skibbe at BayArena, he was there to clean out his desk- the 07/08 season razed on its final matchday, two-and-half years of service to the Werkself scrubbed away. His final memories were of angry supporters building pitchside bonfires of Leverkusen jerseys and a stolen mobile phone packed with pics [...]

October 31st, 2009

Matchday Eleven; Dawn of the Debt-ridden

By: Scott | Comments 4 Comments

Any good ghost story begins with a likeable hero, brave, well-intentioned, pure of heart. Usually the scene is set with the hero journeying away from home and at the start of what he expects is some grand leap forward: The completion of research, the acquisition of a rich relative’s estate, taking three points and a [...]

October 28th, 2009

How I Spent My Pokal Vacation

By: Scott | Comments 2 Comments

Dear Diary;
Well, all the other kids went off to play in the Pokal this mid-week, but we didn’t get to go since Kaiserslautern took us by surprise and knocked us out at the last round. The other teams were very excited to get to the pitch with the hopes of ending the [...]

October 24th, 2009

Matchday Ten: The Swarm.

By: Scott | Comments 3 Comments

Earlier this week, when Jupp Heynckes said that it was time to start showing the other side of Leverkusen, it never once occurred to me this is what he’d meant. Jupp hinted at showing us the offensive side. The side that takes the ball forward and keeps the goal counter clicking ever upwards. That free-flowing, [...]



October 17th, 2009

Matchday Nine: Are we there yet?

By: Scott | Comments 1 Comment

About two hours into the second half of today’s top-of-the-table clash between the Werkself and Hamburg, I found myself wondering what to have for dinner. My mind doesn’t often wander to such jejune considerations while the ball is moving, so I was a bit surprised. Not as surprised, though, as I was to realise that [...]

October 16th, 2009

Diary of a Madman: Fantastical musings on a lonesome Autumn eve

By: Scott | Comments 10 Comments

I spent a very good year with Bayer and I certainly don’t want to spoil anything about that time.
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October 10th, 2009

End of discussion

By: Scott | Comments 6 Comments

Yes, Germany’s keeper is amazing. His name is Rene Adler. He plays for Leverkusen.
The city I’m living in is a mosaic of nationalities, ex-pats and those whose hearts reside in the land of their forebears. On a day like today, when key qualifying matches were being played around the world, it’s easy to find a [...]

October 3rd, 2009

Matchday Eight: Razing Christmastown

By: Scott | Comments 3 Comments

It’s hard to dislike Nürnberg. A picturesque city whose architecture acts as a living tour through Western history and culture, its Christmas markets are what all tales of Holiday magic spring from. Culturally, the city played a major role in the German Renaissance, and today, culture not being what it used to be, Nürnberg [...]

September 26th, 2009

Matchday Seven: The Billy-Goats Snuffed

By: Scott | Comments 2 Comments

A note to the broadcast rights holders: Stop it. You’re not going to win and you’re just upsetting people. People like me, who just want to see their club play and have no other option but to rely on the Internet streams made available by unsung heroes. For the profits that come from every kit, [...]






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