Man in the Dugout reports 2000-01
New kit launched
Fixtures 2000 - 01
Your prayers please
Your Prayers Answered
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Awards - Yes, we did win one!
2001 - 2002 - A Street Odyssey Continues
Fixtures 2001-02
Could this Be The Year? Reports 2002-03
2002-03 Fixtures and Results
Support Our Sponsors
2003-04: European Union
2003-04: Results, Fixtures
Roma Therapy
The Greatest Football Tournament in the World
2004-2005: Attack of the Minty Badgers
Street's New Training Regime
Meet the team!
Union Street's festive picture gallery!
The Union Street Awards 2004/05!
der Mann in heraus gegraben DAM diary 2005
2005-06: When badgers learn to fly
Street Talk
Knee-Jerk Reaction: Ben's Countdown to Germany 2006
Bolz WM Gonzo Diary
Pre-Seasonal Tension
2006-07: MInty Badgers Save the World
Plumbing new depths
Direkt Von Dem Dugout - Koln 2007
Union Street Awards: Season 2006 - 2007
2007-08: For a Few Seasons More
Wham, Bam, Thank You DAM
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE
 | Senior Senor Mufti Munsonator Munsonman.
Most aptly named of the troupe, SSMMM was a willing ‘keeper, tragically, heroically hopeless in the penalty shoot-out pressure cooker, and held his end up with some exquisite dance moves. Fluffy handcuffs anyone?
Stewbacca
Bear-custodian cum Defensive Colossus found it hard to imitate the celebrated star wars creature on the Thursday, but once the DAM-pixie took hold there was no stopping him and he was loving everyone on site by Sunday. Sunburned only the backs of his knees.
Dan Kirk Spirit
Hydrating water-fiend. Taking up where Burner left off, he barely paused for breath on arrival in the dark, at night, having driven cross-continent, before putting up not only his own tent but the love tent to (ably assisted by ‘Mummy’ Munday). Showed stamina and utter commitment on the pitch on Sunday, inspired no doubt by Yr Chairman’s no nonsense tackle.
Psycho Pseudo Gym Lad Gem
Ibuprofen-dealing Gem brought his customary style to the proceedings. Discovered he is too old to play football. Performed an appendectomy on himself with a large branch at the top of a mountain. Still last to bed. Same old faces.
Red Boots Joe
Took to the DAM like a shark to custard. Threw himself wholeheartedly into the turquoise skirt, shook it like a midnight rambler. Top scorer with 2 (two) whole goals. Lovely red boots that he pimped to good effect. Good that he got chatted up by so many girls. Bad that his dad kept muscling in.
Macka
Incessant ukulele playing pennant designer. Cultivated a very German looking beard for the occasion. Got creative on our asses. Refused to be daunted in his playing of the ukulele. Only hooked up with his old flame when forced to shake hands after the Kosmos Ost love-in…but then the flame was rekindled. Indefatigable ukulele work.
Shaman Ginsburg
The schnaps quaffing shopping-provider pinched Andy’s spot in the love tent, but not for long. After supplying the lads with a legendary guided trip on the very efficient Freiburg transport system to the top of a mountain, erstwhile Indy Ginsburg adopted the role of shaman-ref for the weekend. Creditably kept Joe on a very long leash. Beautiful piano playing on Friday night.
Yr Chairman
Flag-waving, banjo-wielding, hard-tackling Chairman shed his angst as the weekend progressed, finally blissing out on Sunday. Kept his voice, sang in the ladies showers, and learnt a Dynamo Windrad chant insulting everyone else.
Wizard Davies
Captain Davies survived some TGV aisle-hell on the outward journey, learned the German word for women in graphic style, and only lost his customary decisive sharpness on the journey home. Desperately tried to score a goal but didn’t.
Dan Badger
Practical and cool under pressure when having to accompany SSMMM in the car, could not find his shooting boots on the pitch, but showed characteristic inventiveness when creating pennants from an old sheet.
Mummy Munday
MEDIBOTT (Medically-trained Badger-Of-The-Tournament) Munday deserved all the accolades for so wholeheartedly embracing his responsibilities: helping put up tents in the dark; manfully stepping into a full turquoise body stocking; learning to say ‘Gruss Gott’ instead of ‘Fruhstuck’; teaching us all we needed to know, and more, about colonic malfunctions; hammering home a penalty that would have taken the goalie into the net had he got behind it. GET IN! |
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ATTIRE
 | Turquoise was de rigeur this season, from turquoise vintage squash trainers through towelling wrap and on to the weird shit like Gem’s noxious painted hat, no badger felt replete without it. The man from Ginsburg was perhaps the most subtle, aquamarines picked out in the myriad threads of his poncho of many colours. What was interesting was, the more they wore it, the more they saw it: turquoise bags, turquoise skies, turquoise shoes, turquoise train upholstery, everywhere turquoise.
AJ Hats in powder blue complemented the turquoise generality, while adding their own ineffable je ne sais quoi. Much was made of their mysterious initials...but why?
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OLD FRIENDS
 | Steffen – Chuntered on about how rubbish the opening ceremony was, and he was right…until the Turquoise Noise showed up. Has a master plan. It will be great.
Boris – fully engaged with trying to hold up the Dynamo Windrad attack. Failed to score. Not the case off the pitch.
Fabian – in great heart, just a shame his Grasshoppers did so well as we never got to love them on Sunday. Still no news of Grooverider.
Dietze – mein host extraordinaire, ushering us to fine restaurants and spectacular bier gardens, sourcing a genuinely badgerly ringer, and generally behaving like a gent. Salute!
Dude – top kisser of the tournament, if perhaps a little less visible than we are accustomed in the wee small hours.
Henning – what is there left to say about this giant among men? Nanford-lover.
Sohne der Mutter/The Schwarmend Schwestern – showered us with reciprocated love, prosecco and songs
Pasquale – Long time since that architecture tour. Let’s do it again.
Kosmos Ost – Lovely…pennants
Pelmke – top marks to the donkey man.
Lars, Lars, Lars, Lars and Lars.
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NEW FRIENDS
 | Dirk – less of a new friend, more of a Union Street legend. Permanently off his face, haggard as hell, brilliant singer, even more brilliant footballer. Get this man a work permit now, just don’t expect him to make morning fixtures.
The Grobmotoriker Lads – winners of best team off the pitch, got us up on stage for our 27.5th-equal award.
Wolfgang the organizer – gruff, tired, but gave Gem a beer, and our tents pride of place.
The staff of the Suden
The lady in Basel station who stank of piss and horses. Very friendly though.
The customs officials with SSMMM’s handcuffs.
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THOSE RESULTS IN ALL THEIR UGLY GLORY
 | Saturday
Petermann 2 US 0
RAF Sturmbuhne 3US 0
Lederkerle 2 US 1 (og)
Vorwarts Bethlehem 1 US 0
Sunday
US 3 (Macka, Joe 2) Kosmos Ost 0
US 1 (Dave) Traktor Bukowski 1 (4-5 on pens), Munson heroics
US 1 (Dan K) Grobmotoriker 1 (2-2 on pens) Birnie Twirler, Gem run-up trick, Bear (1), Dirk (1), Davies Reverse with pike
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MUSIK, MAESTRO
 | Uke jam ad infinitum/nauseam
‘Hey Boys, It’s the Turquoize Noize’ x as above
‘Bring Back, Bring Back, oh bring back my [insert word here] to me, to me’ and repeat as above
Traktor, Traktor Boys
Traktor, Traktor Boys
Traktor, Traktor Boys
Traktor Boys Bukowski
Heads, Shoulders, knees and toes
Yellow Submarine
Take Me home country roads – Dirk at his most vainglorious
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SOME THINGS WE FOUND OUT
 | How to have a proper shit – there is an art to it, as we found out by examining Dave’s T Shirt on Saturday. Enough said.
Full German Breakfast at the top of a small mountain - is a good thing to have.
Tiger Offset – vegans (such as Gem) are permitted to hunt tigers because they don’t eat cheese, or something.
Sons of the Mutter Paneer – a lovely dish.
Some German Bands are good
The German for ‘Ladies Showers’ is ‘DAMEN’, Andy.
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MOST OVERUSED COMPLIMENT OF THE WEEKEND
Well done, you’ve beaten Union Street
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