teams you support!

Cardiff City and that's it. Not really a fan of any other sport other than football.

theres nothing special in the Zecken youth setup. its a system all premier clubs have. they do however have a great scouting office, i give em that.

I have been to see their setup. It far surpasses a lot of premier club setups over here.

not in Germany. been to Stuttgarts setup, Bayern, Schalke, Frankfurt, Augsburg, Offenbach, D0rtmund, HSV... all very professional (Offenbach is great for a 3rd div side, not as good as the Bundesliga), but the Zecken are nothing special here.
In scouting, them and Bayern are Germany's #1

Well, I've liked their system for years as its always produced quality talent like Eike Immel, Lars Ricken, etc. older players now.

They have an emphasis on mainly German's in their setup and always have done even before the regulations. They now and then take on Turkish or African players but by the time they come through they're eligible for Germany. Very good pro German system.

Thats why they've always produced quality players for Germany at international level. They're training ethos is brilliant but im not going into full detail here as I could write a block wall on the thing.

if you look at our current national team, you will find a good mixture from clubs from all over the country. the system at most clubs is on a pro level, the DFB (Association) implanted certain rules and specifications for the youth setups of Bundesliga clubs, who (without those youth academies) wouldnt get a Bundesliga license...

German National Team
(Name, DoB, current club / youth club)

Manuel Neuer 27.03.1986 FC Bayern München / FC Schalke 04
Tim Wiese 17.12.1981 TSG Hoffenheim / Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Ron-Robert Zieler 12.02.1989 Hannover 96 / 1.FC Köln
Marc-André ter Stegen 30.04.1992 Borussia Mönchengladbach / Borussia Mönchengladbach

Holger Badstuber 13.03.1989 FC Bayern München / FC Bayern München
Jerome Boateng 03.09.1988 FC Bayern München / Hertha BSC Berlin
Benedikt Höwedes 29.02.1988 FC Schalke 04 / FC Schalke 04
Mats Hummels 16.12.1988 Borussia Dortmund / FC Bayern München
Philipp Lahm 11.11.1983 FC Bayern München / FC Bayern München
Per Mertesacker 29.09.1984 Arsenal / Hannover 96
Dennis Aogo 14.01.1987 Hamburger SV / Karlsruher SC
Christian Träsch 01.09.1987 VfL Wolfsburg / TSV 1860 München

Sven Bender 27.04.1989 Borussia Dortmund / TSV 1860 München
Simon Rolfes 21.01.1982 Bayer 04 Leverkusen / Werder Bremen
Marcel Schmelzer 22.01.1988 Borussia Dortmund / FC Magdeburg
Lars Bender 27.04.1989 Bayer 04 Leverkusen / TSV 1860 München
Mario Götze 03.06.1992 Borussia Dortmund / Borussia Dortmund
Ilkay Gündogan 24.10.1990 Borussia Dortmund / FC Schalke 04
Sami Khedira 04.04.1987 Real Madrid / VfB Stuttgart
Toni Kroos 04.01.1990 FC Bayern München / Hansa Rostock
Thomas Müller 13.09.1989 FC Bayern München / FC Bayern München
Mesut Özil 15.10.1988 Real Madrid / FC Schalke 04
Lukas Podolski 04.06.1985 Arsenal / 1.FC Köln
Marco Reus 31.05.1989 Borussia Dortmund / Borussia Dortmund
André Schürrle 06.11.1990 Bayer 04 Leverkusen / FSV Mainz 05
Bastian Schweinsteiger 01.08.1984 FC Bayern München / FC Bayern München
Julian Draxler 20.09.1993 FC Schalke 04 / FC Schalke 04
Mario Gomez 10.07.1985 FC Bayern München / VfB Stuttgart
Miroslav Klose 09.06.1978 Lazio Rom / SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf

Cardiff City. The end.

I don't even watch much football anymore unless there's a particular player
On view ( I always watch Barca )

That's it Really

Like Torquay United
Was hoping to get a pre-season game there or in the league cup away