Illuminati-R-Us

We are flirting with 50% wins.

SC Paderborn 2 - 4 SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Hamburg herthaed, as is their wont, too, away to a relegation candidate. So we have at least the playoff spot secured! And not against Hertha!! We can still catch the # 1and 2 teams on the last match day, which are one and three points ahead - on GD if need be, or even on goals scored. And the flirt goes on.

Although I am afraid the European Championships is really going to be bad for 'Schland.

Played 177, won 88, drawn 39, lost 50.

Fürth!

My prediction is we'll lose the next three games, the season finale and the two playoffs, but I've been wrong before...

Win all three and we end up over 50% . . .

Are the euros the end of this season or the start of next?

This season, I'm afraid. They're goddam late anyway.

Hertha one up in Hoffenehim at the half, in a totally inconsequential end-of-season kick. We could even climb to twelve, with 38 of the traditionally required 40 points in the basket.
Union might still make it to Europe, but at the moment they won't, gaolless at home to Leipzig.
At the moment, Cologne will be relegated (fine by me), Werder will fight in the playoffs (regrettably), and Bielefeld is safe (oh come on). Werder will probably play us (Greuther) in the playoff, an interesting pairing.

Aw shit, 1 - 1 in Hoffenheim, and Union one down against Leipzig.

Union have made it to Europe, last-minute goal against Leipzig!

Hertha, well, what does Hertha do? Correct.

TSV 1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 1 Hertha BSC

Played 178, won 88, drawn 39, lost 51.

Bayern have long been Champions, in front of Leipzig and Dortmund, the Cup Winner. Wolfsburg make a surprise entry to CL, while Frankfurt and Big Pharma do tier two. Because of Dortmund's Cup win, Union enter the new Conference League, coming in 7th. Hertha finish 14th, at a meager 35 points. Bielefeld stay in with a strong peroformance in Stuttgart, Cologne win over Shalke (as everyone seems to be doing these days), and Werder go down for the first time in something like 40 years.

So, Greuther at home to Düsseldorf, our neighbour in the table. Good they can't catch us anymore. Kiel and Bochum, 1 and points above us, are up against weaker teams, so if everything goes as I expect it will, we'll have an extension of two games against Cologne next week.

One down after half an hour. Who's surprised?

Aaand Bochum one up, as well as Kiel. With this, our result wouldn't matter at all.

Now we've added a red card to our list of problems...

1-2 after an hour, but we seem to be giving them a run for their money.

Meanwhile, the others are pissing their pants, too: Bochum 1 all, Kiel 1 - 2. It's not over till the fat lady sings!

2-2 ! At the moment, we are second on GD and got directly to the Bundesliga. Minute 70.

Kiel 1 - 3 down

We wouldn't be Fürth if we didn't still lose this, but I'll shut up now and gargle with bleach.

Bochum just scored thee 2 - 1, which would hand them the Second League "Championship". We couldn't catch them, but we would still be second and advance directly. Now let's just hope Düsseldorf don't score and Kiel don't score twice.

Whaaa---whaaaaat? 3 - 2 for us!

But careful here, Kiel just scored the 2 - 3. They'd need two more to pul ahead of us again.

OK, Bochum 3 - 1, that's it for the Championship...

Three minute of extra time for us...

KIEL HAVE LOST!!!

That means Bundesliga for Greuther Fürth, even if Düsseldorf equalize!

JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
We win with 10 men for 45 min against a strong Düsseldorf, and Holstein do us the favour and lose. O.M.F.G.!

Bochum 3 - 1 Sandhausen
Kiel 2 - 3 Darmstadt
Greuther 3 - 2 D'dorf

1 Bochum 67 pts., GD +27
2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 64, +25
3 Holstein Kiel 62, +22
Holstein face off against Cologne Wednesday and Saturday and God, do I want them to win!

Played 179, won 89, drawn 39, lost 51.
Of course, this means we won't get this kind of numbers next year, but a Greuther season in the Bundesliga is definitely worth it. It'll only be one, I'm sure, but just for the fuck of it.

And of course, all stations are playing "Bochum" by Herbert Grönemeyer