Scores 4 minutes after coming at HT on for his second schalke debut!

Legend for them!!

To level the game as well.

We have some squad.

They got dicked 4-1. Not exactly doing well in Bundesliga 2.

TPClaret wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:07 pm

They got dicked 4-1. Not exactly doing well in Bundesliga 2.

And against Kaiserslautern who have now moved above them

49,327 attendance

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:56 pm

49,327 attendance

Schalke are an absolutely ginormous club. Kaiserslautern no minnows either. Proper sleeping giant.

It's been a shocking season for Schalke, to think the Veltins Arena could be hosting 3rd division football next season is mental ( but as a VFL Bochum fan f*ck 'em )

Pickles wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:02 pm

Schalke are an absolutely ginormous club. Kaiserslautern no minnows either. Proper sleeping giant.

Kaiserslautern who sit one place above Schalke after tonight were playing 3rd division football two seasons ago too and I think just squeaked promotion then

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:10 pm

Kaiserslautern who sit one place above Schalke after tonight were playing 3rd division football two seasons ago too and I think just squeaked promotion then

Yep! German champions four times, Pokal winners twice, founding members of the Bundesliga, average about 40,000. Some big clubs in 2.Bundesliga. And Dynamo Dresden average about 30,000 - in the third tier!

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:10 pm

Kaiserslautern who sit one place above Schalke after tonight were playing 3rd division football two seasons ago too and I think just squeaked promotion then

It’s astonishing that those two clubs are even playing at that level, let alone Kaiserslautern having previously played even lower.

I thought Schalke would have a good season but look at Hamburg who really should not be in that league.

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:05 pm

It's been a shocking season for Schalke, to think the Veltins Arena could be hosting 3rd division football next season is mental ( but as a VFL Bochum fan f*ck 'em )

A stadium set to host 4 games this summer in the Euros including Serbia v England.

Some decent capacities in Bundesliga 2:

Hertha Berlin - 75,000
Schalke - 62,000
Hamburg - 57,000
Dusseldorf - 54,600
Nurnberg - 50,000
Kaiserslautern - 50,000
Hannover - 49,200
Karlsruher - 34,000
St Pauli - 30,000

Great to see Darko on the scoresheet. Sure it meant a lot to him.

Schalke's story of underachievement post WW2 is remarkable. Huge club. Should be up there with Bayern and Dortmund. Yet we've won a first division title more recently than them.

Looks like he past 2024’s version of Steve Morgan for that goal!