Going Deutsch

All the tech problems cannot stop the Going Deutsch podcast, but they can delay it. The DFB Pokal sees Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart sail through against St. Pauli and Kiel, Horst Steffan is sacked at Werder Bremen in a, at best, sideways move to Daniel Thioune, the Bundesliga title race might be on (but probably isn't), and Kaiserslautern and Elversberg's seasons reverse in the second ti...

This week on Going Deutsch, Bayer Leverkusen open the champagne as Bayern lose their chance of an invincible season against Augsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt concede three once again, and Nadiem Amiri pushes Mainz to victory against a hapless Wolfsburg. In the Zweite: Edin Džeko returns to German football with a bang as his Schalke comeback against Kaiserslautern, Dynamo Dresden win Elb Classico, and...

Going Deutsch (finally) returns for 2026! Dino Toppmöller is sacked as Werder Bremen strike again, Frankfurt's 3-3 draw with SV is the final straw, Freiburg blow a 2-0 lead against Augsburg, and the pressure on Lukas Kwasniok eases as Köln beat Mainz. In the Zweite: Hertha and Schalke's 0-0 draw is marred by events off the pitch, Dresden win a crucial relegation six pointer against Fürth,...

Going Deutsch gets into the Christmas spirit before embarking on a winter break: Freiburg beat Wolfsburg 4-3, Bayer Leverkusen don't score controversially to beat Leipzig, no matter what the hosts said, and Mainz and St. Pauli bring little festive cheer in a 0-0 draw. In the Zweite: Paderborn and Darmstadt draw 2-2, Magdeburg continue their revival with a 3-2 win over Kaiserslautern, and the g...

Going Deutsch returns following an impromptu break forced by technical difficulties: Urs Fischer gets a draw in his first game as Mainz manager, 2-2 away at Bayern, Union Berlin beat Leipzig 3-1 as Alex regrets comments made about Aljoscha Kemlein, and St. Pauli win their first game since September. In the Zweite, the Berlin Wall falls as Hertha Berlin draw 3-3 with Fürth, Magdeburg and Kiel draw...

On a Christmassy episode of the Going Deutsch podcast: Dortmund get an impressive 2-1 away win at Leverkusen thanks to not so secret weapon Karim Adeyemi, Hoffenheim's 3-0 win against Augsburg results in Sandro Wagner's sacking (apparently clubs other than Werder can get managers sacked), and Freiburg demolish Mainz 4-0. In the Zweite: Schalke go top thanks to a 2-1 win against prior leagu...

The run to the winter break begins on Going Deutsch: Deniz Undav is the star of the weekend as he drives Stuttgart to a 3-3 draw with Dortmund, Frankfurt are back to the spectacle following a unnecessarily close 4-3 win over Köln, and Bayern remind us there is no hope after overturning a 2-0 defeat into a 6-2 win against Freiburg. In the Zweite: Elversberg score in the 95th minute to beat Karlsruh...

On this special episode of Going Deutsch which is also a special episode of 1000 Hours, Woodward, Towells, and Tant-Brown get together to discuss the newest edition of Football Manager and recommend teams. Some can only be used on the new game, others can be used by those sticking with older versions of FM. Woodward intros the pod by discussing why a 30-minute conversation of the beta was cut, bef...

Going Deutsch returns for after longer than planned ... before going on another break for a week thanks to international football. Before then: Bayern Munich are actually able to drop points, drawing 2-2 with Union Berlin, St. Pauli continue to stumble thanks to a 2-1 defeat to Freiburg, and Heidenheim lose 6-0 to Bayer Leverkusen. In the Zweite: Hannover and Darmstadt play in the game of the roun...

On the most echoey episode of the Going Deutsch podcast: Frankfurt drop Kaua for Zetterer, but it doesn't matter as St. Pauli offer no threat in a 2-0 win for Die Adler, Augsburg lose 6-0 to Leipzig but Sandro Wagner sees few problems, and Paul Simonis saves his job (for the time being) as Wolfsburg beat HSV 1-0. In the Zweite: Hannover win 3-0 in the Lower Saxony Derby, Maurice Krattenmacher&...

Going Deutsch returns following the international break! Bayern continue their perfect start to the season with a 2-1 win in Der Klassiker, the battle of Denmark sees Leverkusen's Hjulmand beat Mainz's Henriksen, and Gladbach have nothing to be glad about following a 3-1 defeat to Union. In the Zweite: Uwe Rösler wins his first game in charge of Bochum, 3-2 against Hertha, Kaiserslautern a...

Going Deutsch fits in one more episode just before the international break: Sandro Wagner gets a vital win as his Augsburg side demolish Wolfsburg 3-1, St. Pauli start to sweat (for multiple reasons) after a 1-0 defeat to Werder Bremen, and Mainz are in a bit of trouble too after a 4-0 hammering by HSV. In the Zweite: Fortuna decide their future is not with Daniel Thioune as they sack him after th...

This week's Going Deutsch requires a nice glass of wine: Eugen Polanski's home debut as Gladbach manager ends in a 6-4 loss (average Bundesliga game), Sandro Wagner's Augsburg continue to stutter after defeat to Heidenheim, and Stuttgart's season starts to gain momentum following a 2-1 win away at Köln. In the Zweite: Hertha win the bottom of the table clash against Nürnberg as pre...

On this week's Going Deutsch: Union Berlin stun a tired Frankfurt by winning 4-3 at the Waldstadion, HSV win a vital relegation six pointer against Heidenheim, and Sandro Wagner is questioned following a 4-1 demolition for Augsburg against Mainz. In the Zweite: Nürnberg win the relegation six pointer, Hannover stumble again in a 2-2 with Dresden, and Kaiserslautern really get going with a 4-1...

Following the first international break of the season, Going Deutsch is back! Köln continue their good start to the season following a dramatic 3-3 draw with Wolfsburg, Kasper Hjulmand gets off to a winning start as Leverkusen manager, and Freiburg finally get going against Stuttgart. In the Zweite, Hertha shock Hannover, Hecking is out at Bochum following defeat to Paderborn, and Kiel beat Schalk...

On this week's Going Deutsch: Bayer Leverkusen's implosing against Werder Bremen costs Erik ten Hag his job, Köln smash Freiburg to keep their 100% record, and St. Pauli beat HSV in the Hamburg Derby. In the Zweite: there are nine goals and no defending in Fürth's win against Magdeburg, Kaiserslautern come back late to beat Darmstadt, and Hertha are in crisis following a 2-0 defeat to...

On an episode of Going Deutsch that is fashionably late (or the same time I normally upload, depending on viewpoint), the Bundesliga gets underway for 2025/26. Bayern start the league off with a 6-0 demolishing of Leipzig, Dortmund blow a two-goal lead away at St. Pauli thanks to a red card, and Erik Ten Hag starts the league campaign with a Bayer Leverkusen defeat to Hoffenheim. In the Zweite, th...

Going Deutsch fights through the weather to discuss the second round of fixtures in the 2. Bundesliga and 3. Liga: Arminia Bielefeld continue their perfect start with a win away at Kiel, Düsseldorf continue their bad start with defeat against Hannover, and Braunschweig's win over Fürth either does or doesn't tell us a lot about the two sides. Also on the pod: background noise, Bayern don&#...

Going Deutsch returns for its fifth season! Schalke kick-off the season with a win against Hertha as Nikola Katic has a mixed day, Arminia Bielefeld return in style as they go top following a 5-1 demolishing of Fortuna Düsseldorf, and Darmstadt give Bochum a less than welcome return after a 4-1 win for Die Lillen. Also on the pod: the 3. Liga is draw central, Oliver Kahn's comments, and who di...

On the final episode of Going Deutsch in 2024/25, Alex takes over two hours to review the 2. Bundesliga! I honestly never thought that was possible. Köln and HSV are promoted back to the Bundesliga, one at the first attempt, the other not so, whilst Ulm and Jahn Regensburg go back to the 3. Liga. Also on the pod: many managerial changes, some transfers for the new season, and some horribly wrong p...

Going Deutsch is back! For at least two episodes anyway. Alex reviews the 2024/25 Bundesliga season, once again breaking his record for doing so. Bayern Munich are back on top of the pile in the first season under Vincent Kompany, Bayer Leverkusen falter in their defence as Xabi Alonso says goodbye, St. Pauli manage to stay up under Alexander Blessin, whilst Kiel and Bochum say goodbye. Also on th...

On the final regular episode of the Going Deutsch podcast: St. Pauli end 2024 with a 1-0 win against Stuttgart, Kiel demolish Augsburg 5-1, whilst Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich win by the same scoreline against Freiburg and Leipzig respectively. In the Zweite: everything continues to be weird, league leaders Elversberg lose 4-1 to Schalke, Köln become winter champions by beating Kaiserslauter...

On this week's Going Deutsch: Mainz continue their annual tradition of beating Bayern as the rekordmeister slip for the first time in the league, champions Leverkusen close the gap thanks to a 2-0 win against Augsburg, and Jacob Bruun Larsen haunts former club Dortmund with a 91st minute equaliser for Hoffenheim at the Westfalenstadion. In the Zweite: Elversberg go top following a 3-0 win against...

No notes for this Going Deutsch episode - in the sense that Alex didn't write any. Wolfsburg win a seven-goal thriller in added time against Mainz whilst Stuttgart come from 2-0 to beat Union Berlin 3-2 and Kevin Trapp slips up in Frankfurt's 2-2 draw with Augsburg. In the Zweite: Paderborn are still in first despite a 4-2 loss to Schalke, Elversberg return to winning ways against Nürnberg, and Ja...

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, an episode of the Going Deutsch podcast! (Lucky you) Dortmund and Bayern draw 1-1 in the first Klassiker of the season, St. Pauli finally score a goal at home as they win in the bottom of the table clash against Holstein Kiel, and Frankfurt continue to be the most entertaining side in the league as they put four past a hapless Heidenheim. In...