Finally the ball is rolling again on Bavaria's amateur football pitches.
Dieter Priglmeir explains in his sports whisper why one should follow the C-Class up to the regional league.
But that wouldn't have been necessary at all ... That's what they say when you are given something very generous on your birthday. Today, on my 56th birthday, I dare to say: Yes! It is necessary. It is imperative that you give me the start of the football season this weekend. Me and everyone else who are waiting for the footballers from the C-Class to the regional league to finally get back into the league game.
No, I'm not a beer-and-blood bartender who praises every nonsense prodigy. It's not that easy either. And the professionals are even better at this sport. Hats off to the well-trained, high-gloss athletes. The Kardashians are more impressive than the Geißens. And of course I love this sport especially because of fascinating games like the quarter-finals between Italy and Belgium. But otherwise just about everything was wrong about this EM - even the year.
And that’s what’s different from this weekend: We’ll see honest football in every way.
Organized and kept going by club officials who do not make deals or make politics.
They wouldn't have time for that.
You have to see who cheated on the sports field again without a ticket and whether everyone - we are still in the pandemic - have registered.
Therefore my appeal: Honor your homeland club with your visit!
Reward the clubs for not only holding out during the lockdown instead of playing football, but for simply delivering lunch to the older club members.
That the trainers put fitness offers online.
But we don't want to give the impression that a visit to the stadium is an act of gratitude.
No, what has been on offer since yesterday is not a Knax talent.
This is very often great sport.
After all, the guys have been working towards the first whistle for this round of points for months.
The coaches have been drawing attention to the fact for weeks that things will go wrong at first.
The practice is still missing.
Please take this into account when sitting in the stands and commenting on air holes or stick errors.
Whereby: An indignant “Go weida” or an ambiguous “Schiriiii” with three question marks and five exclamation marks is a shit storm that the player or referee can live with and deal with.
It should just be the same as before, which brings us to a different topic.
Should you have used the long break to make fundamental changes in the game mode?
There was talk of smaller groups, promotion and relegation games, so that every game would be a decisive one.
Fortunately, it stays with the return leg.
A good film doesn't have 30 highlights, but an exciting ending that you work towards all season long.
And besides: football is not only beautiful because of triumph or sadness.
It has a lot more to offer.
You will see it on the weekend, you just have to go.
DIETER PRIGLMEIR