Kyle Barber wrote a review of Ronald Reng's recently translated book about Robert Enke. (Bundesliga Lounge) Nick Amies examined the reasons behind Mario Gomez' Super Mario form... (Deutsche Welle) Ryan Bailey wrote about how Union Berlin is planning to sell shares of its' soul.

• Niklas Wildhagen recalled his traumatic experience, when Otto Rehagel left Bremen for Bayern. (Regista)
• Jonny Eyres looked at how Bundesliga promotion hopefuls Fortuna Düsseldorf slowly worked their way back up the divisions. (http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/10/13/soldiers-ofthis-is-fortuna-dusseldorf.

• Schalke fans gave Manuel Neuer a warm and cozy welcome. (Dirty Tackle)
• Tommy George spent a weekend of football in Berlin... (In Bed With Maradona)
• ...where Patrick Ebert learned to control his madness. (Deutsche Welle)
• Dortmund woke up in a harsh post-Championship reality.

• Anne Gillies about her trip to Mainz. (Bundesliga Fanatic)
• Dave Tunnicliffe about his trip to the derby between Dynamo Dresden and Union Berlin. (European Football Weekends)
• Bruno Labbadia believes he could stick around a bit longer than usual at his current club. (Deutsche Welle)
• The ingredients for Lucien Favre's recipe for success at Gladbach.

• Anne Gillies about her trip to Mainz. (Bundesliga Fanatic)
• Dave Tunnicliffe about his trip to the derby between Dynamo Dresden and Union Berlin. (European Football Weekends)
• Bruno Labbadia believes he could stick around a bit longer than usual at his current club. (Deutsche Welle)
• The ingredients for Lucien Favre's recipe for success at Gladbach.

Deutsche Welle: Francisco Javier, usted es el tercer mexicano en la historia reciente del Stuttgart, el club parece haberse especializado en los futbolistas de México.

"Maza" Rodríguez: Es importante ante todo que Pavel y Ricardo hicieron aquí muy bien las cosas.

• Ansgar Löcke recounts his trip to Hanover's first round DFB-Pokal match. (Bundesliga Fanatic)
• Deutsche Welle takes a look at overlooked late blooming Augsburg striker Sascha Mölders. (Deutsche Welle)
• Martyn Fisher wrote a fresh batch of tactical match reports of Bundesliga matches.

• Ansgar Löcke recounts his trip to Hanover's first round DFB-Pokal match. (Bundesliga Fanatic)
• Deutsche Welle takes a look at overlooked late blooming Augsburg striker Sascha Mölders. (Deutsche Welle)
• Martyn Fisher wrote a fresh batch of tactical match reports of Bundesliga matches.

• An interview with Ian Holyman, Eurosport 2 Bundesliga commentator and part of "The Bundesliga Podcast". (Bundesliga Fanatic Part 1 Part 2)
• Not much changed in Dortmund. (Die Bundesliga UK)
• Except that Robert Lewandowski has the chance to prove himself. (bundesligaFußball)
• What it takes to be a Mainz supporter down under.

• Rule the curve, rule the club? (Deutsche Welle)
• Hamburg 2011/2012: Young Fresh and New. (Deutsche Welle)
• Plenty of goals and humbas to enjoy during a Bundesliga season. (ESPN Soccernet)
• Deutsche Welle's Kick Off travels to the heart of German football to meet old people.

• Augsburg looking forward to its' first and last Bundesliga season? (Deutsche Welle)
• The best place for a soy bratwurst in the Bundesliga. (The Local)
• Some fresh Bundesliga kits to thumb up or down. (DBUK)
• And some 2. Bundesliga kits for good measure. (DBUK)
• The tactics behind Hertha's Bundesliga promotion.

• The situation at the bottom of the table ahead of the final matchday. (Bundesliga Talk)
• Best bit of skill seen at Hamburg's ground for quite a while. (Dirty Tackle)
• St. Pauli spent 90 minutes on stranger tides and now return to known waters. (Guardian)
• The quiet comeback of Kaiserslautern.

• What's left to play for on matchday 33? (Die Bundesliga UK)
• The potential effect of FIFA's Financial Fair Play rules on the Bundesliga's sugar daddy/corporate toys. (Bundesliga Fanatic)
• Looking for the positives after a 4-1 thrashing. (Deutsche Welle)
• Looking for an English teacher.

• Manu vs ManU. (101GreatGoals)
• Slightly outdated but still very much worth reading: Sid Lowe interviews Raul. (Guardian)
• Bundesliga Rewind looks back at one of Eintracht Frankfurt's finest 90 minutes. (Bundesliga Fanatic)
• Looking for the method behind the Bundesliga's managerial madness.

Leverkusen's win over Hoffenheim and Dortmund's defeat to Mönchengladbach means that Jürgen Klopp's boys have to postpone their title celebrations for another week. But at least that gives them the chance to celebrate in front of their own fans and the ever impressive Yellow Wall.

Dortmund's fans have recently adopted the Neue Deutsche Welle classic Leuchturm (Light Tower) by Nena into their matchday songbooks.

• St. Pauli has some soul searching to do. (Twohundredpercent)
• Bundesliga Rewind looks back at one of the most famous 1970's clashes between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich. (Bundesliga Fanatic)
• Nobody cares about Rot-Weiss Oberhausen, except for Patrick. (ESPN Soccernet)
• The former #1 of Lower Saxony finally returns to the 2.

• The Berlin Footballing Experience. (90 Minutes + Injury Time)
• Looking back at a classic Bundesliga match between Bochum and Bayern. (Bundesliga Fanatic)
• Tactical dissection of Dortmund's late comeback against Hamburg. (Zonal Marking)
• Visit Tehran's Saint Petersburg museum to see a golden Oliver Kahn statue.

• The Independent proves prophetic qualities in its' pre-CL profile of attack minded Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick. (The Independent)
• Leander Schaerlaeckens is less prophetic but all the more impressed by Ralf Rangnick's attack minded Schalke. (ESPN)
• Zonal Marking is not too impressed by all the ludicrous defending going on between Inter and Schalke.

Time to slowly boot this blog up again starting with some links...

• Prince Poldi turns into Prince Carnival. (Dirty Tackle)
• Marcell Jansen scores a proper Wembley Goal. (101 Great Goals)
• Raphael Honigstein dissects Bayern Munich's wonderful world of lame ducks and uninspired football.