Now we're getting somewhere. Get the Italians in an EC with France, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. If they don't want to take it seriously and only select domestic players then relegate them down until they DO take it seriously. If these heritage players can make it for WC qualifiers then they can make it for EC matches too.

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Last minute Kristian Keinhorst drop goal gives holders Germany 25-24 success over Serbia in the European Shield opener.

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Glad to see some of the previous comments on this thread were way off the mark. Sets the competition up nicely.

Well done to the players and coaching staff. Sadly the quality of the heritage players ( Queensland Cup players and SL Academy) and some Union guys papers over the problems. The fact is the Domestic League is a joke and was supposed to start in February- 3 games played so far and new fixture list now in place. There is NO development happening except using Union players. Domestically Germany are behind the Czechs who have 2 leagues for example. A guy who has just started training around 20 players in a Uni near Nuremberg asked RLD for help and games. RLD have given him a couple of balls and no team would/could travel a maximum of 2 hours to play. They have contacted me and I will travel 3 hours and run a training day with some others and will also get a game on for them in some way. This should be the job of the Development Officer and others. The board is now mainly Union people. I dont see how this is good at all. Union people whilst they may like League, will always see Union as their first love and likely why so many of the Domestic League games have been cancelled. Maybe people should not just look at Internationals but have some information and knowledge on things behind the scenes before making knocking others who have far more understanding of the situation

Calm down.

?? Just telling you how it is so I dont need to chill thanks

I understand you're passionate about the game in Germany and it sounds like you're doing some great work, but that'd no excuse to fire off at someone on an internet message board.



By the way, these are the comments I'm glad were wide of the mark;

My comment was made before the Germans drafted in Aussie heritage players. I was right about the other half of my forecast if LBC is to be believed.

Good to see great strides being made in Serbia. June 9th is the next game, against Italy in Belgrade.

I thought the Germans were playing Russia this weekend?