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Marco Rojas - The retirement of the Kiwi Messi

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almost 13 years ago · edited almost 13 years ago · History

rjmiller wrote:

Great stuff. I'm guessing he won't get a game this season? Next season starts pretty early over there in August though so there isn't that long before he will get a chance.

Heard Marco's only shifting over there at the end of June as players are on holiday until then over there (Stuttgart's season doesn't finish until June 1st when they play in the German Cup final v. Bayern Munich)
May feature in pre-season games for Stuttgart in July - it's usual to give new signings a run in friendlies before the season starts and established stars are given a rest.
Stuttgart do have a very large squad of 32 first-team players according to Wiki (all of whom have their own Wikipedia pages - so even the teens there are established players, even if some have only appeared in cup games.) or 28 on the club's website.
Wynton probably knows the Stuttgart manager Bruno Labaddia as he was a high-profile striker during Wynton's time in the Bundesliga, playing for Bayern Munich - and for Wynton's Werder Bremen as Wynton's replacement after he left in 1994. 
Full Marco interview from the club's official video portal (kindly provided to TV 3 News):
Last night's TV 3 News report (also has Alex Ferguson and Winston Reid after Rojas report):
English language version of the official Stuttgart website to follow future progress:
Stuttgart play Bayern in the German Cup Final June 1st (morning June 2 NZT): will be easy to find a live stream if you want to get a look at Marco's new team-mates and how they play.

Kick-boxing world champion Dr. Christine Theiss will carry the cup into the Olympiastadium, Berlin on match day, June 1st.

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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almost 13 years ago

HOW TO WATCH STUTTGART GAMES BY SUBSCRIBING TO THE CLUB'S OFFICIAL VIDEO PORTAL:
(English language version of the official Stuttgart website:

(1) If you register on the website here, you can then pay to access video on the club's video portal:
https://ssl.vfb.de/user/create_account.php?
(If find it's in German, just use Google Translate, so you can understand the form - only thing I had to re-submit was my birth date: need to submit in this form: "26.07.1976")
Then find the confirmation link in your email inbox and click on it.
(2) You can then subscribe to the video portal here and see entire games, highlights, interviews for 11.95 Euros (3 months) or 39.95 Euros (1 year):
Video Portal here:
Marco profile and interview clip here:
  • All Bundesliga VfB after the final whistle at full length and in the Highlights section
  • Summaries of all the games of the other parts of the VfB in all competitions
  • Highlights of all tests and Friendlies
  • Exclusive interviews and press conferences
  • Exciting background reports
  • Constantly new facts and features
  • Pure emotions

* Vfbtv your subscription automatically renewed for the selected period, if you do not cancel within the informal deadline of two weeks to the end of the term.

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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almost 13 years ago

Big Pete 65 wrote:

HOW TO WATCH STUTTGART GAMES BY SUBSCRIBING TO THE CLUB'S OFFICIAL VIDEO PORTAL:
(English language version of the official Stuttgart website:

(1) If you register on the website here, you can then pay to access video on the club's video portal:
https://ssl.vfb.de/user/create_account.php?
(If find it's in German, just use Google Translate, so you can understand the form - only thing I had to re-submit was my birth date: need to submit in this form: "26.07.1976")
Then find the confirmation link in your email inbox and click on it.
(2) You can then subscribe to the video portal here and see entire games, highlights, interviews for 11.95 Euros (3 months) or 39.95 Euros (1 year):
Video Portal here:
Marco profile and interview clip here:
  • All Bundesliga VfB after the final whistle at full length and in the Highlights section
  • Summaries of all the games of the other parts of the VfB in all competitions
  • Highlights of all tests and Friendlies
  • Exclusive interviews and press conferences
  • Exciting background reports
  • Constantly new facts and features
  • Pure emotions

* Vfbtv your subscription automatically renewed for the selected period, if you do not cancel within the informal deadline of two weeks to the end of the term.


Just note they do not have any actual live or replayed games on those services. Just replays of highlights and in German interviews.
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almost 13 years ago

MetalLegNZ wrote:
hmm hoped for more. If he went for 5million pounds thats 50k. not bad, but certainly not great.


If he'd stayed here for longer than 2 years it'd be more...


:opens a can of worms and walks away:

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almost 13 years ago


nice interview wonder how much german he will have learnt in a year

I LOVE LAMP

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almost 13 years ago · edited almost 13 years ago · History

Nommag wrote:

Big Pete 65 wrote:

HOW TO WATCH STUTTGART GAMES BY SUBSCRIBING TO THE CLUB'S OFFICIAL VIDEO PORTAL:
(English language version of the official Stuttgart website:

Video Portal here:

  • All Bundesliga VfB after the final whistle at full length and in the Highlights section
  • Summaries of all the games of the other parts of the VfB in all competitions
  • Highlights of all tests and Friendlies
  • Exclusive interviews and press conferences
  • Exciting background reports
  • Constantly new facts and features
  • Pure emotions


Just note they do not have any actual live or replayed games on those services. Just replays of highlights and in German interviews.
Apparently they do broadcast all of Stuttgart's complete games soon after they are played. It does say "at full length" ("Bundesliga VfB" means Stuttgart's Bundesliga games):
"All Bundesliga VfB after the final whistle at full length and in the Highlights section"
I assume it's similar to English Premier League teams where some such as Liverpool have online TV subscriptions which offer complete delayed games and others like Man Utd don't...  

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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almost 13 years ago

still he shouldnt feel that deja vu feeling for another four years...

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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almost 13 years ago

I'm close to Stuttgart for the first VFB home game 17.8. against Bayer Leverkusen. What about me and my son wearing  nix shirts and roll out a yellow fever banner at the game? Not sure if Marco is even on the bench, but I thought it would be a nice stunt. What do you think guys? Any ideas?

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almost 13 years ago
number8 wrote:

I'm close to Stuttgart for the first VFB home game 17.8. against Bayer Leverkusen. What about me and my son wearing  nix shirts and roll out a yellow fever banner at the game? Not sure if Marco is even on the bench, but I thought it would be a nice stunt. What do you think guys? Any ideas?

YUSS!!!!

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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almost 13 years ago · edited almost 13 years ago · History


Freakin awesome.Get in

 

I bet the locals think you are Borussia Dortmund fans


    COYN     


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over 12 years ago

good idea. free publicity for the phoenix and bigging up Marco to the coach and fans.

If we build it, they will come...

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over 12 years ago

Looks like some friendly games are starting this week. 

03.07.2013 18:30 First Team vs Krombacher-TSV Koengen(Charity game i think)

06.07.2013  15:30 Second Team vs VfR Aalen

06.07.2013  18:00 First Team vs SV Stuttgarter Kickers

They have a big squad but I am sure they would like to get an early look at Marco. In saying that I guess he will be lucky to make the bench for the second team game.

If we build it, they will come...

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over 12 years ago

Actually in the VfB Stuttgart fan forum it sounds like Maro might get a run today. They mentioned the 4000 sell out crowd out for this lower league venue and everybody is excited to get a look at the 7 new comers to Stuttgart.Especially the seven newcomers Mohammed Abdellaoue, Konstantin Rausch (both Hannover 96), Moritz Leitner (Borussia Dortmund), MarcoRojas (Melbourne Victory), Daniel Schwaab (Bayer Leverkusen), Sercan Sararer (SpVgg Greuther Furth) and goalkeeper Thorsten Kirschbaum (Energie Cottbus) were exactly of the many fans who had come to know from training.

If we build it, they will come...

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over 12 years ago

Seven new comers to vfb Stuttgart and they all got a run in a friendly against TSV Köngen except 1 Marco Rojas.

"4000 spectators watched the VfB coach introduce six of his seven newcomers. Only Marco Rojas was missing"

Six new members make the field in the TSV Koengen game
You will need to google translate the article.

This is one is an english article from the vfb Stuttgart official website.

If we build it, they will come...

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over 12 years ago
Not a promising start



Auckland will rise once more

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over 12 years ago

he is bound to get some sort of run on Saturday. both the first and second team are playing.

If we build it, they will come...

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over 12 years ago · edited over 12 years ago · History

Marco didn't make the field in a local derby against Stuttgarter Kickers overnight (nor did he appear for VfB II).  Anyone with links to 'Team Marco' know where he's at? Injured? Or, just not ready yet? [See edit note below]

I've spotted a few pictures of him training earlier this week and he  was wearing No 14, so that may be his squad number for the year (VfB website hasn't posted them yet). Here he goes (hopefully ...haven't posted images on this forum before).

Edit: Ha, started posting this before the previous post!  Solved!

I know, I know, its serious!

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over 12 years ago

Stuttgart have already announced that they have loaned out two players to lower level German clubs.....one guy to Kaiserslautern???  which is a good Div 2 club. Possible that they will have a good look at Marco preseason and then decide if he is first team squad material or needs to be loaned out to develop his game.....prob the second IMO

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over 12 years ago

He always seems to have an ankle injury. Bit of a worry?


Allegedly

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over 12 years ago
Tegal wrote:

He always seems to have an ankle injury. Bit of a worry?

At least he passed the medical

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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over 12 years ago

Made his debut in a friendly against a regional selection in Crailsheim.  And scored!  Played in the first half only as VfB pretty much swapped teams at half time.  The big guns were mostly paying in the first half, so good signs.  4-0 at half time, 5-0 at full time. This is VfB's twitter posting "Halbzeit. Jetzt haben wir auch den Torschützen. Es ist unsere Nummer 14. Maaarcoo...Rojas. Erstes Spiel, erster Treffer. #VfB".

Get yer Google translate out folks. 

I know, I know, its serious!

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over 12 years ago

"Half. Now we also have the scorers. It's our # 14 Maaarcoo ... Rojas. First game, first hit."

Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

Fuck this stupid game

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over 12 years ago


Awesome


    COYN     


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over 12 years ago

Awesome news. I'll be in Stuttgart to see the match against Eintracht Frankfurt, would be amazing to see him get some game time.

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over 12 years ago
djtim3000 wrote:

Awesome news. I'll be in Stuttgart to see the match against Eintracht Frankfurt, would be amazing to see him get some game time.

Should be a good game. Was at Eintracht's 3-1 win over Düsseldorf and they are decent team. 
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over 12 years ago

any footage?

I have an amazing ability to find my way out of mazes. I'm pathological. 
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over 12 years ago


damn it I wanna see the goal

I LOVE LAMP

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over 12 years ago

"Unfortunately, I have also yet another déjà vu: Rojas changes next year for 35 million to Bayern. And probably we get the money back for a Russian wooden doll and a Serbian slow sprinter ..."


Google translate, winner.

You'll never beat The Salmon!

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over 12 years ago
If he goes big time over there it is one hell of a great story for nz football.


Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

Fuck this stupid game

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over 12 years ago
ashby wrote:

"Unfortunately, I have also yet another déjà vu: Rojas changes next year for 35 million to Bayern. And probably we get the money back for a Russian wooden doll and a Serbian slow sprinter ..."


Google translate, winner.


Spat out my water.

a.haak

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over 12 years ago
ashby wrote:

"Unfortunately, I have also yet another déjà vu: Rojas changes next year for 35 million to Bayern. And probably we get the money back for a Russian wooden doll and a Serbian slow sprinter ..."


Google translate, winner.

I think that is a legit quote and not just Google translate having fun!!!

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over 12 years ago · edited over 12 years ago · History

Highlights of his debut here. Sorry. poor quality, no sound. but...marco was quality.



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over 12 years ago

Thanks Rocky123... great to see some footage. Marco did some real good stuff. Showed very good pace and put through a couple of lovely through balls. For his first hit out he done good. He certainly did not look out of place. 

More importantly who was that blonde babe with the beer bottle?  

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over 12 years ago

He looked very good in that short clip. Set up what should've been one, and then the perfect through-ball that led to the peno. His goal was a bit scrappy but only because the defender tracked him all the way, yet he still got in there ahead of him. 

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