[Włóczykij]

Hello!
I'm a Polish expatriate from Poznan Poland, now living in Canada, where I'm attending university. Studying classics and history. I'm a fan of my former local side KKS Lech, but seeing as I can't watch the team anymore (as my family has moved here permanently) I have become a bit detached from any major team. Although, I have sort of followed Millwall FC, as they try to gain a promotion spot in League One.

Mind you, I wouldn't call myself a fan, as I wouldn't want to claim to be a plastic supporter of a side! Anyway, I hope to be around here and learn a few things and maybe find a way of watching the Polish Ekstraklasa again!

[Liverpool96]

Welocme to :tf:, stick around

[SuperPav]

Welcome.

I am studying history at uni too, what area do you specialise in/most enjoy?

[Włóczykij]

As a Pole, undoubtedly the Second World War has always captured my imagination. Especially the political, behind the scenes aspect of it. Although, I have become ever increasingly interested in the history of the industrial revolution and how it affected social and labour culture in Britian and the United Kingdom.

[SchalkeUK]

After years of having to deal with the social and labour culture in front of up to 30 little darlings of all ages in no mood to learn anything, don't make the mistake of studying it and assuming you will have anything to learn from the UK sustems. The present lot are only slightly behind what you had to put up with in Poland after 1945 and the next lot who will be in at the next election are only slightly better (and madder) and are driven purely by class and money. As for the kids, they are the offspring of those who in the 70's and 80's went throught the education system which had been the envy of the world and which was changed into something unrecognisable. Respect and discipline went and they became parents unable to deal with youngsters who are now amongst the worst in Europe - led by politicians - four of whom today have been charged by the Police with falsifying expenses and who will appear in court before the election and who now are unable to stand and fight for their jobs.
Stick with football. It may nor be perefect and the carryings on at Portsmouth under their Jabba the Hut manager are - happily - the exception rather than the norm, but the transfer shambles whcih was worth millions has almost disappeared this January and you can hear the wailings of all the agents from Lands End to Newcastle - the Scots with their canny approach to business and money only borrow players - not buy them so agents are almost unknown north of the border.
That'll do for now. Join us in the BL section as we try and predict each week's games and succeed only in proving how unbelievebly useless we are, but in our sublime world of little green men (Bremen and Wolfsburg that is) we are strangely happy!! Only the red devils in the south are prospering and - like many others - my lot have the blues and wear them with a sort of strange belief that one day we will win something.

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[Włóczykij]

I definitely have no interest in persuing a career in politics. My real interest in the aspect of it, is mainly current events.

My ideal job, or at least what I hope to be doing is Social Work, help with the inner city kids, impoverished and needy people.

As for Schalke, I have total respect for the team; I personally can't stand Bayern.

[nudge]

Włóczykij, on 05 February 2010 - 07:01 PM, said:

I definitely have no interest in persuing a career in politics. My real interest in the aspect of it, is mainly current events.

My ideal job, or at least what I hope to be doing is Social Work, help with the inner city kids, impoverished and needy people.

As for Schalke, I have total respect for the team; I personally can't stand Bayern.

You're very welcome to the forum! :happy: