Mattuschka's Right Peg

Mark, Bas, Conny, Don & Kyle are back for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg.The Bundesliga is hopefully entering its 'Football Italia' era in the UK with games now being aired on council telly via the BBC. We talk the unusual UK&I TV deal for the Bundesliga before reviewing the win against Stuttgart and yet another defeat at the hands of Serhou Guirassy in Dortmund.We also look ahead to the Women's season, which kicked off over the weekend. There's been a lot of change at the club over the summer, and we do our best to make sense of it all.Following recording last week, we were saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Silvio, who was a cherished member of Conny's Union fan club 'Grenzenlos Eisern' and our good international friends 'Union de Hierro' . There is a gofundme set up to help his family with repatriation and funeral costs. If you can spare anything, it would be greatly appreciated.You can read the BBC article mentioned in the episode here and the Sky Sports article here.If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠here⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky ⁠here⁠.Thanks as always to ⁠Die Wallerts⁠ for the intro, to you for listening!UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Conny, Don & Kyle are back for our 6th season of Mattuschka's Right Peg.After a short summer and a less than convincing pre-season 1. FC Union Berlin are about to kick off their 7th season in the Bundesliga. We briefly look back at another trip to Gütersloh, only this time for the men, in the DFB-Pokal and look ahead to Stuttgart and Dortmund as well as the season as a whole.We'll preview the season ahead for the women's side next time as they don't kick off for a few weeks yet. However if you happen to be around the Birmingham area, they have a pre-season friendly against Aston Villa at Walsall's ground on 30 August. Tickets are a fiver and are available here. If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is here, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky here.Thanks as always to Die Wallerts for the intro, to you for listening!UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Conny, & Kyle are joined once again by Jacob Sweetman, the man behind everything in the English language at Union for this special episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg.Trophies, at least federal ones, don't come around often at Union Berlin. With their win on the final day over Gütersloh the women's side won the club's first federal title since the men won the first ever edition of the 3. Liga in 2009. We talk about the performance, celebrations, and what faces the women in the Frauen-Bundesliga next season. We also look back at the rare win in Augsburg for the men and the season as a whole.For a final bit of reaction in English from the women's title win, Dina Orschmann was interviewed by the BBC World Service, and you can listen to that interview here.If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro, those that took time to contribute over the course of the season and of course to you for listening!See you next season, where for the first time ever Union take on the best Germany has to offer in the both the men's and women's game.UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Conny, Don & Kyle are in the studio for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg.The men may have hit the beach early as 1. FC Union Berlin find themselves in the very unusual position with nothing but pride to play for in the final matches of the season. However, the women couldn't find themselves in a more polar opposite position as they top the table on goal difference heading into the final matchday of the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga. We cover the last two games for both sides, and look ahead to the final matchday, with the women's title decider against Gütersloh on Sunday following the men's defeat in Augsburg on Saturday.If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening!UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Conny & Kyle are in the studio for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg.Aufstieg for the women and Klassenerhalt for the men. What a fortnight for Union Berlin as our men's team secured their top flight status for another season in a wild 4-4 draw with Stuttgart and the following week the women beat BorussiaMönchengladbach 6-1 to secure promotion to the Frauen-Bundesliga. Berlin finally has two top division sides again, and they're both called 1. FC Union Berlin!If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening!UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Conny, Don & Kyle are in the studio for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. Who'd have thought it? Five weeks ago we'd lost to the bottom side and were facing a relegation battle. Now we're safe according to Kyle's stats, and picking up results we've not looked like doing so since the days of Urs Fischer. The football is oddly familiar to those times too. Elsewhere, the women's side are still breaking records and the Starlight Express is still in Bochum. If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening!UNVEU

Mark, Don, Conny & Kyle are in the studio for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. We didn't think we were going to take much from the games against Bayern and Freiburg, how wrong were we? We also look back at the Women's games against Sand and Eintracht Frankfurt II and try to guess what will happen to that lighter.If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening!UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Conny & Kyle are in the studio for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg as we look back at a dreadful defeat for Union Berlin at home to Kiel followed by a stunning away win in Frankfurt. We also assess the first Bochum appeal and dream of silverware following the Women's game against Andernach.If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening!UNVEU

For this special 50th episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg, the usual suspects (Mark, Bas, Don & Kyle) were joined by a couple of very special guests. A familiar voice to many, our stadium announcer Christian Arbeit, Head of Communications at 1. FC Union Berlin and the man behind the tweets and everything else in the English language at the club, Jacob Sweetman. This podcast started in the depths of lockdown, and we look back at the rollercoaster that's happened over these 50 episodes so far. Jacob and Christian share their first Union experiences and some stories along the way. We also get some insight into the plans for the coming years, apt with the recent stadium share issue.If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening, here's to the next 50!UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Don & Kyle are in the virtual studio for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. As the winter transfer window slammed shut, we hit record and even then we didn't know if players were coming or going! We look back at the games against St. Pauli and the marketing construct from Leipzig and look ahead to the next three against SAP, BMG & BVB. Finally, on the back of Steffen Baumgart being described as an 'Union legend' when he was hired as head coach, we disagree and consider who the legends of Union really are. If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky ⁠here⁠. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening. UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Conny, Don & Kyle are in the virtual studio for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. It was a winter break of discontent at Union as head coach Bo Svensson was sacked before he had a chance to digest his Christmas lunch after a 8 game winless run in the league and a early cup exit. Former player Steffen Baumgart was appointed as his replacement (the flatcap is yet to agree terms), but the results didn't change. Until Sunday just gone, when after 91 days Union finally picked up three points. We chat about the month that's just gone and look ahead to a vital game against St. Pauli this weekend. If you want to get in contact with us, Spotify listeners can drop a comment on the episode. The twitter is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but none of us have checked it in a while for * reasons *. Whilst we get around to sorting out a Bluesky account, you can contact producer/contributor Kyle on Bluesky here. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening. UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Don & Kyle are in the virtual studio for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. Recorded a couple of nights after the Bochum home game we wonder where it's all gone wrong as the wheels fall off our season on and off the park. If you want to get in contact with us, the best place to do so is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but recognising that place has gone to the dogs, if you're listening on Spotify you can also drop a comment on the episode below. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening. Best wishes to you and yours for the festive season. UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Don & Kyle are joined by special guest Conny for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. After a rough week with defeat in the Pokal and in Munich, Union Berlin stabilised the ship with a battling 0-0 draw at home to Freiburg. We review those games before taking a deep dive with Conny into the Women's side as they fight for promotion to the Frauen-Bundesliga and continue a heroic cup run! If you want to get in contact with us, the best place to do so is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but recognising that place has gone to the dogs, if you're listening on Spotify you can also drop a comment on the episode below. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening. UNVEU

Mark, Bas, Don & Kyle are back for another episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. Two games and four points later we're back to discuss being an offside stud from it being six. As the Union men are next up searching for a win in a place that doesn't exist, we share our favourite Pokal stories, and in the case of Mark, not just the DFB-Pokal. If you want to get in contact with us, the best place to do so is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, but recognising that place has gone to the dogs, if you're listening on Spotify you can also drop a comment on the episode below. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening. We'll be back in the international break. UNVEU

Mark, Bas & Kyle are back for another episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. Six games in and we're starting to wonder what all the worry was about. We share some thoughts on the games between the international breaks, the incredible start to the season from the Women's side and of course the AGM held at the start of October. Just like last time, it'll probably be quite clear that we recorded this on the first day of the international break and released it at the end again. The turnaround will be quicker next time! If you want to get in contact with us, the best place to do so is ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening.

A month later than billed, Mark, Bas & Kyle are back for our Season Preview, three games into the season. Happy we're there seemed to be the theme of the summer, be it Union in the Bundesliga, Scotland at the Euros, or Bas & Mark at The Eras Tour. We reflect on the summer that was, a summer of change in and around Union's men's side. We share our thoughts on how that's gone over the first three games and what that holds for the rest of the season. It'll probably be quite clear that we recorded this on the first day of the international break and released it on the last one, hence not mentioning the heroics from the Women's side in the Pokal. We'll cover that next time. Apologies. If you want to get in contact with us, the best place to do so is ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening.

Wilson, Don, Bas, Mark, & Kyle chose to reconvene one last time this season instead of watching the 1./2. Bundesliga Relegation play-off for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. We look back at the season that was. The highs and lows of a rollercoaster no one could imagine at the beginning of the season. February's Tor des Monats from Paulina Krumbiegel that Mark mentioned can be viewed here (Germany only), and the nominees for April's Kacktor des Monats are here (worldwide). If you want to get in contact with us, the best place to do so is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening. See you in August!

Wilson, Don, Bas, Mark, & Kyle are joined by Dave from the 'Union Berlin in the U.K & Ireland' Facebook fan group for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. Klassenerhalt. 1. FC Union Berlin managed to retain their Bundesliga status on goal difference thanks to a 2-1 win over SC Freiburg and results going our way elsewhere. Dave and Kyle give their view from the island, whilst the rest of the crew were at the game and share their feelings from the terraces. We are also joined towards the end of the episode by Jacob Sweetman from 1. FC Union Berlin to talk about all things women's football at Union. They've had an incredible season so far, having won a league and cup double this season and they have a 2. Frauen-Bundesliga playoff to come. If you want to get in contact with us, the best place to do so is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening.

Wilson, Don, Bas, Mark, & Kyle are in the studio for this episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg. The new manager bounce lasted about 40 minutes, as 1. FC Union Berlin managed to turn a 2-0 lead away to Köln into a 3-2 defeat. With one final league fixture at home to Europe-chasing SC Freiburg ahead, other than black pudding soup what comes next? We also look back at goalkeepers from our 2004/2005 Regionalliga Nord season, and manage to relate the film La Haine to Union. If you want to get in contact with us, the best place to do so is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening.

Wilson, Don, Bas, Mark, & Kyle are in the studio a week earlier than scheduled for this emergency episode of Mattuschka's Right Peg following the sacking earlier today of 1. FC Union Berlin head coach Nenad Bjelica. We ask how we've ended up in this position and try to look for positives ahead for the final two games of the season and the future that follows. If you want to get in contact with us, the best place to do so is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Thanks as always to ⁠⁠Die Wallerts⁠⁠ for the intro and to you for listening.