A few years ago I had a huge and passionate football-blogger life on tumblr. Which wasn't always pleasant and fun but I was into Bundesliga and into my club as much as I was into the NT. Coming back after a long time was mainly because of the NT activities and no one to talk to. I got to follow a few well informed blogs such as yours and all of a sudden I realised how horribly downhill Bundesliga is going since the days I Ieft. I wrote this to you bc nostalgia hits so damn hard those days.
I’m glad that you sent me this message, because I can relate to the situation a lot. And I think we’re not the only ones who feel that way, tumblr’s football fandom - like it’s always the case after tournaments - has grown significantly younger and you only see few of the “older faces” around. Me personally, I can’t be online that often anymore due to work and, ever since WC 2014, I tend to mass post a lot whenever I’ve got the time. But due to work and other real life related things, I simply couldn’t keep track on everything that happened in the Bundesliga, let alone other leagues and football in general. The increasing number of retirements (of players I basically grew up with and whom I admired and adored greatly) contributed to that black hole, some on here may know that I struggled identifying with the NT for a while - although I must admit I DO have hopes again, because the Confed Cup team caught my heart unexpectedly.
But the problem that cannot be overlooked anymore is the business itself, the ongoing commercialization, greediness and corruption of officials, greediness of players, tax frauds, a lack of loyalty and identification, younger players who get spoilt and pampered... The fact that my club keeps fucking up at the moment doesn’t really help and I pray to GOD that the next season will somewhat redeem the BuLi quality, but... we’ll see. It’s true that I don’t have as much fun and commitment as I used to, but as long as there are still things that keep me invested, as long as nostalgia keeps me going, I’ll refuse to give in yet. I know how you feel.