Personae Non Gratae
The rival's friend: The former Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate has been a self-confessed fan of the "Red Devils" from 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The former state premier's sympathies with arch-rivals 1. FC Kaiserslautern have always rankled in Mainz. "Unfortunately…
The taciturn one: Communication problems led to the tightest pre-season sacking of a coach in Bundesliga history (as of December 2019). In 2008, the Norwegian succeeded Jürgen Klopp after a failed promotion bid and at the end of the season achieved with Mainz…
The promotion-wrecker: A single goal cost Mainz promotion in 2003. It was scored by Braunschweig striker Jürgen Rische. After a strong season, FSV stood in a promotion spot on May 25, 2003 after a 4-1 win in Braunschweig, seconds before the season's end. Joy and celebration among the …
The president in red trousers: When Johannes Kaluza was elected as Harald Strutz's successor and new boss of Mainz 05 in June 2017, the Mainz ultras cheered. By winter 2017, howeede Euphorie gewichen. Weniger als sechs Monate hat der Neue gebraucht, um sich als „ungeeignet“ für das Amt als…
