Dear Friends of German Humour,
I hope you’ve all had a great summer!
You’ve presumably been opening this email expecting an analysis of the first 100 days under Labour, as well as an easy guide on how to achieve long-lasting peace in the Middle East and an explanation as to why Schalke have hired yet another manager who speaks German like Rudi Carrell.
The first two topics are easily dealt with: ‘Labour are doing so-so at best’ and ‘Everyone in the Middle East should just behave themselves’.
What I can’t answer is why Schalke recruited someone who so far has only managed Dutch children’s teams. Westphalia has a population of more than 8 million yet the last local manager was Helmut Schulte in 1993. Game’s gone.
I would love to write loads more but I’m typing this with one hand as my left elbow is in a sling following a bicycle crash. Luckily, I stacked it in France, which meant an ambulance was on the scene in 20 minutes and the hospital had me restored in no time.
Anyway, even though I haven’t got full mobility back just yet I’ve started travelling up and down Blighty with Acid Wehn, the ultimate unbiased look at climate change.
More dates are constantly being added, for example I’m currently putting together a Scottish leg of the tour as well as a long overdue visit to the North-East of England.
Why aye man!
Have a great autumn and hopefully see you before long
Henning
