This friendly has just been announced for 9 July. Who else is coming?

The match will be played at Darmstadt's Böllenfalltor ground which, unlike Duisburg last season, is where the first team play. It holds just under 18,000 so there should be plenty of room for everyone. Darmstadt itself isn't really a tourist destination but it's a very short bus or train ride from Frankfurt.

No excuses for me, even if it is a workday 😁

I won't be, unless you can get a temporary passport. There are a few things I really need to tick off, one being able to travel abroad.

I hope the fans who do attend enjoy themselves. Games like this, they're always something different and interesting compared to your run-of-the-mill friendlies.

I hope to go, got friends in Bad Soden near Frankfurt. Wrong side of Frankfurt but could be wurst!

For anyone who does go and has some time to kill in Darmstadt beforehand: go to the Ratskeller on the market square. It's a really good microbrewery and a pre-match haunt for Darmstadt fans during the season. Just don't get too drunk and forget to go to the match.

The city isn't really all that charismatic but the ground has a lot of character considering all four sides have been rebuilt.

It'll be interesting to see who else we'll be playing during the trip - I wouldn't be surprised to see us play a local fourth division side as well.

Drop me a line if I can help with travel planning!

Hoping Kaiserslautern would be good too

i hope to go, i think it would be a fun trip and its not cost, but time and if something comes up between now and closer to the friendlies date.

I would usually be one of the first to say yes to games like this, but I’m cutting down on long trips.

I probably won’t go unless I decide to spend the weekend in Germany, though I can’t rule it out. That would mean flying, whereas I’d normally travel through the Netherlands.

I won’t be able to go to the game, but it’s great to see it happening again.

SV Darmstadt 98 could end up being a good connection for us. Maybe one day, I’ll get to see us play at their ground. It’s a great trip for the fans. It will be expensive, but for those who can make it, it’ll be worth it.

23 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Hoping Kaiserslautern would be good too

Dont ask me for the lottery numbers....

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2025/june/10/friendly--sv-darmstadt--a-/

I was just going to ask you for them @Piethagoram!

Kaiserslautern is a ground I've been to a couple of times. The town itself isn't very large (probably smaller than Mansfield) and doesn't offer much apart from its football club. However, it's in the middle of a great region for wine. Speyer isn't too far away and is well worth a visit.

The ground is an uphill march from the rail station, but the match will be held on a training pitch alongside it. If you're looking to attend both, you could do worse than stay in Heidelberg or Mannheim - both matches would then be an hour's direct train ride away. But then there's also a third friendly that hasn't been announced yet.

I'll write a travel guide once I get home next week!

I've been to Heidelberg @DangerousSausage Hotel prices tend to be more expensive as it's a tourist "must see".

Astoria Walldorf for the 3rd match as a guess? @DangerousSausage

13 minutes ago, Piethagoram said:

I've been to Heidelberg @DangerousSausage Hotel prices tend to be more expensive as it's a tourist "must see".

Heidelberg is touristy, but most tourists arrive on bus trips and don't actually stay there. I remember the prices being cheaper than I'd expected when my parents used to visit, but that's a few years ago now.

My guess would be Viktoria Aschaffenburg (who are also playing Darmstadt) or Kickers Offenbach. Which would make it more sensible to stay in our near Frankfurt. But we're talking hypotheticals still.

I am unlikely to make it, as I am working a lot more than before. The workload is high enough that I might even have to cut back on games during the season. Germany does sound like a great away day, though. It would be nice to meet some of their clubs' fans and experience German football culture.