Oaks of Righteousness
Just returned from an international conference of Christian lawyers held at beautiful Campus Horn, Austria.
Around 180 delegates from almost 40 countries all over the world took part in a truly inspiring event, under the theme ‘Oaks of Rightousness’, which helped to build communities and strengthen our colleagues in their role as Christian lawyers.
The gathering was organised by Christ+Jurist (Germany and Austria) and LCF-Lawyers Christian Fellowship (UK).
Jasmin Avdagic, a lawyer from Šibenik, Croatia, held a keynote speech about being rooted in Christ as a lawyer.
In his speech he told us the following about his passion for football and for the Lord: Having got much too addicted in watching football and always being eager to know the results of his team, at one stage he made a promise to the Lord that he would not worship a false idol anymore and stopped to watch football or look up the results any more. For the following 16 years he did “put first things first“ in this way.
However, he arrived at our festive dinner dressed in a Croatian football shirt. It seems these sixteen years are over, but that’s a really remarkable story which should be a reminder for us to be very clear about the Lord being our King and that the personal relationship with Him always has to be “number one“ in my list of priorities, regardless of how long the current “to do list” may be.
Come on you Christian lawyers!
Millwall 2 West Ham 2
After trailing 0-2 at halftime at The Den, the Hammers recovered in the second half and made it 2-2 courtesy to goals from Kante and Mavropanos.
Pre-match ▶️ https://www.instagram.com/Dlw
Match report ▶️ www.bbc.com/sport//23t
Goals ▶️ share.google/QEuImnZgleMiZEUzb
Passion ▶️ https://www.instagram.com/peg==
Photo essay from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/iOSApp_Other
Top of the league again
West Ham’s largest competitive win within the last years was an 8-0 win over Macclesfield Town at London Stadium in the third round of the Carabao Cup on September 26, 2018.
Übrigens, auch der SK Rapid liegt aktuell ganz vorne in der österreichischen Bundesliga: Man ist punktegleich mit dem LASK und hätte diesen sogar überholt, wenn Sturm, als man am Sonntag dem LASK die erste Niederlage in dieser Saison zufügte, nicht in der Nachspielzeit einen Elfmeter vergeben hätte. Dann hätte Sturm in Graz statt 2:1 sogar mit 3:1 gegen den Tabellenführer gewonnen. Rapid spielt am 11. Oktober auswärts gegen die Linzer.
When the ball goes in the net
…it‘s a goal! Martin Samuel on the benefits of not having VAR in the Championship
Martin Samuel, one of the best-known sports writers in England, writing for The Times, is a West Ham supporter and always has been. He has inherited his love for the club from his father, and currently holds a season ticket at the London Stadium. Therefore he can really compare, as well from a fan’s perspective, what it means to celebrate a goal in the Premier League and in the Championship. In this article he writes that “one month in the Championship has changed my view on VAR”:
▶️ https://www.thetimes.com/article/59b4
▶️https://www.thetimes.com/article/c33
Top of the League – for one night
West Ham have finally come to terms with their life in the Championship: with three subsequent wins (4-2 Wolves, 3-0 Derby County and 3-2 Bolton) the Hammers topped the Championship table on Tuesday night. They were leapfrogged only by West Brom 24 hours later, following the Baggies’ 1-0 away win at Derby County. The Irons have a superior goal difference over Swansea, QPR and Charlton and are sitting in a spot which would guarantee automatic promotion back to the Premier League.
However, it’s just the 10th of September and early in the new season, and there is still a long way of another 40 games to go…
That’s what the table looks like after six of 46 rounds of second tier football:
Achtelfinale ausgelost
Klagenfurt, die Erste
Mit einem 5:2 (2:1)-Sieg (wobei die drittklassige Klagenfurter Austria allerdings zweimal ausglich) stieg der SK Rapid am Ende klar in die dritte Cup-Runde auf. Die Partie in Klagenfurt wird hoffentlich nur die erste in dieser Saison am Wörthersee sein! Nach dem Ausscheiden im Europacup-Playoff muss das Saisonziel unbedingt wieder einmal “silverware” zu gewinnen, sein.
Gegen das violette Regionalliga-Team zeigten die Grün-Weißen gutes Kombinationsspiel, waren aber defensiv verwundbar, wie zuletzt gegen Red Bull bei der ersten Saison-Niederlage.
Die Tore erzielten Seidl, dreimal Wurmbrand und Bajlicz für Rapid; für die Austria Klagenfurt war vor 3.350 Zuschauern zweimal Tristan Schoppitsch erfolgreich. Die Stimmung im Stadion war aufgrund zweier stimmstarker Fanblocks gut, es war zeitweise ziemlich laut, obwohl ein großer Teil der Ränge im 30.000 Besucher fassenden Wörthersee Stadion leer blieb.
Ein erfreulicher Ausflug nach Klagenfurt mit VIP-Klub-Besuch, wo wir auch Erich und einige andere Bekannte aus dem „Klub der Freunde“ trafen.
Achtelfinale: 27. bis 29. Oktober 2026
Viertelfinale: 9. bis 11. Februar 2027
Halbfinale: 2. bis 4. März 2027
Finale: 1. Mai 2027 in Klagenfurt
Football. A Love Story.
Charakterfest: Rapid besiegte am Sonntag nach dem bitteren Europacup-Aus den SK Sturm mit 3:1 und ist weiterhin Tabellenführer in der österreichischen Bundesliga.
Didi ⬆️ Rapid ⬇️
This one really hurts!
Wieso schafft der Didi das, was Rapid nicht zusammenbringt? LASK steht in der Ligaphase der Champions League, nachdem man eine 0:3-Niederlage gegen Celtic Glasgow im Hinspiel und einen 0:1-Rückstand im Rückspiel in einen Sieg (5:1) und den Aufstieg verwandelt hat! Nachdem man in der Vorsaison Meisterteller und Cup nach Linz geholt hatte!
Dagegen Rapid: Nach 8 Siegen, darunter ein 8:0 gegen GAK, und 10 Spielen ohne Niederlage scheidet der SK Rapid gegen Heart of Midlothian im Elferschießen im Playoff der Conferencek League aus! Jetzt hat man das erste Saisonziel verpasst, der große Kader wird durch Verkäufe verkleinert werden müssen … und wird man ohne die „dreifache Belastung“ heuer, endlich wieder nach 2008, einen heimischen Titel nach Hütteldorf holen? Dem sympathischen Dänisch-englischen Betreuerteam und uns leidgeprüften Rapidlern wäre es zu wünschen!
Aber die Zeiten, „als das Wünschen noch geholfen hat“, die sind leider vorbei! Trotzig werde ich heute dennoch mein SCR1899 – Leibchen tragen.
Disappointing Start
West Ham have made a disappointing start to the Championship season following relegation from the Premier League. After squandering a two-goal lead in their opening draw against Burnley, the Hammers lost 2-1 at home to Charlton on Saturday.
Former Peterborough United and Hull City striker – and Final Score pundit – Aaron McLean:
“I look at West Ham and think last season they were relegated because they weren’t good enough. They have come into the Championship, they almost need to hit rock bottom. I think they were very uninspiring against Burnley in their first game, but really that wasn’t a test of what the Championship is going to be about.
Charlton “was a real test against an established Championship team who will fight for every ball. I know West Ham missed a penalty to get a point, but if you are West Ham at home in front of 62,000, you shouldn’t need a penalty to try to salvage something.
“There needs to be huge improvements in the mentality and maybe the personnel if West Ham hope to have a good season.”
Millwall, West Brom, and Charlton are the only teams in the division which have not lost a point in the first two games. The Hammers sit in 16th place of the 24 Championship teams.
Alternative WHU v Charlton Commentary 🤣 ▶️https://x.com/WestHamClips/status=46
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