+++ Meeting with the 'Killer': In the build-up to the 106th Nordderby, matchday member winners had the chance to meet Ivan Klasnic. The former Werder striker met with the winners of the ‘Member of the matchday’, posed for photos and signed autographs in the VIP area of the Weser-Stadion before the Hamburg game. ‘Member of the matchday’ is a competition held at every Werder home game whereby fans can send an email with their name, membership number and the words “Mitglied des Spieltags" to mitglieder-service@werder.de. +++
+++ Skripnik is pleased: Former Werder head coach Viktor Skripnik has been speaking about his current personal situation and Werder’s recent form in an interview with a Ukranian newspaper. The Ukranian is pleased that Werder have eased their situation over the last few weeks. Everybody knows that Skripnik is a Werder fan. +++
+++ Friends among us: The plans for the charity match between ‘Clemens‘ Werderanern’ and ‘Merte’s 96ern’ are starting to take shape. On the 3rd June 2017, celebrities, friends and current and former teammates of the two Germans will meet in a friendly match at Eilenriede. The first few players have already been named. ‘Team Fritz’ will include Werder’s goalkeeping coach Christian Vander, Patrick Owomoyela, Tim Borowski and Ivan Klasnic. Per Mertesacker has chosen, among others, Christoph Dabrowski, Christian Schulz, Fabian Ernst and Oliver Pocher. +++