That drove most of the players away. Dieter Budde Burdenski was one of the few who stayed. Otherwise Werder's squad in the second division was mocked mercilessly by the media.\n\nDer Spiegel wrote that the new signings made it seem as if the club was opening a reception camp in the Weserstadion for aging and left-behind footballers.
New libero Klaus Fichtel was already 35, new center-forward Erwin Kostedde 34. It was vicious stuff.