mhnessie
Full On Cheesehead
Agree on this, all teams that were relegated for the first time later became "Fahrstuhlmannschaften". That happened to Frankfurt, Köln and Kaiserslautern and many other teams you mentioned correctly.You don't want to become one of the "Fahrstuhlmannschaften" like Hertha, Bochum, 1.FC Koeln, or Kaiserslautern. Once that happens it is hard to reverse the trend. The 2. Bundesliga is very competitive much like the English Championship. Your neighbors from the "Kietz" down at the end of the Kielerstrasse will be waiting to greet you.
But to me more frightening is the question if we would get a licence for the 2.Bundesliga in case we would be relegated.
I wouldnt bet on this