Episode 73: 24/25 season preview with special guest Viktoria Berlin manager Dennis Kutrieb:

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Our guest today on a 24/25 Bundesliga season preview show is:

Dennis Kutrieb, the coach of Viktoria Berlin (two-time German champions), a former Dynamo Berlin and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen defender and a big BVB fan.

The Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday 23 August, 1930 CET, with the Rheinderby between Borussia Moenchengladbach v Deutsche Meister Bayer Leverkusen. BVB take on Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday in an 1830 kick off on Saturday. 

Newboys in the league for the first time ever are Holstein Kiel, who won the German title in 1912, and FC St Pauli who are back after being relegated in 2011. 

BVB are now under the management of former midfielder Nuri Sahin. Who grew up 41 km from the Westfalenstadion and has been part of the club since his early teens. 

Following on from our transfers special show on episode 72, we now looked at the rest of the Bundesliga.

Our guest is Dennis Kutrieb the manager of Regionalliga-Nord-Ost team Viktoria Berlin, the former manager of Ebbsfleet United is himself a former striker with Rot-Weiss Oberhausen in the 2. Bundesliga and BFC Dynamo Berlin. 

1. Will this be another bumper crop for Xaby Alonso's outstanding Bayer 04 Leverkusen?

2. The league love them, we love them but Can Union Berlin survive another season in the top?

3. Christian Stretch is gone after two decades at the helm, will the SC Freiburg era of success continue under former assistant manager and player Julian Schuster?

4. No Revierderby but the Ruhr derby will VfL Bochum survive another season?  

5. Can Vincent Kompany transform Bayern Munich? Its a huge ask even for the Premier League legend. 

6. How will VfB Stuttgart manage the Champions League challenge?

7. Will Eintracht Frankfurt have invested heavily how far can they go?

8. Naby Keita is back after his long suspension will his Werder have a season to remember or will it be another relegation dog fight?

09. New coach Nuri Sahin, and assistant Lukasz Piszczek, have put a smile on our faces, only one loss in pre-season, the first step in the cup is taken, can BVB go one better?

10. Heidenheim rose from the 2. Bundesliga and against all odds are in the the UEFA Conference League, how well can Franck Schmidt's side handle the pressure? 

11. Hoffenheim are back in Europe, €28m have been invested, what can US coach Pelegrino Materazzo achieve with the TSG?

12. Jess Thorup is a promising new face at the helm in Augsburg, Marius Wolff is making a new start but will the Bavarians survive?

13. Can 'Gladbach who finished 14th push back towards European qualification where they belong?

14.  RB Leipzig have made some very smart transfers again this summer will the two-time Pokal winners be serious challengers? 

15. Former Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhüttl is back this time at VFL Wolfsburg, can he lead them back to the upper echelons?

16.  Mainz bleibt Mainz, Kloppo's former club have been struggling in recent seasons what lies ahead? 

17. Holstein Kiel have made it to the top tier for the first time in their history, what can we expect from the 1911 German title holders? 

18. Hamburg are back but it's the Brown and Whites St Pauli not HSV, how will they manage in their first season without Fabian Huerzeler?

Plus who are the big transfers of the summer? 

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