http://hamburg.theoffside.com News from Hamburger SV German football team Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The fixtures for next season have been published by the DFB, and HSV open on the road at current holders Bayern on 15 August 15 in the "traditional" Friday night opener of the Bundesliga season. The match will be the first at the helm for bosses of both clubs--Martin Jol of ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/fixtures-set.html This is a completely personal post, in which I will profusely toot my own horn and give thanks for blind luck. You see, I, your worthless humble HSV scribe, am the winner of The Offside/World Cup Blog Euro 2008 Bracket Predictor. I was going to wait to post this entry until ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/the-worldwide-leader.html Somebody has made an offer for Thimothee Atouba! Who? Who cares! There's more after the drop . . . For some crazy reason, SPL champions Celtic are willing to throw away offer £2M (€2.5M) for Atouba, who was been described in these pages as worthless, petulant, a cancer, and dead wood. Sounds ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/happy-happy-joy-joy.html So long Mohamed Zidan, we hardly knew you. A story today details a deal between HSV and Saudi side Ittihad Jeddah which sends erstwhile striker Mohamed "Zizzou" Zidan on a one-year loan. Jeddah beat out Fulham for the Egyptian national's services. It is a move that ends the drama between Zidan and the ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/no-mo-momo.html A credible source (OK, a bit more credible than this one) has a story this morning about Hamburg starlet Rafael (or Raphael) van der Vaart. Seems that VDV has told United and Chelsea to hold off on transfer talks until after the Euro. I've always maintained that he is a club ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/more-rumors-lies-inuendo-or-transfer-news-redux.html A couple of interesting transfer rumors in today's media. Ivica Olic has showcased his talents at the Euro and certainly could command a high-price in the transfer market this summer. Previously, he was linked with move to EPL side Portsmouth. Now, he is allegedly being sought by the Scousers (b-t-w, if you've ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/rumors-lies-inuendo.html An interview with former HSV star Manfred Kaltz (who is 55, b-t-w. I cannot FREAKING believe that Manny Kaltz is 55; that makes me . . .) reveals that Kaltz doesn't like HSV's long term prospects. Too many players who are dead wood that nobody wants (Atouba, Sorin, Zidan), and the one guy that everybody wants ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/manfred-kaltzs-ramblings.html Reading some of the trashier sites for a little club news during the Euro, I came across this gem, and nearly pissed myself. Welcome to the party, pal. Beer's in the kitchen. Seriously, this guys is just now writing that Raphael van Der Vaart may get some transfer offers if ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/what-a-hoot.html Please accept another apology for the lack of posts. Between the Euro '08 (lack of club news) and what's been happening in the town where I reside (follow the link and look for Cedar Falls), I haven't had a chance to write and not much to write about. . . Euro ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/hsv-news-and-notes.html A bit (OK-a WHOLE lot) of fur flying between former manager Huub Stevens and, ahem, underutilized striker Mohammed Zidan over the last few days. Yesterday, Zizzou went on record as saying he had been "treated like sh*t" by Huub. Today, Huub fired back claiming that he would not lower himself ... http://hamburg.theoffside.com/team-news/oh-no-momo-or-catfight.html