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First of many
By: Chris |. . . Transfer rumors regarding current HSV players. Today, it is Mladen Petric and an offer from Bundesliga champs VfL Wolfsburg.
Europa, here we come!
By: Evan |Well Ladies and Gentlemen, after some very tense games last night, HSV will be playing in the new Europa League competition! Unfortunately, living in the second most isolated city in the world means that I was stuck watching Wolfsburg (but when it’s Bremen being beaten thrashed, it’s all good!) Luckily Jan’s liveblog kept me updated [...]
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
By: Chris |This campaign had been most remarkable for Hamburg supporters. HSV were alive in all three competitions–the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and the UEFA Cup in mid-April–and looking to finally get that no-silverware-since-1987 monkey off our collective back. We truly looked as though we belonged on the big stage in Europe among the top clubs, the perennial [...]
Great beginning
By: Chris |Die Rothosen defeated nemesis Bayern Munich Friday evening to the tune of 1:0, in as good a football match as you are ever going to see.
Friday’s news
By: Chris |•The DFB has handed down its verdict on the dust up between Ivica Olic and Carlos Eduardo of TSG: Suspensions for both–2 Bundesliga games and 3 friendlies. Ouch. For HSV, Olic is out for the Bayern match on 30 January and the trip to Karlsruhe on 7 February.
•Mladen Petric is still nursing a tender calf [...]
Latest De Jong update
By: Chris |As reported in this space earlier, HSV agreed to Manchester City’s offer of 18-20 million Euro (depending on who you’re asking) for the rights to midfielder Nigel de Jong, and now there is a report in today’s edition of Bild (and confirmed by Kicker.de) stating De Jong has agreed to terms with City to the tune of [...]
De Jong Update
By: Chris |It’s all done but the signing. HSV has agreed to Manchester City’s transfer offer of €20.5M, and now all that’s left is for De Jong’s agent to negotiate a contract for Nigel with the Citizens.
That’s all well and good, but what should HSV do with the dough? I’d love to hear your comments on:
•Replacement for [...]
De Jong to Citeh?
By: Chris |As first reported on the Manchester City Offside, City have made an offer for another young HSV star, this time Nigel de Jong. The transfer fee is reported to be €15M (OR €16.5M, depending on the source), and this is not a tactic employed by Nigel’s agent to squeeze more money out of HSV during [...]
Back in the saddle
By: Chris |Howdy. Sorry for the long time between posts, but with Christmas and New Year’s, and a death in the family mixed in the past week, something had to give, and unfortunately, it was the Hamburg Offside. Away we go . . .
Eintracht Frankfurt Preview
By: Chris |The Dinosaur play host to Eintracht on Saturday in the final league match of the season’s first half. And what a wild ride it’s been.






