

FC Köln
First of many
By: Chris |. . . Transfer rumors regarding current HSV players. Today, it is Mladen Petric and an offer from Bundesliga champs VfL Wolfsburg.
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 [...]
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.
A road victory? I call bullsh*t . . .
By: Chris |I know, I know, but it’s true. Hamburg defeated FC Köln 2:1 at the RhineEnergie Stadion on Sunday–HSV’s first league victory away from home since a 2:1 victory over Cottbus on 5 October(!). By all accounts, Köln controlled play for most of the match, but one half of the Croatian Combination (Petric) knocked in a brace [...]






