June 9th, 2009

First of many

By: Chris |

. . . Transfer rumors regarding current HSV players. Today, it is Mladen Petric and an offer from Bundesliga champs VfL Wolfsburg.

February 5th, 2009

Great beginning

By: Chris |

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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.

January 23rd, 2009

Friday’s news

By: Chris |

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•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 [...]

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January 21st, 2009

Latest De Jong update

By: Chris |

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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 [...]

January 19th, 2009

De Jong Update

By: Chris |

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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 [...]

December 12th, 2008

Eintracht Frankfurt Preview

By: Chris |

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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.

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November 23rd, 2008

Bring on Bremen, Act III

By: Chris |

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This is the third installment of this drama since the inception of the Hamburg Offside. And HSV haven’t won yet.

Category: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Monchengladbach, Bundesliga, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Martin Jol, Match Preview, Player News, Schalke 04, Team News, VfB Stuttgart, Werder Bremen

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November 20th, 2008

This one’s for Angela

By: Chris |

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I ran across a story today on Welt.De which describes the leadership on the pitch for HSV (there isn’t any) and the potential solution. Who you may asK?

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November 17th, 2008

What’dya expect?

By: Chris |

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A lapse of concentration, a loss of focus, and no result. For the fourth straight trip away from Hamburg, HSV have seen their collective brain-fart turn into three points for the opposition.

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November 14th, 2008

Friday Musings and Hertha Preview

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A look at the visit to Berlin to face Hertha, and a quick recap of the news as HSV continue down the road to good health and maybe, just maybe, a result away from home.

Category: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Monchengladbach, Bundesliga, FC Nürnberg, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Martin Jol, Match Preview, Match Recap, Player News, Raphael van der Vaart, Schalke 04, Team News, UEFA Cup, VfB Stuttgart, Werder Bremen