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Let’s get it on!
By: Chris |After an interminably long offseason, the Bundesliga kicks off today with the spotlight match going to Wolfsburg v Stuttgart. Good thing HSV plays at Freiburg on Sunday–they need the extra training after this week’s debacles.
Finally
By: Chris |HSV have a meaningful match this evening/afternoon, as they take on Danish outfit Randers FC in the Europa League third round qualifying. About eff’ing time I’d say. I’m tired of these friendlies against crap teams like The Little Sisters of the Poor FC, Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow Daycare Center, and of course, Stuttgart and Bayern. [...]
First of many
By: Chris |. . . Transfer rumors regarding current HSV players. Today, it is Mladen Petric and an offer from Bundesliga champs VfL Wolfsburg.
What you may have missed
By: Chris |. . . If the Hamburg Offside is your only source of HSV news. Glad to be back. Once again my personal life has interfered with my life as a Hamburg supporter, which is a pretty nice way to refer to one’s self these days.
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.
Bring on Bremen, Act III
By: Chris |This is the third installment of this drama since the inception of the Hamburg Offside. And HSV haven’t won yet.






