

DFB-Pokal
I’m baaaaack
By: Chris |Hey kids, back in the saddle again following a looooong trip to Central Europe (and no high speed internet) and a nasty bit of emergency dental work (suffice it to say, I love my dog very much and will not *kill* him for knocking out two of my front teeth. . .)
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. [...]
Training camp, Day 3 wrap
By: Chris |All’s well that ends well, or something like that. As Jan pointed out in the comments of the last post, HSV have their man–Eljero Elia, ex- of Eredivisie outfit Twente Enschede.
Ze Roberto in da Hi-zouse!
By: Chris |A day late on the story, as it’s Independence Day weekend here in the States and I think Evan is on his winter break from school down in Auz, but Ze Roberto did in fact sign a three year deal yesterday.
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 [...]
HSV – Manchester City, part deux
By: Chris |The return leg of the UEFA Europa Cup tie between Hamburg and City is on tap for Thursday at the City of Manchester stadium. And yet again, HSV are going to be short-handed.
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.
HSV -NEC Nijmegen Preview
By: Chris |Now that the stage has been set by some great CL matches, it’s time to get ourselves over to the real party in Euro club football. Red-headed step child or not, it’s Europa UEFA Cup time.






