September 16th, 2009

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. . .)

Category: Aston Villa, Bundesliga, Champions League, DFB-Pokal, English Premier League, Europa League, Match Recap, Player News, Team News, VfB Stuttgart

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Aston Villa, Bundesliga, Champions League, DFB-Pokal, English Premier League, Europa League, Hamburger SV, Match Recap, Player News, Rapid Vienna, SV Hamburg, Team News, UEFA Cup, Vfb Stuttgart

July 17th, 2009

The Mountain Cometh

By: Chris |

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The “Mountain” is a nickname given to a certain transfer target, who finally inked a five year deal after protracted negotiations over the fee to his former club. I, for one, am pretty keen on seeing this cat in the HSV strip this fall.

Category: Arsenal, Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivise, Europa League, La Liga, Player News, Raphael van der Vaart, Real Madrid, Team News, Transfer Rumors

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivise, Eredvisie, Europa League, FC Groningen, Hamburger SV, La Liga, Player News, Raphael van der Vaart, Real Madrid, SV Hamburg, Team News, Transfer News, Transfer Rumors

July 8th, 2009

Oh sh*t

By: Chris |

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Loyal reader Manolo witnessed it first hand, and now it threatens the transfer strategy. Yep, Alex Silva twisted his knee and the worst is feared.

Category: Arsenal, Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivise, Player News, Team News, Transfer Rumors

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, AC Milan, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivise, Hamburger SV, Player News, SV Hamburg, Team News, Transfer Rumors

July 7th, 2009

Training camp, Day 3 wrap

By: Chris |

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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.

Category: AC Milan, AFC Ajax Amsterdam, Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, English Premier League, Eredivise, Player News, Serie A, Team News, Transfer Rumors, Twente Enschede

June 8th, 2009

Let the Games Begin!

By: Chris |

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Misdirection, obfuscation, and the old standby’s, rumor and inuendo–Transfer Season, of course. Game on bitches! Who got next?

Category: Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivise, La Liga, Martin Jol, Player News, Raphael van der Vaart, Serie A, Team News, Transfer Rumors

April 16th, 2009

HSV – Manchester City, part deux

By: Chris |

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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.

Category: Bundesliga, Champions League, DFB-Pokal, English Premier League, Manchester City, Martin Jol, Match Preview, Player News, Team News, UEFA Cup

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Bundesliga, Champions League, DFB-Pokal, English Premier League, FC Barcelona, Hamburger SV, Manchester City, Manchester City FC, Martin Jol, Match Preview, Player News, SV Hamburg, Team News, UEFA Cup, Vfb Stuttgart

April 8th, 2009

HSV – Man City UEFA Cup Preview

By: Chris |

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European competition comes to the ‘Bank on Thursday as HSV take on Manchester City in the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup. BMJ (that’d be Big Martin Jol) needs some warm bodies for his side. . .

Category: Bundesliga, English Premier League, Manchester City, Martin Jol, Match Preview, Player News, Team News, UEFA Cup

Tags: Bundesliga, English Premier League, Hamburger SV, Manchester City, Manchester City FC, Martin Jol, Match Preview, Player News, SV Hamburg, Team News, Tottenham Hotspur, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, UEFA Cup

April 6th, 2009

What you may have missed

By: Chris |

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. . . 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.

Category: Bundesliga, Champions League, DFB-Pokal, English Premier League, Manchester City, Match Recap, Schalke 04, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Team News, UEFA Cup, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen

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 [...]