

FC St. Pauli
Weekly Dose 15.05.09
By: Jan |There’s a St. Pauli Offside now! There must be a better way to integrate it into the Bundesliga Offside than hoping for an extra quick promotion to the first division. (St. Pauli Offside)
A close Bundesliga title race decided on the final matchday? Happens 50% of the time, so what’s all the buzz about? (ESPN Soccernet)
The [...]
DFB-Pokal Previews: The Friday Fixtures
By: Jan |Luke is back with the second installment of his DFB-Pokal previews. He covered all games except for Hertha’s match against Trier. We don’t want to make life too easy for our team bloggers…
SpVgg Unterhaching vs SC Freiburg
August 8, 2008 20:30 CET
Generali Sportpark, Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Last Cup apperance: 2007-08
Last Cup title: Still waiting..
Last year: Lost in 1st [...]
Bundesliga Offside Rewind: Familiar Faces in unfamiliar Places
By: Jan |Tracked down and chronicled with love and care by our team of bloggers.
Lothar Matthäus in a Knight Rider episode. (Bundesliga Offside)
The German national team in the alps of the past. (Bundesliga Offside)
Flair football in Berlin – even though it were the guests delivering it. (Hertha Offside)
A 4-4-2 formation auf Schalke. (Bundesliga Offside)
Christian Lell in/at/under ??? [...]
Stadium Envy: Millerntor Stadion (FC St. Pauli)
By: Jan |The Millerntor stadium is the home ground of FC St. Pauli and is worth a separate follow-up post to yesterday’s story. It’s a cosy slightly rotten 16000 capacity ground, which soon won’t be as rotten and small anymore, but hopefully just as cosy. The place is currently being renovated and expanded to hold 27000 fans. [...]
FC St. Pauli: Non-established since 1910
By: Jan |Today, second Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli announced a sponsoring deal with Orion, a mail order shop selling an assortment of erotic products. Orion will get some advertising space in St. Pauli’s Millerntor stadium and supply the club’s fan shop with 20000 St. Pauli branded condoms.
If you ask yourself what type of club attracts and [...]
DFB-Pokal: St. Pauli get a Taste of their own Medicine and other minor and major Upsets
By: Jan |Time to wrap up the second round of the DFB-Pokal.
Famous cup giant-killers St. Pauli had to learn what it feels like to be knocked out by a minnow. St. Pauli have recently been promoted to the second division and as such were clear favourites to beat the Werder Bremen reserves, who get their work out [...]
Not Bad: 2. Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A average Attendance
By: Jan |This year’s second division (2. Bundesliga) has often been dubbed as the best ever. Part of it has been marketing by the TV stations, who hold the broadcasting rights, the other bit is true. There is an undoubtedly high number of former Bundesliga mainstays trying to make it back to the top flight.
To spice [...]
Rivalries: Hamburger SV – St. Pauli
By: Jan |The two clubs from Hamburg share a deep heartfelt rivalry. Though, the opportunities to duke it out in a proper derby are currently diminished by the fact that they play one league apart. Here is a little ad by Ultra St. Pauli to keep the spirit alive. (via Fritten, Fussball & Bier)
DFB-Pokal: First Round Summary
By: Jan |The early rounds of the DFB-Pokal or any domestic cup competition are rare places, where negative, destructive and defensive football is cherished and encouraged. It’s not about wanting the best team to win but rather the weakest – the lower the league the better.
Here is a quick check to see how the first round of [...]






