FC St. Pauli

February 8th, 2008

Bundesliga Offside Rewind: Familiar Faces in unfamiliar Places

By: Jan | Comments No Comments

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 ??? […]



February 8th, 2008

Stadium Envy: Millerntor Stadion (FC St. Pauli)

By: Jan | Comments 1 Comment

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. […]

February 7th, 2008

FC St. Pauli: Non-established since 1910

By: Jan | Comments 4 Comments

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 […]

November 2nd, 2007

DFB-Pokal: St. Pauli get a Taste of their own Medicine and other minor and major Upsets

By: Jan | Comments 2 Comments

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 […]

October 24th, 2007

Not Bad: 2. Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A average Attendance

By: Jan | Comments 4 Comments

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 […]



August 16th, 2007

Rivalries: Hamburger SV - St. Pauli

By: Jan | Comments No Comments

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)

August 7th, 2007

DFB-Pokal: First Round Summary

By: Jan | Comments 1 Comment

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 […]




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