Transfers
Won’t Rafael van der Vaart ever Learn?
By: Jan |
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It’s time for Rafael van der Vaart’s annual attempt to change clubs and he even warmed up his old Valencia shirt trick for us again – or I did.
Transfer Talk: The Hunter and the Hunted
By: Jan | 9 Comments
The transfer period started with two early big money moves. In fact, very big money moves anywhere outside of Madrid. Diego sealed a transfer to Juventus for €24.5m, while Bayern were willing to spend €30m for Mario Gomez; further bonus payments not included. With the market awash with fresh money, the stage was set for [...]
Category: 1. FC Cologne, FC Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC Berlin, Transfers, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen
Tags: 1. FC Cologne, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Danijel Pranjic, Diego, Edson Braafheid, Eljero Elia, FC Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC Berlin, Ivica Olic, Jose Bosingwa, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Lukas Podolski, Marcus Berg, Mario Gomez, Transfers, Vagner Love, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen, Zé RobertoCribs: Ronaldinho vs. Diego
By: Jan | 2 Comments
While the transfer market is closed – much to the delight of Klaus Allofs I guess – the Diego transfer rumour merry-go-round is in full swing nonetheless. Early interest by Real Madrid was followed by Juventus was followed by Liverpool was followed by Barcelona. It won’t take long before Diego is linked to yet another [...]
Bundesliga Offside Rewind: The Transfer Circus left Town
By: Jan | No Comments
They stayed in Berlin until the very last minute, due to popular demand by Dieter and Lulu, but eventually had to follow the law laid down by Judge Sepp. Lulu will take some comfort from their promise to come back in the summer.
Gilberto out, Domowtschiski in. (Hertha Offside)
Arguez in, Gilberto no longer out. (Hertha Offside)
Gilberto [...]
Transfers: The Summer Signings in Review
By: Jan | 3 Comments
The winter transfer window has just been closed, the second half of the season is about to kick off in a few hours and I had all the winter break to do a post like this one. But it wasn’t until yesterday, that I came across a page on the Gazetta dello Sport website, which [...]
Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Nuremberg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Karlsruher SC, MSV Duisburg, Transfers, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Nuremberg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Karlsruher SC, MSV Duisburg, Rumours and Transfers, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder BremenTransfers: Seven to watch in 2008
By: Johnny on the Spot | No Comments
The window is closing and the second half of the season is starting. Let’s look at seven signings that will make an impact this year and the future in the Bundesliga.
7) Alexander Bade moves from Paderborn to Dortmund. This guy will only be a backup, but Dortmund was forced to sign him [...]
Snapshot: I love Movies, long Walks on the Beach and Werder Bremen
By: Jan | No Comments
Here’s Ivan Klasnic on the beach of Belek in Turkey, where Werder Bremen prepare for the second half of the season.
Whether Klasnic really loves Werder Bremen is up for debate though. His doctor recently got in a row with Bremen’s medical staff, who he accuses of misdiagnosing Ivan Klasnic’s condition. Something that didn’t go too [...]
The Bundesliga Offside in 2008
By: Jan | 4 Comments
Welcome back to the Bundesliga Offside. As you undoubtedly noticed I took a hiatus from blogging over the holidays and new year. I didn’t even care to announce my departure. Partly because I expected myself to return to blogging right after Christmas, and I surprised myself a bit with not doing so. Rest assured though, [...]
Category: TransfersInsult to Injury
By: Jan | 1 Comment
Can you guess correctly?
a) Rafael van der Vaart gets his wish granted and leaves Hamburg to join Valencia. The photo has been taken during his official presentation in Valencia.
b) Rafael van der Vaart is still in Hamburg posing for the Spanish sports daily As with a Valencia shirt.
Really, his dying grand parents want to see [...]
Hamburger SV: History Repeating
By: Jan | 3 Comments
In late 2004 Thomas Doll took over as new Hamburg coach. The club had a disastrous start into the new season and was sitting at the very bottom of the table. Doll lead the team out of the relegation zone and into the Intertoto Cup, through which the team eventually made it to the UEFA [...]
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