Paul Rideout
Player Valuation: £40m
Whatever you do, don’t try and tell them that the hamburger is American.
Are we thinking this is basically confirmed then?
widnesblue
Player Valuation: £25m
F*** HSV Hamburg! Forza Sankt Pauli.
If it’s confirmed and anybody needs advice on where to stay, send me a message. I’ve been Hamburg that many times, literally know it like the back of my hand.
If it’s confirmed and anybody needs advice on where to stay, send me a message. I’ve been Hamburg that many times, literally know it like the back of my hand.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
They blotted their copy book recently though.
I went a few years ago and ended up in a St Pauli bar full of ultras.
Some absolute head the balls in that fanbase.
widnesblue
Player Valuation: £25m
They aren’t that bad if you know how to move with them. I’ve been going over there since 2010 watching them home and away.
I got jumped by 4 Hamburg fans!
Noble Savage
Player Valuation: £25m
Slow news month mate . Any story from the West Germany years would be fascinating.
How will tickets for this work?
MondayHater
Player Valuation: £8m
Can’t wait to see all our new signings playing……..
Old Blue 2
Player Valuation: £40m
The Police escort was the second part of the story. The first part was even more hilarious for me and my research colleague, Peter Cornwell.
So we were in West Germany for a week, meeting, by prior arrangement, former Messerschmitt Bf 110 aircrew who had flown in the Battle of Britain. The guy we met in Hamburg was shot down into captivity on 18th August 1940 (if you want to check it out, his name is Rudiger Proske). We met him at the Headquarters of German TV (North) - he was the top man, and we interviewed him in the massive conference room of the HQ.
Anyway, the following morning, it was Peter's turn to drive. We always picked up a hire car at Munich airport. So we start driving up this particular road, and after a few yards I said 'why are all the cars facing in the opposite direction?' Shee-it, we're driving the wrong way up a one-way street! A few yards further on, and we pass a side road. Oh merde, Peter, there's a Police car in that side road! Yep, a few seconds later and the ominous sound of Na-Nee-Na-Nee was behind us. So we pull over and Peter says 'Leave the talking to me'. Peter had lived in Germany for a year some time previous, so he was pretty good with the lingo. Remember, we were in a hire car, so the plates were German. The two cops get out, and we get out. One starts having a go at us in German until Peter explains we were English researchers and what we were doing in Germany. We showed them the care hire documents and our driving licences. Then the other cop says in English 'where are you heading?' Looking to head south to Essen to see the next guy, says Peter. 'OK, you follow us' he says, 'we'll get you to the autobahn'. So we get into our car, expecting a leisurely drive behind the Police car. None of it! This is about 8:15 in the morning, bang in the middle of Hamburg's rush-hour. The cop put on the sirens and began to drive at breakneck speed, cleaving a way through the rush hour traffic, with Peter driving furiously to keep up! When we reached the first sign for the autobahn, the cop in the passenger seat was half out of the passenger side window waving and pointing to the big sign. We gave a 'thumbs up' and the cop car left us.
That was our experience of a Police escort out of Hamburg in the middle of the rush hour. We were p1ssing ourselves laughing as we then headed for the slip road onto the autobahn.
Not as funny in the telling as it was at the time, but that was my experience of receiving a Police escort out of Hamburg.
James Patrick
Player Valuation: £15m
James Patrick
Player Valuation: £15m
Only thing confirmed by HSV is that HSV have a home game on 1st August. Think that HSV fan facebook page has picked up on our rumours as regards it being Everton.
chrismpw
Player Valuation: £70m
Went there last winter on a cruise. Never been to Germany before. Im not a lager drinker, but after walking around 20 miles around Christmas markets with the wife, decided I should try a stein of their frothy beer.
Could only find one bar before we got back onto the boat .... went in, "sorry we don't serve beer."
Cannot have been the only person to go to Germany and fail to find a beer? Ffs! No wonder they don't win wars.
Could only find one bar before we got back onto the boat .... went in, "sorry we don't serve beer."
Cannot have been the only person to go to Germany and fail to find a beer? Ffs! No wonder they don't win wars.
