He-he! First try explaining the off-side rule to our official linesmen!

Hi Rob - I noted that you are a player; what position?

Hahaha! Well-said.



I play mid and defender. Mainly mid cause I have a really long legs.

Originally Posted by Rob Henderson

I play mid and defender. Mainly mid cause I have a really long legs.

Same here, though I'm not as good as I'd like to be but i enjoy playing soccer- and I guess that's what it's all about. At the moment I'm only playing 1-2 times a week and not in a club. Had to end my 'career' with the TSV Wacker 50 (Soccer Club in a small town in Bavaria) because I had some bone problems until the age of 17. For me that 'illness'- if you may call it like that- was the worst punishment in my life- imagine a 14 year old who was playing soccer almost every day who now isn't allowed to do sports in any way. Damn that was hard- for my parents as well. But now I'm back and Infantry ready ^^.
And for the off-side rule, yes it is the most complicated rule - and If it's about 30 cm I think this rule is idiotic- It's only about preventing the ball from being kicked into the other half to be received by a player who hid himself near the goal to go 1 on1 against the Goal Keeper- that's what happens if you ignore that rule (we do that some times playing indoor soccer, but there is not that much room anyway). But then without a strict rule you wouldn't see so many great through balls...

Next topic: Hamburg Sports Club- they now have the chance to get the German Cup, the uEFA Cup and the Bundesliga Title, that would be more than gigantic and I sure would be drunk before they even arrived at the town hall in Hamburg .
Next Game against Manchester will be interesting and by then Petric and Trochowski will be back ... be afraid Tommys be very afraid . (this time the expression fits- no hard feelings though- our two nations both love soccer)

If Martin Jol is still coach of Hamburg when that hapens I'll get drunk too. Great Guy - we loved him at Tottenham!

Originally Posted by Del Boy

If Martin Jol is still coach of Hamburg when that hapens I'll get drunk too. Great Guy - we loved him at Tottenham!

That's Ironic- you guys kicked him out and now he's coming back to England to take revange

I watched some German football on Setanta recently and I was very impressed; fast, direct and powerful; reminded me of good old English game at its best. ( Please take that as a compliment, I go back a long way!)

Thanks! Much has changed in German Football, much more aggressive and offensive! Try watching a TSG Hoffenheim game some time, they made it from 3rd League to 1st- and are now playing first year in the Bundesliga- their hometown has a couple of hundred inhabitants- actually the whole town fits into the stadium three times or more .
They played impressive soccer the first round- and still do!

Bundesliga is paused because of the national game against Liechtenstein and Wales until then I'm dreaming...

Bundesliga Hymne

Champions League Hymne

Bavaria Munic was raped by Barcelona , just hope Hamburg wins against ManCity today!

Hope you all saw the game Hamburg vs. Manchester City- great soccer we've played! Next up: Werder Bremen!