Official Hertha BSC Thread

[The Southern Dandy]

I can contain all the new information, interviews, etc all in one thread. Less clutter on the boards.

21.06.2005:
Christian Müller strikes again

http://www.herthabsc.de/uploads/pics/mueller_1.jpg

Berlin - Christian Müller can't stand to hear any more questions about his well-being. The 21-year old has been asked too often in the last seven months how he is feeling and when he will be able to take his old place. "The question gets on my nerves", says Müller in the latest issue of kicker. The soccer magazine interviewed him regarding his injury and rehabilitation for their Monday issue (20.6.).

And what he says in the interview will surely be cheering to coach Falko Götz and the Hertha fans. Müller's shin and splint bones have healed well after being broken, the painful rehabilitation process has been completed, and last season's shooting star has started jogging again. "I'll be there for the start of training on June 27", says Müller. And if everything goes according to plan, he could be ready to play in two months.


"The hard work is worth it!"

But first Müller will be taking a short vacation - one week in Turkey to relax and regain some power. And power is exactly what he needs, since he wants to compete with new acquisition Ellery Cairo in the new season. "He’ll see that I’m also a good player", says Müller, "That will be an exciting duel!"

The youngster is certainly not lacking in motivation. Old video material provides further inspiration: "I watch videos at home of my German League goals and I think: That's what you want to get back to, all the hard work is worth it for that!" Of course, herthabsc.de and all the fans wish the 21-year old a good recovery!

[The Southern Dandy]

Controversial Benny procession

Berliner Kurier

Berlin - The procession in memory of Benny is in danger! On May 28, Hertha fan Benny Bienert dies at the age of only twenty-two after a long fight against leukemia. His fan club, "The Harlequins", want to organize a procession of cars in Benny’s memory on Saturday (June 25), starting at 11:30 A.M. from Sportforum Hohenschönhausen and proceeding via the B1 highway to Benny’s hometown of Hennickendorf (near Straußberg).

The Harlequins’ club president, Kay Bernstein, says however, "The city hall has turned down our request for a police escort, even after we appealed the decision. Now we’re going to the Higher Administrative Court." The Harlequins are expecting the participation of about 150 cars from all over Germany.

[The Southern Dandy]

20.06.2005:
Weitere Ehrung für Marcelinho

http://www.herthabsc.de/uploads/pics/marcelinhofreude_200_05.jpg

Berlin - Herthas Star Marcelinho kann sich vor Auszeichnungen kaum retten. Nachdem er vom kicker zum besten Ausländer, Spieler des Jahres, vom DSF zum Spieler des Monats April und von den Hertha-Fans zum Spieler der Saison gekürt wurde, erhielt er nun vom kicker die Ehrung als beliebtester offensive Mittelspieler der Liga. Die Abstimmung erfolgte unter den kicker-Lesern.

Weitere Sieger sind Roman Weidenfäller (Torwart), Lucio (Innenverteidiger), Bixente Lizarazu (Außenbahn defensiv - Arne Friedrich wurde hier zweiter), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Außenbahn offensiv), Fabian Ernst (Mittelfeld defensiv), Roy Makaay (Angriff) und Jürgen Klopp (Trainer).

You can find more award for Marceloinho here...

http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=11186

[ACBerb]

This sounds good S.D. (next best thing to a Hertha sub-forum ;) ) maybe Orswich or Bastian can make this one a sticky!

[The Southern Dandy]

This sounds good S.D. (next best thing to a Hertha sub-forum ;) ) maybe Orswich or Bastian can make this one a sticky!

Yes, if a mod could make this a "sticky" I would appreciate it very much.

[Schwalker]

Maybe we can have a three tier system?

General, Sticky and Forum....


Bt the way...This talk about Aloisi to Hertha?

[Al_the drummer]

So how is Christian Muller?
Will he be able to take his old place?

[elmubarak]

i really have high hopes for chr muller. he could be our next schweini

[The Southern Dandy]

Maybe we can have a three tier system?

General, Sticky and Forum....


Bt the way...This talk about Aloisi to Hertha?

It's horrible. I'm not a fan of this idea, but the rumours now are saying that we get Aloisi for this upcoming season, but in the meantime we're trying to get Santa Cruz on a pre-contract for 2006-2007.

[The Southern Dandy]

23.06.2005:
Neuer Vertrag: Einmal Hertha, immer Hertha
Berliner Morgenpost

Andreas Schmidt künftig nur in der Regionalliga

Von Horst Bläsig

Berlin - Andreas Schmidt zieht gerade um. Von Spandau nach Spandau. Keine große Veränderung. Es hätte auch anders kommen können. Fast wäre der 31jährige mit seiner Frau Heike und dem drei Monate alten Töchterchen Franziska aus Berlin weggezogen. Erstmals in seinem Leben. "Die Entscheidung war sehr knapp", sagt Schmidt. Hin und her gegrübelt hat er über seine berufliche Zukunft. Und sich am Ende doch wieder für den Verein entschieden, für den er seit 1991 Fußball spielt.

Schmidt bleibt bei Hertha BSC, obwohl sein am 30. Juni auslaufender Profi-Vertrag nicht verlängert wird. In der kommenden Saison ist der dienstälteste Feldspieler des Berliner Bundesligisten ausschließlich für das Regionalliga-Team vorgesehen. Die Konditionen des neuen Kontraktes sind der veränderten Rolle angepaßt. "Woanders hätte ich mehr verdienen können", sagt er, "aber es ist nicht das erste Mal, daß ich ein lukrativeres Angebot ausgeschlagen habe."

Diesmal erteilte er Eintracht Braunschweig eine Absage. Der Zweitliga-Aufsteiger wollte den Defensivspezialisten mit der Erfahrung von 174 Einsätzen in Liga eins und 82 Spielen in Liga zwei als klassische Nummer sechs vor der Abwehr einsetzen. Doch Schmidt plant seine Zukunft in Blau-Weiß. Trotz der Verärgerung über die Verhandlungsführung des Hertha-Managements. "In Berlin hat alles ein bißchen lange gedauert, bis man sich vernünftig zusammengesetzt hat", kritisiert Schmidt. "Das ist mir zwischendurch gewaltig gegen den Strich gegangen. Nach dem ersten Kontakt von Dieter Hoeneß zu meinem Berater hat es fünf Wochen gedauert, ehe ein Gespräch mit mir zustande kam. Andere Vereine waren innerhalb von 24 Stunden in der Lage, ein detailliert ausgearbeitetes Angebot vorzulegen."

Unterschrieben ist bei Hertha bislang nichts. Schmidt hat sich zunächst mündlich und per Handschlag mit seinem Arbeitgeber geeinigt. Anfang nächster Woche soll der Kontrakt (Laufzeit mindestens zwei Jahre) unterzeichnet werden. "Ich fühle mich Hertha und insbesondere Regionalliga-Trainer Karsten Heine verbunden", sagt Schmidt. Mit Heine habe er in den vergangenen Wochen "sehr oft" telefoniert. "Er wollte in der Amateur-Mannschaft wenigstens einen älteren Führungsspieler behalten." Schmidt reizt die Aufgabe, "junge Spieler nach oben heranzuführen". Er selbst hat diesen Weg nach dem Wechsel als 17jähriger vom SC Siemensstadt zu Hertha unter seinem sportlichen Ziehvater Heine beschritten. Mit den Hertha-Bubis erreichte Schmidt 1993 das DFB-Pokalfinale gegen Bayer Leverkusen (0:1). Und im blau-weißen Trikot stieg er vier Jahre später in die Bundesliga auf, spielte er 1999/2000 sogar in der Champions League.

"So etwas ist relativ schnell vergessen", sagt Schmidt ohne Verbitterung und gibt sich realistisch. "Ich bin nicht davon ausgegangen, daß man mich dafür ein Leben lang auf den Händen trägt. So naiv bin ich nicht." Und deshalb macht er sich auch keine großen Hoffnungen auf ein Comeback bei den Profis. Schmidt: "Man weiß zwar nie, was im Fußball passiert, und durch den UEFA-Pokal wird die Belastung für den Bundesliga-Kader größer werden, aber nach der vergangenen Saison fange ich bei minus fünf an." Keine einzige Minute kam er in 2004/05 mehr in Liga eins zum Einsatz. "Unter Falko Götz sind meine Chancen gering", sagt der Stand-by-Profi. Er hofft dennoch, daß die Hertha erwiesene Treue eine richtige Entscheidung war.

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I feel bad for him. I think Hertha are treating him like **** and he would still be an stand-out substitute for our defense, but with youngsters also wanting to get their break in the defense, his chances are pretty much nil. Thanks for all you've done for our club Schmidt and I remember our first CL campaign pretty clearly and you stand out. :clap

[The Southern Dandy]

Hertha target Santa Cruz
by Thomas Zeh - created on 23 Jun 2005

Hertha Berlin coach Falko Gotz stressed that Bayern Munich’s unsettled Roque Santa Cruz is his prime target in the summer transfer market.

Hertha have been linked with a couple of high-profile names, including Rennes’ Alexander Frei and Trabzonspor’s Faith Tekke, in the past weeks as their search for a new striker continues, but Gotz has now made it clear that he prefers to sign the talented Paraguay international.

Talks with the 23-year-old have already taken place and Gotz is positive he can land his man after agreeing personal terms with the forward.

"Santa Cruz has made up his mind and he wants to join us while we want him. I am confident that the transfer will be completed," Gotz told Kicker.

The tall forward joined Bayern six years ago from Olimpia de Asuncion, but has failed to live up to expectations with his Bayern career marred by persistent injury worries and private tragedies.

Just when Santa Cruz appeared to be ready to break into Felix Magath’s starting formation earlier this year, he rushed back to Paraguay in order to support his parents after his younger brother died in a car crash.

The eternal talent has now grown increasingly frustrated about his prospects at the Allianz Arena and with Roy Makaay, Claudio Pizarro and youngster Paolo Guerrero all above him in the pecking order, he seems determined to continue his career elsewhere.

Bayern have as yet failed to clarify whether or not they are willing to release the youngster from his contract, which is set to run another 12 months, and it remains to be seen if Magath wants to start the new season with only three strikers as Alex Zickler (Salzburg) and Vahid Hashemian (Hannover) have already left the club.

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Excellent.

[The Southern Dandy]

Rummenigge blocks exits
by Chris Ives - created on 24 Jun 2005

Bayern Munich boss Karl Heinz Rummenigge has said that neither Willy Sagnol nor Roque Santa Cruz will be leaving the club this summer.

Speaking in an interview with Bild, Rummenigge confirmed that he was not prepared to let Valencia target Sagnol leave the Allianz Arena.

"There has been an unofficial enquiry, but we will not be selling him for all the money in the world," he emphasised.

"Uli Hoeness phoned him from his holiday. We want to extend his contract with us," he added.

Meanwhile Roque Santa Cruz’s reported move to Bundesliga rivals Hertha Berlin looks likely to fall through after Bayern coach Felix Magath revealed he features in his plans for the coming season.

"We already have our squad for the coming season and it is just as Felix Magath wanted," explained Rummenigge. "We will neither be letting any more players go nor buying any more new ones."

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What? So he can rot on your bench for another season and then leave on a free? Your team is managed by a bunch of ******* idiots. We're offering you money now for a player that actually wants to leave and Rummenigge comes out with the classic "Yea, he features in our plans for next season" excuse. Wasn't that line used last summer too? And the year before that?

**** off. Here's hoping Schalke takes the title from you next season, you get knocked out of the CL nice and early and Magath gets his ass fired. Pissants.

[ACBerb]

Bayern Munich boss Karl Heinz Rummenigge has said that neither Willy Sagnol nor Roque Santa Cruz will be leaving the club this summer.

Isn't that the kiss of death Dandy, when the manager comes out and says "no way he's going" on a player in trade rumours he's as good as gone! I think he's talking out his ass man. If Hertha hits the right Euro figure Santa's jumpin' on his sleigh to Berlin! He's just tring to raise up the transfer amount!

[Schwalker]

Isn't that the kiss of death Dandy, when the manager comes out and says "no way he's going" on a player in trade rumours he's as good as gone! I think he's talking out his ass man. If Hertha hits the right Euro figure Santa's jumpin' on his sleigh to Berlin! He's just tring to raise up the transfer amount!
Hopefully he will go to Berlin, the bundesliga needs a serious contender from Berlin...In the long run that is

[TheNameOfTheG..]

Neuer Marcelinho-Skandal! Zeitung berichtet
Hertha-Star schlug Disco-
Besucher drei Zähne aus


Olé, Marcelinho! Oje, Marcelinho!
Es sieht so aus, als müsse Herthas Ball-Zauberer (30) fast zwanghaft alle paar Wochen beweisen, daß Genie und Wahnsinn bei ihm ganz nahe zusammen liegen. Seine Serie aus der Rubrik Skandale, Verfehlungen, Chaos – sie hat ein neues Kapitel.

Marcelinho soll in seiner Heimat Campina Grande (Brasilien) einen Disco-Besucher verprügelt haben. Der Mann verlor dabei drei Zähne!

Daß Marcelinho nicht rechtzeitig aus dem Heimat-Urlaub in Berlin landet, ist mittlerweile eine schlechte alte Tradition. Darüber ist man bei Hertha nicht mehr sonderlich irritiert. Geldstrafe – das war's!

Auch als Manager Dieter Hoeneß in diesen Tagen erklärte, sein Mega-Star käme wegen der bekannten Immobilien-Probleme (BILD berichtete) auch diesmal verspätet, schien alles noch im Lot.

Hoeneß zur Berliner „BZ“: „Das war mit uns abgesprochen. Es wird keine Geldstrafe geben.“

Doch dann wurde ein Bericht der Lokalzeitung „Correio da Paraiba“ bekannt. Sie schilderte Marcelinhos Disco-Prügelei am vergangenen Wochenende. Offenbar hat der Hertha-Star ziemlich heftig mit der Freundin des späteren Opfers geflirtet. Das gab Streß! Anzeige, Polizei-Verhör!

Die „Berliner Morgenpost“ berichtet heute, Marcelinho soll sich mittlerweile beim Zahn-Opfer entschuldigt und angekündigt haben, die Implantate zu bezahlen.

[The Southern Dandy]

"Hertha BSC: WE'RE STRAIGHT GANGSTA!"

[palmerq]

Rummenigge says this today about santa cruz on the bayern website.

Rummenigge: "No, quite the opposite. His contract does expire in 2006, but we'd like him to stay. And I believe he'd like to make the breakthrough at Bayern Munich."

Maybe he will change his mind when he sees the money.

[The Southern Dandy]

28.06.2005:
TURKISH INTERNATIONAL TO LEAVE THE CLUB

Ilhan Mansiz to leave Hertha

The short stay of the Turkish international Ilhan Mansiz at Hertha is over. The club has announced that it will terminate his contract with immediate effect. Mansiz joined the capital city club during the winter break and received a provisional contract. "We had agreed to make a final decision on him after the pre-season prepapration,“ said the Hertha manager Dieter Hoeneß.





The player however, has changed his mind and demanded an immediate contract from Hertha.



No deal

Hoeneß again: "We couldn’t do that and we didn’t want to. After all, Mansiz was only 60% fit.“ Hoeneß is disappointed with the attitude of the player: "Obviously we are disappointed with the situation. We tried very hard to make him happy at the club. A player cannot however just change his mind just like that,“ said the Hertha manager.

[The Southern Dandy]

27.06.2005:
EAGLES SOAR INTO SEMIS

Solomon on the spot!

Hertha’s talented striker Solomon Okoronkwo and his beloved Nigerian under-20 side have reached the semi-final of the junior World Cup. The Eagles went through 10-9 after a dramatic penalty shoot-out against the host nation Holland.The Nigerian hero of the day came from an unexpected corner. Their goalkeeper Ambruse Vanzekin, didn’t only save the final penalty, but also scored one from the spot.

Hertha’s Solomon Okoronkwo played from the start and was replaced after 62 minutes.

Nigeria now meets Morocco in the semi-final. The North African side beat Italy in the quarter finals. The semi-final will be played on June 28th. The second semi-final sees Brazil (who beat Germany 2-1) face the South American giants Argentina.

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[The Southern Dandy]

29.06.2005:
HERTHA STOCKS UP ON TALENT

New faces

The search for a new striker goes on at Hertha. On Monday though, there were some new faces on the training complex as the players reported back for training after the summer break. Ellery Cairo (26) came from recently-relegated Freiburg, it is hoped that he can replace Billy Reina on the right wing and create pressure from that position.

New keeper

The second new face on the Hertha block belongs to the goalkeeper Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard (22), who has joined the capital city club from the English side Manchester City. He has been brought in to up the fight for a regular first team spot among the club’s other two keepers Gerhard Tremmel and Christian Fiedler. Coach Falko Götz likes what he has so far seen from his new keeper and of course Cairo: "Ellery showed what he is capable of during his first training session at Hertha. Kevin was very impressive during his trial here,” revealed the Hertha coach.

Talented trio

Three talented youngsters also showed what they could do as training resumed. Kevin Boateng (18), Pascal Bieler (19) and Christopher Samba (21) have all been called up from the amateur side, to gain experience in the first team squad. Bieler trained with the pros last season, at least during the pre-season period. The defensive all-rounder is a real alternative for the left hand side of defence. Boateng is being tipped to become a real number six…a defensive midfielder.

The right attitude

Christopher Samba joined Hertha during the winter break and has been impressive playing fort he regional league side. The tall Congo-born midfielder is strong in the tackle and dangerous going forward. He has scored 3 times in 16 matches so far: "Christopher is showing that he is up fort he challenge and I like that, " praised Falko Götz.

[The Southern Dandy]

Von Wolfgang Heise, René Miller

Berlin - Das Problem ist drei Jahre alt. Als Michael Preetz in der Saison 2002/03 seine Karriere ausklingen ließ, war klar: Hertha braucht einen neuen Knipser. Bis heute wurde keiner gefunden. Die Fans fragen ungeduldig: Herr Hoeneß, wo bleibt der neue Stürmer?

Der Angriff ist die Problemzone für Trainer Falko Götz: Vergangene Saison konnten Nando Rafael (6 Bundesliga-Tore, schaffte bisher nicht den Durchbruch), Artur Wichniarek (1 Tor, soll abgeschoben werden) und Fredi Bobic (1 Tor, ging selbst) nie überzeugen. Seit vergangenem Winter war klar: Im Sommer holen wir einen neuen Stürmer.

Doch bis jetzt ist keiner da. Der Poker um Bayerns Roque Santa Cruz (23) zieht sich lang wie ein Kaugummi. Bisher kommt er erst 2006, nicht jetzt. Die Münchner wollen den Paraguayer nur sofort hergeben, wenn sie ihren Kandidaten Lukas Podolski von Köln - oder einen Top-Mann von gleichem Kaliber – bekommen. Podolskis Berater Norbert Pflippen sagt Nein: "Wir stehen beim 1. FC Köln im Wort. Lukas wechselt jetzt nicht. Sonst will ich tot umfallen."

Kein Podolski zu Bayern, kein Santa Cruz zu Hertha? Hoeneß hofft: "Roque will jetzt zu uns, wir wollen ihn. Wir verhandeln weiter mit Bayern."

Wenn's nicht klappt? Hoeneß: "Wir haben ein bis zwei Alternativen." Das neue Planspiel: Einen Angreifer für ein Jahr ausleihen, bis Santa Cruz da ist. Hoeneß: "Wir setzen uns da nicht unter Druck." Aber die Fans fragen von Tag zu Tag nervöser: Wo bleibt der Stürmer?

[Schwalker]

Still no striker...?

[PJH]

Dennis Cagara loaned out to Dynamo Dresden for next season.

[swissknife]

Borghetti

[Gerry_BMG]

I red somewhere that Hertha wants to sell Dardai to be more able to built up Boateng being the successor of Kovac who is already 33. Nice to know that Götz puts so much confidence in Boatengs future as a dm.
I think the next youth player with a big breakthrough might be Boateng.

[The Southern Dandy]

I red somewhere that Hertha wants to sell Dardai to be more able to built up Boateng being the successor of Kovac who is already 33. Nice to know that Götz puts so much confidence in Boatengs future as a dm.
I think the next youth player with a big breakthrough might be Boateng.

Kovac is still a solid player at 33, but giving Boateng that experience is fantastic.

[Michael Thurk]

I'm going tomorrow to Koblenz looking the DFB-Pokal match between TuS Koblenz and Hertha BSC Berlin - i hope Koblenz will win

[elmubarak]

guys, wat happened to thorben marx??? i noticed he hasnt been playin for a long time

[The Southern Dandy]

Alright, let's update this ****er.

14.11.2005:
Mixed fortunes for Hertha internationals

Hertha’s internationals had mixed fortunes on their travels at the weekend. In six matches featuring Hertha players, there were two victories, one draw and three defeats.



Rafael opens the scoring

The first Hertha players to play for their country were the German under-21s Malik Fathi and Nando Rafael. They ran out the 2-0 winners in their opening EURO 2006 play off clash against the Czech Republic. The second leg will be played in Leverkusen on Tuesday 15.11.05. Nando Rafael grabbed the crucial first goal for the Germans after 35 minutes. Werder Bremen’s Christian Schulz scored the second three minutes from time.



Germans do well

Arne Friedrich and the German national team got a creditable 0-0 draw away to France in a match that the Germans could have won had luck been on their side. The side under Jürgen Klinsmann put in a much improved performance after recent poor results.



Bastürk and co. have it all to do

Hertha’s midfield dynamo Yildiray Bastürk and Turkey have it all to do, after Turkey lost their play off opener 0-2 away to Switzerland. Bastürk was unable to play because of a knee injury. The second leg will be played on Wednesday (16.11.).



Holland lose to Italy

Italy recorded a surprising win in Holland, despite the fact that the home side took the lead during the first half. Injury depleted Holland lost 1-3 in the Amsterdam Arena. Hertha’s Ellery Cairo called up fort he first time did not get a game.



Croatia lose in Portugal

Portugal got the better of Croatia in a friendly played in Lisbon, running out the 2-0 winners, thanks to goals by Petit and Pauleta. Hertha’s Croatian duo Joe Simunic and Niko Kovac played, but Kovac was taken off at half time..



Danish delight

Hertha’s Danish under-23 keeper Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard and his side can look forward to their second leg tie on Wednesday. The Danes beat Russia 1-0 in their own back yard and are now poised to go through to the finals.

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Gilberto is still injured...

Gilberto’s misery

Kurier

Just when he will return to first team action is written in the stars: "I can’t imagine him making the game in Dortmund ", reckons the Hertha coach Falko Götz, as he was asked about the current situation regarding his Brazilian defensive midfielder Gilberto: "I will start thinking about him when he is 100% fit again and not before."



Gilberto is however making progress. Physio Thomas Sennewald: "We are working on building up his muscles and on his coordination."



Gilberto will be able to jog again in one week’s time at the earliest. Sennewald: "We need to be patient."

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Dejagah return

Kurier

Hertha’s young striker Ashkan Dejagah has had a turbulent time of things so far this season to say the least. First of all he picked us a serious injury then he was banned for four matches. Now though, he is fit again and will play for the Hertha amateur side in the home game against Wuppertaler SV in the amateur stadium on Saturday afternoon.

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EURO 2006 ACTION



Fahti: On the way!



Nando, Malik and co. almost there!

The German under-21 side (with the Hertha stars Rafael and Fahti), planned to extend their impressive unbeaten run to 13 games away to the Czech Republic in their first leg qualifier, in an attempt to qualify for the EURO 2006, but as is so often the case in the beautiful game, things turned out very differently, despite the fact that Germany won the match 2-0, the home side can count themselves desperately unlucky, because they were for most parts of the game the better side, but failed to convert their multitude of chances.







Home side threatens

On 4 minutes, the VfL Bochum striker Trojan shaved the German crossbar with a fine effort from some 20 metres out. Three minutes later, the Bochum player initiated a dangerous counter attach which saw Jirsak foiled by Germany’s best player on the night, Bayern Munich’s second string keeper Rensing.



Rensing on top

The Germans were shaky at the back and so it was no surprise as the Slavia Prague player Petrzela found himself one on one with Rensing, only to be foiled by the German keeper on 16 minutes. Only 3 minutes later, Sverkos latched onto a through ball from Jirsak, the Gladbach striker could only watch in agony, as his shot missed the target. Until that point there was nothing of note on show from Germany. It was all the more surprising then, as the visitors took the lead against the run of play on 35 minutes.



Nando breaks deadlock!

Nürnberg’s Kießling played in the Hertha’s Angolan-born striker Nando Rafael, who broke through down the left, before blasting the ball home under the underside of the crossbar to give the visitors the lead. The home side had a gilt edged opportunity to equalise 6 minutes before half time, but Sverkos blasted over with only Rensing to beat. Moments later, Dortmund’s Odonkor missed the target so the Germans went into the break with a slender (and fortunate) one goal lead.



Nando nearly there...

The first chance of the second half fell to the Germans (51.), as Odonkor broke down the right and fed Rafael (racing in at the far post) with a pinpoint cross. The Hertha striker however, missed the target because Kaufman cleared in the nick of time after the home keeper had flapped at the cross. Germany was able to take the pace out of the game, although the Czechs were always a danger. On 66 minutes Sverkos failed to beat Rensing from a promising position.



All-change

After 75 minutes, the Germany coach Dieter Eilts brought on HSV’s midfield dynamo Piotr Trochowski for the Wolfsburg striker Mike Hanke, who had been shown a yellow card earlier in the game. The home side launched several attacks on the German defence, but all to no avail. The defence survived several scares but held firm. Then out of the blue, the young Werder Bremen defender Schulz put the game beyond the home side 4 minutes from time, as he converted a superb cross from Trochowski.



Germany on top

The German under-21 side has put themselves in the driving seat fort he second leg tie which will be played in Leverkusen on Tuesday. It must be said that the Czechs were the better side over the 90 minutes, so they will have to be watchful if they are to qualify for the EURO 2006 next year. On the other hand, Dieter Eilts and co. are now unbeaten in 13 matches, let us just hope that it won’t be 13, unlucky for some…



The second leg will be played on Tuesday in Leverkusen (15.11.05) and will be shown live on Eurosport.





Match details:



Czech Republic: Grigar - Kaufman, Latka, R. Hubnik, Kadlec - Husek, Petrzela, Jirsak, Trojan - Fort, Sverkos



Germany: Rensing - Volz, Matip, C. Schulz, Fathi - Riether, Matth. Lehmann - Odonkor, Kießling, Rafael - Hanke



Goals: 0:1 Rafael (35.), 0:2 C. Schulz (86.)



Referee: Szabo



Attendance: 8,000 (Sold out)



Yellow cards: Kaufman, Latka - Hanke

[The Southern Dandy]

And there's a taxi in Ghana with the Hertha logo on it. No one knows why.

http://www.herthabsc.de/uploads/pics/ghana_1_250.jpg

[ACBerb]

And there's a taxi in Ghana with the Hertha logo on it. No one knows why.

I believe this is what ex-Berliner Donkor is now doing for work!

[TheNameOfTheG..]

Šimunić in Milan?

[ACBerb]

Wednesday, 15 February 2006

AFC Rapid Bucuresti continued the fine form which saw them seal their progress to the UEFA Cup knockout stages, taking a significant step towards the last 16 with an impressive 1-0 victory against nine-man Hertha BSC Berlin.

Negru penalty
Valentin Marian Negru scored the only goal from the penalty spot with 22 minutes remaining, after Daniel Niculae had been brought down by Alexander Madlung. The home team fought back but their hopes were all but ended within six minutes when midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng was dismissed after a reckless challenge on Emil Dica. They were then reduced to nine players five minutes before full time when Alexander Madlung saw red for a deliberate handball.

Maftei marvels
The dismissals brought a cloudy end to a match that had started reasonably brightly for Falko Götz's team, as they sought their first win since early December. After a cagey opening spell Boateng saw a 16th-minute effort blocked by Rapid captain Vasile Maftei, and the impressive centre-back again rescued his side later in the half, diverting Marcelinho's close-range effort wide. Even when they did find a way past Rapid’s obdurate defence, the home team discovered Danut Coman in fine fettle and Václav Svěrkoš' header just before half-time forced a good save from the experienced goalkeeper.

Coman saves
Coman further distinguished himself three minutes after the restart with an acrobatic tip-over to deny Arne Friedrich's powerful header. And that was to prove the last clear-cut chance for the Bundesliga outfit as Rapid grew in strength, eventually taking the lead when Negru blasted a penalty past Christian Fiedler to silence the Olympiastadion. Coman was called upon to twice deny Christopher Veljeany late on and with Boateng and Madlung’s dismissals ruling them out of the return, Rapid have reason to be confident ahead of the second leg in Romania next Thursday.

Oh well Hertha just has to bring it in the away leg!:nono

[El divino #10]

What about Andres Silvera from Mexican club Tigres . I heard in Mexico that Hertha was interested in the Argentine player.

[The Southern Dandy]

We can't afford ****.

What positions does he play? How old is he?

[El divino #10]

We can't afford ****.

What positions does he play? How old is he?

He plays forward a very great player with good skills. he is 27 years old.

He was the top league scorer two seasons ago.

[ACBerb]

Intertoto Cup for a spot in the UEFA cup.
Can Hetha beat most of these teams and win this thing by making the top two? If they can they get a pass to play in Europe.
--------------------- First leg - Second leg
Marseille ------- Dnipro 15/07 » 22/07 »
Grasshoppers - AA Gent 15/07 » 22/07 »
Ried - Tiraspol --------- 15/07 » 22/07 »
Auxerre - Farul -------- 15/07 » 22/07 »
Kalmar - Twente ------- 1-0 » 22/07 »
Newcastle - Lillestrøm -- 15/07 » 22/07 »
Villarreal - Maribor ------ 15/07 » 22/07 »
M. Petach-Tikva - Achnas 15/07 » 22/07 »
Larissa - Kayserispor ---- 15/07 » 22/07 »
OB - Hibernian ---------- 15/07 » 22/07 »
Hertha - Moskva -------- 16/07 » 22/07 »

First-leg home team shown first.

[Schwalker]

Villarreal - Maribor

Hehe, lucky Maribor..;)

[Switchblade]

A goal in each half from Marko Pantelić and Yıldıray Baştürk took Hertha BSC Berlin through to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup at FC Moskva's expense. The two sides had played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their UEFA Intertoto Cup third-round tie last week, so Moskva advanced 2-0 on aggregate.

Hertha press
Moskva coach Leonid Slutski started with his regular striking pair Hector Bracamonte and Dmitri Kirichenko on the bench and it was Hertha who seized the initiative. Despite being without the influential Marcelinho, they created a number of chances early on and Ellery Cairo, Andreas Neuendorf and Dick van Burik all shot wide from good positions. The hosts struggled to settle into the match and had their first and only shot before the break on 17 minutes. Striker Dmitri Golubov attempted a volley off Petr Bystrov's cross, but missed the target.

Pantelić scores
Hertha went ahead on 25 minutes, Cairo crossing from the right to Pantelić who chested the ball down before releasing a powerful drive from 11 metres. With Moskva now needing to score twice to advance, Kirichenko, Bracamonte and Sergei Semak were all introduced after the break and the Russian club did manage to create a number of scoring chances. First Roman Adamov narrowly failed to connect to Damian Gorawski's low cross then Kirichenko headed over. Hertha hung on then made sure of victory in the final minute when Baştürk struck on the break.

[The Biff]

Hertha BSC Berlin are to sign Christian Giménez from fellow UEFA Cup hopefuls Olympique de Marseille.

Loan deal
The Argentinian forward, 31, will move to the Bundesliga club on a one-year loan with the option of a permanent transfer. Giménez has already passed a medical in the German capital, bringing to an end a one-season stay in the south of France, where he scored on his debut last August but then failed to register in his next 20 league games. He had previously spent four successful campaigns at FC Basel 1893, with an overall record of 93 goals in 123 Swiss top-flight matches.

Should be a real treat for Hertha if Gimenez finds the form he had at Basel. The club needs a forward especially after losing Marcelinho.

[The Biff]

http://www.herthashop.de/$WS/hertha-bsc/websale6_shop-hertha-bsc/produkte/medien/bilder/normal/860500_gr.jpg

The new kit from Nike seems to be causing quite a stir with Hertha fans. Most prominently, the "change" of the emblem, from the flag to the eagle.

From herthabsc.de: "To make things perfectly clear, the club never intended to replace the club logo with the flag with the eagle logo. The eagle logo has been chosen to pay tribute to the Hertha side which won the German League title in 1930 and 1931. The shirts worn by those teams had an eagle emblem on them. The year 2006 is featured under the eagle on the new shirt badge, as a tribute to the 2006 World Cup; the final was played in the Olympic stadium in Berlin, home of Hertha."

[Miki_]

Hertha beats 1.FC Nürnberg 2-1.Marko Pantelic with 2 goals he know has 7 and is the top scorer in the Bundesliga.He angers me at times with some of the sitteres he misses but he is an amazing player.He know how to find chances just sometimes has a hard time finishing them.

[TheNameOfTheG..]

Chelsea is interested for Šimunić.

[Gijsbert]

Hello, I would like to query about Dennis Cagara. How is he doing? Does he have a chance in the first team after recovery?

Would appreciate a reply from anyone. Cheers :cheers

[The Biff]

According to Sky Sports, Norwegian Kjetil Rekdal has been linked with Hertha coaching spot. He did well in Norway, coaching Vålerenga to the Tippeliga title in 2005. Right now, he's coaching in Belgium.

Thoughts?

[Schwalker]

If this Kjetil Rekdal is willing to commit himself to a club that is commited to disappointing its fans, having constant financial worries and is generaly regarded as going nowhere anytime soon...Good luck to him!

[The Biff]

Sturh-Ellegaard has shingles? Who gets them anymore?! Christian Fiedler's committment has to be commended though. He played with a broken face. Brilliant.

[Mertesacker]

Hello, I would like to query about Dennis Cagara. How is he doing? Does he have a chance in the first team after recovery?

Would appreciate a reply from anyone. Cheers :cheers


Well, there's a Cagara threiad on the official Hertha message board and they don't seem too impressed and pretty much think he won't make it.

[The Southern Dandy]

Update: Hertha underachieves for another season. Status quo is maintained.

[The Southern Dandy]

Alright, let's update:

Lucien Favre is the new Hertha coach. Basturk has left on a free transfer, good luck to him at Stuttgart. Dejagah left to Wolfsburg as well. Drobny has been signed from Bochum.

I will try and keep this regularly updated for the new season.

[Schwalker]

Alright, let's update:

Lucien Favre is the new Hertha coach. Basturk has left on a free transfer, good luck to him at Stuttgart. Dejagah left to Wolfsburg as well. Drobny has been signed from Bochum.

I will try and keep this regularly updated for the new season.


New coach: Lucien Favre
New playmaker: Looks to be Alex of Fenerbahce
New goalie: Jaroslav Drobny
New investors that might things better financially or even worse...
10th place in 2006/2007 Bundesliga
About the same youngsters...

Things could be worse eh?

[The Southern Dandy]

New coach: Lucien Favre
New playmaker: Looks to be Alex of Fenerbahce
New goalie: Jaroslav Drobny
New investors that might things better financially or even worse...
10th place in 2006/2007 Bundesliga
About the same youngsters...

Things could be worse eh?

Yea, they could be. Dejagah is a very overrated play IMO so losing him isn't that big of a deal. Basturk felt he had to move on so all the more power to him. He deserves a title and if he can get it at Stuttgart, then all the best. The Alex rumour I don't know about because I feel we should simply rely on our youth for right now, give them experience.

Also, where did you hear about the new investors?

I really love the idea of Favre as our coach because I think he brings the right attitude and approach that Hertha needs.

[Schwalker]

Yea, they could be. Dejagah is a very overrated play IMO so losing him isn't that big of a deal. Basturk felt he had to move on so all the more power to him. He deserves a title and if he can get it at Stuttgart, then all the best. The Alex rumour I don't know about because I feel we should simply rely on our youth for right now, give them experience.

Also, where did you hear about the new investors?

I really love the idea of Favre as our coach because I think he brings the right attitude and approach that Hertha needs.


It was in the media about two month ago...

BERLIN (AFP) - German club Hertha Berlin are set for a multi-million-euro cash injection a report said Wednesday.

A Hertha board meeting on Monday revealed a group of Berlin investors are ready to pump 25 million euros into the club to allow the mid-table Bundesliga side to clear debts and splash out on the transfer market.

The Berliner Morgenpost reports the club want to halve their 46-million-euro debt by 2010 and the board of directors have approved the proposed investment which could also strengthen the squad.

[The Southern Dandy]

It really wouldn't halve our debts. Sure, we wouldn't owe the banks anymore, but now we'd be owing these investors.

[Schwalker]

It really wouldn't halve our debts. Sure, we wouldn't owe the banks anymore, but now we'd be owing these investors.

That´s why I said it might make things even worse financially...

BUT...Is there one club in Germany that really have been underfunded and have the potential to benefit from outside investments it´s Hertha.
For years..decades even, everyone have been lamenting the way Berlin have been neglecting their major club.
It´s still a mystery that Germanys biggest city haven´t been able to provide Hertha with enough sponsor money to become a serious contender in the league..to me at least.

[The Southern Dandy]

Because soccer for decades has been ignored in Berlin and looked down upon. More than any other city. There was actually an attitude about the game here that was completely different than that of people the Ruhrpott, or Hamburg or Munich.

[The Biff]

I just read that Lehmann snubbed Hertha because the standard is too low. The 37 year old, incompetent Lehmann said that. I peed a little when I read that.

[The Southern Dandy]

**** him. I'd rather have players who have somethign prove rather than Lehmann who thinks he's better than he actually is.

[The Biff]

Not a lot of transfer news coming out of Berlin. They've got a new coach and losing players...is there anything in the youth system? Granted, it's only the beginning of July...but come on!

[Schwalker]

Not a lot of transfer news coming out of Berlin. They've got a new coach and losing players...is there anything in the youth system? Granted, it's only the beginning of July...but come on!

Hertha got a great academy, it´s the grown ups that are the problem..;)

[The Southern Dandy]

04.12.2007

Favre in der Fußball-Hölle
B.Z.

Wenn der Fußball zur Hölle wird...


Von CARSTEN PRIEFER

Belgrad - Furchtbare Szenen in Serbiens 1. Liga. Bei der Partie Roter Stern Belgrad gegen Hajduk Kula (10.000 Zuschauer) kommt es am Sonntag zu dramatischen Auseinandersetzungen. Belgrad-Hooligans gehen in der Pause mit bengalischen Fackeln auf einen Zivil-Polizisten los. Die Flammen treffen seinen Rücken. Der Beamte muss ins Krankenhaus. Drei Hooligans werden festgenommen.


Die Fußball-Hölle im Belgrader Marakana-Stadion. Zwei Herthaner sind Augenzeugen der Gewalt-Orgie: Trainer Lucien Favre und Chefscout Rudi Wojtowicz erleben die unfassbaren Szenen direkt von der Tribüne.


Favre: "Ich saß zum Glück auf der Haupttribüne gegenüber. Es fing alles mit Knallkörpern an. Dann hat die Polizei eingegriffen." Wojtowicz: "Rauchbomben, Schlägereien und Knallkörper waren zu sehen. Das sind Zustände wie in Italien. Unfassbar."


Nach der Attacke mit bengalischen Fackeln schleudern die Hooligans herausgerissenen Sitzschalen auf den Polizisten. Ihm gelingt die Flucht. Die Hooligans wüten weiter. Der Beamte wehrt sich mit Warnschüssen. Eine starke Polizeieinheit befreit den Kollegen aus dem Block. Der Polizist wird sofort in ein Militärkrankenhaus gebracht.


Favre: "Ich hatte keine Angst, weil wir sehr weit weg waren. Aber wie schnell ist man mittendrin? So etwas gehört in kein Stadion der Welt."


Michael Preetz kennt die furchtbaren Szenen. Bei Beobachtungen vor der Verpflichtung von Marko Pantelic wäre Herthas Leiter der Lizenzspielerabteilung beinahe selbst Opfer von Ausschreitungen geworden.


Preetz: "Plötzlich gab es eine Schlägerei. Ich war mittendrin in dieser Menschenmasse. Da wird einem mulmig, man bekommt es mit der Angst zu tun."

[The Southern Dandy]

04.12.2007

Mehr Geld, weniger Training
Bild


Von ROBERTO LAMPRECHT



Gilberto: Hertha sauer über seine Forderung


Berlin - Das ist wohl der Traum aller Menschen: Weniger arbeiten und mehr verdienen...


Brasiliens Nationalspieler Gilberto (31) sorgt jetzt mit diesem Wunsch für mächtig Wirbel bei Hertha BSC! Er will in Zukunft mehr Geld bei weniger Training. Das macht die Klub-Bosse sauer...


Die Fakten: Vor vier Wochen lehnte Gilberto (bisher 1,6 Mio/Jahr) - dessen Vertrag im Sommer endet - das Angebot der Berliner ab. Eine seiner Gegenforderungen: Über 2 Mio!


Am Sonntag giftete Gilberto sogar Trainer Lucien Favre (50) an: "Mein Körper ist kaputt. Ich habe dem Trainer schon vor ein bis zwei Monaten gesagt, dass ich mehr Pausen nach Länderspielen brauche. In Brasilien verstehen sie das, bei Hertha ist nichts passiert. Ich muss unbedingt mit Favre sprechen, so geht das nicht."


Wie reagiert Hertha?


Manager Dieter Hoeneß (54) gestern: "Ich will öffentlich dazu nichts sagen. Ich spreche nur mit Gilberto und seinem Berater." Der wird in dieser Woche erwartet. Und dann geht es rund!


Denn die Berliner sind vom neuen öffentlichen Vorstoß des sonst so ruhigen Brasilianers und seiner einseitigen Gleichung irritiert! Herthas Bosse schweigen (noch), aber intern sind sie über Gilbertos Forderungen wütend.


Der Vorwurf: Gilberto fehlt dem Verein oft durch Länderspiele (Copa America 2007, Quali für WM 2010) - wird aber nur von Hertha bezahlt. Und will in Berlin die Extra-Pausen. Die haben aber andere Brasilianer wie Diego (Werder) oder Lucio (Bayern), die noch zusätzlich in der Champions League und Uefa-Cup spielen, auch nicht.


Und: Gilberto fordert neben seinem letzten Traumvertrag vor dem Karriere-Ende noch mehr. Er wünscht sich noch erfahrene Verstärkungen, damit Hertha konkurrenzfähiger ist.

Meint er das alles ernst oder will er nur seinen Abgang provozieren?


Zuletzt hatte ja Benfica Lissabon Interesse bekundet, den Brasilianer im Winter für zwei Millionen Euro zu holen.
Gilberto: "Ich bin Profi, erfülle meinen Vertrag bis 2008. Was dann kommt, müssen mein Berater und ich mit Manager Hoeneß besprechen."


Bald ist zwar Weihnachten. Aber der Wunsch nach mehr Geld für weniger Arbeit hat sich bisher bei den wenigsten erfüllt ...

[The Southern Dandy]

04.12.2007

Hertha wünscht mehr Unterstützung
Berliner Morgenpost


Und die Fans wünschen sich besseren Fußball. Seit Jahren stagnieren in Berlin die Zuschauerzahlen



Von Uwe Bremer und Steffen Lüdeke





Berlin - Gegen Leverkusen waren es 40.527 Zuschauer, gegen Hannover 34.213, gegen Bochum 34.580, die ihren Weg zu den Heimspielen von Hertha BSC ins Olympiastadion gefunden hatten. Mag die Fußball-Bundesliga in anderen Arenen boomen, in Berlin stagniert der Zuschauerschnitt seit Jahren bei rund 44.000 Fans.


So klaffen im WM-Finalstadion (74.220 Plätze) häufig erhebliche Lücken auf den Rängen. Herthas Torjäger Marko Pantelic beschrieb die Auswirkungen auf die Spieler: "Ich verstehe das nicht. Gegen Leverkusen, die attraktiv spielen, müssten 75.000 kommen. Es war nur halb voll, dann ist die Stimmung deprimierend."


Nicht nur für die Profis auf dem Platz, die sich über phonstarke Unterstützung von draußen freuen würden. Auch die, die ihren Eintritt bezahlt hatten, waren ob der 0:3-Pleite genervt. So gab es Sprechchöre wie "Wir ha'm die Schnauze voll". Zu Unrecht, findet Lutz Bartels, Präsident des Fanclub Berlin: "Die Spieler geben alles, aber es reicht halt nicht zu mehr." Er sieht das Problem vor allem im sportlichen Abschneiden. Hertha hat die vergangene Serie auf Platz zehn beendet, aktuell ist das Team Tabellen-Neunter.


Bartels: "Berlin ist die Hauptstadt. Der Berliner erwartet in allen Dingen, dass er vorne dabei ist. Deswegen ist Mittelmaß hier nur sehr schwer darstellbar."


An der Freien Universität beschäftigt man sich mit dem Thema. So gibt es am Institut für Soziologie ein Fanforschungs-Projekt. Mike Schäfer, Mitarbeiter des Instituts, sagt: "Es gibt vier Kriterien, um Fans zu binden: Lokalität, Historie, Attraktivität und Kontinuität." Bei der Lokalität, der Ortsnähe zum Klub, sei Hertha in Berlin so gut aufgestellt "wie kein anderer Bundesligist. Ein von der Personenzahl größeres Einzugsgebiet hat kein anderes Team." Die Historie ist weniger ruhmreich, die letzte Meisterschaft datiert von 1931. Schäfer: "In der Phase der Sozialisation, wo Kinder und Jugendliche, die heute Fans sein könnten, zu Hertha hätten gebracht werden können, ist der Verein in der Zweiten Liga vor sich hingedümpelt."


Attraktivität meint aktuellen Erfolg. Der ist für den harten Kern der echten Fans nicht entscheidend. "Aber für eine große Anzahl an Menschen, die am Verein interessiert sind. Da steht Hertha nicht schlecht da. Man ist seit Jahren in der ersten Liga, aber eben nicht ganz oben", so Schäfer.


Ein weiteres Manko trifft Hertha wie andere Klubs. Fan Alexander Vogel (32), Werbekaufmann aus Kreuzberg: "Ich finde, dass es Hertha an Typen fehlt. An Spielern, mit denen man sich identifizieren kann." Seit Michael Preetz (Karriereende 2003) und Marcelinho (mittlerweile VfL Wolfsburg) hat es in Berlin keinen Publikumsliebling mehr gegeben.


Der Klub arbeitet seit Jahren daran, den Stadionbesuch attraktiver zu machen. Ticketing und Service wurden verbessert. Mit zum Teil kuriosen Folgen: Wurden Ende der 90er Jahre am Spieltag noch 16.000 Tickets verkauft, gingen gegen Leverkusen an der Tageskasse nur 1.400 Karten weg. Das spricht für eine gute Organisation im Vorfeld. Gleichwohl blieben 34.000 Plätze frei.


Ingo Schiller, der für Finanzen zuständige Geschäftsführer bei Hertha BSC: "Es ist für uns eine tägliche Herausforderung, potenzielle Zuschauer von einem Heimspiel-Besuch zu überzeugen." Jammern gilt nicht. Es gibt Faktoren, an denen nichts zu ändern ist. Bei 74.220 Plätzen im Olympiastadion ist Bundesliga-Fußball kein knappes Gut. Anders als in anderen Städten kann in Berlin jeder Interessent an fast jedem Spieltag sich kurzfristig entscheiden. Dass das Stadion nicht den Eventcharakter bietet wie die Arenen in Dortmund, Hamburg oder München, hat sich ebenfalls herumgesprochen.



Das nächste Hertha-Heimspiel gegen den FC Bayern am 15. Dezember wird wohl ausverkauft sein. Ein Blick auf das Zuschauer-Aufkommen 2007 zeigt: Die Berliner kommen, wenn sie es interessant finden. Schiller: "Im Moment wird das Spiel nach dem Gegner ausgesucht. Wir wollen dahin, dass die Zuschauer vor allem wegen Hertha ins Stadion kommen." Der kürzeste Weg, um dauerhaft Leute zu locken, ist leichter formuliert als umgesetzt: sportlicher Erfolg.

[The Southern Dandy]

Also, Ebert is out for four weeks...

Berlin - Herthas Youngster Patrick Ebert hat sich beim Spiel gegen Bayer Leverkusen am Knie verletzt. Kurz vor der Pause zog sich der Flügelflitzer einen Außenbandanriss zu und fällt für etwa vier Wochen aus.

[Celticrugby]

Wait. Your coach is Farve?

Dear god, looks like I won't be rooting for you guys anymore.

It's ok though, as Gol has played like 1 Hertha game all season. :(

[Schwalker]

Some money coming Herthas way though...


Hertha BSC und das bange Warten auf den 25-Millionen-Scheck

Noch im Januar soll grünes Licht aus Frankreich kommen ? und damit auch Raffael und Co. zu den Blau-Weißen


Berlin - Neues Jahr, neues Glück ? und für Hertha auch neues Geld? Der Deal über 25 Millionen Euro mit Vermarkter Sportfive lässt auf große Einkaufstour hoffen. Noch aber hat Hertha den dicken Scheck nicht in der Hand.

Banges Warten ist seit Neujahr angesagt! Denn am 1. Januar öffnete die Transferliste. Aber die wird am 31. Januar auch wieder geschlossen. Viel Zeit bleibt also nicht! Aber dass der blau-weiße Kader dringend Verstärkungen braucht, hat die Hinrunde leider fast schon zu deutlich gezeigt.
Offiziell wollen Herthas Bosse die Verhandlungen mit Sportfive nicht kommentieren. Dass der Deal in die Öffentlichkeit kam, ist Manager Dieter Hoeneß & Co. so schon unangenehm genug. Denn bei Sportfive wird großer Wert auf Vertrauen und Stillschweigen gelegt. Viel wichtiger: Sportfive entscheidet über diesen Deal nicht allein.
Die entscheidenden Unterschriften kommen aus Frankreich. Der Hamburger Sportrechtevermarkter gehört zur milliardenschweren französischen Unternehmensgruppe Lagardere.
Wenn aus Frankreich wie erhofft noch in der ersten Januar-Hälfte grünes Licht kommt, werden mit 16 bis 17 Millionen Euro Schulden getilgt. Acht bis neun Millionen Euro stehen dann für personelle Verstärkungen bereit.
Neben den 4,5 Millionen Euro für Raffael wären also noch mindestens zwei weitere neue Spieler drin. Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos) als Rechtsverteidiger und der Serbe Ljubomir Fejsa (spielt bei Hajduk Kula abwechselnd im linken und rechten Mittelfeld) würden Hertha in der Rückrunde schon helfen.

Berliner Kurier, 02.01.2008

[The Southern Dandy]

Who the hell is Raffael? Is he another Brazilian? God no.

I've heard we were scouting heavily in Serbia/Croatia/Greece so I'm not surprised about that those players mentioned.

[Schwalker]

Who the hell is Raffael? Is he another Brazilian? God no.

I've heard we were scouting heavily in Serbia/Croatia/Greece so I'm not surprised about that those players mentioned.


Of course he is Brazilian... :D

[The Southern Dandy]

Of course he is Brazilian... :D

Yea, apparently a player who played for Favre at Zurich. Ugh.

I really want us to stop this whole Brazilian thing we have going on here. Gilberto was the last decent one to come to us.

[The Biff]

The whole hep world thinks Brazilians are the quick fix.

[Schwalker]

Raffael-Wechsel zu Hertha perfekt
Der brasilianische Offensivspieler Raffael (22) wechselt wie erwartet vom FC Zürich zu Hertha BSC Berlin in die deutsche Bundesliga. Die beiden Klubs konnten sich auf den Transfer einigen. Über die Modalitäten wurde Stillschweigen vereinbart.

[The Southern Dandy]

Raffael-Wechsel zu Hertha perfekt
Der brasilianische Offensivspieler Raffael (22) wechselt wie erwartet vom FC Zürich zu Hertha BSC Berlin in die deutsche Bundesliga. Die beiden Klubs konnten sich auf den Transfer einigen. Über die Modalitäten wurde Stillschweigen vereinbart.

If we paid more than 1.5 million Euros for him, I will honestly go strangle Hoeness myself.

[iowaplasticpaddy]

4.5 mil accoridng to transfermarkt, but their fee projections are usually pretty far off

[Schwalker]

4.5 mil accoridng to transfermarkt, but their fee projections are usually pretty far off

More than we paid for Rakitic?...Never!!! :laugh

[The Southern Dandy]

4.5 Million Adka:lfjakl:fja:lfkjasdfksdjfsdklfjsdlkf

The ****

[Schwalker]

:lfjakl

[Gerry_BMG]

hmmm, if thats true its quite a risk. 3,5m for Lima and now him. For Hoeness' sake they both shouldnt flop.

I guess this deal is done then?

http://www.morgenpost.de/content/2007/12/31/sport/939351.html

[The Southern Dandy]

Favre never wanted Lima either. Hoeness was the one who wanted him. I honestly don't think he should have any say behind who we bring in. He's not the manager.

Favre was REALLY REALLY against bringing Lima over.

[The Southern Dandy]

So, it was 4.5 million Euros for a player who's had one decent season in the Swiss League. Hoeness is a ******* joke. This club is a ******* joke. No wonder we're in debt.

4.5 million Euros would have gotten us a more respectable player with less risk.

Also, we're selling Christian Muller to Cottbus. Instead, of you know, playing him in our midfield instead of lackluster Mineiro and half-assed Gilberto.

Honestly, **** this club sometimes.

[Timonator]

that sucks Dandy.
Christian Müller to Cottbus...i always thought he was a decent talent but injury hit him hard, still he should've been given a real chance.

Whats with all the other young guns? A few years ago, Hertha's youth academy was called "the best" in Germany. Instead of buying loads of unknown player for some millions, the club should give youth a chance. It'll pay off sometime, is cheaper and this way all the effort/money the youth academy put into young player wouldnt be for nothing.

[The Southern Dandy]

On the bright side of things, our bumbling around and idiotic attempts at assembling a decent football team has now resulted Cottbus signing their first German player ever. ;)

[Gerry_BMG]

lol, Cottbus for BL-champ for this signing... anyway... if I was Hertha fan I would really be pissed how all the talents were "wasted for cheap". I doubt it is because of the character of the players really - for me this was just media-hype against them because it sold good and fitted the stereotype

[Timonator]

according to Bild, Gilberto will join Tottenham.

[The Southern Dandy]

4.5 million Euros in the bank for us. Now, to fight off relegation.

[Schwalker]

4.5 million Euros in the bank for us. Now, to fight off relegation.

Relegation is no longer an issue...:cool

Hertha have stabilized and there is no reason why they shouldn´t be able to advance in the table.

[Schwalker]

Whaddaya know...Herthas finances are getting better!!!

Bei der Versammlung konnten den Mitgliedern auch positive Zahlen präsentiert werden. Der Tabellenzehnte der abgelaufenen Saison, der dank des Gewinns der Fair-Play-Wertung die UEFA-Cup-Qualifikation erreichte, wird für das Geschäftsjahr vom 1. Juli 2007 bis 30. Juni 2008 einen Überschuss in Höhe von sechs Millionen Euro einfahren und die Verbindlichkeiten um 16,8 Millionen auf 30 Millionen Euro senken.

"Wir haben wirtschaftlich ein außerordentlich gutes Ergebnis erzielt", so Hertha-Manager Dieter Hoeneß. Der hohe Gewinn sei vor allem mit Transfererlösen, die Reduzierung des Schuldenbergs mit der vorzeitigen Vertragsverlängerung mit Vermarkter Sportfive bis 2018 zu erklären. Zudem gab Hoeneß bekannt, dass der seit 1999 bestehende Vertrag mit Ausrüster Nike "per Handschlagvereinbarung" um sechs weitere Jahre bis 2015 verlängert wurde.

In der kommenden Saison will Hertha erneut die internationalen Plätze angreifen. Die Berliner planen mit dem Rekordetat in Höhe von 71,1 Millionen Euro. "Ich vergesse unser Hauptziel nicht, irgendwann um den Titel mitzuspielen. Aber in der nächsten Saison wollen wir um einen UEFA-Cup-Platz kämpfen", sagte Trainer Lucien Favre.

[The Southern Dandy]

Hertha thrash Nistru Otaci 8-1

Hertha certainly had their scoring boots on on Thursday evening, as they beat FC Nistru Otaci 8-1, in a UEFA Cup first round first leg qualifier, in front of 12,373 at the Jahn Sport Park stadium in Berlin. It was the highest ever score in Hertha's UEFA Cup history.




The home side put the visitors under pressure from the off, allowing them hardly any space to operate in. That tactic forced the Moldovans into making mistakes. Hertha created their first good chance after 10 minutes, as Marko Pantelic tested keeper Pyliunga with a shot. The Serb striker threatened again three minutes later as he blasted over, following a mistake by Shola Adewum.





Hertha open the floodgates
For Pantelic it was a case of third time lucky, as he easily opened the scoring from close range on 15 minutes, after being played in by a header from his strike partner Lukasz Piszczek. The Bundesliga side maintained the pressure on the 2005 Moldova Cup winners and were soon to be rewarded. Superb approach work saw Pantelic set up Raffael for the second Berlin goal (23.) from 10 metres out.




Cruise control
Hertha turned on the style and on 34 minutes Pal Dardai blasted the ball onto a post, Piszczek slid the ball home into an empty goal. Then it was the turn of Pantelic again, who scored from close range after the keeper could only partially parry an effort by Gojko Kacar. 4-0 to Hertha! The capital city side were still hungry for goals and that hunger was fed three minutes before the break as Sofian Chahed fed Piszczek, who had no trouble in scoring his second, and Hertha's fifth goal. Hertha led 5-0 at halftime.





Piszczek brace
After the break, Nistru Otaci closed down Hertha better, which prevented them from scoring as freely as they had done during the opening half, but not for long! Before new signing Marc Stein made it 6-0, second half substitute Valeri Domovchiyski had missed two scoring opportunities from promising positions. On 71 minutes, 17 year old substitute Shervin Radjabali-Fardi had only been on the pitch for a few seconds as he watched Raffael score Hertha's 7th goal from point-blank range.





Hertha turned out to be polite hosts, allowing Andrei Tcaciuc to pull a goal back for the visitors (77.). Only three minutes later, Lukasz Piszczek scored his third goal to make the final score 8-1 to Hertha.





Hertha can now look to the second leg in the Moldovan capital Chisinau with peace of mind. That game will be played on July 31st 2008.







Match details:




Hertha: Drobny - Chahed (71. Radjabali-Fardi), Kaka, von Bergen, Stein - Dardai, Kacar (67. Lustenberger), Piszczek, Ebert - Raffael, Pantelic (46. Domovchyiski)





Goals: 1-0 Pantelic (15.), 2-0 Raffael (23.), 3-0 Piszczek (33.), 4-0 Pantelic (38.), 5-0 Piszczek (42.), 6-0 Stein (68.), 7-0 Raffael (71.), 7-1 Tcaciuc (77.), 8-1 Piszczek (80.)





Attendance: 12,373



So, our European journey is underway.

[Schwalker]

Nistru Otaci....Where the heck do they come from?

[iowaplasticpaddy]

Nistru Otaci....Where the heck do they come from?Maldova :s

[Mertesacker]

Decent stream for the Liverpool game:
http://de.justin.tv/footy_1

More fans in the stadium than for most Bundesliga games.

[The Southern Dandy]

Yea, it pisses me off, but c'est la vie.

[Celticrugby]

Awesome, I'll tune in for the last 15 minutes.

[VanDerVaart]

Fck Liverpool almost got fvcked! Why didn't it go in? :(

[Mertesacker]

Riedel in for Hertha, never heard of some of these young Berliners.

[iowaplasticpaddy]

51.641
:s

[Celticrugby]

"Liverpool have made them look ordinary".

Obviously by not beating a team who is playing youngsters. :s

[The Southern Dandy]

LOL. Liverpool made us look ordinary.

Like we're Chelsea or something.

[iowaplasticpaddy]

"Liverpool have made them look ordinary".

Obviously by not beating a team who is playing youngsters. :s"This (Hertha) is a good team too"
So this guy's a comedian too?:s

[Mertesacker]

Hertha is the epidome of ordinary. Lol.
Games like this are the reason I never go to friendlies.

[VanDerVaart]

0-0 Good result, fair for both teams.

[iowaplasticpaddy]

Hertha is the epidome of ordinary. Lol.
Games like this are the reason I never go to friendlies.That or hannover

[The Southern Dandy]

Everyone talking **** about Hertha can exit the thread now, thank you.

[Schwalker]

A draw against Liverpool is ok, innit?

As opposed to most others here I think Hertha might surprise us this season, Favre have had some time to get his act together and I wouldn´t be surprised if a Uefa spot is in reach.

[The Southern Dandy]

We will win the league this season, no doubt. :drinkbeer

[Schwalker]

We will win the league this season, no doubt. :drinkbeer

That´s the spirit...:laugh

[Mertesacker]

That or hannover

Agreed.

[Celticrugby]

'Tunisian Maradona' concludes Hertha move

Hertha BSC Berlin have signed Tunisian international Amine Chermiti, agreeing terms that will keep the forward in the German capital until 2012.

'Difficult negotiations'
The 20-year-old – touted as the Tunisian Diego Maradona – was initially to join the UEFA Cup contenders on a two-year loan from Etoile Sportive du Sahel with the option of a further two-year contract.

But Hertha moved quickly to make the move permanent following the payment of an undisclosed fee. "We are first and foremost pleased that some difficult negotiations over several months have come to a successful end," said Hertha general manager Dieter Hoeness. "As a footballer, it has always been clear that he fits our requirements and is the right player for us."

UEFA Cup progress
Chermiti has scored one goal in 12 appearances for Tunisia, and also struck six times in 26 league games for Etoile Sportive last season. "I know the coach and many of the players," he said of Hertha. "I will work hard and want to achieve a good finish with Hertha in the Bundesliga."

Having entered the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play competition, Hertha beat FC Nistru Otaci 8-1 on aggregate to earn a second qualifying round tie against NK IB Ljubljana, which kicks off in Slovenia next Thursday.

[VanDerVaart]

Hertha beat some team 2-0 in their first leg for UEFA spot.

[VanDerVaart]

Hertha win 2-0. Where is Dandy..

[iowaplasticpaddy]

Hertha win 2-0. Where is Dandy..long gone already

[Schwalker]

long gone already

He lurks around though...I´ve seen him listed on threads just two days ago.

Own up Dandy...:cool

[The Southern Dandy]

This team is full of fags.

[Schwalker]

This team is full of fags.

Haha, welcome back Dandy..Missed you in a non fag way :laugh

[The Southern Dandy]

These fags will still win the league, however.

[Dougie_LFC]

St Patricks 0-0 Hertha

Great result for St Pats!

[The Southern Dandy]

You can have Voronin back.

[The Southern Dandy]

This is the first time I've ever actually felt hopeful about this club in a very, very long time (several years). Today wasn't a victory, but we still drew with a good club.

[VanDerVaart]

I can't believe they are doing so well this season. Lucky maybe in some matches, but you need luck sometimes. What a start so far.

[The Southern Dandy]

After our Bremen debacle, we tied 0-0 in Ukraine, so now we're sitting with 2 points in our UEFA group, 1 point ahead of SL LAMEfica.

[VanDerVaart]

Hertha win again vs Schalke. Is this the same team as last season, this is unbelievable.