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Hertha lose again – now in 17th place and almost ready for relegation…again /- Berlin in 4-1 home defeat to Wolfsburg – by Filip van der Plas

Sunday, April 1st, 2012
Berlin Olympic Stadium - foto from Wikipedia by Chrisgj6

Hertha needs to start filling its stadium – the Olympic Stadium of Berlin. It is one of the largest football stadiums in Germany where the World Cup final was held in 2006 and can seat up to 75,000 football fans.
Yes they are back to their old ways – losing ways.
Hertha Berlin failed to repeat their great 3-1 away wins at Mainz last [...] Continue Reading…

Hertha Berlin deservedly beat Mainz 1-3 – first away win since Oct/2011 – Berlin’s first away goal in 2012 scored by Änis Ben-Hatira – by Filip van der Plas

Monday, March 26th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

 

Ben-Hatira , with Tunisian parents, was born in Berlin in 1988 and started his football career playing for local youth clubs eventually ending up at Hertha BSC.

Otto Rehhagel presented a different team which lost to Bayern Munich last week in a painful 0-6 drubbing.

Brought into the team was Ben-Hatira, Lell moved from midfield to right back to replace and Kobiashvili was deposited [...] Continue Reading…

Rehhagel and Hertha Berlin fall on the wrong side of Robben, Gomez and Müller & Co. losing 0-6 to Bayern München- by Filip van der Plas

Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

Bayern München ‘cleaned the clock’ of sinking-quickly Hertha Berlin in the German capital yesterday evening, out-playing the Berliners in all aspects of the game winning 0-6.

This after earlier in the last week having won 7-1 against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga last weekend and then winning 7-0 against Swiss Basel FC in the Champions league in the middle of the week.

Hertha Berlin, seemingly [...] Continue Reading…

FC Union Berlin -verdient mehr als 1Milllon im Mittelfeld – Der 1.FC und seine Sponsorenverträge – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Mr J Meyer

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Herthas kleiner Bruder, der erste Fußball-Club Union, hat durch Sponsorenverträge für 2012/2013 insgesamt 1,1Million Euro mehr als im Vorjahr in der Haushaltskasse – 5,4  gegenüber 4,3 Million, – ziemlich klasse!. Im Gegensatz zur The-winner-takes-it-all-Formel geht für den Hauptstadt-Zweitligisten die Rechnung mit jedem erklommenen Tabellenplatz auf – so baut Präsident Ziegler Stein um Stein ein solides Eigenheim für den Verein – im übertragnen [...] Continue Reading…

9th International Football Film Festival begins today in Berlin, 9-13 March – Cinema Babylon Berlin:Mitte

Friday, March 9th, 2012

This leading football film festival will kick off this evening March 9th with “We are the Champions”, the legendary German goalkeeper and Coach Sepp Maier’s video diary of the 1990 World Cup – with never before screened images from inside the World Cup winning squad.

The film Polish director Kornel Migluss movie, ‘The Frankfurt Water Fight/ Wasserschlacht von Frankfurt’ will also [...] Continue Reading…

Rehhagel and Hertha book important first win – beat Werder Bremen 1-0 ‘- by Filip van der Plas

Sunday, March 4th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

Hertha Berlin was able to celebrate just a little yesterday after their home win, and actually obtain some highly needed points – the first with newly appointed coach Otto Rehhagel.

The 3 points are the first from this year and hopefully will be the first of many such wins – or even ties will do – in order to avoid relegation again next [...] Continue Reading…

Coach of Hertha Berlin Otto Rehhagel – ‘We are not Barcelona – don’t try to play like Barcelona! ‘- by Filip van der Plas

Monday, February 27th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

Newly appointed Hertha coach Otto Rehhagel did not have an auspicious beginning in his new trainer’s job losing to lowly Augsburg, themselves candidates for relegation 3-0 on Saturday.

While giving due credit to FC Augsburg whom he said fought like lions, he made it clear that very basic tactical changes need to be made – it is clear that Hertha is not Barcelona [...] Continue Reading…

Coach’ Hertha-Berlin and Otto Rehhagel ‘New- agree to Manager position- by Filip van der Plas

Monday, February 20th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

Well we wrote on the last blog about HERTHA the following -

“If we can believe German media reports then Bulgarian coach Krasimir Balakov may become the next manager at Hertha Berlin -the Bulgarian is prominent amongst other names like Thomas Doll and Ralf Rangnick, and even former German star Lothar Matthäus.”

Hertha Berlin FC have announced that the experienced and respected [...] Continue Reading…

‘No-Coach’ Herhta-Berlin in news again for wrong reasons – by Filip van der Plas

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Hertha logo [Wikipedia]

If we can believe German media reports then Bulgarian coach Krasimir Balakov may become the next manager at Hertha Berlin -the Bulgarian is prominent amongst other names like Thomas Doll and Ralf Rangnick, and even former German star Lothar Matthäus.

Michael Skibbe’s very brief  7 week tenure as manager again added to the embarrassment of losing yet another manager within a [...] Continue Reading…

Bundesliga restarts after Winter pause – Bayern München & Hertha Berlin lose – Schalke 04 wins

Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Hertha logo [Wikipedia]

The Bundesliga Season opened after its winter pause with  a loss for league leaders Bayern and 11th place Hertha Berlin, and a win for Schalke today over Stutgart 3-1.
Hertha Berlin ran into an inspired Nuremberg – who in their 1000th Bundesliga match – won at home 2-0 against a seemingly lackluster  Hertha Berlin. This was not the start that new Hertha coach Michael Skibbe had [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin in 2012 – What we can expect and look forward to in the New Year – by contributor Mr Emil Hoogensteyn

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
EURO sign outside Frankfurt ECB office – foto from Wikipedia by Lars Aronsson

Euro crisis and Economic Debt Crisis Worldwide will dominate for Berliners
On January 1st exactly 10 years ago in 2002, the Euro was introduced as a common currency in 12 European countries and a decade later, the jury is still out on whether it will be considered a success or a failure – this year will be a definitive one for the [...] Continue Reading…

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