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Gioacchino Rossini
(29. 02. 1792 – 13. 11. 1868)
Komponist, Opern: “Der Barbier von Sevilla”/1816, “Wilhelm Tell”/1829 (Italien, 1792 – 1868).

February 29, 2008 at 8:39 am Leave a comment

Martin Taylor’s Tackle – A Peccadillo?

Plenty of reckless tackles have escaped censure this season and had the extent of Eduardo’s injury not been so obvious, perhaps this one would have, too. Referees are notoriously lenient in the early exchanges and had Eduardo limped around for a bit before hobbling off after 15 minutes, it is unlikely that Dean would have shown a red card.
(Martin Samuels in the Times)

February 27, 2008 at 11:37 am Leave a comment

Premier League Game 39 – No Chance?

According to Paul Kelso, Guardian, the Premier League was forced into a major climbdown over its plans for an international round of fixtures last night, cancelling a scheduled meeting with the Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, at 36 hours’ notice and effectively killing off the prospects of Game 39 proceeding in its current form. The league cancelled plans to meet Blatter today after intense negotiations between the chief executive Richard Scudamore and the Fifa general secretary, Jérôme Valcke, aimed at preventing the league being humiliated in Zurich.
A Premier League statement said:
“It is our considered view that we need to conduct further internal studies and consultation before seeking the advice of Fifa and the key confederations.”
The English Football Association FA has already distanced itself from the Premier League’s proposal of “Game 39” in order to preserve England’s chances of hosting the 2018 World Cup. The FA’s chairman, Lord Triesman, said there was a consensus in the game that in its current form Game 39 would not work.
Is there anybody who didn’t know that before?

February 27, 2008 at 11:31 am Leave a comment

Mein Jahr mit West Ham

Mein Jahr mit West Ham

My Year With West Ham
The second issue of the new Austrian football and sports magazine NULL ACHT is out now.
RAPIDHAMMER has joined the newspaper journalists and wrote an article titled “MY YEAR WITH WEST HAM” – “MEIN JAHR MIT WEST HAM” – as a starter for a regular column about British football, with the main emphasis on West Ham United of course.
Here you can read my article:

MEIN JAHR MIT WEST HAM
“Claret & Blue” – das sind heuer durchaus wieder Modefarben in der englischen Premier League. Aston Villa und West Ham United, die beide in der ausgefallenen Farbkombination “weinrot und blau” spielen, sind zwar keine Titelanwärter, können sich aber Hoffnungen auf die Qualifikation für einen europäischen Cupbewerb machen.
Dabei hatte sich West Ham-Manager Alan Curbishley zu Beginn der laufenden Spielzeit nur “eine solide Saison” gewünscht. Seit dem Wiederaufstieg 2005 – nach zwei Saisonen in der zweiten Liga – hat sich der Klub aus dem East End von London wahrlich wie auf der Hochschaubahn gefühlt.
In der Saison 2005-06 kam man – damals noch unter Manager Alan Pardew – bis ins FA Cup-Finale gegen Liverpool und musste sich nach einem packenden Spiel (3:3) erst im Elferschießen geschlagen geben.
Im Vorjahr dagegen lagen die “Hammers” nach der Übernahme des Klubs durch ein isländisches Konsortium, dem folgenden Trainerwechsel und rechtlichen Turbulenzen um die Spielberechtigung der Argentinier Carlos Tévez und Javier Mascherano die längste Zeit auf einem Abstiegsplatz. Besagter Carlos Tévez und Mark Noble, ein neunzehnjähriger Eigenbauspieler, inspirierten die Londoner aber zu einer fulminanten Aufholjagd, die in einem 1:0-Auswärtssieg gegen Manchester United und dem damit geschafften Klassenerhalt kulminierte.
Tévez wechselte im Sommer zu ManU, für ihn kamen unter anderem Craig Bellamy von Liverpool und Freddie Ljungberg von Arsenal zum Boleyn Ground, der Heimstätte von West Ham.
Dort ertönt vor jedem Spiel die traditionelle Hymne “Bubbles” über die Lust am Produzieren von Seifenblasen und Träumen – auch wenn sie immer wieder zerplatzen. Wenn vor Spielbeginn die 35.000 im regelmäßig ausverkauften Stadion mitsingen, kriegt man wirklich die Gänsehaut. Sportliche Höhepunkte am Upton Park, wie das Stadion in der multikulturellen Green Street nach der nahen U-Bahn-Station auch genannt wird, waren in dieser Saison bislang Siege gegen Manchester United (2:1) und Liverpool (1:0).
Eine “solide Saison” hat sich Manager Alan Curbishley gewünscht. Ob es noch mehr wird, hängt nicht zuletzt davon ab, ob das Verletzungspech, das dem Klub heuer an den Fersen klebt, abgeschüttelt werden kann. Eine Riesenfreude für die “supporters” der “Hammers” wäre es aber auch, wenn man sich heuer als drittbester Premier League-Klub in London etablieren könnte. Die Chance ist da, denn Rivale Tottenham liegt nach einem schwachen Saisonbeginn hinter den “Hammers”.

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February 20, 2008 at 11:09 am Leave a comment

They fly so high, nearly reach the sky …

I couldn’t watch the game yesterday afternoon. It was a situation as it could be described in Nick Hornby’s “Fever Pitch”. You’ve received visitors for a snack in the afternoon and there’s hardly a chance to get to know the result as you’ve got caught in the small-talk at the dining-table.
Eventually you’re able to absent yourself for some minutes. You drop out to the computer, type the BBC-sports-website, and get to know what???
The Hammers are 0-1 down and there are only 5 minutes left to play. But you can’t stay away for such a long time, can you?
Well, you drop back to the company of your guests and think about the faint possibilty of another Mark Noble penalty in the 93rd minute…
One and a half hour later you’re able to get a glimpse at the results of this Premier League round – just to find out that neither a penalty was awarded at the “JJB” nor Mark Noble has scored.
After Wednesday’s performance against Liverpool you had thought you were entitled to expect yet another away win at Wigan. But all that’s crossing your mind now are the lyrics of “Bubbles”: “They fly so high, nearly reach the sky, then like my dreams …”
You know, “they fade and die…”
Well, a win at Wigan – that couldn’t be, could it? Because it is after all West Ham we support. I suppose I should have known better.

February 3, 2008 at 9:40 pm Leave a comment

No Smoking In Africa

Strict rules in Baba Yara

Crazy name, crazy guy. Otto Pfister has come under fire in Ghana for smoking on the touchline during Cameroon’s 5-1 victory against Zambia on Saturday. The 70-year-old Cameroon coach has been warned that he was breaking the law at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi by a local health organisation who have urged him to stop setting a bad example.

“This negative behaviour must not be allowed to continue in Ghana,” the Abibimman Foundation said in a statement. “We are therefore calling on the local organising committee to draw the attention of coach Otto Pfister to his actions.”

The silver-haired German is so revered in Cameroon that his penchant for wearing trousers and shorts low around the waist started a new trend known as the “Otto Pfister”

February 1, 2008 at 11:23 pm Leave a comment

West Ham 1 Liverpool 0

Great game, great result – and all the other results of this Premier League round went in West Ham’s favor. A 6th place-finish is in West Ham’s reach, a fourth place would be a dream, but I think after last night’s win there’s really a good chance for qualifying for Europe. The players will be upbeat after their great performance, especially in the 1st half, and I hope for a good run now! What’s most important in my opinion is that last night’s game showed that there is confidence in the squad, and in football it’s all about confidence!

January 31, 2008 at 1:32 pm Leave a comment

FA Cup 5th Round: Man Utd vs Arsenal

West Ham aren’t competing for the FA Cup anymore after having lost the replay against Manchester City one and a half week ago. Only six Premier League clubs are still in the competion and it is sure that one of them will not reach the quarter finals as Man Utd and Arsenal have been drawn to meet in the 5th round. This round is going to be played 16/17 february.

The last minnow to reach an FA Cup Final was Millwall in 2004. They lost to Man Utd due to goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and van Nistelroy (2). This year has seen most of the Premier League sides already having crushed out of the Cup. I predict that we will see at least one or two clubs from a lower league in the semifinals – and maybe in the final, too!

FA Cup Fifth round:

Bristol Rovers v Southampton
Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield United v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v Barnsley
Manchester United v Arsenal
Preston North End v Portsmouth
Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion
Chelsea v Huddersfield

January 28, 2008 at 3:03 pm Leave a comment

Carling Cup Finale: Tottenham spielt gegen Chelsea

Während sich beim gestrigen Ligacup-Semifinale Chelsea (1:0 bei Everton) durchsetzte, verhinderte das unglaubliche 1:5 von Arsenal gegen Tottenham (Video) eine Wiederholung des letztjährigen Finales Chelsea gegen Arsenal. Da die “Gunners” sich daher diesmal nicht im Endspiel prügeln können (Bericht vom Finale 2007 siehe hier!), gab es schon Dienstag im Semi an der White Hart Lane Zoff:

Emmanuel Adebayor und Arsenal-Teamkollege Nicklas Bendtner waren auf einander losgegangen (Video hier; Bericht von Times Online hier!). Adebayor gehörte übrigens auch im Finale 2007 gegen Chelsea zu jenen Spielern, die in die Rauferei am Ende des Matches verwickelt waren.

January 24, 2008 at 8:29 am Leave a comment

Trapattoni? No, thanks!

The Website KUMB and other sources report that the coach of Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg, Giovanni Trapattoni, is linked with the vacant job of a sports director or Director of Football at West Ham United. West Ham owner and chairman Björgólfur Guðmundsson has been searching a man for this job since November.

This “director” should not replace manager Alan Curbishley, but help in recruiting and in developing the stadium project.The 68 years old former Milan, Juve und Bayern Munich-coach and team manager of Italy Giovanni Trapattoni has had a spell with Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg for two seasons. He has tried to qualify for the Champions League twice but has failed so far. Salzburg wasn’t able to qualify for the UEFA Cup group stages either.

Red Bull Salzburg usually plays very defensive and in away games they sometimes hardly muster a shot on goal. Although Red Bull has been guaranteed extraordinary funds (compared to the other Austrian clubs) they have not only failed in reaching their target to play a role in Europe but they have won only one away game in the league so far. I fear “the Mister” (as “Trap” is called) by his players is not “up to date”. The Hammers should choose another sports director, please!

January 23, 2008 at 7:59 pm Leave a comment

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