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Last Thursday proved that the former Bundesliga dinosaur also offers plenty of topics to talk about away from the football field.
There, a 27-year-old man had to answer before the district court in Altona, who had tried to blackmail the former manager of Hamburger SV, Bernd Hoffmann.
The accused had come into possession of Hoffmann's laptop and had asked for 5,000 euros to be returned.
Although he stated that he was a "100,000 percent" HSV fan, that would not protect him from a harsh sanction.
The public prosecutor demanded a prison sentence of 13 months, the verdict should be given before Christmas.
What is remarkable about the process is the fact that Hoffmann - at that time still in office and dignity at the second division club - offered the perpetrator two tickets for a possible promotion game for Hamburg in a telephone call at the beginning of the year as a reward for returning the computer.
Without success, which is why nasty tongues claim that the equivalent of HSV tickets is rather manageable even with die-hard fans in view of the sporting performance in the local Volksparkstadion.
Defend the gate - with all your might
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The game during the week against SV Sandhausen could serve as the latest evidence of this.
Although the HSV won - apparently sovereign - with 4: 0 (1: 0), but showed a playful pathetic performance and should have used up all the blunders for this season.
The little guest from the Electoral Palatinate was superior to the traditional club in almost all respects and only missed a coup in the far north due to a lack of coolness in front of the opposing goal.
While Sandhausen captain Dennis Diekmeier, who was active for the Hanseatic League from 2010 to 2018, spoke of a brutal result, HSV celebrated its new ugliness.
“I also know that you can play better football.
But maybe you can't play more successfully, "said coach Daniel Thioune," it was about defending our goal with all your might. "Sports director Michael Mutzel seconded:" We have shown that we can fight, that we have passion and mentality.
We don't have to apologize for that. "
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It is questionable whether the reflection on the basic virtues of the game, after two unsuccessful attempts at promotion, is enough to return to the Bundesliga this time.
After all, HSV managed to move up to second place in the table again through the success against Sandhausen and the rather unspectacular win in Darmstadt.
That reassured everyone who, after a period of weakness in October and November, had already started the Hamburg autumn blues with five games in a row without maximum earnings.
"We're back on track," said sports director Mutzel with relief.
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The fact that HSV could actually have a short period of contemplation after the last encounter of the year on Monday in Karlsruhe (8.30 p.m., in the sports ticker of WELT) is closely linked to a professional: Simon Terodde.
The 32-year-old center forward was sidelined before the season at 1. FC Köln and came to the Hanseatic League on a free transfer.
It is probably the best purchase in recent years.
Because Terodde is not only a leader on the field, he also delivers consistently.
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13 goals in twelve second division games for HSV are impressive proof of work.
In total, the attacker has already scored 131 hits in the lower house of German football and is third in the all-time list of the best.
Even trainer Thioune, usually an advocate of the team spirit, has great praise for his executor: "Simon knows where the frame is."
With Terodde in front and a rustic pace behind, they now think they are ready for the long-awaited ascent.
“In Hamburg,” says Terodde, “you can't tell anyone to finish eighth or ninth.
You have to be successful here. "
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