4th, 4th, 4th, 3rd, 3rd Twice in relegation, failed to advance five times in total. Should an HSV fan lose his nerve, you couldn’t blame him…
But: In the 1: 3 in the relegation second leg against Stuttgart there was no anger, no rioting, but 90 minutes of constant support and after the final whistle applause for the Hamburg professionals, who, after the lap of honor through the Volksparkstadion, are now doing the next lap through the lower house .
The spectacular atmosphere in Hamburg showed it again: without fans, without many and completely passionate fans, the product football is worth half at most.