http://galatasaray.theoffside.com News from Galatasaray SK Turkish football team Mon, 05 May 2008 01:57:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The trip to Sivas was widely considered to be the final real obstacle towards our march to the championship trophy. For a whole week the Turkish media reported how the entire city of Sivas was alight with the "passion to write history". Yea well our youngsters were alight with the ... http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/postmatch/sivasspor-3-5-galatasaray-without-a-doubt-the-match-of-the-season.html It was an amazing match. The house was packed with CimBomlu and Fenerli fans. People had to sit on the floor to get a decent view. And the Lions did not disappoint. Lincoln was injured at the last possible moment of the training last night and thus missed this match. ... http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/postmatch/victory-galatasaray-1-0-fenerbahce-the-cimbom-tears-apart-the-canaries.html I'll just say it very bluntly. We have to win tomorrow. It's as simple as that. If we want to be champions, we have to defeat Fenerbahce tomorrow in our home field. Can we? I truly believe so. Advantages 1. Youth If our youngsters are able to show their desire to win, I ... http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/prematch/the-great-istanbul-derby-galatasaray-hosts-eternal-enemies-fenerbahce.html http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/history/some-old-nostalgia-galatasaray-5-1-fenerbahce-including-a-goal-by-ribery.html Today it was announced that the 21 yr old starlet of a defensive midfielder Mehmet Topal has extended his contract with the club for another 5 years. After Tobias Linderoth's crippling injury early this season, Mehmet Topal has had to step up to the plate and take over. And boy did ... http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/daily-news/board-signs-5-year-contract-with-young-starlet-mehmet-topal.html This Sunday, the whole of Turkey will be fixed on one match. The great Istanbul derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce. What makes this seasons derby so important is that both teams are tied at the same amount of points with Fenerbahce holding a +1 goal average advantage. So, simply put, ... http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/daily-news/countdown-to-the-great-derby-galatasaray-vs-fenerbahce.html IBB stands for Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye Spor, translated into Istanbul greater city municipality sport club. I guess they couldn't give it any other name but that. In a match involving several old Galatasaray players such as Ilyas Kahraman, our on loan footballers Necati Ates and Aydin Yilmaz, and with ... http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/postmatch/ibb-0-3-galatasaray-all-eyes-now-on-the-great-derby.html IBB stands for Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye Spor. This can be translated into meaning Istanbul greater city municipality sport club. I guess they couldn't give it any other name but that. In a match involving several old Galatasaray players such as Ilyas Kahraman, our on loan footballers Necati Ates and Aydin ... http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/postmatch/ibb-0-3-galatasaray-the-lions-tear-apart-old-friends-as-all-now-await-the-great-derby.html On a very slow news week for Galatasaray, I have decided to put up a list on the top ten best transfers in the our club's long succesful history. The top ten best transfers 1. Hakan Sukur From: Sakaryaspor Pricetag: Free Transfer Age on arrival: 21 Country of Origin: Turkey When current club president Adnan Polat ... http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/top-10/the-top-10-best-transfers-of-galatasaray.html The third derby for Galatasaray was played out in a packed Ali Sami Yen stadium filled with fanatical Galatasarayli fans. Trabzonpor has always been a "secondary" derby for us, seconday because we almost always beat them whether the match is in Istanbul or at Trabzon. However the gameplay of CimBom ... http://galatasaray.theoffside.com/postmatch/galatasaray-1-0-trabzonspor-the-tide-is-finally-turning-in-our-favor-as-the-cimbom-win-the-derby.html