Our Cup Agony

Wie Fahren Nach Haus?

Well it's the second day of German Cup quarter-final action Wednesday after Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen won on the road in Tuesday's matches. Both visiting teams are favoured Wednesday, with Bayern Munich - which knocked out defending champ Wolfsburg - at Bochum and Hertha Berlin at Heidenheim. 

Hertha's Pokal curse is well-documented in this story by Uli Hesse. But with the club soaring in third place and an easy opponent on tap, the real dream is within reach.

As Hesse writes, 'Some clubs dream of championships, others of promotion and still others of playing in Europe or winning a derby against a fierce local rival. Hertha dream of the final at home.'

That's right, Hertha have never played in the final at home in the Olympic Stadium, while opposing teams chant 'Wie Fahren Nach Berlin' in delight of a trip to our stadium for the final. Your humble blogger was there to witness the BVB fans chant this in the train station into the wee hours last year.

Well are we ever going to play a final at home? Long-time Herthaner and current boss Pal Dardai wants to see that happen. "Since many years, I live with my family in Westend (neighbourhood where the Olympic Stadium is found)," he said. "On cup final day, we always take a stroll across the area around the Olympic Stadium and follow the final only as spectators. This annoys me."

It annoys the IMOTGP blog too. Let's hope that U.S. hero John Brooks and company take the next step and send Heidenheim into hiding. You can watch on Watch ESPN on your mobile device and make sure you Tweet about it and Snapchat during the match while swiping on Tinder and Instagram-ing your whereabouts.