@ty nice story about Hamburg, something I didn't know. I do remember when Hamburg were in Champions League, and weren't they the club with a nice giant clock at some point, counting the days they had remained in top flight as a founding member, since they never went down? Of course, they got relegated so this is football, and all the cycles we live through. St Pauli must have loved it when that clock got taken down!
Yes, until their relegation to 2. Bundesliga two years ago, they were the only founding member of Bundesliga that never relegated - Bayern only promoted for 1965/1966 season - and the clock was displaying the time they spent in Bundesliga. In fact, since the club was founded in 1887, they
always played in the highest german division (Bundesliga started only in 1963).
Apart from a few successful years with CL participation, they didn't win any title since 1987, when they won the german cup. The only title they had all the years and the fans could brag about, was being the dinosaur of Bundesliga. All fans from the other clubs hated that clock, but it really was the only thing the Hamburg fans could be proud of through many years. A lot of mismanagement ruined the club and its finances, though it belongs in Top5 in Germany, if you just look at the potential/capabilities.
After the relegation the clock was switched to show the time since the club was founded (September 29th 1887), but one year later it was completely taken off and now shows the GPS data of the stadium.