Hardly, I lived there for nearly 7 years.

Amsterdam is not as great as London, not as big as Paris and probably not as cool as NYC (never been there). But it is definitely much better than the sum of Den Bosch, Maastricht and Groningen. Of course they're relatively okay cities, but only if you're a fan of towns with one cathedral and one b...

Amsterdam is not nearly as much fun as the natives want you to believe. Start in the south in Maastricht (day1), move to Den Bosch (day2), the unavoidable day in Amsterdam (day 3), if you like that sort of thing, cover de Zaanstreek in day 4 and then head across the Afsluitdijk to Groningen for day 5.

There is an upside and a downside to the whole De Mol thing... The downside is evident: it is a safe bet that Talpa (that's the name of De Mol's new station) will f*ck up the good old Sunday evening highlights show big time. This used to be on NOS Studio Sport (public TV) and they had a certain jou...

I want to introduce you to a fine gentleman named Jan-Douwe Kroeske, probably Holland's most prominent music 'journalist' on TV (God knows why). He's the TV presenter of the annual live registration of the Pinkpop festival and he always does the short 'post-gig' interviews with the bands who just f...

Dat zal komend seizoen voor alle aanvallers moeten blijken, of zij Ajax-waardig zijn.

Who is interested in an image? Images don't have anything to say, they just spit out carefully rehersed oneliners.

Oh, it is not just that. I can't say his trackrecord really impresses me, neither the few, i hasten to add, videofootage of him that I watched.

Well, age 22 is rather close to the moment that you cannot call yourself a talent anymore and some more consistency is absolutely essential to progress beyond that stage. I absolutely hope that he will pick up the level at Ajax quickly and that he will prove an assett to our team. But the first sign...

Yay, that inspires a lot of confidence in our new striker...

Van Persie (Arsenal) was arrested yesterday and faces a rape charge, the Dutch press states. (source)

If I want to see clowns I go to the circuss.

Oasis must be the most overrated piece of rubbish, right after Dani Minoque's solocareer.

Actually, Basketbal is rather amusing. Baseball, now that is one fucking tedious affair. American Football has its moments, but those are rare.

I share your fear that Rosenberg would function better in a 442 formation with a more neutral or defensive style of play than a pressing team like Ajax.
But surely the scouts and coach took this into consideration as they always do... :D

I understood he is rather quick, though his ball controle leaves much to be desired. You do the math.

ik meen dat V.d. Vaart in zijn contract een clausule heeft waarin staat aangegeven voor hoeveel hij weg mag.

I only know that the café was named after its previous owner Ronald Kooper. Apart from that it is fan-based, not official.

address:

Café Kooper
Leidseplein 16
1017 PT AMSTERDAM
Telefoon: 020 620 30 58