At times like these i just thank the lord we have F-word playing in the eredivisie...watching them loose against a team like Heracles makes me feel a bit better....it does look like a trend though...milan lost to bologna and Barca lost to Numancia so we are not alone in the wagon...i guess a lot of...

Kowalczyk said: Blind3 wrote: I'm not going to pile on. Just very disappointed. That's exactly how I feel about it. K. Lets all stay calm....its only the beginning, not the end And at least we didn't lose and look like rubbish at home the way Milan did today losing 1-2 to a newly promoted Bologna t...

This wasn't much to be happy about, but I see no reason for blaming Sno. I would prefer him over any old, second rated Spanish player all the time. And I agree on the red card being a bit too hard from the referee. I think Sarpong and van der Wiel looked quite okey when they came in at least, but t...

they showed more purpose being down a man than with a full team on the field. There is still a major problem in the midfield. Maybe Sarpong belongs on the starting 11. They didn't seem to be able to hook up in transition at all. We know that there is going to be a lot of bumps on the road this seaso...

the goal mouth could be 50 meters wide and Sno still wouldn't hit it. Terrible!

ajaxusa schreef:Happy Birthday to our friend, and my kids' hero, John O'Brien!!!

Cheers,
- jim

Real shame about the persistant injury problem as he could have been one of the top US players. He also set the stage for Michael Bradley and the others who have gone over to Euro teams at a young age.

Mind you their first team squad is a little different with only Walcott and Ramsay British. PS In case this is lost on anyone the big joke in England is that Arsenal do not play english guys.Whether any break into the first team as regulars is another matter!! Isn't Ramsay from Wales? I know that c...

Word going around Belgium is that Ajax may bid for Standard Liege/U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu, but... he has already received offers from a top Spanish, top French and English club. Doesn't sound hopeful to me. Interesting! About a month ago I was thinking that he would be a good pick up for Ajax, ...

It's funny, I was watching an old Milan match on Fox Soccer Channel yesterday evening while I was doing my foot exercises and there was Luque scoring a magnificent goal for Deportivo. Too bad this transfer never worked out and that we are now stuck with him.

Sno has pretty good size. Maybe Marco can turn him into a central defender if the midfield doesn't work out.

My only comment is that he is a better midfielder than Hedwiges Maduro. But this may not be saying much since Valencia is looking to off load Maduro these days.

Many thanks for this link. I'll wait until after the transfer window closes before deciding what name I want on the shirt. Don't want to jinx the club.

Today it looks like ManU is going to get Berbatov. If that happens they will not need another striker. the only way Madrid gets KJH is if they sell Robinho which the club has said they are not going to do. If they do go after another striker, I think it will be David Villa as he is a proven quantity...

It seems to me that it would be less expensive to order it through a US based website (I think they all use the same distributor) and save a lot of money. I've seen the shirts listed for $69.99 on the Fox Soccer, Big Soccer and ESPN SoccerNet. Given the exchange rate for Euros, you would save about ...

Perez may end up with Vitesse. There is a report that he is up their training with them but does not have a contract at this time.

At least these kids are playing tough football!!! Nice to see Figo getting taken down.

Perez is 34 I think and he may have some games left. The problem is that he is trouble with a big 'T' if he isn't starting or seeing significant playing time. I think Marco believes he can win the Eredivisie with this team and probably do well in the UEFA Cup as well. He and Blind will look to addre...

well, that is certainly a disappointment...Arsenal is a great team, but still Yeh, a GREAT disappointment! Arsenal ARE a GOOD team, not great, AND they've got someone in the middle of the field to actually WIN the ball! Between Ajax attack and Ajax defence.....NOTHING!!!!!! Exactly right!! The last...

Just when I thougt Schilder was having a good match. Terrible back pass, what was he thinking?

Nice goal by Adebayor to pull one back for Arsenal

Despite a lot of Arsenal pressure, I think the back line did well. My worry right now is the Stek, he's giving up what looks like (on my computer screen) some balls that should have been caught. Still this half gives rise to optimism.

Hi guys. I was kicked off these boards, most likely due to inactivity (what a slacker), but now I'm back. And I bring bad news. Setanta US has dropped Eredivisie for the upcoming season (and I've obviously dropped Setanta from my cable package). So, North American Ajacied are screwed again, and wil...

wow, Arsenal has a pretty crowded schedule over the next five days. The Amsterdam tourney and then Twente in a CL qualifier on Tuesday. We probably will see lots of substitutions in the match.

Nice to see a sense of ruthlessness from Marco. Let's hope some of these players are picked up during the transfer period so we can get off the hook for some or all of their salary.

I have said this so many times now it is nearly losing all meaning. FIFA/UEFA - Need to get off their arses and introduce video replays of the games and issue retrospective bookings. They can say all they want about the referee having the final say, but I am so sick of players getting away with thi...