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Venezuelan Ajacied · Bericht door **Venezuelan Ajacied** » za feb 09, 2008 11:58 pm

PSV 1-1 Heerenveen :hupajax.gif: we need to win

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » zo feb 10, 2008 4:34 pm

I know we have other things to worry (and moan) about, but I just wanted to say that things are getting very tight and exciting at the bottom of the table. Excelsior just booked their first win since 1976 at The Castle of their arch-enemies, Sparta. Which means that the bottom five sides are now within one win's reach of each other. Anything can happen.

If only it was that exciting at the top of the table...

In the good old First Division, meanwhile, league leaders RKC Waalwijk now have 55 points and are six points clear of Volendam (#2) and FC Zwolle (#3), who have 49 each. Eleven games left to play. Den Bosch (46) and MVV (45) still have a (tiny) chance, too, I reckon.

K.

Cedric · Bericht door **Cedric** » zo feb 10, 2008 4:41 pm

Kowalczyk schreef:If only it was that exciting at the top of the table...

Thanks to the play-offs, the battle for the 5th place will be interesting...

SPL · Bericht door **SPL** » zo feb 10, 2008 7:12 pm

At least Groningen are dropping points since we got Lindgren and Silva.

Its the prospects of NAC coming through and winning the playoffs that bugs me.

Looking at next season it seems a trip back to the Mandermakers of RKC beckon.

PS To anyone Dutch

Who and what are the Mandermakers?? I always think of them as soon as I see RKC mentioned.

GangstaRiB · Bericht door **GangstaRiB** » zo feb 10, 2008 7:26 pm

SPL schreef:At least Groningen are dropping points since we got Lindgren and Silva.

Its the prospects of NAC coming through and winning the playoffs that bugs me.

Looking at next season it seems a trip back to the Mandermakers of RKC beckon.

PS To anyone Dutch

Who and what are the Mandermakers?? I always think of them as soon as I see RKC mentioned.

Mandemakers is a kitchen-saler/company or somethnig. A long time sponsor of RKC.

Furthermore: why should we win the play-offs? It would disguise the real drama that is going on.

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » zo feb 10, 2008 7:47 pm

GangstaRiB schreef: Furthermore: why should we win the play-offs? It would disguise the real drama that is going on.

Let me tell you this: we will not win the play-offs three times in a row. This time it's gonna go wrong - and to be honest I don't give a flying fuck about it. Play-offs with Feyenoord, Twente and Heerenveen? Forget it. No way. Ain't gonna happen.

No Champions League, no qualifiers - simple an admission ticket to the first round of the UEFA Cup, which is - by the way - not necessarily a piece of cake, as we found out the hard way this season.

K.

Philippe · Bericht door **Philippe** » ma feb 11, 2008 10:51 am

Kowalczyk schreef: Let me tell you this: we will not win the play-offs three times in a row. This time it's gonna go wrong - and to be honest I don't give a flying fuck about it. Play-offs with Feyenoord, Twente and Heerenveen? Forget it. No way. Ain't gonna happen.
K.

Yes, we will. Mark my words.

And I do give a fuck about it since I want Ajax to play the CL.

gordonvandekamp · Bericht door **gordonvandekamp** » ma feb 11, 2008 4:46 pm

philippe schreef: Yes, we will. Mark my words.

And I do give a fuck about it since I want Ajax to play the CL.

I want Ajax to play in the Champion's League too, but the only way we can guarantee that (ie not fuck up in the CL qualifying stages) is to win the league, that's what I really want. Unfortunately, that doesn't look like it will happen this year either. In the end, what's the point of being in the Champion's league if we can't even compete. That's a problem we have to solve.

Unfortunately, I also don't think we will win the playoffs this year. I don't think it's going to matter much for next season, as I think there will be so many changes (players leaving, new coach) before next season starts that we may be worse off than we were this year at the start.

I can only hope management gets a decent coach and he can bring in players that we need and we can make a run for the title next season.

aveslacker · Bericht door **aveslacker** » ma feb 11, 2008 4:47 pm

philippe schreef:
Kowalczyk schreef: Let me tell you this: we will not win the play-offs three times in a row. This time it's gonna go wrong - and to be honest I don't give a flying fuck about it. Play-offs with Feyenoord, Twente and Heerenveen? Forget it. No way. Ain't gonna happen.
K.
Yes, we will. Mark my words.

And I do give a fuck about it since I want Ajax to play the CL.

Quite frankly I'm tired of the same old spiel: Ajax make it through the playoffs only to get bounced in the vooronde. I wouldn't mind it if they chilled in the UEFA cup for a season, particularly if they went far.

But I'm not optimistic that they would do that.

Cedric · Bericht door **Cedric** » ma feb 11, 2008 6:37 pm

Finally, it's the same story every year now...

Philippe · Bericht door **Philippe** » do feb 14, 2008 9:55 am

p$v 's cheating was rewarded in the UEFA cup game

may this competition keep them (very) busy

Frans · Bericht door **Frans** » do feb 14, 2008 10:01 am

philippe schreef:p$v 's cheating was rewarded in the UEFA cup game

may this competition keep them (very) busy

Hopefully they go far, since they're the only team able to keep Holland's UEFA coefficient respectable

DanK · Bericht door **DanK** » do feb 14, 2008 10:12 am

Frans schreef:
philippe schreef:p$v 's cheating was rewarded in the UEFA cup game

may this competition keep them (very) busy
Hopefully they go far, since they're the only team able to keep Holland's UEFA coefficient respectable

I totally agree. As much as I want to beat PSV / Feyenoord etc in domestic competitions. I never understood why people are against them in European Competitions. Without PSVs efforts in the past few seasons, we wouldn't even have the luxury of trying to qualify for ECL via the playoffs. UEFA would have taken spot 2 away some time ago.

Whenever Dutch clubs play in Europe they have my 100% support. Well unless they ever come up against Ajax of course.

Van basten · Bericht door **Van basten** » vr feb 22, 2008 4:07 am

PSV will play against Spurs in next round of UEFA Cup. Should be an interesting one

Philippe · Bericht door **Philippe** » vr feb 22, 2008 2:20 pm

may them focus on this one

Blind3 · Bericht door **Blind3** » za feb 23, 2008 9:13 pm

May Spurs chose to remember to play a little defense against the P's. England's #1 bailed them out when their defense looked suspiciously like orange cones in white shirts.

SPL · Bericht door **SPL** » di mar 04, 2008 7:36 pm

Vittesse are 27m euros in debt .Does anyone think they will go out of business??

Venezuelan Ajacied · Bericht door **Venezuelan Ajacied** » wo mar 05, 2008 2:19 am

SPL schreef:Vittesse are 27m euros in debt .Does anyone think they will go out of business??

looks like there is gonna be a shoping sale blow out in Arnhem....maybe we should pick up some off their best players.

Dubbel · Bericht door **Dubbel** » wo mar 05, 2008 5:49 am

Seems unlikely to me. Eredivisie clubs always get bailed out. If not the city then surely a business group of sorts.

Frans · Bericht door **Frans** » wo mar 05, 2008 8:31 am

Venezuelan Ajacied schreef:
SPL schreef:Vittesse are 27m euros in debt .Does anyone think they will go out of business??
looks like there is gonna be a shoping sale blow out in Arnhem....maybe we should pick up some off their best players.

This is just our problem. Ajax has been buying above-average eredivisie journeymen as opposed to going out and finding potential stars.

SE6Ajacied · Bericht door **SE6Ajacied** » wo mar 05, 2008 10:06 am

Venezuelan Ajacied schreef:
SPL schreef:Vittesse are 27m euros in debt .Does anyone think they will go out of business??
looks like there is gonna be a shoping sale blow out in Arnhem....maybe we should pick up some off their best players.

I think PSV have already got him.....a certain Serbian striker by far and away their best player in the last few years.

Van basten · Bericht door **Van basten** » do mar 06, 2008 11:04 pm

Spurs-PSV 0-1
They looked good actually

Manneken Pis · Bericht door **Manneken Pis** » vr mar 07, 2008 8:00 pm

Van basten schreef:Spurs-PSV 0-1
They looked good actually

Very good .......

Van basten · Bericht door **Van basten** » do mar 13, 2008 12:58 pm

well, psv won on penalties, and they move on. good scenario for us if you ask me

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » za mar 22, 2008 10:52 am

Yeah! Volendam are now tops in the First Division. RKC have lost the plot a little bit (they dropped points again,this time at Helmond Sport: 3-3) and Volendam are taking advantage. They're on a roll and booked another easy win, at home against TOP Oss (3-0). RKC Waalwijk and Volendam now have 65 points each, but Volendam have the better goal-differential.

Would be great to have them back in the Eredivisie. A morning (and evening) on 'The Dike' is never a punishment.

K.