New Players for Ajax

[bluedaddy19]

marko pantelic seems to be the name on forward according to a journalist from eredivisielive. would be..weird, although I know that as roma and some british clubs were following him..let's see what happens
31 years old, free agent, one year of contract it seems

that would be an appropriate, wise signing... and we'd again have a striker nicknamed hunter

[SPL]

Do not know much about him. I did think we need a new striker and keep Cvitanich after all with Europa cup we need an extra striker.

Biggest problem no rumours of any defenders.Without a quality central defender we wont win anything .

[bryan]

yeah but signing a proper defender might involve making an investment risk. that's not something this club does. no ambition. ajax is a big club in a small league that will tick over and make a profit each year, selling the odd talented player to prop up the books. there is a large enough loyal supporters base so that the club doesn't have to worry about winning things to fill the stadium. i actually think that the board don't really care if the club wins nothing. of course, in the long term (>10 years) it will be extremely detrimental to the club, both sportingly and financially, but who in the board is thinking that far ahead... nobody

[aveslacker]

i actually think that the board don't really care if the club wins nothing. of course, in the long term (>10 years) it will be extremely detrimental to the club, both sportingly and financially, but who in the board is thinking that far ahead... nobody

We're halfway to the long term already when it comes to not winning...

[orange goblin]

I agree with spl (as usual): I also thought that we needed an extra central striker, and not simply a replacement for cvitanich, the only proper we had (although luis is very good as a CF, not only on the wings). Don't believe anymore this board has the ambition to buy still one striker, younger and maybe stronger than pantelic, who is a good player but not a long term buy. afonso alves would have been perfect. fuck off.
as for the missing defender: I am really really worried, tomorrow is the deadline and not even rumours about that. and with oleguer leaving we have only three: alderweireld still not ready, vertonghen who is adapted to the role, and wielaert who is simply not good enough to me.

[afcajax73]

Do not know much about him. I did think we need a new striker and keep Cvitanich after all with Europa cup we need an extra striker.

Biggest problem no rumours of any defenders.Without a quality central defender we wont win anything .

cvitanich has already gone hasnt he? out on loan for the season back to argentina.

[orange goblin]

the dario deal is not done yet, 'cause ajax waits an amount of money (500.000 euros if I am not wrong) for the loan, then next year san lorenzo would have an option to buy cvitanich for a reasonable fee I hope (we spend 6.5 millions last year!!).
another target is gone: brazilian defender henrique has been loaned from barcelona to racing santander. oh, dear.

[rjf1]

The way things stand we may not finish higher than 5th place -- it's a saddening thought after all the high hopes for the future at the end of last season.

[bluedaddy19]

the deadline is tuesday

[afcajax73]

the deadline is tuesday

correct! and i believe its at 18:00 hrs rather than the usual midnight rule

[orange goblin]

the deadline is posponed to tuesday only for transfer from/to england, isn'it?

[bluedaddy19]

the deadline is posponed to tuesday only for transfer from/to england, isn'it?

no

[orange goblin]

thanx sorry

[bluedaddy19]

thanx sorry

no worries, they only announced it a few days ago

[SPL]

Pantelic will only be a short term signing . As he is on a free he will not have played or trained fully since May and will not be match fit for a week or 2 . So if Cvitanich and Bodul go this week it only needs Suarez to get injured and we would have to play Jongebloet or Castillion from the reserves!!!!!!!

All i will say about our defence today is that it is homegrown and Atouba and Wielaert are no better.if we are going to struggle and not win the league, early days yet, I would rather we fill our team with our own youth rather than buy any more dross . I am happy with Enoh De Zeeuw and Suarez and think Cvitanich should be given more time but do not rate very highly anyone else we have bought .

[bluedaddy19]

Pantelic will only be a short term signing . As he is on a free he will not have played or trained fully since May and will not be match fit for a week or 2 . So if Cvitanich and Bodul go this week it only needs Suarez to get injured and we would have to play Jongebloet or Castillion from the reserves!!!!!!!

All i will say about our defence today is that it is homegrown and Atouba and Wielaert are no better.if we are going to struggle and not win the league, early days yet, I would rather we fill our team with our own youth rather than buy any more dross . I am happy with Enoh De Zeeuw and Suarez and think Cvitanich should be given more time but do not rate very highly anyone else we have bought .

i think you may have had too much coffee

relax, cviti is not going anywher

[SPL]

Just showing how we need another striker and keep Cvitanich!

I was not saying the defence today is good enough as it was not really tested but imo from what i have seen Atouba is like Urby ,good at going forward and crap in defence and Wielaert is not good enough . Talking to a Spurs fan the other day and he remembered Atouba by saying good at attack crap in defence .I said I had watched him 2or3 times and that was my opinion.Hope I am proved wrong but wont hold my breath.

[Amol]

So, apparently the Pantelic deal isn't done yet and we are rumored to sign one or both of these two defenders - 18-year old Eduardo of Cruzeiro and 21-year-old Frenchman Dervite of Tottenham.

We have two days left right? Or is today the last day. I don't see any movements

[orange goblin]

pantelic is a question of time, here you can see him at the arena if you are from the netherlands:

http://live.eredivisielive.nl/vod.php?pid=22393&cid=71


and now the defender and the exit of some youngsters to sparta, willem and haarlem.
sno near to bristol city
oleguer lazio roma or aek
ogararu refused a move to belgium
cvita? I hope he stays
lindgren: nothing

[Ajaxfanuk]

Get Pantelic out the way, keep cvita and then spend all evening kidnapping good defenders and getting them to sign before 6pm tomorrow.

Simples!

[Thijs]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGtiXom1ils

Pantelic

[orange goblin]

gangsta-style

[Blind3]

I hope he plays with more energy and enthusiasm than he speaks with. If I didn't know that he was speaking about moving to Ajax , I would've sworn he was telling the interviewer about a death in the family .

[Ajaxfanuk]

Welcome Marko Pantelic...or Chuckles as I will forever name him...boring voice, hopefully an exciting player!

Welcome Chuckles!

[SE6Ajacied]

I hope he plays with more energy and enthusiasm than he speaks with. If I didn't know that he was speaking about moving to Ajax , I would've sworn he was telling the interviewer about a death in the family .

I think that might be a combination of his accent which is strong and his English which is possibly not that good-glad to have him on board anyway-now for that defender!