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Ayman schreef:Rijkaard? No thanks :nooo:

Why? I think we'd need a :wizard_d: anyway.....

Ayman schreef:Rijkaard? No thanks :nooo: . Ten Cate? Yes please :yes: I have to say its sad the way things seem to be ending, I feel bitter that Blind is on the fringe of being sacked X'C

I think it's time for ten Cate to move along without Rijkaard. Anyway, i can't see Rijkaard doing AJAX after Barca. So, IF Ten Cate make a career move it just can be ajax.

Not that i would be happy with it. A club like NEC :nec: or so is a nice club for 1 or 2 year to begin a coaching career. To much people are being thrown in the deep for the last years

They shouldn't sack Blind until they have a new, experienced coach signed up. No point giving Blind the flick and then finding out all your favourite candidates don't want the job. Then they'll probably have to promote Frank de Boer.

Can't see Rijkaard and Ten Cate moving together to a club with much smaller purse strings than Barcelona. Maybe Ten Cate, although I'd prefer someone like Ron Jans... experienced as a head man and look what he did with a club modest by pro standards.Or, as said, the return of Co.

Back to Rjkaard -Ten Cate, Challenge ...yes. But, what level of players do they expect to be able to buy? Unless I missed something and Bill Gates is planning a takeover.

As for De Telegraaf, I'll believe their report if Ajax-USA and Ajax.nl report it as true.

Poor timing for any Blind to go articles. Must be someone with connections to the bookies.

Blind3 schreef:Maybe Ten Cate, although I'd prefer someone like Ron Jans... experienced as a head man and look what he did with a club modest by pro standards.

Ten Cate did something very similar at NAC, actually... He brought them back into Europe and the team was the undisputed revelation of the Eredivisie. And look where they are now...

But yeah, Ron Jans is cool. Great guy. Great music fan as well. Superb taste and an album collection of thousands of titles. He actually puts up monthly lists of quality CD's in the locker room. "You must listen to this"-type stuff. Awesome. Very special man. And I loved his calm, gentleman-like reaction after Louis van Gaal had lashed out at him in a very un-stylish manner after the AZ v Groningen game.

Fantastic person. No doubt about it.

K.

Danish paper B.T. had an article today about Michael Laudrup's coaching future (in Danish). I'll try and paraphrase the essential part:

from bt.dk: Laudrup Flattered

Laudrup is mention in connection to the empty seat in Real Madrid, but refuses to discuss his future until after the cup and championship have been decided.

In an internet pole on the Spanish sports paper Marca's website, 70% of 36.000 users thought that the Dane would be the right choice for a new coach. "it is always nice to be appreciated", said Laudrup, who wouldn't say whether he had been contacted by Real Madrid or not: "It would be bad timing to comment on that when we are facing a cup semi-final game today and FC Copenhagen on Sunday. the Spanish press has previously linked Laudrup with the royal Spanish club in which he played during the 90s.

Therefore, the rest of the world will not know whether Laudrup is interested in replacing under-pressure Ajax-coach Danny Blind - a job the national team legend has previously been connected to.

Not until Brøndby is definitively out of the race for the championship and the cup will Laurdup comment further on his future. This could be as soon as Monday (edit not anymore, FCK drew 1-1 last night) or as late as May 14th.


--Basically no news under the sun, except Laudrup, being the pro he is, will not publicize his next coaching gig 'till after the Danish cup and league have been decided. Brøndby is currently second in the league with six points up to FC Copenhagen playing them on Sunday. They play the return-leg of the cup-quarter final tonight (down 2-5).

I hope the board decide to stick with Blind - give him another season! There looks like there will be a lot of comings and goings in the player deparment during the summer and if Blind can purchase well and keep improving our young guns then there is every chance we can do well next season in the league and hopefully the last 16 of the champs league again. With Hiddink leaving PSV, next season could be our chance is step back into the spotlight!

The board needs to think of the squad. They feel connected with Blind right now, that's theyre performing reasnoably well during these play offs. If the board really feels something needs to be done about the head coach, they should take real careful time to solve Ajax's problems once and for all.

ZoefdeHaas schreef:The board needs to think of the squad. They feel connected with Blind right now, that's theyre performing reasnoably well during these play offs. If the board really feels something needs to be done about the head coach, they should take real careful time to solve Ajax's problems once and for all.

I agree - great point! No point in rushing into things. However, if Ajax win the play-offs and the cup final (fingers crossed) do you think this season will be seen as a success?

Rumours are getting stronger and stronger, we almost can say that Henk ten Cate will be the next head coach of Ajax.

If Laudrup would like to be his assistent: :party:

who's that guy ?

philippe schreef:who's that guy ?

que?

ZoefdeHaas schreef:The board needs to think of the squad. They feel connected with Blind right now, that's theyre performing reasnoably well during these play offs. If the board really feels something needs to be done about the head coach, they should take real careful time to solve Ajax's problems once and for all.

Zoef, I'm disappointed in you. You haven't made a penis reference in several months. Is everything alright? :D

Cannot see Rijkaard doing a good job at Ajax with the current crop of players. I put him in the same peg as Blind - give them both great motivated players and they will be successful. On the other hand give him a crowd of poorish players and he can get you relegated (ie. Sparta). So no thankyou been there seen that one.

My money and vote is on Laudrup.

Okay, ladies and gentlemen... This will probably not be announced officially any time soon, but the moment's coming closer... This report popped up on the teletext service of RTV Noord-Holland today.

Ajax reach agreement with Ten Cate

AMSTERDAM - Henk ten Cate will be head-coach of Ajax-1 next season, according to 'football watcher' Ton Ojers in Sunday's Noord-Holland Sport show on RTV N-H.

The 51 year-old Amsterdammer has been landed as Danny Blind's successor. Henk ten Cate is currently Frank Rijkaard's assistant at FC Barcelona. Before that he worked for Heracles, Go Ahead Eagles, Sparta, KFC Bayer Uerdingen 05, MTK Budapest and NAC Breda.

Henk ten Cate's reaction: "This is pure speculation." It is as yet unknown when he will be presented as Ajax's new head-coach.

I hope it's true. Henk is a good guy and I always liked his philosophy as a coach.

K.

I was first, 20 days ago.

Steef schreef:I was first, 20 days ago.

If you claimed this 20 days ago you were just being premature... :hypocrite:

K.

With all due respect: who the f**k is Ton Ojers??? I mean: of course I know who he is, but what does he know more than we all do? I don't see anything new in this announcement.

Kowalczyk schreef:

Steef schreef:I was first, 20 days ago.

If you claimed this 20 days ago you were just being premature... :hypocrite:

K.

In fact he's "claiming" it for about a year now

You're right: Ton Ojers is a tit.

Just sharing a report with my people, you know. Don't shoot the messenger. :D

K.

Don't worry! :D

Neefkens schreef:

Kowalczyk schreef:

Steef schreef:I was first, 20 days ago.

If you claimed this 20 days ago you were just being premature... :hypocrite:

K.

In fact he's "claiming" it for about a year now

You don't know shit about the internal affairs of Ajax. When Van Eijden ( a close friend of Blind) left the scene, power shifted to Fontein and Van Geel.

Van Geel never wanted Blind. He just didnt have the backing yet to throw him out and get his own head coach.

I definitely think Steef has a point.

K.

I only hope that someone at the club has the common decency to tell Blind before he hears about it through the media.

Who knows though it could be another Scolarigate.

Over Pasanens Head schreef:I only hope that someone at the club has the common decency to tell Blind before he hears about it through the media.

Who knows though it could be another Scolarigate.

Agree. For all his faults as a coach, i can't dislike Blind. By the time Koeman left, I was pretty much done with him. But I have a soft spot in my heart for Blind, who has pretty much given his adult life to this club. He deserves to be treated with honor and respect, regardless of what his fate is.