The Price Has Been Set
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25 million euros sure is a pile of cash. Ajax thinks so, and they are willing to ink a deal with Klaas Jan Huntelaar that would include a release clause for that amount. If that price is met, Ajax will let their goal-scoring phenom go. The figure comes straight from the mouth of Danny Blind, so it seems legit. And now I ask you, will KJH be sold for that price this summer?
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Rumor Mill Churns Some More
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As previous comments suggested, the rumor mill has been been making up for time lost during the early rounds of the Euros. Gomes has now moved to Tottenham, Elmander is off to Bolton, more Ronaldinho nonsense: mostly the expected. But Ajax has made some waves doing both the expected and something completely different.
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Category: Team NewsMarco’s To-Do List
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Now that the Oranje are out and MvB’s weekend bender has ended, what is going to occupy his mind? (Other than waking nightmares of Arshavin running at Joris, Boulah and Andre?) Here is his order of business for his first Monday as manager of Ajax. Feel free to make additions as you see fit:
1) Find at least two quality center backs.
2) Steal KJH’s cell phone, block all incoming calls from Ruud, Sneijder, Robben and anyone else in Spain. Change your number and Bergkamp’s to read as “Daddy” and/or “Dutch Grandmaster of Important Goals”.
3) Deliver all messages from clubs interested in buying KJH to Albert Luque’s agent.
4) Seal the deal for Sulejmani.
5) Re-hire Cruijjf. Then either make nice or fire him. That way, he is either on board completely or just a cranky old former employee with an axe to grind. Bring him back or discredit him. Your call.
6) Figure out what you are going to do with Urby. (My post is a good place to start…)
7) Ask the scouts why they have not found the next Zlatan or Chivu. And why Heerenveen and Groningen beat them to KJH and Suarez.
8 ) Keep those relationships with Boulah, Orlando and De Jong positive. You never know…
9) Hire Guus Hiddink to be your tactical advisor.
10) Promise the fans that you yourself will not be next summer’s big transfer saga.
Keep ‘em coming. The man needs something to do.
Category: Team NewsA Look Into the Crystal Ball: Urby & the 4231
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With no news due to the Euro-inspired distraction, we must entertain ourselves, we intrepid Ajax fans. News of Sulejmani’s transfer and KJH’s departure to Real Juventus United will just have to keep waiting. But we can begin guessing, which is all the media usually does anyway. I am anxious to start my first rumor, anyway.
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Category: Team NewsOranje Ajax Day
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It may be too bad that Ajacieds only contribute to an Oranje B-side, but they certainly played their part today. KJH supplied the goal, Steks kept the clean sheet. No complaints from this blog as MvB checked under the hood of his turbo-charged side by playing some less-than-regulars. I am glad that the result cannot be questioned and that MvB ignored some less-than-scrupulous advice to throw the match. Three matches, three victories. Let’s hope this wave carries us through the knockout rounds, too.
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Category: Team NewsLet’s Talk Marco
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Now that we have seen Marco excel in the two matches so far, let’s daydream about what we can expect when he touches down in Amsterdam after the tournament. Here are the topics:
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Category: Team NewsFirst Blood for Ajax at Euros
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Besides Holland’s Euro demolition of Italy a few days ago, there is little going on in the Ajax front. The Sulejmani rumors are still hovering, KJH is too busy watching Ruud to talk about wanting to play for Real ManJuvBarcArsen United Milan, and Heitinga sat behind Khalid the Khannibal. While he did eventually get into the match, I almost have to stop writing about him, seeing as how he now wears the honorific “former Ajax player”. (Speaking of did you see Sneijder’s goal…? I’ll stop.)
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Category: Team NewsLate Review #3: Forwards
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The theme here is “finish.” Get it? Finish? Like finish my reviews by talking about the guys who finish? Are you still reading? ‘Cause the jokes won’t get better.
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Category: Team NewsLate Review #2: Midfield
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I have to keep this coming so my plate can be cleared for the serious transfer activity and certain Euro-related Ajax news that is coming. So, the midfield will be next before I finish with our strikers and wingers. The Ajax midfield must be strong, confident, and creative, ready to lend a hand with an occasional goal as well. Coming into the season, one could bank on Wesley Sneijder doing all that and more. And he did provide that this season, only he did so in Madrid.
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Category: Team NewsLate Review #1: D’s and Keepers
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It may be kinda late to grade out the season, but I am graduate student who has been up to his eyeballs in work until this week, and Euros don’t start for a few more days. Plus, some emotional separation will hopefully allow me to be a little more fair and a little more reasonable. We’ll see how long that lasts in this post, where I opine on the performance of our keeper and defenders.
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