And On the First Day…
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Marco said “Let there be an attacking side worthy of Ajax.” And then he fielded a squad of KJH, Suarez, Sulejmani, Aissati, etc. And Amsterdam saw that it was good. And so begins the chronicles of MvB’s first season of recreating Ajax, renewing the vigor and pride that he knew in his youth. Very soon we will have many questions answered. Among them…
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Prelude to a Preview
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Matchday number one is looming, and some pieces are continuing to fall into place. Departures mostly, but not the big one we all fear. Just the rancorous one that we all saw coming as well as the boring one that has been several years in the making. Plus, we know what small eastern European club we are going to have to defeat to advance in UEFA competition. Tomorrow, the first match preview of the year.
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Category: Team NewsHigh Hopes for Ajax
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As tempting as it might be to wait until after the transfer window is boarded and nailed shut, this weekend’s opener begs for a few lines on how the season will probably go in Amsterdam. Following the cue of our fearless leader, let’s boldly proclaim that the squad is settled and ready for 08-09. I can always come back later and delete that line. So, how will this season go?
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Category: Team NewsLaw and Order: Ajax
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For those not dialed in to American television, the “Law and Order” franchise that has dominated US TV markets for nearly a decade has spawned so many variations of the same basic theme it boggles the mind. Criminals commit crimes, police investigate, lawyers and courts made decisions. Every possible wrinkle to this premise has been attempted: from sexual crimes to lunatic detectives to forensics to whatever. Somehow fresh ideas keep turning up, often from real world headlines. So now, we must prepare ourselves for the next big TX hit, Law and Order: Ajax, starring Kenneth Perez and Vito Wormgoor.
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Category: Team NewsMvB Is Not Worried. Are You?
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Marco has spoken: KJH will stay. Not because Ajax will stonewall every bid but because KJH really is happy despite semi-conflicting reports from KJH himself. Now, I said I was not going to blog every transfer rumor surrounding KJH. And I am not. I am interested in how Marco is playing this situation. What kind of a man have we got at the helm?
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Category: Team NewsSno-Fall in Amsterdam
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Simply awful headline, I know. It will never happen again. After being linked to several holding midfielders, Lucas Biglia of Anderlecht being the most notable, Marco went with the devil that you know (and who comes at a considerably lower price). The odyssey of Evander Sno has thus come full circle, for now.
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Category: Team NewsWaiting for That Other Shoe to Drop…
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As we wait for the seemingly inevitable bids to come rolling in over the next ten days, I offer up to you a few diversions. So, no KJH news after the break. You won’t have to look very hard for it elsewhere.
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Category: Team NewsMore Double-Speak from KJH’s Camp
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After months and months (or even years) of speculation, it now seems that the carousel of striker transfers is set to launch it into high gear. Berbatov could move any second now, creating chaos and havoc among clubs that lose out. Drogba is off the market, Adebayor looks settled, silence is deafening from the Eto’o camp, but something has to happen soon. Real may yet move, Barca may try a grab, Juve and Roma are lurking about. For the “big clubs”, the first guy to blink sets the market price with his striker purchase. Everybody else will then try to get away with lowballs, claiming they are left with scraps. In short, if they have been lying all summer, nobody sane would trust them now. Which makes the latest remarks from KJH’s agent more troubling.
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Category: Team NewsPre-Season Losses
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First of all, I did not see a single minute of the Amsterdam Tournament. So I would appreciate it if someone could add some observations in the comment section. But looking a the scorelines, I would say that we were more than a little disappointing. The tournament pitted us against some terrific competition, of course, but Ajax often manages to surprise some of these heavies. Not this year, winless and held goal-less in the second match, Ajax stumbled through the gate and threatened. But hey, the money-making venture that is the Amsterdam Tournament went on anyway. I would be tempted to just ignore the results as preseason friendlies (which they were), but one loss may hurt us more than anything: Mitchell Donald is likely out for the year following his injury against Inter.
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Category: Team NewsDashing Off
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I am under the gun on a deadline and just hours away from an unplanned trip, so it looks like I will be unable to post a preview of the upcoming Amsterdam Tournament. It is just as well. I would have spent the entire post trying to decide if the tournament means anything. So I will just give you a post-tournament post on Sunday and refer you here until then. And now for some lovely pieces of news.
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