Obviously not finalised as there are still a few who need to qualify, but here are the provisional "pots" from the UEFA website. By my reckoning as there's still one open spot in Pot 2, and three in Pot 3 and three teams with higher coefficients than us still to be placed we can't go down to Pot 4.:...

I actually got to go to the game as Ajax were in Belgium for once! :blub.gif: Our full backs were awful as already noted, but beyond that Standard were a better team than the players expected I reckon. They were faster, seemed more up for the game, and deserved a draw on the balance of things. Also ...

For those in the UK, Football Oranje have just tweeted that Elelven Sports Uk have just announced that they will have a streaming service for various leagues including the Eredivisie next season (£5,99/month).

https://twitter.com/ElevenSports_UK

http://www.football-oranje.com/ajax-take-responsibility-for-nouri-condition/ Ajax take responsibility for Nouri condition Posted By Admin On June 25th, 2018 09:46 PM | Eredivisie, News Ajax held a press conference on Monday where the club took full responsibility for what happened to Abdelhak Nouri...

I get the historical reason for including Ajax, but based on current form, we would be out of our league (literally) competing with those other teams. For sure but with what's been done to the Champions League, you're unlikely to ever see another club win it from outside the big five leagues anyway...

Not really a friendly but a new "fluffy" post season tournament from FIFA... Source: http://www.football-oranje.com/ajax-to-be-part-of-new-club-world-cup/ Ajax to be part of new Club World Cup Posted By Admin On May 16th, 2018 08:38 AM Eredivisie, Europe, News FIFA are planning a new club World Cup ...

Didn't know where to post this, so I'm dropping it here...

Interesting documentary on Netherlands - Argentina in the context of the WC '78 during the "Junta's "Dirty War".
In Dutch with English subtitles.

http://twohundredpercent.net/saturday-m ... irty-game/

It's the malaise of Dutch football in general, the same old names and ex stars jumping from one gig to the next, while providing not one fresh idea or innovation. I fear Ajax/Dutch football still has far to fall before it hits the bottom and starts to bounce back.... This is a rather good summary: h...

Every week...

Golden Horseshoe up the arse, last minute win...

They will win the league and then be crap the year after...

It's happens every year in the Eredivisie...

Hendrix should have gone for that tackle. Bloom has been totally incompetent. He lost control of this match by letting a bunch of bad tackles go early in the match (both sides). Game ruined by a bad ref. Doubt there will be 22 on the pitch by the end. Beltran should be subbed before he thinks he's ...

With Daley and Cerny out for most of the season and Dijks no longer a 1st teamer we have in effect 17 in our 1st team squad .Orejuela not yet played so in effect 16. (Zeefuik,Johnsen, Cassierra and Eiting all offficially Jong Ajax players) We thus have a very young inexperienced and small squad and...

P$V have the same "golden horseshoe up the ar$€" syndrome as Fword had last year.
By hook or by crook they'll scramble their way luckily through games all season.
They'll win the Eredivisie and then bomb in Europe and the league the year after when their luck runs out.

Ref having a nightmare. Let way too much go at the beginning (particularly from Fword players) and now he's losing control, and giving too many cards.

rjf1 schreef:Barring a breakdown resulting from games in Europe .

PSV (like us) is out of Europe this season, underlining the strength of their challenge for the Eredivisie.

Great relief to see Oranje win yesterday.Davy Propper,now with my local side Brighton ,the hero.Need to beat Belarus and Sweden to hope to qualify. Yeah, but goal difference could well decide second place and Sweden conveniently won won 4-0 against Belarus at the same time with these howlers: https...

Tom_ schreef:Still wondering what the plan is for defensive MF... does no one else think we need one?

Isn't that what the Nigel de Jong talk is about?
Not sure he's the solution though....

Orange14 schreef: Why they ever hired former football players with no experience to these key positions is a huge mystery!

Not a mystery at all.
It was Cruyff's recommendation as part of his overall vision to re-dynamise the club.

SPL schreef:now its 2-2 miracle still needed.

Forget the miracle...

Season done.

Dolberg said yesterday ,when getting a Young talent award, he does not want to leave this summer. Ajax would have to consider 45m its far too big for a club like Ajax to just say no to but I dont see Dolberg going to France. I think he intends to have 1 maybe 2 more years with us and move to a big ...

De Telegraaf is saying Siem de Jong is close to coming back to Ajax.... which makes it sound like Dohlberg is on his way, probably to Monaco.

SPL schreef:Sounds like its a done deal.

Telegraaf now reporting there was a verbal agreement, but he's failed the medical. No comment from Ajax yet.

Miedema has an extraordinary record:
21 years old
118 club games (Herenveen, Bayern Munich) 99 goals
56 Holland games, 45 goals

Any suggestions for a live stream for an iPad?

Cheers.

1-0 to Nice (Balotelli)

Official Ajax Twitter says: "Update Nouri: There is talk of a cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heart beat). He is stable, has heart beat and is being kept asleep."

Being flown by helicopter to hospital.