Rafaël van der Vaart

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » vr apr 15, 2005 9:10 am

For those who didn't read it yet: VDV picked up an ankle injury in training this week and Ajax.nl has confirmed that he will be out for at least two (perhaps four) weeks. Which means: no Classic, no Willem II cup game.

Too bad he's unavailable, but it seems like he's lost his spot anyway. I'm pretty sure Blind will hold on to De Jong, Maduro and Sneijder in midfield, with Pienaar playing on the right flank upfront. VDV would have been on the bench again, I guess.

The number of injuries is on the increase... Charisteas, Rosales, Raffy... Never a good thing.

K.

Manneken Pis · Bericht door **Manneken Pis** » do apr 21, 2005 8:56 am

HRH Rafael VdV has refused to extend his contract by one year according to De Telegraaf.

Well don't let the door hit you on the butt on your way out.....

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » do apr 21, 2005 10:08 am

Yeah. Piss off.

They all say they don't necessarily want to go, but they all turn down a one year contract extension (Maxwell, Trabelsi, VDV)...

K.

Eric · Bericht door **Eric** » do apr 21, 2005 10:12 am

At least it is known that we will need to replace these three players. No Zlatan excuses here.

Blind3 · Bericht door **Blind3** » do apr 21, 2005 4:48 pm

Sylvies's other half is still in the team? He's been missing so often,I hear his picture is now on milk cartons throughout Amsterdam. Seriously, good luck to Raffie and Sylvie! That said, bring in someone who does want to be part of the side , and hopefully a renaissance of form as well.

Bericht door **Kowalczyk** » vr mei 20, 2005 6:21 pm

AT5 now also reports that Raffy has come to an agreement with HSV about the terms of his contracts... Ajax and HSV are talking as we speak, according to rumours...

K.

ZoefdeHaas · Bericht door **ZoefdeHaas** » za mei 21, 2005 1:50 am

What's he doing if there's intrest from England and Spain?? Not even summer yet what an idiot he still has 3 months for any transfer to be made

jakobg · Bericht door **jakobg** » zo mei 22, 2005 1:52 pm

Belgian TV reports that Van der Vaart has signed for HSV.

VDV is quoted: "HSV is a big club and should not be underestimated. I'm 22 years old and this could be a good step in my career."

Yeah right.

Manneken Pis · Bericht door **Manneken Pis** » zo mei 22, 2005 2:33 pm

jakobg schreef:Belgian TV reports that Van der Vaart has signed for HSV.

VDV is quoted: "HSV is a big club and should not be underestimated. I'm 22 years old and this could be a good step in my career."

Yeah right.

Yup....and HSV have just failed (as of yesterday) to qualify for the Champions League. Smart move Rafael.... :xyxthumbs:

ZoefdeHaas · Bericht door **ZoefdeHaas** » zo mei 22, 2005 3:05 pm

He'll end up like Kluivert, forget him

Per · Bericht door **Per** » zo mei 22, 2005 5:29 pm

It's almost like a joke reading that he said that...a step in your carreer.

A step down perhaps.

A f&%ck it.

Good luck Raffy. I hope you find some of the magic again.

SoCal Ajacied · Bericht door **SoCal Ajacied** » zo mei 22, 2005 6:27 pm

yeah i don't understand what he's doing going to germany with HSV ??? when there's interest from england....even tottenham is better imo, what a waste :nooo:

Frans · Bericht door **Frans** » zo mei 22, 2005 7:20 pm

ZoefdeHaas schreef:He'll end up like Kluivert, forget him

All-time top-scorer for oranje. How could that be a bad thing?

Mr. Ajax · Bericht door **Mr. Ajax** » zo mei 22, 2005 7:58 pm

In Tottenham he might not be guaranteed a starting line-up spot. That is one of the biggest factors in Raffie's decision. HSV are indeed a club with lots of tradition and history. Currently, they are building on a very decent team with the young likes of other talents, such as Khalid Bouhlarouz and Emile Mpenza. I am sure they will be candidates within the Bundesliga for European football next season. It is remarkable that Rafael is signing a four-year contract. This is clearly not a short-term thing for him. I have faith in Rafael's decision. I am sure we will see him dribbling at another European topclub again sometime.

Good luck, Rafael v.d. Vaart!

Per · Bericht door **Per** » zo mei 22, 2005 10:18 pm

At least the guy went out in style! Always nice to give going away presents.

Scoring goals is how I want to remember Rafi-gol.

He had some magic moments that I will never forget.

bluedaddy19 · Bericht door **bluedaddy19** » zo mei 22, 2005 10:51 pm

well, i think you guys are jumping the gun because unless i'm missing something, hamburg can't afford the fee

ZoefdeHaas · Bericht door **ZoefdeHaas** » zo mei 22, 2005 11:41 pm

Exactly, 5 mi euros i would never accept, despite Rafael's poor showing this season

SPL · Bericht door **SPL** » ma mei 23, 2005 11:17 am

With a board who sold Zlatan for peanuts who knows what they will accept.!!

AsgAarD_xxx · Bericht door **AsgAarD_xxx** » ma mei 23, 2005 2:40 pm

I knew, that the price for him will be less (he said, that he wants to leave Ajax and he won't sign new contract), but the board should wait for a moment for better offer... It is not nice to see one of our best players leaving us for playing in average (did I use it correctly??? Average = not bad, but also not the best????) team in Bundesliga... I think, that Ajax would be better step in his future than Hamburg... I don't understand his decision...

ZoefdeHaas · Bericht door **ZoefdeHaas** » ma mei 23, 2005 11:24 pm

Transfer window hasn't even opened yet, and they got the summer, I agree with you that they should wait for better offers, such as those form england

Frans · Bericht door **Frans** » di mei 24, 2005 5:24 am

ZoefdeHaas schreef:Transfer window hasn't even opened yet, and they got the summer, I agree with you that they should wait for better offers, such as those form england

The way I see it, the people who run these clubs aren't stupid, or at least not stupid enough to not realise that Hamburg has put in a bid. If English clubs were interested in VDV, they would have probably mentioned it to Ajax by now, even if they could not cobble together the precise details of a bid. ie, any clubs interested would be able to buy some time before the Hamburg deal goes through. If that hasn't happened, I guess you can assume noone else was seriously interested.

SoCal Ajacied · Bericht door **SoCal Ajacied** » di mei 24, 2005 8:18 am

Co Adriaanse mentioned at vi.nl that he'd like to take VDV to fc porto haha :eusa_dance:

cdnajaxfan · Bericht door **cdnajaxfan** » di mei 24, 2005 12:58 pm

ZoefdeHaas schreef:Transfer window hasn't even opened yet, and they got the summer, I agree with you that they should wait for better offers, such as those form england

The teams that are interested from England don't have that kind of cash to spend. Other thatn Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle and Arsenal, the rest don't spend much.

Let him go to Hamburg and fade away if he wants to. They will always be mid table. He should have gone to Villareal like Forlan did to resurrect his career instead. 5 million? SOLD!

BTW, I agree, it was nice to see him leave on a high note instead of struggling. I will always remeber him scoring the back heel kick against Feyenoord.

LucaS · Bericht door **LucaS** » di mei 24, 2005 1:53 pm

VdV played many years for Ajax. He wants to go to Hamburg en already has agreed a deal with them. The decent thing to do is to come to terms with HSV and not wait for a better offer from a club VdV might not want to go to. The guy deserves it!

bluedaddy19 · Bericht door **bluedaddy19** » di mei 24, 2005 10:33 pm

Lucas schreef:VdV played many years for Ajax. He wants to go to Hamburg en already has agreed a deal with them. The decent thing to do is to come to terms with HSV and not wait for a better offer from a club VdV might not want to go to. The guy deserves it!

huh? :redcard: to that idea