Comments on: Jaap Stam ends his career!

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:37:49 +0000

Caleb and Goose, thanks for the question and the correction. I did mean ‘foot in mouth disease” which indeed is a metaphor for saying something that either should not have been said, or, as Caleb states, comes back to give problems later. Many Americans, including me, have occasional bouts of this “disease.”

By: Caleb

Caleb — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:00:23 +0000

@goose and Bob: “hoof and mouth” disease is a viral disease that animals can get which affects the hoof and mouth. I think what Bob is meaning to say is “foot in mouth” disease, which is an English expression for when you say something that causes you trouble later. We say you “put your foot in your mouth”, and therefore get the derived “foot in mouth” disease for people who do it often (like it’s a disease for them).

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By: goose

goose — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:53:36 +0000

Just saw the press conference guys;

Jaap told the press that he just cant motivate himself for top, pro football.
he actually wanted to quit after last season but Ajax ‘begged’him to stay on for another season… a mistake on Jaaps part to stay..

feel a bit quilty Jan!!

Jaap Stam form Kampen; thanks for the memories, thanx for beeing so cool! (anybody of you guys know how to clone people?)

@Bob; hoof and mouth disease?? (dutch; mond -en klauwzeer)

By: Mario

Mario — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:45:43 +0000

Great player who had to fight a lot to be in the very top. Started at very small teams and suddenly and with a lot of effort he became the world´s most expensive defender at some time. Nobody has been able to replace him at Oranje and at Manchester United. Ferdinand is a joke compared to Jaap Stam who was a pretty tough man on the pitch. We would all like to have a Jaap Stam player in our defence nowadays. My respects to this man.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:51:26 +0000

Jaap Stam is an archetype of Netherlands football–very talented, with great speed and strength, who has suffered with a mild case of hoof and mouth disease. His very straightforward comments in his autobiography cost him a career with Man U. , which was a shame in that he really did help that team. I wish Holland had four Stams in defense these days, then the Netherlands would really be the 6th best team in the world. Thanks for the memories, Jaap!

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By: goose

goose — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:37:57 +0000

Latest news II; vdSar will quit Oranje after the EC08!

By: goose

goose — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:13:45 +0000

Jan; did Jaap already give you a call?? he just called me and said you and me were the reason!! i feel so sorry for him, hahaa

but again;

thanx Jaap for all the good memories (and make bald guys cool!!)