Secret meeting between Van Basten and Van Bommel

April 1st, 2008 | by: Jan |

Today, news leaked that Marco van Basten and Mark van Bommel are meeting in secret to discuss their “disagreements”.

Apparently, according to the source, Van Marwijk discussed his son-in-law with Oranje press-chef Kees Jansma, who talked to Van Basten. The latter was willing to meet with Van Bommel “for an informal talk”. The meeting takes place in Van Marwijk’s home in Limburg. The Feyenoord coach won’t be present at the talk. “It is true that Mark is devastated that he no longer plays for Oranje. I know why he decided to withdraw, but I also know he is a very emotional and passionate guy, who can say things in the spur of the moment and feel sorry a week later,” Van Marwijk commented.

It’s a well-know secret that Van Basten realizes that he needs Van Bommel, who is the best option for one of the holding positions. Van Bommel has the toughness, the smarts, and the depth to play that part well. In an earlier interview, Van Basten said: “Van Bommel at Bayern is a different Van Bommel than the one I saw at Barca. He is much more in control, much more disciplined. In his current form, he’d be an asset for Oranje.”

Van Nistelrooy is one of Van Bommel’s best mates, but Ruud van Gol didn’t want to go into the debate. “It’s a fact that Mark wants to play for Oranje and I also believe Marco would want him back. But there’s more at stake, I guess. You can’t just say sorry to each other and than it’s over and done with.”

Asked whether the group would accept Van Bommel back. “How is that relevant? It’s not about who likes who, is it? It’s about winning the EC! And with Mark, it will be easier to do so. End of story.”

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Comments

By goose | April 1st, 2008 at 7:00 am

YES!!!!!!! best news since the german capitulation in ‘45!!!!

MARK VAN BOMMEL!!! MARK VAN BOMMEL!!!!

Posted from Netherlands

By Greg | April 1st, 2008 at 7:05 am

Jan, email me at santos [dot] greg [at] gmail [dot] com regarding the video embedding.

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By Juliet | April 1st, 2008 at 7:16 am

I call April Fools. There’s no way those two would ever talk again!

Posted from United States

By goose | April 1st, 2008 at 7:50 am

$%%#^%$&^%*&!!! Jan; is this your idea of a good joke????

i was so excited and now im all down!!

Posted from Netherlands

By Angela | April 1st, 2008 at 8:57 am

I hope this is not and April Fools joke and is for real, but I don’t know…

Posted from United States

By Miguel Rosado | April 1st, 2008 at 9:49 am

Great great great news. I hope they sort things out because Mark deserves to be in the national team.

He’d do a far much better job in midfield compared to De Zeeuw or Gio.

Edwin

Kromkamp, Heitinga, Bouma, Gio

Bommel and Landzaat

Sneijder, Persie, Seedorf (Robben if fit)

Nistelrooy

By Caleb | April 1st, 2008 at 10:13 am

Wow, ever since that swiss guy came on here advertising lodging for dutch females, now we all of a sudden have some women posters on here, haha

Miguel – Landzaat??

So Jan, is this a joke? If it is I think we might loose goose for a while again..

By Igor | April 1st, 2008 at 10:42 am

I don’t know what was funnier, Jan’s post (clearly an April fools’ joke, I mean would the meeting between marco and mark really take place at van marwijk’s house?) or Goose’s response: “best news since the german capitualation in ‘45″ hahaha.

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By tjeerd | April 1st, 2008 at 4:32 pm

Lets smoke a peace pipe and bring Mark back into the fold.

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sicc.sk.ca/saskindian/images/87su1001.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sicc.sk.ca/saskindian/a87sum10.htm&h=300&w=322&sz=30&hl=en&start=24&tbnid=ItIDqAPY7vjNWM:&tbnh=110&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpeace%2Bpipe%26start%3D18%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN

By Jan | April 1st, 2008 at 4:50 pm

I love April fools day .

I’m happy that I was able to make your day, Goose, and I’m sorry to push you into depression. Funny how the blokes get carried away, while the gals keep a clear head… Classic stuff.

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By Mario Rosado (Dutch admirer) | April 2nd, 2008 at 12:52 am

van Bommel will be back, he will play at Euro 2008.

Here I go with my line up:

1- van der Sar
2- Melchiot
3- Heitinga
4- Bouma
5- De Cler
6- van Bommel
7- Sneijder
8- Seedorf
9- van Nistelrooy
10- van Persie
11- van der Vaart

By Hans | April 2nd, 2008 at 11:46 pm

Football fans don’t make jokes about serious matters such as football.

Posted from Australia

By Jan | April 3rd, 2008 at 3:48 am

Haha… Like “some people say football is as important as life and death… They’re wrong. It’s much more important!”

I must say, when I was 15 years old, there was an ad in the paper that “coming Monday” there would be an open day at Sparta. With famous players, talent scouts, etc… That particular Monday was… April 1 of course. What did I know? I went, early in the morning, with some mates to find myself before the closed gates of Het Kasteel… Since then, I am always on the look out for April Fools jokes.

But Hans is right. It is sacrilege. I stand corrected!

Posted from Australia

By Caleb | April 5th, 2008 at 11:23 pm

Haha, Jan, that is a great story. I would have done the same thing I’m sure, with such big hopes and then I would have been so angry after!

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