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December 3rd, 2008 | By: Jan | 27 Comments »

Goose & Finnster having a laugh…

I wanted to post this many moons ago, already… But I didn’t… Didn’t want to rub it in too much (others are lurking here, you know). And I didn’t want to blow my own trumpet too much…

But…

Fair is Fair…

The Netherlands Blog rules for months already.

I get sent the statistics of all the national team blogs and the Offside club blogs and I have to say man…our blog is leading the way. We have by far the best statistics, in terms of pageviews, visits and comments. Not only is Oranje the best on the pitch, Oranje is also the best in talking :-).

It’s a known fact that Dutch people always have something to debate about. As JC famously said: when you tell Spanish players the gameplan, they say: Si mister. In Holland they go: yes, but… :-).

That makes for difficult to manage players, but it also makes the best internet blogs!

So, thanks guys, for making this place full of awesomeness…

However, we should not rest on our laurels. Argentina is in hot pursuit, while France, Italy and the USA also have their eyes on us. So keep it coming…

As for the Offside stats… The Netherlands/Oranje/Eredivisie/individual clubs could use some help. We are nowhere near a decent position there. It’s the EPL, Italy, Bundesliga, Barca and AC Milan kicking up dust for us minions…

Feels out of balance. So, please support my mates of the Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord, Heerenveen, Twente and Eredivisie blogs there from time to time ok?

By the way: there are no prizes to be won, there’s only honor :-).

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By tjeerd | December 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 pm

I check this site every day, Jan keeps me up to date. We both are mourning Feyenoord’s demise.
This is a great blog.

By futbol | December 3rd, 2008 at 11:28 pm

Well done, Jan!

I am a faithful reader of this blog. Not only Jan’s articles but also other guys’ comments(finnster01, goose, tiju, Caleb, Carlos, Felipe…) are ALL GREAT!

This place is definitely awesome!

Please keep up the good work!

Posted from Germany

By Andrew | December 3rd, 2008 at 11:35 pm

Thanks goes to you Jan, for not only the wonderful articles and subjects, but also setting the tone that keeps the always interesting, amusing, insightful, and just plain fun contributors coming here regularly…well done…by the way Finn, when is the party? Remember, Caleb has the first round.

Posted from United States

By Carlos | December 4th, 2008 at 12:28 am

I know this site is very popular because sometimes when I do a google search on football things (usually dutch related) THIS SITE comes up in the top 5 which indicates it gets many hits, not just from regular donaters but there are many “lurkers” here too and I am sure they too will come out of their shell to contribute. Even just to say “Portugal Sucks” or more :).

and……JAN absolutely RULES - where he digs up the stories is his private little secret Long may it continue as I go to this site daily many times just to read the articles and contributions. So many people have soooo many stories and views that normal reports do not carry.

I salute ALL of you too.

Posted from Singapore

By bobotoh | December 4th, 2008 at 1:01 am

KUTGW, Jan! I come to this site everyday.

Posted from Indonesia

By Carlos | December 4th, 2008 at 1:19 am

hmmmmmm glad bobotoh dont understand dutch ouch !!!

Posted from Singapore

By tiju | December 4th, 2008 at 1:42 am

hi guys great news we are leading on the pitch and in the blog.so credits goes to jan first for holding all of us together,thanks jan(the bigman)
by the by visting offside blog is bit difficult for me but coz of my dutch virus afection i am forced to vist that blog, i used to vist qute often.
@finni hopefully i will visit ontario in coming july buddy i will try to come to US also, definitly if i am coming there, i will try to meet u.

Posted from India

By Carlos | December 4th, 2008 at 3:20 am

tiju, good to see you are well - are you in Mumbai or Delhi ?
Hope no one close to you was affected by those terrorist attacks !!

Posted from Singapore

By goose | December 4th, 2008 at 4:01 am

thanks Jan!!! you and your blog are a joy to read every single day

and thanks to all the regulars who make this blog so interesting

KEEP IT UP JAN!!! THANKS!!

Posted from Netherlands

By Carlos | December 4th, 2008 at 5:17 am

For those non believing - just Google these 2 words/names “Goose Finnster”
hehehe…..not bad eh ? Furthermore how quick does the entry come onto Google means it gets a lot of hits !!!!

Posted from Singapore

By ferenc | December 4th, 2008 at 6:06 am

greatest football blog i have ever read. keep it up Jan and we - and oranje - will win the wc 2010! congratulation.

Posted from Hungary

By Ronald | December 4th, 2008 at 7:49 am

Yeah! Support everyday from Hong Kong!

Posted from Hong Kong

By Jan | December 4th, 2008 at 8:31 am

Thanks guys :-)… We’ll keep it up, no matter how crazy the real world gets.

By Chriss | December 4th, 2008 at 11:22 am

Thanks guys. Great stuff we could not find anywhere else. Thanks for all of your effort and time. This Dutch football fan is most appreciative.

Posted from Canada

By Jess | December 4th, 2008 at 11:33 am

Jan- I read this blog AND comments everyday. Most blogs I can’t be bothered to read as “fans” are just fighting about who is a true fan. Here I learn something almost everyday. Plus I am equally proud of my fellow Canadian readers who always have something great to say! And goose just makes laugh. Thanks Jan

Portugal Sucks!!!

By Caleb | December 4th, 2008 at 11:54 am

It’s no surprise really, we have a great blogger and lots of great commentors! I’m just like everyone else, this blog is a part of my daily routine, probably multiple times a day. Also have to agree with Jess above me, as opposed to lots of other blogs, the commentors here are really great - I read all the comments on this blog, which I usually couldn’t be bothered to do with other blogs. Just goes to show the quality of the people we have here!

Also, Andrew’s right, the first round is on me - but I’m not worried, because there should be many rounds after that, hopefully bought by other people

Posted from Canada

By Bob | December 4th, 2008 at 12:47 pm

Congratulations, Jan, and well deserved. I check back in periodically, and I believe the quality of your information is now better than ever. The articles on the World Cups in the 70s were fantastic and, for me, very informative. You corrected a great deal of information about those two events, and which is much appreciated. Amazing how some of those stories got going, and believed for so long, at least here in the US. Keep it up, fella–being competent and excellent is what all Dutch try to do, and often succeed!

Posted from United States

By finnster01 | December 4th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

Great to see Bob back on the board!

@Andrew and Caleb (and anyone else): It would be fun to try organize something in NY for one of the WC2010 qual games in spring if anyone is coming through town. We could check out that place that Goose suggested. I will anyway and report back if it is any good. I think there was a group of Dutch fans that hired the place for EC2008, so I am not sure if they still run all the Dutch games there but I will find out. Place have a lot of nice screens. Hopefully it wasn’t a one-off event as the youtube video looked excellent. If that fails, I have multiple alternatives, especially when Oranje plays Scotland and Norway again

By Jan | December 4th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

Gotta get my travel plans sorted then… The Dutch are as thrifty as the Scots, so whenever someone shouts, I’m in :-)!!

By Felipe | December 4th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

Ooops… I arrived at the post a lil’bit late…

Anyway: Jan, I should say a huge THANK YOU VERY MUCH for doing this blog. It’s a great bless for anyone who just can read things on Dutch because of Babelfish. To read something so good, so hi-quality, in English, I mean, it’s really a bless. I don’t think there’s any blog about Dutch football who can touch the foot fingers of this one. Either here or on the ones from Offside. I mean, where can we find some funny discussions about… Oranje on EC1980?!

And a huge hug on my comment colleagues: Finnster, Goose, Carlos, Bobotoh, Michel-Olivier, Alex, Caleb, Tiju. Thanks for receiving me so warmly at the blog.

Don’t worry, Jan! We’ll help you to hold the 1st position on WCB!

By tiju | December 4th, 2008 at 10:45 pm

@carlos
iam too far away from mumbai.now everything under control.thanks

Posted from India

By Carlos | December 5th, 2008 at 1:16 am

Felipe ??? You are very charming - just like 007

Posted from Singapore

By Van Basten | December 5th, 2008 at 2:39 am

I love Oranje!

By Sol | December 5th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

Lurker here saying hi Keep up the good work…