Titbits…

Van Vossen’s laughs at coaching career

Raf van der Vaart’s struggling HSV Hamburg is risking losing out of CL qualifications. Future PSV boss Huub Stevens tries all the tricks in the book to get his boys to fight back. First Belgium talent Vince Kompany is sent away, and now Vaart has been penalized (5.000 euros) for criticizing that decision.

Ronald Koeman is disappointed that he can’t collect his 3 mio euros “fukc off” money. The Valencia board decided that Koeman, who won the Spanish Cup with his team, can stay.

Referees who are active at the EC2008 will be paid 10.000 euros per match. I’d be happy to do it for half.

Royston Drenthe is fit again after his Robben collision last week. Ruud van Gol has resumed training for Madrid.

Chelsea won their Everton fixture, 1-0, keeping the pressure on Man United (who will drop points against the Rovers this weekend, mark my words).

Uri Coronel has accepted the Ajax chairman vacancy. Coronel is a long time member of Ajax and was part of Van Praag’s successful board in the 1990s.

Peter van Vossen resigned as assistant manager to Peter Boeve’s coach at Omniworld. Van Vossen moves to a coaching position at AGOVV Apeldoorn.
Van Vossen will assist his buddy John van den Brom there, with whom he played at Ajax and in Turkey.

Ajax coach Adrie Koster pleaded with the KNVB to bring the real champs’ cup to Amsterdam instead of Eindhoven. In cases like these, the KNVB uses replica’s in case PSV loses suddenly and Ajax becomes champs. Koster is confident Ajax will win and PSV will lose.

Fernando Torres, the Liverpudlian scoring machine, threatens to take Ruud’s goal scoring record for a first season in the EPL. Kuyt: “Ruud is a top striker of course, but Torres is only 24 years old and seems to only be getting better and better…”

Here’s an overview of the National Cup finals:

SPA 16/04 Valencia - Getafe 3-1
DUI 19/04 Bayern München - Borussia Dort.
NED 27/04 Feyenoord - Roda JC
DEN 01/05 Esbjerg fB - ??
TUR 07/05 Gençlerbirligi - Kayserispor
OEK 07/05 Dinamo Kiev - Shakhtar Donetsk
ROE 10/05 -
TSJ 13/05 -
BUL 14/05 Litex Lovech - Tsjerno More Varna
RUS 17/05 Amkar Perm - CSKA Moskou
ENG 17/05 Portsmouth - Cardiff City
BEL 18/05 AA Gent - Anderlecht
GRI 17/05 Olympiakos - Aris Saloniki
POR 18/05 FC Porto - Sporting Lis.
SCH 24/05 Queen of the South -
FRA 24/05 -
ITA 24/05 -