Wonder goals are really wonder goals when they’re scored in important matches! Peter Houtman – currently stadium speaker at Feyenoord – was a typical Wim Kieft like striker. Tall, static, strong in the air. The guy started his career at the Feyenoord youth, then was told to leave (not good enough). He played for FC [...]

Heitinga scores…
Well, we’re off… and what a start!
PSV does what it always does. It wins. 5-1 to be precise. With an Afellay on fire! The youngster recently declared he wants to leave PSV next summer but this season will have to be his season. The neo-international scored two goals in the whole of last season [...]

Peter Hoekstra… He was one hell of a left winger! Came from nowhere into PSV, a much coveted youth player. His length, his speed, his technique…a joy to watch… He was part of Hiddink’s EC1996 squad and was supposed to become one of Holland’s most exciting players. But fate happened. Hoekstra’s tall and lean [...]

The Hunter wants to score 35 competition goals this season, win the title and he wants to read a good book every now and then. No striker in Holland, or anywhere in the world, will be quoted saying that.
KLaas Jan is midway through “De Donkere Kamer van Damokles” when his third season at Ajax is [...]

Well my friends, the Dutch Eredivisie started and from out of nowhere the number of football news-items is exploding.
Quickly then:
FC Groningen trashed Vitesse in their away game 0-4. It seems Ron Jans is doing it again.
Marco van Basten wants Kees Jansma to become Ajax’ new general manager. San Marco worked with Jansma at the KNVB [...]

Robben for PSV
Some years ago, PSV broke with tradition by attracting young Dutch players to play in Eindhoven. Think Mark van Bommel, Wilfred Bouma, Kevin Hofland, John de Jong and Arjen Robben. This summer, PSV does it again.
Director Jan Reker presented PSV’s new signing, FC Groningen talent Stef Nijland (20 years old), with the comment: [...]

An overview of great goals is never complete without Mr Glass from Finland. Jari traveled Europe as an apprentice before Louis van Gaal signed him for Ajax. Dan Pedersen – Denmark – was the chosen one to fill Dennis Bergkamp shoes at Ajax after he’d left. But when the Dane got injured Litmanen took the [...]

Time to get the poll thingamajig out again. I didn’t pay for it not to use it, right?
It’s time to get all interactive on your collective asses! We’ve been dormant for some time after the EC and during the Olympics most of us couldn’t care less, but now…the action starts again!
The English competition has started, [...]

He had given himself till the end of July to find a new club. But, he really wanted a top club. Patrick Kluivert (31) didn’t want to end his career in the cellar of some competition. It’s August now, and that top club hasn’t found Kluivert’s number. And they probably never will.
Kluivert played in Stam’s [...]

The Johan Cruyff Schaal (Dutch Supercup) is won by PSV, in a predictable match against a weakened Feyenoord. I haven’t seen the match, but from what I read here and there, PSV won deservedly against a not-so-badly playing Feyenoord. In the first half, PSV seemed to be too hasty. Feyenoord could play along well and [...]