With the 2023-2024 season ending soon it's time to start the new season thread. Alot is going to happen this summer in the run up, so plenty to talk about I expect.
PSV looking ahead with confidence if you go by this article. https://www.psvinside.nl/met-amster...-koning-te-rijk-na-deze-uitspraak-peter-bosz/ With the Amsterdam unrest and a Feyenoord that seems to be itself again, PSV is king after this statement Peter Bosz
https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieu...-georges-mikautadze-metz-heeft-optie-tot-koop Mikautadze, who has been scoring like a conveyor belt, seems to be available for a discount price for Metz.
78 https://www.parool.nl/sport/zijn-de...-brian-brobbey-verkocht-moet-worden~beb521ea/ In an official letter with seventeen pages of questions, major shareholders of Ajax demand clarity about the problems at the club, preferably during the shareholders' meeting on Tuesday. But that could be the prelude to a legal minefield. Are the financial problems so deep that Brian Brobbey has to be sold? Jop van Kempen and Bas Soetenhorst 18 May 2024, 03:00 Het Parool: 'Ajax doesn't have the money for new players and may have to sell Brobbey' Het Parool published an analysis of Ajax's financial situation on Saturday. The medium discusses the official letter that a group of Ajax shareholders sent to provide clarity about the problems surrounding the club. According to insiders, the loss on the purchases of Sven Mislintat is even fifty million euros. In the current financial year, the people of Amsterdam are said to have borrowed forty million euros from a bank to pay the fixed costs. "Think of the salaries of the 450 employees and the rent of the Johan Cruijff Arena," writes Het Parool. "Combine this with the loss that Ajax will have to take on a number of disappointing purchases of the departed technical director Sven Mislintat (possibly fifty million euros according to insiders)." Missing out on the Champions League is also a cause for concern for the shareholders' group. Because Ajax has almost no money to buy players, it is doubted whether the club will have to say goodbye to Brian Brobbey next summer. "The 22-year-old striker who has been a bright spot in this disastrous season and is therefore Ajax's silverware. Or Steven Bergwijn (26), who is also quite in the market. The miserable financial situation therefore directly affects the sporting one," according to Het Parool.
Oh dear. Things can get out of hands between the "Raad van Commissarissen", the "Bestuursraad" and the "VEB". Especially RvC-member Leo van Wijk was on collision course. https://www.accountant.nl/nieuws/2024/5/relatie-veb-en-ajax-onder-druk-na-rumoerige-vergadering/ Some even think it can end in court at the "Ondernemingskamer", which would be very bad. It's called the "nuclear option" in this article: https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetba...dstuk-in-aanhoudende-bestuurscrisis~af1e45de/
585 https://eredivisie.nl/nieuws/volledige-concept-competitieprogramma-eredivisie-2024-25/ Changes from the schedule published earlier:
Quite early the "Klassieker" has been scheduled, which makes the time for either teams to adapt to the changes the transfer window has brought a bit tight.
The rest of the clashes between the top 5 in the first half of the season: Super saturday: Supersunday 8 december: supersunday 22 december:
PSV, AZ and FC Twente get way more time to hone their teams before they clash with the other top 5 clubs.
650 The Amsterdam newspaper "de Telegraaf" mentions a disastrous financial situation. "Ajax is in a difficult position, the financial situation is much worse than everyone thinks. Internally, that awareness is becoming more and more common, but externally not yet among the fans," Verweij begins. The journalist paints a financial picture for the transfer summer. "If they sell 120 million to players, they can reinvest fifty million. And a third of the salaries also have to be removed. If that doesn't happen, Ajax will head for the ravine at 120 kilometers per hour. Otherwise, the survival of the club will be in jeopardy." Seems to me the Ajax fans have the right to be informed from within the club what the situation is exactly. Though "de Telegraaf" is the Ajax outlet with deep throats informing them, this kind of alarms should be dealt with by the board and give the fans an update on the situation.
As Ajax are a publicly traded corporation, they have to file financial statements which can be easily obtained and analyzed. The article is BS.
793 Looking at the transfers actions sofar, the bolded ones are the real new signings: Ajax In: Owen Wijndal (Antwerp FC, was verhuurd), Naci Ünüvar (FC Twente, was verhuurd), Jorge Sánchez (FC Porto, was verhuurd), Youri Baas (NEC, was verhuurd), Jorthy Mokio (KAA Gent), Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal) Out: Francisco Conceição (FC Porto), Georges Mikautadze (Metz), Jorge Sánchez (CD Cruz Azul), Remko Pasveer (transfervrij) AZ In: Mexx Meerdink (Vitesse, was verhuurd), Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City, was verhuurd), Zico Buurmeester (PEC Zwolle, was verhuurd), Seiya Maikuma (Cerezo Osaka), Troy Parrott (Tottenham Hotspur), Jeroen Zoet (Spezia) Uit: Jens Odgaard (Bologna), Peter Vindahl (Sparta Praag), Dani de Wit (transfervrij), Gonçalo Esteves (Sporting Portugal, was gehuurd), Tiago Dantas (Benfica, was gehuurd), Mathew Ryan (transfervrij), Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), Kenzo Goudmijn (Derby County) Feyenoord In: Ondrej Lingr (Slavia Praag), Anis Hadj Moussa (Patro Eisden), Ilias Sebaoui (Dordrecht, was verhuurd), Thijs Jansen (De Graafschap, was verhuurd), Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo, was verhuurd), Ramon Hendriks (Vitesse, was verhuurd), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (Rapid Wien, was verhuurd), Patrik Walemark (Heerenveen, was verhuurd), Ezequiel Bullaude (Boca Juniors, was verhuurd), Antef Tsoungui (Dordrecht, was verhuurd), Gijs Smal (FC Twente), Chris-Kévin Nadje (FC Versailles), Julian Carranza (Philadelphia Union), Devin Haen (De Graafschap), Jeyland Mitchell (LD Alajuelense) Uit: Alireza Jahanbakhsh (onbekend), Kostas Lamprou (onbekend), Yankuba Minteh (Newcastle United, was gehuurd), Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles, huurbasis), Ramon Hendriks (VfB Stuttgart), Devin Haen (FC Dordrecht, verhuurd), Mats Wieffer (Brighton & Hove Albion) PSV In: Ryan Flamingo (FC Utrecht), Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior), Malik Tillman (Bayern München), Jason van Duiven (Almere City, was verhuurd), Fredrik Oppegard (Heracles, was verhuurd), Sergiño Dest (FC Barcelona) Uit: Patrick van Aanholt (Galatasaray, was gehuurd), Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton, was gehuurd), Hirving Lozano (San Diego FC, vertrekt pas in de winter), Shurandy Sambo (Burnley), Boy Waterman (transfervrij), André Ramalho (transfervrij) Twente In: Alec van Hoorenbeeck (KV Mechelen), Bas Kuipers (Go Ahead Eagles), Sayfallah Ltaief (Basel) Uit: Gijs Smal (Feyenoord), Joshua Brenet (transfervrij), Naci Ünuvar (Ajax, was gehuurd), Myron Boadu (AS Monaco, was gehuurd) Utrecht In: Noah Ohio (Standard Luik), Ryan Flamingo (Sassuolo), Siebe Horemans (Excelsior), Alonzo Engwanda (Anderlecht), Matisse Didden (Roda JC), Calvin Raatsie (Roda JC, was verhuurd), David Min (RKC), Tom de Graaff (Jong Ajax), Miguel Rodríguez (Celta de Vigo, gehuurd), Paxton Aaronson (Eintracht Frankfurt, gehuurd) Uit: Ryan Flamingo (meteen doorverkocht aan PSV), Luuk Brouwers (Heerenveen), Mark van der Maarel (stopt), Tim Handwerker (Nürnberg, was gehuurd), Oscar Fraulo (Borussia Mönchengladbach, was gehuurd), Sam Lammers (Rangers, was gehuurd), Othmane Boussaid (Al-Nasr), Hidde ter Avest (transfervrij), Thijmen Nijhuis (transfervrij), Marouan Azarkan (Al-Nasr), Calvin Raatsie (Excelsior)
Despite the little activity in the transfer market 58% of the voters in an AD poll think Ajax ends up in the top 3:
I absolutely think they finish top three. I like the new leadership style and I think the organization and “plan” will at least make for a top three with the players that are in house.
850 Ajax and FC Twente are both in the same boat, having to qualify for the UEFA tournements. That's a big disadvantage in the preparations for the start of the league. Wonder what impact it will have in the first few weeks of the leagues new season. PSV, Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar on the other hand can fully concentrate on integrating new players and getting the team ready for the start of the season.
Ajax don't or will not have a lot of new players to integrate. In one respect, the qualifiers will be a net plus as the club will be ready to play serious football from the get go. Ajax traditionally don't do well in the first couple of league matches and I think this will make a difference. From what I've seen of the friendlies, this club will be far different that what we have seen in the past two years!
911 So you get why I weeks ago, when Slot was signed by Liverpool, I would be happy if Farioli signed for Feyenoord after what I've been reading about him.
944 https://www.vi.nl/video/dit-zal-de-komst-van-farioli-voor-brobbey-teweegbrengen In this 1 hour video clubwatchers analyse what impact Farioli will have. You can have the comments automatically translated in English, so most of it you can follow.
1020 Lammers officially player of FC Twente FC Twente has now officially announced the arrival of Sam Lammers. The forward comes over from Rangers FC and has signed a contract until mid-2027. "With the trainer and Arnold (Bruggink, ed.) I've had several conversations lately," Lammers said via the club's channels. "I have a very positive feeling about that. In addition, the FC Twente club speaks for itself. What they are doing really appeals to me. We're going to play European football anyway and hopefully we'll go into the Champions League." "It is great that we have been able to bind Sam Lammers to FC Twente for the next three years," said Bruggink. "He is a very complete striker with a lot of experience, both nationally and internationally. Good signing and hope he will help FC Twente into the CL.
1090 That's weird.PSV fans are very gloomy about their team's performance in the JC shield match. One even predicted a 8-0 defeat for his team. https://www.soccernews.nl/news/feyenoord-wint-met-8-0-van-psv/ Fans know why Feyenoord will beat PSV Met deze verdediging aan PSV-zijde is Feyenoord wel in een keer favoriet om de Supercup te winnen. #psvval — Stijn (@stijnisdruk) July 27, 2024 Midden- en voor staat het prima! Achterhoede wordt wel heel erg dun met twee blessures…. @RikElfrink #psvval — Erik de Leeuw (@Erik_deLeeuw) July 27, 2024 Ik denk dat Ernie morgen echt op zoek moet naar wat verdedigers. #psvval — rebel without a pause (@ronaldbeer) July 27, 2024 Zwaar klote die blessure van Boscagli. Dit krijg je niet opgelost. #PSVVAL — Jeroen Zeot (@JZeot) July 27, 2024 We gaan Ramalho en van Aanholt nog missen #psvval — Ronald (@ronaldk_1981) July 27, 2024 Dit wordt leuk tegen Feyenoord. Minimaal 8 tegengoals. #PSVVAL — Jeroen Zeot (@JZeot) July 27, 2024 With this defence on the PSV side, Feyenoord is the favourite to win the Supercup. #psvval — Stijn (@stijnisdruk) July 27, 2024 It looks great in the middle and front! The back line is getting very thin with two injuries.... @RikElfrink #psvval — Erik de Leeuw (@Erik_deLeeuw) July 27, 2024 I think Ernie really needs to look for some defenders tomorrow. #psvval — rebel without a pause (@ronaldbeer) July 27, 2024 Boscagli's injury sucks. You can't get this resolved. #PSVVAL — Jeroen Zeot (@JZeot) July 27, 2024 We are going to miss Ramalho and van Aanholt #psvval — Ronald (@ronaldk_1981) July 27, 2024 This will be fun against Feyenoord. At least 8 goals conceded. #PSVVAL — Jeroen Zeot (@JZeot) July 27, 2024 Think they missed the Benfica match by Feyenoord