And loses again vs England, for the first time in 22 years. Now you all know that I don't rate friendlies, usually. Particularly not when a settled team is practicing…
....against England. It's interesting, the Dutch were reigning supreme in the Golden Age, with the English Empire and the Portuguese seafarers... And England and Portugal are our up and coming…
We had our time, for crying, for mourning, for self-obsessed analysis and for memories... Now is the time to look forward again. As our EC2020 campaign will start now basically!…
With the lull we had in Oranje football and the newly appointed strong men finding their feet (Hoogma, Koeman) it's time we see the Orange Lions perform again. The Eredivisie…
Well, Ronald Koeman doesn't need a lot of introduction here. FG Groningen, rocket shots (mostly over the goal), Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord... Thon's jersey. Wembley. Assistant to Van Gaal and…
Finally, the post we've been waiting for... The KNVB has made their choices and Ronald Koeman (Team Manager) and Nico-Jan Hoogma (Director Top Sports) were introduced yesterday to the media…
With the KNVB team almost up to speed (surely Koeman will be the man) it's interesting to focus on the top quality players we thought we had... Jetro Willems came…
We like looking towards the future. Because the present isn't so hot for us. No tournament for us this year (again). No club performances in Europe. No real big stars…
The football city of Holland is obviously Rotterdam. The port city has three Eredivisie clubs and a tremendous history. The best stadium of the country, the best pitch of Europe,…
Ruud Gullit aimed to bring Oranje to the World Cup alongside Dick Advocaat. It didn't work out. Gullit's story, on his time with Oranje, the crisis in Dutch football and…
I was looking at the groups over the weekend. If we aren't out in the first round, but definitely in…