It's a tradition. Every last week of the year, this blog has an in-depth one on one with the most important man in Dutch football: the NT manager. This is…
For a long time, we lamented the retirement of the likes of Robben, Sneijder, Kuyt, Van Bommel and Nigel de Jong, fearing the good old times would never return. But…
Rafael van der Vaart retired from professional football immediately. A small news item in the papers. Something some people thought had happened already... His last years were a disappointment. For…
We didn't qualify for two big tournaments, we burned through some very decent coaches in a short time (Advocaat, Blind, Hiddink), we produced thigh thick reports about how dreadful our…
Last time Ronald Koeman called up Holland's best players, Steven Bergwijn wasn't part of it. The youngster was flabbergasted. But Koeman felt he was needed for Young Oranje, while the…
With the World Cup behind us, we're going to look ahead to the new season. Focus on the top 3, initially and some of the upcoming talents in Holland and…
Lots of developments again in Dutch football! Apologies for the late post again, just busy busy busy, but also lots of football to follow... Can I say a big thank…
....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…
Yes I agree, it will be close. He's still not on the bench.