Only 15 days to go!! And 5 days until we learn the final definitive selection! The Netherlands has 15 mio team managers. People (fans, ex players, coaches, analysts, media people)…
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The 1994 World Cup was a bit of a disappointment. Losing against the later winner sort of is a bandaid for the wound as the Dutch expression goes, but we…
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Post by Selmore. I love that expression: the Ego has landed. I'm pretty sure I used it here before - referring to Van Gaal of course - and the Daily…
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We are going to focus on the Prelim Squad!! Yesterday evening LVG announced his prelim squad and poor little me in Oz is probably the last one to get it…
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Hi all, Finally a bit more time for post with some "body" :-). So happy to be in 2014 and to leave 2013 behind. A weird year. For 2014, I…
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In making all our squads and line ups for Oranje, I found that quite some people think Klaasjan Huntelaar is done for? He is not good enough? He only scores…
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The Portugal friendly resulted in many-a critical comment on this blog and in other media. That is not a coincidence, as other media obviously copy all we are saying here.…
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Louis van Gaal has almost exactly one more year to prep his squad for the World Cup. Will the No. 5 of the FIFA Ranking have a chance in high…
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Cool book review: Graham Hunter's "Barca: The Making of the Best Team in the World". Buy it now, at the UK Book Depository. Postage is FREE. See link on my…
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Oranje went to Poland and the Ukraine as favorites. Maybe not The Favorites... But surely as potential winners. With names like Van Persie, Van Bommel, Heitinga, Stekelenburg, Sneijder, Robben, Afellay,…
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Oh by the way When we exit this WC after the group stage, Koeman and Jan are going to put…