Man...i haven't made a post here in a long time. Why not? A few reasons...mostly lack of time, a slowly decreasing level of interest in this past season and a lack of desire to just bitch and moan in my posts about how fed up I was/am with the sorry state of Ajax football. And no, there is no correlation between my lack of posts and a similar situation going on with Matt on the Offside blog...me thinks he may have a more reasonable excuse than I do.

Congrats to AZ, they played fantastic (but boring) football all season. Hopefully they will represent the Eredivisie well next year in the Champions League along with Twente.

Fiorentia v Ajax Here

Sorry for the crappy feed...its all I could find working.

Interesting video

Here's an up close view of the 'pitch invasion' of Ajax supporters during a recent training session. I can't make out much of what they are saying b/c my Dutch sucks, maybe someone else can? I give Marco credit for at least spending the time to talk to these guys, who do seem rather belligerent and drunk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJnB3a6WlA&NR=1

Ajax relegated to Big Apple Youth Soccer League

A string of terrible results has forced Eredivise officials to relegate Ajax Amsterdam to one of the lower divisions of girls soccer in Burlington, Vermont. Ajax will play their first match on Sunday vs. current 3rd place side "Its a girl thang!". Said Marco van Basten, "The boys better come to play this weekend, they think they had a tough game in Arnhem...wait till they have to deal with those soccer mom supporters. I just hope we can match their intensity level".

In other news, Ryan Babel has officially been labeled the biggest disappointment in Liverpool history.

Van der Wiel gets Oranje call up

Gregory Van der Wiel has been called up to the Oranje squad that is set to face Tunisia in a friendly match this coming Wednesday. Its a well deserved recognition for crafty 21 year old defender. The only other Ajacied in Bert van Marwijk's squad is Steks in goal. The full line-up is below:

Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax Amsterdam), Henk Timmer (Feyenoord)

Defenders: John Heitinga (Atletico Madrid), Joris Mathijsen (SV Hamburg), Dirk Marcellis (PSV Eindhoven), Andre Ooijer (Blackburn Rovers), Edson Braafheid (Twente Enschede), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax Amsterdam)

Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid), Demy de Zeeuw (AZ Alkmaar), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid), Stijn Schaars (AZ Alkmaar), David Mendes da Silva (AZ Alkmaar)

Forwards: Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Real Madrid), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid)

>>Update: Did anyone see Ryan Babel miss the absolute sitter of sitters this weekend vs. Portsmouth? OH MY GOD RYAN!!!