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DutchBorderer

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  1. I say, I've spent all season dreading the prospect of playing them twice.
  2. Barça dreadful, Liverpool amazing - I swear if Ajax bottle it tomorrow I'll get a crack in me clogs.
  3. Deary me, some game, some result. Not the Cruijff-Classico final some had hoped for, but massive respect for Liverpool - regardless of what I or others may think of them. Massive. Bring on Ajax tomorrow, let this inspire them to snuff out any surprises Spurs try to spring on them.
  4. Jfc. I have a huge respect for anyone taking up a post as a director at Berwick - or elsewhere at this level of football - for it is a most unenviable task. As such, I also fully respect and accept George's decision to leave. HOWEVER I find the timing of this announcement highly unfortunate, given that we are just three days away from what is the single most important set of matches Berwick Rangers have had to play in decades. This sends the wrong signal to fans and players alike - I appreciate honesty and the timely informing of stakeholders, but this should have waited about ten days to be released. You know, until after it could have an on-field effect?
  5. I love your enthusiam but.... A. Wrong thread - the match thread is here B. You are very welcome in Berwick and at Haggerston Castle but C. We'd rather you get promoted instead of us being relegated
  6. Any single one of Dundee FC's first team strikers would be banging goals in at this level - I'm not saying the drop from them to us is the same as from us to Bonnyrigg, but I don't think we can take Murrell's performances of late as definitive proof that we made a mistake in letting him go. I recall someone mentioning they'd pay his bus ticket to anywhere, so it's not like we were all unanimously agreed on his quality - I myself did not fancy him either although I am pleased for him to be proving me at least slightly wrong at the moment. Then again, Johnny Harvey was so terrible in the transfer department that I'd almost say we should have done the exact opposite of what he proposed and did - meaning in this case we should have had Murrell's name as the first in the line-up.
  7. The dismantling of Ajax following their succesful run to the Europa League final (where Man Utd had to spoil the fun) was much less bad than expected; Davinson Sánchez was the first to leave as one of the standout performers (42 million Pounds), followed by Amin Younes (who started faking injuries when he realized he couldn't leave during 17/18), Kenny Tete (to Lyon), Jaïro Riedewald (Crystal Palace), and Justin Kluivert (Roma, a season later). Key players like goalie Onana, defender de Ligt, creative midfielder Ziyech, and Dolberg were slept on - and the further two seasons they spent in Amsterdam have allowed them to mature to the point where they are on the verge of the Champions League final - albeit supplanted by bought experience (Blind and Tadic) and the young talent that was just outside of the starting eleven back during 2016/2017 (van de Beek, Neres, and Frenkie de Jong came on as substitutes that evening). I hate to say it, but the awful tagedy that befell Abdelhak Nouri may have also a large part in how tight-knit the team is now (Nouri was notably close to van de Beek, the two were roomies in the academy and when on the road with the first team). Ajax was well-beaten back in the 2017 final, yes, but that was the Europa League (Ajax had a relatively easy journey to the final, including a group with Celta de Vigo, Standard Luik/Liège, and Panathinaikos, and Legia Warsaw and Copenhagen in the first two knock-out rounds) - which may have played a part in the first team not being stripped bare. Now though, Ajax kept Bayern Munich to a draw twice, then beat reigning champions Real (admittedly without Ronaldo) and Juventus (admittedly with Ronaldo). You don't fluke results like those, especially not when Ajax were the better team for much of those games. Frenkie de Jong is already gone, whispers speak of a transfer sum for de Ligt that may get awfully close to the amount Liverpool paid for Virgil van Dijk, and van de Beek, Neres, Ziyech, and Onana are eyed by scouts in the Johan Cruijff Arena every two weeks - deservedly so. Whether Ajax reaches the final or not (but especially so if they do manage it), I fully expect this summer to bring forth an asset-stripping of never-before-seen proportions - for one because these players will be 'relatively' cheap (16 mil for Tadic is, despite his age, a steal), and for two because Ajax cannot refuse tens of millions as easily as the big, big teams. Even then, you might get another Younes or two on your hands if you try and hold onto certain players for an extra season - and there are a fair few potential candidates for that considering that out of the current starting eleven, only Tagliafico has strongly spoken about remaining with Ajax for 2019/2020. But hey, I am buzzing and will be wearing my shirt tomorrow when I watch the game with my English colleagues - Ajax is showing everyone in Europe that you can achieve miracles against all (financial) odds with the right mindset and on- and off-field philosophies. Sure, it may well be the last time a team from a small country like us reaches the final this side of 2040 (especially with the proposed European promotion/relegation), but I've no doubt Spurs will get a run for their television money.
  8. A great weekend for the club indeed, clear even to me a neutral like me. Pleased for you lot, but then I haven't felt joyous about my own team at all lately. I dropped this on the supporters' forum already, but figured it might be a share here as well; I write a wee blog about special and otherwise interesting football kits with a weekly article posted each Monday, and I've recently covered Morton's old 1996/1997 shirt after discovering it shared its pattern and make with numerous other clubs up and down the leagues (including St Johnstone, Peterborough, Mansfield, Woking, and half of the Irish league). Thought it'd be of interest to any history buffs in this thread; https://club25football.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/greenock-morton-1996-1997-home-shirt/ As for the article on the pattern itself; https://club25football.wordpress.com/2019/04/14/the-mystery-of-the-lozenges/ As I'm a neutral, do let me know if I got anything wrong about the club!
  9. Over Aloulou? Yes. Over Rose? Hard to say. Over See and Adamson? No.
  10. Murrell never turned up when he played for us, but then I would most certainly have Brett on the team if given the opportunity.
  11. I'm sure JH is a wonderful man when not getting pumped 0 to 5 by *insert any other League 2 team here*, but his family aren't doing him any favours over on Facebook. This in reaction to the post of ol' Ron pictured above;
  12. A director is leaving? Didn't we have a discussion on announcing these things via the site and social media before the rumor mill and P&B confirmation parade have a chance to get up and running? Shambles. But you know what? I do hope the season ends the way it starts - I'll take boardroom troubles preceding an emphatic 3-0 win in the final game.
  13. I've made a similar comment on the Facebook page under the announcement of Harvey's departure, but we need to forget about him and about the board until the evening of May 18th - echoing @Fergie1 's post a bit higher up in this thread. We got what we wanted, nay, what we needed, so any energy we now spend on anything but supporting the boys will be fruitless. Whether the criticism aimed at the board is justified or not, now's no longer the time. Hoping for a sensible squad line-up v. Elgin, with both Ouzy and Dougie wrapped up in ice packs somewhere in the stands to keep them fresh for Cove/EK. Depending on who does make the squad/bench we'll also know who remains loyal to JH; I imagine Hume won't be seeing any more game time.
  14. I cannae imagine Yano would have walked away from WW for a three match/16 day contract at Berwick so I imagine it's for next season as well.
  15. Ron Polson bringing the hot takes; Never mind Johnny got to bring in a dozen signings of his own and let players like Paul and Gary go - and that we are now rock bottom rather than near the bottom.
  16. Looking forward to hearing the reactions to this one - the pattern is supposed to represent the architecture of Stamford Bridge; And Chesterfield;
  17. Happy for former players like Marc Anthony to weigh in, but I don't agree with the lad
  18. Ostensibly the reaction of the rest of the league to Harvey's departure.
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