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Bowser · 15-05-08, 06:20 PM

Cant wait for the next bit keep it up!!!

**liveru** · 16-05-08, 02:43 PM

Unlucky against NAC Harty but congratulations on qualifying for the European Cup proper.

And I don't believe your comment about referees. I reckon you're the type of manager that lumps the refs if they make a mistake. After all, you did threaten PSV's gaffer.

**Hartynips** · 16-05-08, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by liveru

Unlucky against NAC Harty but congratulations on qualifying for the European Cup proper.

And I don't believe your comment about referees. I reckon you're the type of manager that lumps the refs if they make a mistake. After all, you did threaten PSV's gaffer.

Hey!!! I'm very calm and collected....Ask any Steward or Lucozade bottle!!!!!

Actually it was Feyenoords assistant manager, not PSV!!!!

Cheers for the comments guys, update soon!

adamjigey · 16-05-08, 08:35 PM

well this just gets better and better its actally Perfect mate KIU and its a great read great story good luck my good pal

**abeatty2209** · 19-05-08, 11:27 AM

great story mate.
Congratulations on getten into the Champions League.
KUTGW

**Hartynips** · 19-05-08, 12:04 PM

HOT PROSPECTS

I gave the lads a day off after the NAC game, I didn't want to be around them. I especially didn't want to know Jaap Stam. To be fair to the guy, he texted me later that night apologising for his mis-conduct. We would learn his immediate future within a day or two, I suspected it would be a three match ban for the vicious shove on Sikora.

To make matters worse, the Dutch Police had managed to clock Vito Wormgoor speeding at over 160kph in his BMW M3. They had a lovely photo which was brandished on the news later that night, clearly showing him braking in the picture, so god knows how fast he was going before that. He was arrested for dangerous driving, Hennie Spijkerman was at the station with him for two hours before he was bailed. More headaches.

Training wise things went really well for the reserves. Torje and Fernandez netted two apiece in a 5-1 victory against FC Twente's 2nd string at the AAA. Dalla Valle collected a well deserved man of the match in that game for three assists and a goal line clearance. Esmir Sabic played his first game in Ajax2 colours, as did our trialist Dor Malul, both players looked very competent together.

It took a negotiation package of £275k plus a 35% sell on fee to pursuade Feyenoord not to attempt to take any action against us in the Wijnaldum transfer. A delighted Georginio signed the contract for us a day later. And despite a warning from van Giel about my enraged comments to the press, the dutch FA took no action after replays showed I had every reason to be upset with the Referee in the Breda match.

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Saturday 15th September saw us face FC Groningen away, in our second league game of the season. I opted for a more cautious approach for this game, bringing Aaritalo back into a more central midfield position and letting Huntelaar loose upfront on his own. The only other notable squad changes were youngsters Stancu and Dzsudzsak on the bench. Thomas Vermaelen replaced the now banned Stam at DC.

It took seemingly forever for anything to happen, but eventually Albert Luque broke free on the left, to play a one-two with Vertongen. Shrugging off the attentions of Sankoh, he managed to wriggle into the box and poke a shot past Brian van Loo, only to watch it rebound off the inside of the post and into the keeper's arms. At the break, 0-0. With only 3 attempts on goal all game, surely the second 45 could only get better.

In the dressing room, I took Stancu to one side, telling him he was coming on. He was nervous as hell, but I told him to take it easy, and wait for the ball to come to him. Vertongen was the man to be replaced, thanks to a nasty challenge in the last minute he'd suffered a gash on his calf which was obviously painful. After telling the boys to rally round and try and attack them this half, the buzzer sounded and we were out.

With 56 minutes gone, Stekelenberg hoofed a huge 70 yard ball deep into the Groningen half. Aaritalo, great in the air as normal, managed to flick it on to Huntelaar, who kept his balance and laid it left to Stancu. His first touch was superb, and after two more, he was at the edge of the box. Unleashing a fierce drive at goal Brian van Loo managed to block, but the rebound fell back to Bogdan inside the box, who this time, made no mistake. 1-0!

Hilariously, he didn't know what to do with himself and ran first left, then right, then back to the left heading off to the corner flag like a headless chicken, to where the Ajax fans were celebrating. Seconds later he was on the deck, with six of his team mates on top of him. On the bench we were just laughing and clapping.
After a minute or so the game restarted, and We suffered the schoolboy error a lot of teams do, having taken the lead we were pegged back immediately as Nacer Barazite's 25 yard effort deflected off Vermaelen and into the bottom left, leaving Stekelenburg rooted. 1-1. Startind to despair all over again, I brought Dzsudzsak on for Kennedy.

However it was to be a good day for the Godenzonen. With just seven minutes on the clock, Stancu threaded a ball through the left channel for Dzsudzsak to chase. Hurdling the challenge from Rasmus Lindgren then skipping past Bruno Silva, he pulled the ball back to the edge of the D for Huntelaar to hit first time. A second later the net rippled, and we were off the bench! 2-1.

We held on and after 90+3, a jubilant team crashed into the dressing room. Outside in the corridor,I rang Tam, who confirmed that watching the results come through on TV we were up to 7th in the table. She also remarked there were a bunch of idiots filmed jumping around like loonies on the bench at the final whistle at Euroborg.

That'd be us then. Who cares, a debut goal for Stancu, beating our rivals and our first 3 points. Get in!

**VeggiSmurf** · 19-05-08, 12:32 PM

Nice win. even with a headless chicking :P

dc430 · 21-05-08, 01:47 PM

Great story~ looking forward for next chapter~ thx dude~

juono · 29-05-08, 12:57 PM

Blimey this has come on along way since I last checked it out.

Great stuff so far Nipsy and keep it going its gone a bit quiet mate

**John10** · 29-05-08, 02:51 PM

aint checked this out in a while mate, nice win to, lmao @ wormgoor got for speeding, looking forward for the next bit harty

**liveru** · 29-05-08, 05:00 PM

Looking great as usual.

I hope you said 'Stancu very much' to Bogdan, lmao.

Keep it up Mr Hart

yodair3 · 03-06-08, 10:53 PM

Hart absolutely amazing. Character development is great. Really good story all the way through, keep up the great job

mrs_ru · 09-06-08, 11:04 AM

this story is brilliant. have you stopped it because i'd like to read more.

**Hartynips** · 09-06-08, 12:23 PM

I apologise for the layoff of this story for a while, it will be back on soon. Just been a bit busy with other bits and pieces but I promise you wont have long to wait.

Thanks for the support FMF peeps, its much appreciated

metro · 12-06-08, 10:25 AM

we will wait for it

Aarontheblue · 12-06-08, 01:07 PM

Great story mate. LMAO at the speeding part :) Kutgw!!!

yodair3 · 12-06-08, 08:12 PM

Update soon please :)

buck3y3nut · 13-06-08, 03:37 PM

This is really a creative, captivating, and a gripping story. You are very very talented as a writer. I enjoyed reading every one of your chapters. I can't wait to read more!!! Keep up the very good work :)
Cheers...

**Hartynips** · 16-06-08, 03:07 AM

Hot Prospects

The elation following our last game subsided pretty quickly as rather disappointingly we were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Anderlecht in the opening Champions League match. Despite a rasping shot from Luque giving us the lead dead on half-time, Mbo Mpenza's 76th minute penalty and a subsequent 10 man Anderlecht barricade in front of goal ensured the spoils were shared. I left the stadium in a grim mood, and on the news the following day it seemed the Ajax fans were quick to voice their disapproval. However, maybe luckily, our poor display was hardly the front page news, as the following day brought two other newsworthy items.
Luis Arragones had been sacked as coach of Spain following a huge bust up with the Spanish FA, some new guy I hadnt heard of was to take charge bringing in his own team of unknowns which had the media of europe buzzing, and Hank ten Cate had joined Chelsea as Avram Grant's new assistant, much to the uproar of the Chelsea fans.

In retaliation for their poor display, the 1st team were subjected to a whole morning of watching videos of our next opponents, VVV. Later that day I had them working on their passing, moving and finishing until a couple of players dropped to the deck in exhaustion. Satisfied my message had got home, I gave them friday off and told them to report for light training on saturday morning. Not wanting to tackle my mounting pile of paperwork in the training ground office, I took time out on my schedule on the friday to watch the reserves in action against Roda JC Res. I arrived after they kicked off and sat in the stands so they wouldnt know I was spying on them.

The youngsters were starting to gel extremely well. Within minutes of the start, Torje whipped a ball from the right to the far post, for Fernandez to nod down into the path of Wijnaldum who tucked a placed shot into the bottom left. Just before the break, Georgino returned the favour, playing a lovely through ball between Bodor and van Kouwen, for Fernandez to run onto, round the keeper and smash into an empty net.

I popped my head round the door at halftime, told a suprised bunch of lads they were doing fantastic and to keep it up. Adi Koster winked at me and I left the changing room and retook my seat. 45 minutes later, the reserves had recorded a staggering 9-2 victory, with a Fernandez hattrick, and goals from Wijnaldum, Dalla Valle, with Torje and Stanton Lewis getting a brace each. I was delighted, and joined the 2000 or so fans in a standing ovation as the guys left the pitch.

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Sunday brought VVV to our door. The noise at the start was absolutely deafening, a little under 47000 Ajax fans expectant of a win. I left the changing room last with Hennie and stand-in captain, John Heitinga.
"Just keep the lads tight and disciplined" I told John, giving some last minute instructions "VVV aren't a bad team, we just need to play to our strengths." He nodded, and sprinted over to the lineup of Ajax players. Hennie and I took our seats in the dugout, I was nervous as hell.

An explosion of noise greeted the whistle, and we were off, and within minutes the guys were knocking the ball about confidently. Kennedy raced off down the right flank, and was brought to a crashing halt when he cut inside by Niels Flueren. Flueren was lectured by the referee for a second, the play restarted with the freekick. Kennedy sent a curling effort to the far post which everyone missed, and to the delight of everyone Ajax, we all watched it bounce straight into the net! 1-0!!!! An air of stunned disbelief was shattered by the north stand errupting into cheering, Kennedy ran past the bench looking at me shrugging his shoulders and grinning from ear to ear.

Into the break it finished 1-0, and we were showing few signs of weakness. I told them it was great stuff so far, congratulated Kennedy Bakircilogu on his crazy goal, and sent them back into the fray. We went 2-0 up nearly straight away, with Huntelaar nodding in Dsudzsak's cross following an earth shattering run down the left. On 66 minutes VVV pulled a goal back through Paul Jans, though quite how the referee missed the gbh foul on Heitinga just before he netted was anyones guess. To his credit John got up and got on with it, and got his revenge by clattering Jans into the hoardings a minute or so later. Jans had to leave the field for treatment. I brought on Stancu for Luque. Twenty seconds later Stancu scored the goal of the game.

VVV got a throw-in by our left hand corner flag which Emmanuelson mugged Oost for. Spotting Stancu breaking sixty yards away on the right, Emmanuelson sent a soaring hollywood ball seventy yards diagonally over the backline of VVV who were rooted. Watching Bogdan's inch perfect run, we were off the bench as the ball was met so casually by the outside of his right Nike-clad boot, just as VVV keeper Wintjens got to the outside of his area. The poor guy could only watch as the perfectly weighted half volley screamed over his head and crashed into the center of the empty net.

My elated shout of "GET IN!!!!!" was lost in a massive roar as 47000 Ajax fans exploded in appreciation of a stunning goal van Basten would've been proud of. There was no headless chicken from Stancu this time, He ran straight to the by-line and excecuted a textbook Klinnsman dive, followed by nearly the whole of his team mates. Hennie had me round the throat. "It was his first touch!" he screamed at me "HIS FIRST BLOODY TOUCH!!!" I could only nod!

We finished the game 3-1 winners though in truth it could have been 5 or 6. As we made our way out to the bus park I turned to Bogdan. "Well son, how did that feel?" He looked at me and smiled "I scored a better one against FC Willy in the cup last year"

Giving me a cheeky wink he hopped on the bus. I couldn't wait for the next game.

**VeggiSmurf** · 16-06-08, 03:37 AM

To bad about the draw against Anderlecht. omg a 9-2 win onver roda reserves nice done. 3-1 against VVV is good nice of Stancu to score with his FIRST TOUCH ON THE BALL ! :D KIU

nice to read this