We kicked off the season with away trip to Fc Groningen. It was even matched game and thanksfully we took our chances to win first game of the season.

First home game of the season against FC Utrecht, and we absolutely hammered them and should have got in double figured. Was nice to see Kroos got a goal for us. Their goal came from mistake /o\

Another home game on the trot, this time it was PSV. Serero put us ahead after Gnabry got fouled in the penalty box. Gnabry scored a free kick from 24 meters out to give us the lead. We just still couldn't find the net til 88th minutes with strike from Verhappen.

De Graafschap was really stubborn and we found it hard to break them down, Alan managed to break the deadlock on 34th minutes with header from the corner. We continue to fail to break them down until Gnabry's shot found it way into the net to give us 3 points.

Leandro Paredes - Out for up to 4 weeks to 2 months after he frustrated his wrist during the match.

We welcome Willem II at our place, I decided to rest Verhappen and handed debut to Martijn van der Horst. Furuichi put the team up on 28th minutes with a strike outside the box. Van der Horst double our lead on 42nd minutes, they failed to clear the corner kick and only flicked it toward Van der Horst whom blasted it home for a goal on his debut. Furuichi scores another goal on 47th minutes with a decent strike inside the box. Blind got his first goal of the season after well work passing between Pluim and Maher, Maher found Blind on his own, running into the box and Maher through passed it to him and slammed it home to give us 3-0 lead. Van der Horst got his 2nd goal on his debut with another goal on 87th minutes.

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After the match, we broken our record attendance. I'm surprised by that even they ain't a top side like PSV. Our attendance against PSV was 48,092.

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Not sure why they did it as we're not filling the bum on the seats to the maximum capacity on matchdays.

Our last 3 home games attendance-
FC Utrecht - 48,726
PSV - 48,092
Williem II - 60,505

#180350 Gloria al Sammarinese...and myself

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Hopefully you will be in the play off at the end of the season!

Good luck

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By Cymro | On 08 July 2014 - 21:13 PM

Some good development there for the young guns.

Yeah, thanks to our high quality facilities. Hoping to play few upcoming youngsters in cup games.

#180287 Susie FC - The start of something great!

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Pretty big wins there

#180280 Worksop Town - Following In Fleetwoods Footsteps

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08 Jul 2014 19:28:59

Not bad intakes and like you said will take time to get few good ones through the academy.

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First time I have come across this, I decided not to postpone it, as we got plenty of players to cover.

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Pre season/ JC Schaal 2018-19 - Ajax

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I decided to arrange last friendly with away to AC Milan and was disappointed not to come away with a win. We was the better side and better chances and has 5 CCC against them. Their goals was really sloppy finish and we should have cleared it up.

We picked up our first trophy of the season with a 4-2 win over FC Twente. With Verhappen bagged a hat trick and goal from Maher, he also has a goal disallowed.

We went ahead on 12th minute with a strike from Verhappen. We conceded a free kick on 22nd minutes Milovanovic fouled one of their player. Tarim, somehow let the ball slip through his hands to level the score. Tarim playing as Pardes is out for few weeks. Verhappen put us ahead once again with a header from Serero's corner. To my amusement with the defence, Jairo Riedewald failed to mark Borven who he slipped past him and scored from 5 yards out from a cross. We went in half time 2-2. At half time, I switched the team fluidity from rigid to fluid. and it seems to work a treat after half time as we bagged another 2 goals. with penalty from Verhappen and goal from Maher.

Transfers

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Felt like I was Rolf Harris when I signed 14 years old Luis Neves. Scouts rated him 4.5 stars.

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Brought him in as back up to our keepers.

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Another back up to fill up left back position.

OUT: I decided to cash in on Cristián Quintano and made over 6M profit on him and sent out few youngsters on loan.

Promoted youngsters

I have promoted only 2 youngsters this season. I felt other youngsters needs to spend one season more with U's19/Jong Ajax.

Wesley van Oeveren

2017

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2018

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He played 18 games last season, 7 goals, 12 assists which isn't bad for him. Promoted him to first team as I think he will be very useful for us.

Theo Pluim

2017

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Here what he was when I first took over Ajax.

2018

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Definitely made alot of improvements and I decided he was good enough to get promoted to the first team. He already have started few games this season ( against AC Milan and FC Twente)