Or one that doesn't detest and hate your very existence
Do none of the other teams have a tour of Japan planned?
Outstanding work.Or a former fringe player that can drop dead?
Aye but what do the Dutch know about football anyway?
Fair play the Dutch FA, how it should be done.
I wonder if any teams complained? Doubt it.
They know enough to know what matters.Aye but what do the Dutch know about football anyway?
Or a former fringe player that can drop dead?
They know enough to know what matters.
That’s leadership for you.Reading the article it gives the reason why an entire fixture card is postponed and says that while clubs were warned at the beginning of the season that this could happen some clubs are unhappy about it happening
Dutch football chiefs have cancelled a full round of Eredivisie fixtures before Ajax meet Tottenham in the Champions League semi-finals.
Ajax were set to play De Graafschap on Sunday, 28 April, then travel to Spurs for the first leg on Tuesday, 30 April.
The Dutch FA, the KNVB, said the decision to cancel top-flight fixtures was taken to give Ajax "at least two full days of rest between games".
"Not only Ajax, but all Dutch football benefits from this," it said.
All games have been cancelled to avoid Ajax and De Graafschap playing at the end of the season once other games have taken place, potentially compromising the competition.
The round of fixtures will instead be played on Wednesday, 15 May - subject to local authorities and police agreeing to the date changes.
The KNVB said the change was needed because Ajax were in the Champions League semi-finals, the Dutch Cup final and challenging for the Eredivisie title - but stressed it was about player welfare and not a decision designed to give the team an advantage over the Premier League side.
It added clubs agreed when the fixture list was compiled at the start of the season that changes may need to be made in "the very small chance that one of the clubs would go that far in the Champions League".
The KNVB met clubs on Thursday to discuss the plans - and it admitted many were not happy about the change.
Professional football director Eric Gudde said: "We are aware that it is impossible to satisfy everyone, but a knot must be made.
"There can be no question of full satisfaction because this is ultimately not pleasant for any of the people involved. What is really nice is the reason why this was necessary: the semi-final place of Ajax in the Champions League."
He also explained why all fixtures had to be cancelled, not just De Graafschap v Ajax. "That would mean that only this match was played after 12 May," he said.
"Clubs and fans deserve a fair and as exciting as possible end to the competition, hence the starting point of playing simultaneously on the last two match days.
"Ajax plays for the championship and De Graafschap is in the danger zone for relegation. Not only would the denouement remain in one game that is played later, this also gives De Graafschap more time to prepare for this perhaps decisive game than the other relegation candidates."
Gudde said moving the Ajax game back to 26 or 27 April was not possible because it would clash with King's Day celebrations in Amsterdam, one of the city's largest festivals, and cause "insurmountable problems".
Spurs play West Ham United at 12:30 BST on Saturday, 27 April. However, their league fixture against Bournemouth at 20:00 on Monday, 6 May - two days before the second leg of their semi-final - is expected to be moved by the Premier League.
I don't understand, why does all the league games need to be postponed why not just the Ajax game.
That’s leadership for you.
Doing the right thing isn’t always popular.
Okay, maybe cancelling the whole card was ott but, the message, that there is a bigger and more important picture, is clear.
You mean non sectarian?
Scummy SFA would have helped the other lot in 2008 I have no doubts
Aye but what do the Dutch know about football anyway?
They're miles behind us, when will they ever learn. Next they'll be telling us our coaching methods have be wrong for years and some ridiculous idea about academy's.That's bang out of order, have the Dutch F.A learnt nothing from Scottish Football ?
Coaching cluggers is the way forward, stupid dutch are coaching technical skills, haha.They're miles behind us, when will they ever learn. Next they'll be telling us our coaching methods have be wrong for years and some ridiculous idea about academy's.
Absolutely - unlike the gobshites who run Scottish football for the benefit of one team. Well done the Dutch FA for putting the national interest ahead of the self interest of particular clubs. Don’t think that it will catch on here.
Boof!!!right in the Davina McCallsOr a former fringe player that can drop dead?
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