haze.13 Posted May 3, 2005 Author Share Posted May 3, 2005 Benour Gomez is greeted by John Vranken as one would only welcome a brother, a reunion of great joy and relief. Yet these two had never met. Ever. In the past 22 days Vranken has been in frequent contact with Gomez discussing the future of the club and upon finally meeting face to face he realises this risk will be worth it. In Maastricht the board of Maastrichtse Voetbal Vereniging (MVV) is determined to bring some silverware back to the proud south and they believe Gomez is the man to do it. The relief in Benny Gomez's face was one of a realisation that finally his role in the greater plan could begin. You see Gomez was a career coach with Once Caldas in Colombia, he had no ambition to be a manager - a team player - he described himself. It's amazing how things can change so quickly. Not many people know this but Gomez is also a devoted freedom fighter (although he would never use such a term), a believer in human rights and the individual freedom that a globalised society can only cause to degrade. An activist student in Paris during the early 1970's the seed was planted and now he was to utilise his footballing talent and his visionary guidance to systematically dismantle the EU right under there noses. Last year a few interesting things happened which would redirect Gomez's ambitions. Once Caldas famously claimed the Copa Libertadores - Gomez a major player - the tactitioner behind the glory. Out of the blue a phone call from an old friend from Paris, there was activity. They had found a sponsor - a successful ukrainian magnate loving in exile in Greece - and it was time for the planting. In the spring of 1956 Benour Gomez was born to Miriam Gomez and Gerard Olivier in Saint Nazaire, France. His father he never knew and at the age of 12 'Benny' took his mothers name and set about making a life in Paris. Returning to his mothers homeland in 1986 Gomez set about making a career out of his real love - football - as a young trainer with Once Caldas he knew instantly this club would be his life. Benny Gomez lay slumped on the tattered leather lounge in his apartment, able to relax for the first time since arriving in Maastricht via Brussels and Liege. The press conferences and meeting the board finally behind him. Tomorrow he would meet the players. Tomorrow would be the beginning of a beautiful thing. He knew success at MVV was just the seed, but what better way to begin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Benour Gomez is greeted by John Vranken as one would only welcome a brother, a reunion of great joy and relief. Yet these two had never met. Ever. In the past 22 days Vranken has been in frequent contact with Gomez discussing the future of the club and upon finally meeting face to face he realises this risk will be worth it. In Maastricht the board of Maastrichtse Voetbal Vereniging (MVV) is determined to bring some silverware back to the proud south and they believe Gomez is the man to do it. The relief in Benny Gomez's face was one of a realisation that finally his role in the greater plan could begin. You see Gomez was a career coach with Once Caldas in Colombia, he had no ambition to be a manager - a team player - he described himself. It's amazing how things can change so quickly. Not many people know this but Gomez is also a devoted freedom fighter (although he would never use such a term), a believer in human rights and the individual freedom that a globalised society can only cause to degrade. An activist student in Paris during the early 1970's the seed was planted and now he was to utilise his footballing talent and his visionary guidance to systematically dismantle the EU right under there noses. Last year a few interesting things happened which would redirect Gomez's ambitions. Once Caldas famously claimed the Copa Libertadores - Gomez a major player - the tactitioner behind the glory. Out of the blue a phone call from an old friend from Paris, there was activity. They had found a sponsor - a successful ukrainian magnate loving in exile in Greece - and it was time for the planting. In the spring of 1956 Benour Gomez was born to Miriam Gomez and Gerard Olivier in Saint Nazaire, France. His father he never knew and at the age of 12 'Benny' took his mothers name and set about making a life in Paris. Returning to his mothers homeland in 1986 Gomez set about making a career out of his real love - football - as a young trainer with Once Caldas he knew instantly this club would be his life. Benny Gomez lay slumped on the tattered leather lounge in his apartment, able to relax for the first time since arriving in Maastricht via Brussels and Liege. The press conferences and meeting the board finally behind him. Tomorrow he would meet the players. Tomorrow would be the beginning of a beautiful thing. He knew success at MVV was just the seed, but what better way to begin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 3, 2005 Author Share Posted May 3, 2005 Game specs - FM2005 v5.0.5 with data -Leagues- France Germany (key target) Greece Holland Scotland Spain (hidden agenda: Portugal) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 3, 2005 Author Share Posted May 3, 2005 To claim the Dutch votes i will have to claim at least one trophy in the first three seasons and then complete one of the feats listed below within five seasons. * two (top flight) league titles * three FA and/or League Cups (or equivalent) * the Double (league title + FA Cup) * one (top flight) league title plus 2 FA and/or League Cups (or equivalent) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Good luck, bad city Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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haze.13 Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 Benny Gomez may have been on a high when he ventured over to the MVV Maastricht training ground, however things went bad quite rapidly. The facilities are adequate and the squad is reasonably talented, but he was dismayed by the clubs lack of ambition - the club which he needed to be successful with - with a transfer budget of a meagre 60k (euros) this could all go very bad very quickly. Rob Delahaye introduced himself as the assistant manager and offered to show Gomez around the facilities, De Geusselt - a ten thousand capacity all-seater stadium - he was always going to have to start small but this was looking tough. The squad had a few shining lights, summer signings Ouichou, Leonardo and Supusepa are quality - Leonardo a stand out - and youth team graduate Wintjens looks a star in the making. But there are too many below average players most of which were signed by the previous management. Over the following weeks Gomez set about attempting to strengthening the squad with some signings and some disciplined training. Molhoek joined from RKC and was followed by season-long loans El Ahmadi (FC Twente) and Verhoek (ADO Den Haag). Frustration ensued as numerous signings were approved only for the players to spoil the party, refusing to come to a place like Maastricht to play football. It looked like this would be all the additions for Gomez's MVV at this time. <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">Transfers In | Date | Person | From | Fee | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10.8.2004 | Molhoek, Rogier | RKC | €20K | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 31.8.2004 | El Ahmadi, Karim | FC Twente | Loan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 31.8.2004 | Verhoek, Wesley | ADO Den Haag | Loan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre> <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">Transfers Out | Date | Person | To | Fee | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8.8.2004 | Kienle, Marc | Yurdumspor | Free | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 MVV First Team Squad - Season 2004/05 <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Name | Position | Nat | Age | Value (Euros) | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Serge van den Ban | GK | NED | 24 | €85K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Danny Wintjens | GK | NED | 21 | €300K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Alexandre Bryssinck | SW/D RC | BEL | 23 | €150K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Fabian Peppinck | D RL | NED | 26 | €170K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Michel Kruijer | D RC | NED | 27 | €60K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Sjoerd Winkens | D LC | NED | 21 | €40K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Maurice Verberne | D C | NED | 33 | €55K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Gökhan Balci | D/DM RC | NED | 20 | €40K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Damien Miceli | D/DM L | BEL | 20 | €16K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Angelo Martha | D/DM C | ANT | 22 | €28K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Raphael Supusepa | D/M L | NED | 26 | €210K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Quincy van Ommeren | DM L | NED | 30 | €35K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Karim El Ahmadi | M R | NED | 19 | €375K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Tom van Bergen | M L | NED | 23 | €50K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Rogier Molhoek | M C | NED | 23 | €70K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Joas Siahaya | M C | NED | 19 | €45K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Drazen Brncic | M C | BEL | 33 | €50K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Ibad Muhamudu | AM RL | MAR | 22 | €130K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Wesley Verhoek | AM RL | NED | 18 | €650K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Lorenzo Wouter | AM L | NED | 19 | €30K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Houssain Ouhsaine Ouichou | AM/F LC | MAR | 24 | €475K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Leonardo | F RC | BRA | 28 | €525K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Kristof Aelbrecht | S C | BEL | 23 | €210K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Fabio Caracciolo | S C | BEL | 20 | €160K | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 Pre-season 2004 As the last signs of summer vanish Benny Gomez and MVV set out on a series of friendly matches against lower level Dutch and German clubs - resulting in four draws and a win before the final friendly at home to Eredivisie (Premier Division) club Willem II. MVV 2 Willem II 0 Pre-season is completed with a strong victory in front of 363 passionate MVV supporters. Nonetheless a good morale boosting win prior to the onset of the season and Gomez was just beginning to settle his squad. The Moroccan Ouichou is a clear standout and keeper Wintjens will keep the defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 MVV Fixtures 14.8.04 to 2.10.04 (Matches are division 1 fixtures unless otherwise stated) A Beursbengels (Dutch Cup 1st Round) 3-0 A Veendam 0-2 H Excelsior 2-0 A Haarlem 2-1 H Heracles 3-1 A Sparta 2-2 H Telstar 1-0 A Zvolle 1-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 Gomez stirred from his rest to the muffled banging and voices at the apartment door. Shaking his head he couldn't quite understand the past 24 hours, a mountain of a man stands over him speaking calmly to his comrade in harsh broken dutch. The smaller man appears to be wiring up a computer in Gomez's lounge room - an hour passes - the heavy hands Gomez an envelope, smiles, shaking his hand warmly and leaves. The tech calls Gomez over and demonstrates how he can access his new email account. "Please check this regularly" he pleads. Then leaves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwallrules Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 good story but in my opinion it lacks detail.You could for example say who at least who scored in the matches etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 Dutch Division1 - Stage 1 The realisation that MVV had only just missed out on a playoff placing after the first stage of the division one season encouraged Gomez and indeed the board agreed that they were definately travelling in the right direction. Six goals from Leonardo and strong support from the likes of Ouichou, Brncic and Bryssinck had the board smiling. The only negative was the loss of veteran Belgian midfielder Brncic for over two months with a groin injury. <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Pl | Fortuna Sittard | | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | MVV | | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Veendam | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Volendam | | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Go Ahead | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Helmond | | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre> Fortuna Sittard claiming the first play-off place in this unique system which rewards clubs for playing strongly during any of the four stages of the league. An interesting system, merit wise but quite congusing it must be said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 4, 2005 Author Share Posted May 4, 2005 cheers millwall i'm trying to keep match info down due to time constraints - will include club stats half yearly and will be providing match summaries from important matches Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 5, 2005 Author Share Posted May 5, 2005 22.10.04 Injury Report Influential midfielder Drazen Brncic will be out of action until the new year with what has been diagnosed as a torn quadracep (thigh) muscle. This is a major blow to MVV - Brncic who signed from Venezia two years ago has been an inflential member of Benny Gomez's midfield and will be sorely missed. Gomez At thirty-three I wasn't sure what sort of a role Drazen would play for me this season but his loss will surely be felt - so far this season he has starred in the middle of the park holding anchoring an in experienced side brilliantly. This will be a good test as I now need one or two of the youngsters to stand tall in Drazen's absence, at his age I don't know how long his body will hold up so we certainly need to be looking forward. I expect Rogier Molhoek to step straight into the middle now with support from the yougsters Gokhan Balci and Joas Siahaya, I believe Molhoek will have a great future in football and this is why I brought him over from RKC as my first signing at MVV - he is a mentally tough, determined footballer with a deadly right foot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 5, 2005 Author Share Posted May 5, 2005 20.11.04 Player Profile - Houssain Ouhsaine Ouichou DOB - 6.4.1980 (24 years old) Nationality - Moroccan/Dutch (3 Caps - Morocco) Position - AM/FLC Coaches report - Benour Gomez Houssain was signed in the summer prior to my appointment and it is one of the best moves the club could have made, a versatile forward he is more comfortable on the left of an attacking midfield however used at times as a striker he has shown the creativity and work rate to cause concern to most defences in this league. The sort of player i hope to built a successful side around - Houssain plyed his trade at Volendam for four seasons so he knows what this league is all about (scoring 5-10 goals a season) and i believe he will be a strong driving force behind our quest towards the top league here in Holland and silverware at MVV Maastricht before too long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">MVV Fixtures 6.10.04 to 27.11.04 H Volendam 0-0 A TOP 0-1 H Cambuur 0-1 A Go Ahead 2-0 H Eindhoven 0-0 A Dortrecht 0-1 H Fortuna Sittard 0-1 H AGOVV 1-0</pre> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 Oh dear! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 MVV Fixtures 6.10.04 to 27.11.04 H Volendam 0-0 A TOP 0-1 H Cambuur 0-1 A Go Ahead 2-0 H Eindhoven 0-0 A Dortrecht 0-1 H Fortuna Sittard 0-1 H AGOVV 1-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 Dutch Division 1 - Period 2 After going 2-2-4 for the second period of the division one season Gomez was feeling the heat from the media (although not from the less than ambitious board!) and knew that fresh blood was required at MVV over the winter break if things were to be turned around by the summer. The Belgian strikers Aelbrecht and Caracciolo were really struggling and too much pressure was on Leonardo to carry the goalscoring load, this would have to be remedied immediately. During such a bad period of results Molhoek and Bryssinck joined Leonardo and Ouchiou as players who could hold their heads high, but as a whole the club could not be happy with their performance of late. Period 2 <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Pl | Excelsior | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Telstar | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Helmond | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | Pl | Fortuna Sittard | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Volendam | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Cambuur | | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | **MVV** | | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre> So Excelsior claim the second guaranteed play-off place over the unlucky Telstar who after a terrible first stage have fought back admirably to mid-table however a promotion place still sees a long way off. Division 1 Table <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">table1</pre> Despite their recent form MVV hold on in seventh position in the first division however the like os Fortuna Sittard, Helmond and Volendam are going to be hard to peg back as the season really heats up after the winter break. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 Sorry folks not going too well today! Here's the full mid-season table. Division 1 Table <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Pl | Fortuna Sittard | | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 34 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Helmond | | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Volendam | | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Cambuur | | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 32 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Veendam | | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 31 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Sparta | | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 30 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | | **MVV** | | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | Pl | Excelsior | | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 28 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | | Dordrecht | | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Emmen | | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 27 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | VVV | | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 26 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Heracles | | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | Zwolle | | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 23 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | TOP | | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Telstar | | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Go Ahead | | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 22 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Eindhoven | | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Haarlem | | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | AGOVV | | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 9 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 It was sunday morning following MVV's final game before the winter break. Gomez was beginning to acclimatise a little (remembering the Parisian winters past with a warmth and comfort of home) despite the daily ritual composing layer over continual layer until he could venture down to the local cafe for the papers, coffee and some local input on who should really have played left wing on saturday. This morning as he checked his emails (as he did twice a day with contempt) he saw what he had expected for months now - the message was from a random free mail address with the username "costaromeo22" which meant nothing to Gomez, however it was clearly written by his long time friend of Paris - Florent De Sousa - an algerian immigrant who had trained his mind with Gomez in the Paris of the late 1970's. In the past thirty years Florent was only 'friend' who'd always been there. He was the link to his past and the ticket to his future, the only man who knew why Gomez took up this risky offer. The only man who knew what had happened to Gomez's family just twelve months previous. Florent sat across from the large ukrainian who would only ever be known as 'Boris' and watched his face as Gomez entered the cafe and walked towards them confidently. Like two boys - grown up - nothing had changed, Boris observed two who he knew he could trust with his life. There was no important business going on today it was merely a meet and greet, after all these were the men with whom he had entrusted the most important part of the plan. Boris schmoozed the boys and they were encouraged by his trusting demeanor. Florent would act as the runner, essentially the middle man. Gomez would be the manipulator - the creator. Upon meeting with the boys Boris could now watch from afar whilst the initial stages of the plan were implemented. After all the weather in Ios is much finer than the continent, not to mention the views. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 12.01.05 Player Profile - Leonardo DOB - 21.8.1976 (24 years old) Nationality - Brazilian Position - FRC Coaches report - Benour Gomez Leonardo joined MVV from ADO Den Haag at the end of last season, a journeyman since he left Groningen in 2001 spending time at Feyenoord and De Graafschap before joining Den Haag. He provides the experience and versatility which is essential when managing a relatively small squad - a right sided midfielder with a real taste for scoring goals. Leonardo and Houssain seem to work really well together and I plan to utilise this combination as the driving force behind MVV Maastrichts claims for premier division status. Personally I am Leonardos biggest fan (and he lives next door also) however his temperament is slightly in question at the moment but this does nothing to diminish his importance to the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 Winter Break - Transfer News At MVV the january transfer period has seen Park Joo-Young and Jos Hooiveld come in permanently with Lars Nilsson on loan for the rest of the season. Park is a young striker (only 19) from Korea University, if the club can harness his potential he could be anything a quality finisher with good speed and with the addition of Nilsson they should help to fix the striker problems. Nilsson is very quick, a strong young striker with a good right foot. Hooiveld has been brought in at the cut-price cost of 16k (euros) and he is a smart defensive midfielder who will sure up the middle of the park and help out the back four. Transfers In <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Date | Person | From | Fee (euros) | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9.1.2005 | Park Joo-Young | Korea Univ. | €40K | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 24.1.2005 | Hooiveld, Jos | Heerenveen | €16K | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14.1.2005 | Nilsson, Lars | Heerenveen | Loan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</pre> The club has released Lorenzo Wouter to Eindhoven after he's failed to crack the first team at a club with numerous wide options already. Transfers Out <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Date | Person | To | Fee | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 22.1.2005 | Wouter, Lorenzo | Eindhoven | €75K | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</pre> Gomez I am very happy with the players we gained over the break, we have been looking at Park for the last six months and at the price we payed I believe he can play a crucial role for us immediately even at such a young age. I hope that Park has a great career with us but realistically he will move on to bigger and better things. The plan now is to play Leonardo in a midfield role with Park and Nilsson up front for the remainder of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 MVV Fixtures 4.12.04 to 5.3.05 A VVV 4-2 A Helmond 3-3 H Emmen 1-1 H Veendam 2-2 A Excelsior 1-2 H Haarlem 4-1 A Heracles 1-0 H Sparta 2-1 A Telstar 1-2 H Zwolle 2-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 Dutch Division 1 - Period 3 The christmas period began with a flurry of goals for MVV however it was the indifferent defensive efforts which left them with only one win from the first five matches in this period. By march this form had been corrected to 5-3-2 however it was not enough to gain the much wanted play-off place which went to the surprising TOP OSS. Ouichou has been sensational for this period scoring eight goals and setting up just as many, whilst the new South Korean recruit Park scored four in his first five matches. Nilsson has added much needed pace to the attack while Molhoek and Hooiveld are working nicely in the centre of midfield. Period 3 <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Pl | TOP | | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 20 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Helmond | | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Heracles | | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Dordrecht | | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 19 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | **MVV** | | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Volendam | | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</pre> As the race for promotion heats up TOP OSS have claimed the third of six play-off places, joining Excelsior and Fortuna Sittard. With just eight matches to go it looks like the final three places will come from Volendam, Veendam, Helmond, Dortrecht and MVV. But with the winner of this period immediately gaining a place it is still wide open. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 Gomez had been receiving constant updates via Florent (costaromeo22) as to the greater plan since the initial meeting with Boris. There has been no major change in the plan to worry about - the only thing Gomez has to worry about is getting his team on the park and racking up some wins. The screen glowed illuminating Gomez's weary face as he patiently tapped away at the keyboard. Earlier today costaromeo22 had forwarded a blueprint for the coming seasons and a status report request on the Maastricht reclamation. As the room gradually filled with light so did Gomez's spirit. Send. Now he can rest before training at 1600. NSC Blueprint 2005 Step 1 - Win the Dutch First Division by 2006/07 at the latest - this is the easiest piece of silverware available therefore do not gain promotion via the play-offs in 2004/05 only the championship will do. If this is not achieved take any promotion option knowing that by 2006/07 at the latest a trophy must be taken to advance the plan. Step 2 - Build a squad that can take the Dutch Premier Division Title and Cup (potentially twice) by 2008/09 at the latest. If this is not achieved the plan will fail. Step 3 - Look beyond the Netherlands towards the next target nation. France and Scotland have been targeted initially. Boris To help you with this I will try to free up funds for MVV over the coming years however this will not be easy as i cannot become suspicious to the people of Maastricht and the Netherlands. There is not much money in this league currently and i will find ways of making your campaign more possible. I have already lined up a young Ukrainian centre half who will join you in the summer from Shaktar Donesk - he was easily encouraged as I still carry some weight in my homeland - at Shaktar especially where they know they cannot accomplish their European dreams without my backing. This season i hope that you continue as you are and if the title becomes winable then take it. However if only a play-off place is available i do not want you to gain promotion without the much needed trophy, i expect you to continue the rebuilding process and next season we will reassess the promotion issue. That is if of course you do not succeed immediately - which i would not discount knowing how driven you are Gomez. Good luck my friend - you are the key. Status Report Gomez At the season's end I will provide a full club assessment. For now you will have to be content with this installment outlining the current status of the playing group. First Division - With a handfull of games left this season we will gain a play-off place however I can assure you if we do not win the title we will not be extending ourselves during the play-off series. The title bid is mathematically possible but realistically i have started planning for another season in the first division. Players - I am happy with my current group and believe that with a couple of additions we will be dominating this division by this time next year. Park is going well but I will need to nurture him and I would love to secure Nilsson on a permanent basis, there is of course a bit of dead wood however the summer will see this situation ammended swiftly. Finances - This has become my sticking point with the club. I hope your transparent input will be felt sooner rather than later here in Maastricht. I have noticed that the club sponsorship is up for grabs at the end of the seaon - any ideas? I appreciate your help with players but it would be greater appreciated if you can run them by me first in the future. Not that I don't trust your judgment - you chose me after all - i just like to know what's going down. Your comrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 9.4.04 Injury Report In the run-in to the final month of the division one season MVV have now lost young winger Tom van Bergen to a devastating broken leg and will miss him for at least six months. Van Bergen joins reserve midfielder Angelo Martha on the sidelines - in January Martha suffered a similar injury ruling him out for up to eight months. Questions have come to head over manager Gomez's training technique after losing two players for long periods in tough tackling drills. Gomez has not warranted a comment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 MVV Fixtures 13.3.05 to 22.5.05 A Volendam 1-0 H TOP 0-1 A Cambuur 2-0 H Go Ahead 1-0 A Einhoven 3-2 H Dortrecht 1-1 A Fortuna Sittard 0-0 H VVV 1-0 A AGOVV 3-0 H Helmond 3-0 A Emmen 2-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 With the division 1 title race down to just three teams and two matches remaining the form sides for the first and second halves of the season respectively Volendam and Helmond are being challenged by the fast finishing MVV. Just two weeks ago Helmond had the title in the bag eight points clear from both MVV and Volendam however crucial points lost at Veendam (losing 3-1) and Excelsior (1-1) left the clash away with MVV as the title clash. If Helmond can win they will seal the title, a draw will mean they can win or draw the final match against lowly Haarlem to claim the title, if MVV take the three points they will then need to beat Emmen away or rely on Helmond losing for the title to go to Maastricht. Volendam simply need to keep winning and hope that both sides slip up. 14.5.05 (MVV v Helmond, Volendam v Go Ahead) With nothing to lose MVV came out firing against league leaders Helmond knowing that only a win would give them any real chance of claiming the title, four strikers took to the pitch and it was no surprise when the swede Nilsson found himself behind the Helmond defence and putting MVV 1-0 up after 16 minutes. Following a vibrant comeback by Helmond the sides went in at half time with just the one goal margin - in Volendam wasted chances left the first half scoreless. The second half in Maastricht saw a reinvigorated MVV continue to attack in search of a second goal and they found one, on 76 minutes Park Joo-Young got onto a delightful ball from Ouichou and had no trouble beating the valiant Strijbosch in goals for Helmond for 2-0. Meanwhile a dull 0-0 draw was being played out by Volendam and Go Ahead. Helmond and Strijbosch's day only got worse in the 90th minute when Nilsson was chopped down in the box by the Helmond keeper who was subsequently red carded. Leonardo slotted the penalty for 3-3 and the whistle blew for full time. MVV 3-0 Helmond Volendam 0-0 Go Ahead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 The final saturday of the season and the title race was now down to two. After last weeks 3-0 victory MVV knew that a win away at Emmen would bring the title to Maastricht for the third time (most recently being 1997), a draw could still see MVV victorious depending on the Helmond result. Simply Helmond had to win and hope that MVV didn't. 21.5.05 (Helmond v Haarlem, Emmen v MVV) All the early action was in Helmond where the home side set about destroying the unfortunate Haarlem and clinging on to their fading title hopes, at half time Helmond were up 2-0 though van Bakel and van Dijk. In Emmen the first half was scoreless but not without chances, twice Emmen could have snuffed the MVV title bid but Wintjens was too good in the MVV goal thwarting both clear chances. The procession continued in Helmond after 73 minutes it was 5-0 with goals to van Dijk, van Bakel and Nijssen - and with the 0-0 scoreline in Emmen it was becoming a nervous afternoon in Helmond with the title edging back their way. Visibly frustrated MVV manager Gomez threw on all his attacking options on 78 minutes Caracciolo joined the centre half Kruijer up front with regular strikers Park, Nilsson, Leonardo and Ouichou. Constant long balls and crosses were deflected by the Emmen defence - all players well behind the ball at this stage - then on 86 minutes Emmen on a rare foray forward turned the ball over and Bryssinck hit Park with a delightful through ball, Park was closed down as he entered the penalty box but managed to get clear enough to cross towards the deep run from Nilsson - the swede beating the stranded keeper and making no mistake 1-0. Hearts sunk in Helmond as the title was wrenched from their grasp. With all their players behind the ball now MVV were just playing for full time. From the kick-off Emmen managed to turn the ball over to Brncic, Balci's run down the left was found and following a low cross to the near post Caracciolo turned the ball into the net, 88 mins 2-0 and the title was going to Maastricht! Helmond 5-0 Haarlem Emmen 0-2 MVV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 Division 1 Table <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | C | **MVV** | | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 66 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | Pl | Helmond | | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 64 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | Pl | Volendam | | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 62 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | Pl | Veendam | | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 61 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | Pl | Fortuna Sittard | | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 57 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | | Emmen | | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7th | Pl | TOP | | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 53 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8th | | Sparta | | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 53 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 9th | Pl | Excelsior | | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 52 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10th | | Dordrecht | | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 49 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11th | | Heracles | | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 48 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12th | | Telstar | | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 47 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13th | | VVV | | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 44 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14th | | Go Ahead | | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 44 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15th | | Cambuur | | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 43 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 16th | | Eindhoven | | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 40 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 17th | | Zwolle | | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 40 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18th | | Haarlem | | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 75 | -37 | 29 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 19th | | AGOVV | | 36 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 78 | -46 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</pre> As consolation Helmond claim the final guaranteed play-off place and join period winners Fortuna Sittard, Excelsior and TOP. Period runners up Volendam and Veendam have claimed play-off gigs and premier division ADO Den Haag and FC Den Bosch complete the eight teams for the two group play-off series. Period 4 <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | Pl | Helmond | | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 18 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Veendam | | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | **MVV** | | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 17 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Emmen | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 5th | | Sparta | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 16 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6th | Pl | Fortuna Sittard | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 15 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</pre> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 11, 2005 Author Share Posted May 11, 2005 It's amazing what success can do for a city. Maastricht is buzzing and Benny Gomez is in the centre of it. A slightly boozy Gomez walked back towards his apartment from the director's abode (where last night the MVV players and staff partied long into the morn) but decided to sidetrack back to the stadium. Every man and woman at the football club was personally thanked by the Colombian from the tea ladies and club shop lackies to the groundskeeper and his apprentice, it was the kind of moment that Gomez loved, the moments he cherished as a career coach. At the apartment after the continual gushing of praise towards him for the past 48 hours he found a sobering message. Obviously from Boris passed on (and probably censored) by Florent it was simple in the way that only an eastern european millionaire mining magnate could be. 'Nice start. You realise next season will be ten times as hard. Good luck!' The front door pounded but Gomez turned and headed to bed. The media would wait another day - after all he was not a big fan of the media anyway - they ask too many questions. He was out before his head touched the pillow. The media posse eventually conceded and as one headed towards MVV assistant coach Rob Delahaye's apartment up town. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMDave Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 The story reads very well, good start. Like the format too Best of luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 Cheers OMDave! I'm not into reporting every game at this stage at least so it's more of a game log with a personal touch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 MVV First Team Stats - 2004/05 The Morrocan Houssain Ouichou has comfortably taken out the MVV fan's player of the year award after an excellent season on the left of midfield, he was closely followed by Leonardo, Kruijer and Bryssinck. The goalscoring award went to Leonardo with ten strikes, however after the signing of Park Joo-Young and Lars Nilsson in the winter break the goals were well spread. Park and Rogier Molhoek shared the most outsanding young talent award and the honour of best club man was lauded upon the young shoulders of versatile defender Alexandre Bryssinck. To claim the division 1 title with such a young squad is a perfect precursor to what this brave club will be up against next season. <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Name | Position | Form | Morale | Con | Apps | Gls | Av Rat | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Serge van den Ban | GK | 8-8-7-8-6 | Superb | 100% | 0 (1) | - | 6.00 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Danny Wintjens | GK | 7-7-7-7-9 | Superb | 100% | 38 | - | 7.16 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Alexandre Bryssinck | SW/D RC | 7-8-7-7-7 | Superb | 93% | 33 | - | 7.33 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Fabian Peppinck | D RL | 7-7-7-7-7 | Superb | 100% | 22 (6) | - | 7.11 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Michel Kruijer | D RC | 7-8-8-8-8 | Superb | 93% | 32 (1) | 3 | 7.39 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Sjoerd Winkens | D LC | 7-8-7-7-8 | Superb | 93% | 31 (2) | - | 7.21 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Gökhan Balci | D/DM RC | 7-7-7-7-7 | Superb | 99% | 22 (10)| 1 | 7.06 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Damien Miceli | D/DM L | 7-7-7-5-6 | Superb | 100% | - | - | - | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Angelo Martha | D/DM C | 7-7-7-7-7 | Superb | 23% | 0 (8) | - | 7.00 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Raphael Supusepa | D/M L | 7-7-6-8-8 | Superb | 92% | 30 (1) | - | 7.16 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Quincy van Ommeren | DM L | 7-6-7-5-8 | Superb | 100% | 2 (4) | 1 | 6.67 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Jos Hooiveld | DM C | 7-7-7-7-7 | Superb | 94% | 16 | - | 7.00 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Karim El Ahmadi | M R | 7-7-7-6-8 | Superb | 87% | 16 (8) | 1 | 7.08 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Tom van Bergen | M L | 7-7-7-7-7 | Superb | 27% | 14 (7) | 1 | 7.14 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Rogier Molhoek | M C | 8-7-8-7-8 | Superb | 92% | 26 (4) | 5 | 7.23 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Joas Siahaya | M C | 6-7-7-8-7 | Superb | 100% | 1 (5) | - | 6.83 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Drazen Brncic | M C | 7-7-7-7-7 | Superb | 92% | 12 (8) | 2 | 7.15 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Ibad Muhamudu | AM RL | 8-7-7-7-7 | Superb | 100% | 5 (17) | 1 | 6.82 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Wesley Verhoek | AM RL | 6-7 | Superb | 100% | 1 (1) | - | 6.50 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Houssain Ouhsaine Ouichou | AM/F LC | 7-7-8-8-8 | Superb | 91% | 31 | 9 | 7.74 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Leonardo | F RC | 7-7-7-8-8 | Superb | 100% | 33 | 10 | 7.42 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Park Joo-Young | F RC | 7-7-8-8-8 | Superb | 92% | 17 | 7 | 7.24 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Lars Nilsson | F LC | 7-7-7-7-7 | Superb | 92% | 17 | 8 | 7.18 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Kristof Aelbrecht | S C | 7-7-7-7-8 | Superb | 100% | 12 (10)| 2 | 6.95 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Fabio Caracciolo | S C | 8-7-7-7-7 | Superb | 100% | 7 (17) | 3 | 6.96 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| </pre> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 As eight clubs began fighting it out for the final two places in the premier division Gomez recieved an electronic receipt for his ticket to Athens. Despite his more recent inclinations a wide smile came over Gomez's face as he walked out of Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and breathed in the warm air. Memories of Manizales flooded back however he selflessly blocked them out and headed for a taxi - this was business. The ferry to Ios from Piraeus was gorgeous and it was soon to be clear that this trip was as much about relaxing as it was business. Florent and Boris were down at the harbour when Gomez arrived - Florent had in fact been with Boris on Ios for the past three weeks. His life had been threatened in Paris and on communication of this Boris insisted that he leave France immediately, any trace of the plan could not be divulged for it could be sure that Gomez's life would be endangered. Florent appeared to glow in these new conditions and there would be no plans to return to France in the near future. Two weeks of days in the sun and nights coordinating business plans ensued. Gomez day by day began to open up to Boris and soon realised why he had been selected for the job. It was the openly trusting nature of Gomez which was essential to the greater plan, after all how could one become a successful football manager on the continent without an amicable demeanor and reassuring nature. It could be assured that despite his nature this plan would create controversy and Gomez would have to deflect this constantly. On return from Greece it was obvious that despite the good nature of the previous two weeks thus was serious business. Next season would be seriously trying for Gomez as the funds have not been cleared and MVV were not about to outlay cash on such a gamble. Understandably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 Dutch Play-off Tables 2004/05 Group A <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | P | TOP | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 11 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | ADO Den Haag | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Excelsior | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | Helmond | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 5 | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</pre> Group B <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1st | P | Volendam | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2nd | | Veendam | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 8 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3rd | | Fortuna Sittard | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 4th | | FC Den Bosch | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 6 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</pre> First division sides TOP and Volendam complete the lineup for the premier division next season. TOP edging past ADO Den Haag subsequently relegating them whilst Volendam cruised through their group with four wins from six matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 MVV Player Movement - Summer 2005 MVV Maastricht's hopes of splashing out in the transfer market this summer have been dented by the club's desire to clear their debts after last season. After manager Gomez was given a budget of 18K euros he has not surprisingly turned to free transfers and long term loan players to support his existing playing squad for the coming season. <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">Transfers In | Date | Person | From | Fee | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 11.7.2005 | Atuahene, Eric | Free Transfer | Free | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13.8.2005 | Proshyn, Andriy | Free Transfer | Free | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14.7.2005 | Nilsson, Lars | Heerenveen | Loan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15.7.2005 | Gomes | PSV | Loan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 24.7.2005 | Kalou, Salomon | Feyenoord | Loan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2.8.2005 | Luijten, Ramon | RBC | Loan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 31.8.2005 | Tiendalli, Dwight | FC Utrecht | Loan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 31.8.2005 | Wuytens, Jan | PSV | Loan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</pre> Disgruntled backup keeper van den Ban has joined veteran defender Verberne and young Belgian striker on the way out at De Geusselt. <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">Transfers Out | Date | Person | To | Fee | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2.7.2005 | Verberne, Maurice | Free Transfer | Free | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 6.7.2005 | van den Ban, Serge | RBC | Free | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 25.7.2005 | Aelbrecht, Kristof | Zwolle | €20K | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|</pre> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 (Aelbrecht was the young Belgian striker I was referring to) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 Gomez I am very pleased despite the lack of funds as we have managed to cover most of the areas I was looking to strengthen with long term loan players. Gomes is unlucky to be on the outer at PSV and I am very pleased to be able to offer him the number one shirt. Salomon Kalou is a sensational winger which will allow Leonardo to float a bit more in midfield - i'm very surprised that Feyenoord did not have greater plans for the Ivorian this season. The permanent signings Atuahene and Proshyn will add versatility and quality depth to the strikers and defenders respectively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 Gomez reeled back from the computer screen, peeling himself out of the sweaty leather office chair to contemplate tomorrow's first home match of the new season (against the mighty Ajax) at De Geusselt. This is what it's all about. Sitting back down he sets his coffee on the desk - leans across and presses send. As requested Boris was about to receive his detailed report on the playing squad for the new season. MVV Maastricht Team Report - 2005/06 Goalkeepers Gomes - GK - Brazilian - Age 24 - 2M euros Coming in on loan from PSV in the summer I expect him to stamp his class on our defensive unit. Great reflexes and positioning, Gomes has been shut out at PSV who were looking to offload him however thankfully they were happy keep him in Holland for another year. Danny Wintjens - GK - Dutch - 21 - 900K Danny will have to revert to the backup position with the addition of Gomes this season. However I expect the Dutch under 21 keeper to really push for the number one spot as he matures. A local product at Maastricht I hope he remains faithful to us but I'd not be surprised if he wanted to further his career elsewhere. Defenders Raphael Supusepa - D/M L - Holland - 27 - 750K The club captain and a rock in defence Raph is the first player picked each week and he certainly has the quality to play up at this level. Since arriving from Dortrecht two years ago he has made left back his own and can cameo in the midfield if required. Alexandre Bryssinck - SW/D RC - Belgian - 24 - 400K Alexandre is potentially the quality defender in this squad however I am still trying to find his best position. A central defender he tends to play more confidently in right back but due to a lack of real quality at centre half he will probably be the heart of the defense this season. Fabian Peppinck - D RL - Holland - 27 - 325K When I walked into the club twelve months ago Fabian did nothing to impress me and infact it took most of last season for me to realise that despite his attitude he is our best option at right back and is the sort of player who thrives on challenges like this one. Michel Kruijer - D RC - Holland - 28 - 180K I feel Michel may struggle in the premier division this season. For his age he plays much older more like a wily veteran and his fitness is a big concern, last season he anchored the defence but he will need to fight for his spot now aginst so many quality strikers. Andriy Proshyn - SW/D C - Ukrainian - 20 - 220K Andriy adds good depth to our defence for this season and he should challenge Kruijer in the centre as a solid option. Young, fast and athletic I hold great hopes for his future at the club. Jan Wuytens - D C - Belgium - 20 - 250K Coming in on loan for six months from PSV Jan adds depth to the centre back position. A dead ball specialist and a great team player he won’t take anything away from the playing group. Sjoerd Winkens - D LC - Holland - 22 - 100K After playing most of last season in the first team it will be a different story this season as he really played above himself last season. Winkens does not possess the athleticism or skills to be a good professional footballer but he does have the uncanny ability to get a job done. Valuable squad member. Dwight Tiendalli D R - Holland - 21 - 180K A quick right back that comes in from FC Utrecht for a season’s loan. Gökhan Balci - D/DM RC - Holland - 21 - 95K More or less a backup defender and defensive midfielder. Played well last season when the club's depth was in question he stood firm. Damien Miceli - D/DM L - Belgium - 20 - 0K Young left back. Will only be used if there are injury problems. Midfielders Houssain Ouhsaine Ouichou - AM/F LC - Morroco - 25 - 3.3M Last season’s player of the year with good reason. A quality midfielder who will be relied on for his delivery into the box and exquisite through balls, speculation exists as to whether he will sign a new contract this season or start to look elsewhere. Leonardo - F RC - Brazil - 28 - 1.9M Will play a more central role this season after the addition of Kalou and should provide the attacking surges from deep. The former Flamengo winger’s contract also expires after this season and there is plenty of interest if he chooses not to stay on at Maastricht. Salomon Kalou - AM R - Ivory Coast - 20 - 4.8M Feyenoord’s young Ivorian winger will spend the next season running up and down the wing at De Geusselt after his loan move in the summer. A quick tricky winger Kalou adds class to the solid midfield at MVV. Jos Hooiveld - DM C - Holland - 22 - 130K The young defensive midfielder played a crucial role in the promotion campaign and should do the same this season. A smart hard working player who can run all day, Jos will start in the key holding midfield role. Rogier Molhoek - M C - Holland - 24 - 190K A superb performer last season Rogier will come off the bench this season sharing the central midfield role. A quality distributor of the ball his defensive capabilities do let him down so expect to see him used as an attacking option late in matches. Ramon Luijten - DM C - Holland - 23 - 130K Ramon joins MVV on loan from RBC for the entire season. A controlling midfielder he will share the central duties with Hooiveld and Molhoek. Ibad Muhamudu - AM RL - Morroco - 23 - 230K More or less a backup winger. Ibad doesn’t really possess the quality at this level however he will never give up and is a massively determined team contributor. [iDrazen Brncic - M C - Belgium - 34 - 35K[/i] The veteran midfielder will contribute off the bench this season adding depth to the first team squad. What he lacks in fitness and flair he makes up for with class and experience. Angelo Martha - D/DM C - Netherlands Antilles - 23 - 50K Reserve midfielder or defender coming back from a bad broken leg and is unlikely to figure much with the first team. Tom van Bergen - M L - Holland - 23 - 110K Silky young winger who also returns from a broken leg this season will play some first team games but is not expected to contend greatly at the higher level. Joas Siahaya - M C - Holland - 20 - 75K Young reserve midfielder adding depth. Quincy van Ommeren - DM L - Holland - 31 - 26K Veteran who despite the club’s better wishes refuses to terminate his contract and will go around for another year. Will not play. Forwards Park Joo-Young - F RC - South Korea - 20 - 1.3M Park will lead the attacking line after turning just twenty in the summer. A flashy striker who is well suited to the dutch game he will look to add to the seven goals scored in half a season since signing from Korea University. Lars Nilsson - F LC - Sweden - 23 - 425K Lars once again joins MVV on loan from Herenveen with a view to sign if and when MVV have sufficient funds. After forming a formidable partnership with Park late last season the fans at De Geusselt will be hoping for more of the same from the quick Swede. Eric Atuahene - S C - Ghana - 21 - 275K Ghanaian striker Atuahene joins MVV for free from NAC Breda after scoring fourteen times for Helmond on loan in division one last season. The third man in Eric will take Park’s place when the Korean is absent with international duties or requires resting as he acclimatises to the Dutch conditions. Fabio Caracciolo - S C - Belgium - 20 - 350K The only remainder from last season’s starting strikeforce, Fabio offers solid form off the bench and has a knack of finding the back of the net. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 MVV Fixtures - August 2005 Following a confident succession of friendly matches including a good victory against their only quality opposition away at Roda JC the season began for MVV with a trip to fellow relegation favourites Volendam. In an even encounter which saw a goal-less first half the tension was broken as Nilsson hit the net for MVV to open the account however it was a lead held shortly as Smit found the equaliser for Volendam. In a dour spiteful close to the match no other goals could be found despite the best efforts of MVV's winger Kalou making his debut for the club. The first home game of the season saw last season's runners up Ajax travel to De Geusselt and it didn't take long for the quality to rise to the top - new signing Anelka put Ajax up on 11 minutes and it was 2-0 when Bonaventure Kalou found the net it was game over with half an hour gone. Hooiveld and Bryssinck were valiant all day however the efforts of Kruijer at centre half were deplorable and going by manager Gomez's post-match comments it may be a while before the big Dutchman finds himself back in the first team. Volendam 1-1 MVV MVV 0-2 Ajax Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 MVV Fixtures - September 2005 September began for MVV with the visit of Herenveen and it was to be a one sided match which would give the Maastricht side their first victory of the premier division season. Second half goals from Molhoek and Atuahene ensured the result and it was a superior team effort with Park away on international duty for South Korea and Nilsson ineligible against his contracted club. An away draw followed at NEC despite best the efforts of Leonardo and Atuahene's second goal for the club in as many matches it was a worthy result as both sides had chances but couldn't claim the three points. The month closed with MVV hosting RBC and going behind on only 5 minutes, MVV equalised through the brilliant Leonardo just before the half and they piled on the pressure in the second only to fail to score the vital winner - impressive loan recruit Kalou was withdrawn late in the match with a suspected groin injury (4-6 weeks). After five matches PSV lead the league from Ajax and NAC Breda, last seasons promoted sides MVV, Volendam and TOP all sit comfortably in mid-table after confident starts to the new season. MVV 2-0 Herenveen NEC 1-1 MVV MVV 1-1 RJC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 The summer winds had all but passed at De Geusselt and the mood at this moment was just as chilling. The word from MVV physio Marco Steijn was not good Soloman Kalou would not ne available until at the earliest November. Gomez contemplated his midfield options in his cosy office - downhearted that the star recruit would miss some crucial matches he would be forced to reshuffle the deck. Deep down he knew that Leonardo would be forced to play on Kalou's wing, robbing Peter to pay Paul was not Gomez's style but there were no other quality wingers who he could risk at this level. Were there? Ibad Muhamudu had all but given up hope of playing regular first team football since the temporary acquisition of Kalou and was seriously considering other options. He was not a squad player - first team or nothing - if he wanted to kick a ball aroung in a reserves competition he certainly wouldn't be doing it in Maastricht! The tastes of Morocco never left him and sometimes he just felt so far from himself here in Holland. Gomez was pleasantly surprised with the recent form of former NAC Breda striker Eric Atuahene and was afforded the luxury of bringing Park off the bench with regularity so far (which was more to the liking of the young Korean) however it looked like Park may have to slot in and play a little midfield to cover Kalou's loss. The door closed and the decision had been made Muhamudu would get his chance against AZ off the bench with Park slotting into centre midfield and Leonardo on the right. Assistant manager Delahaye would pass on the news at training tomorrow morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 MVV Fixtures - October 2005 Six matches for four losses in October and MVV were stung by the criticism which had started flowing through the doors after such an encouraging start to the season. It could all be summed up by one match. Away to Willem II and Nilsson made the mistake of giving MVV a surprise early lead as all it did was to waken the slumbering Tilburg outfit. At the half it was 2-1 to Willem II and when the whistle blew for full-time the scoreline read 5-1. MVV manager Gomez stated his embarassment at this performance as a group the effort was poor and he refused to blame loan keeper Gomes who conceded five goals from only eight shots on target. A tough home draw with NAC Breda followed with Nilsson once more finding the target however this slight return to form was soon amended by the 3-1 defeat at AZ where Nilsson scored after only four minutes only for the home side to score three goals without reply. Desperate for a win against TOP at home MVV threw attack after attack at the promoted side but to no avail as the sides went in to the break on equal terms, late in the second half Atuahene and the unlikely Bryssinck finally broke the deadlock for MVV and sent the 9740 Maastricht fans into raptures as they celebrated just the secong win of the season. A trip to Eindhoven followed for MVV and PSV were ready and waiting, a valiant MVV display saw the score 1-1 at half time through the clinical counter-attacking skills of Atuahene however it seemed it was only a matter of time before PSV took the points - and so it was a double salvo with only ten minutes left ended the match as a competition. MVV's shining light being Wintjens first performance for the season in goals replacing the ineligible Gomes and holding his up admirably. The Dutch Cup 3rd round draw saw MVV travelling to AZ for the second time in three weeks and despite Park's first goal of the season they couldn't proceed to the fourth round - knocked out on penalties after unfortunately losing Atuahene and Kalou (on his return from injury) to minor injuries during the match. Willem II 5-1 MVV MVV 1-1 NAC Breda AZ 3-1 MVV MVV 2-0 TOP PSV 3-1 MVV AZ 1-1 MVV (Dutch Cup Third Round, 1-1 AET, 3-1 penalties) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 MVV Fixtures - November 2005 De Graafschap (sitting bottom of the league with just one win and 4 draws from 10 matches) headed down to Maastricht and they would have been happy with the point gained against an MVV side which rued missed chances and the brilliant form of veteran keeper Ed de Goey. MVV's away trip to FC Utrecht was more fruitful however, after Utrecht took the lead early in the second half MVV fought back bravely - first with Nilsson cancelling out the lead and then with Leonardo claiming the three points for MVV's first away win of the season. Unfortunately MVV couldn't translate their away form back to De Geusselt were they succeeded in only playing out a second successive insipid home 0-0 draw. Much to the fans contempt. MVV 0-0 De Graafschap FC Utrecht 1-2 MVV MVV 0-0 FC Groningen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 3.12.05 MVV Stars Sign on for Bright Future Earlier today MVV manager Benny Gomez was pleased to announce to a packed press room that high profile midfielders Leonardo and Ouichou have agreed to terms on freshly inked contracts that will see both players committed to playing at De Geusselt until the summer of 2008 at the earliest. Gomez stated that if MVV were to compete with the big boys of Dutch football they'd have to hang on to their true talent at any cost and that is what they have done. Speculation exists as to what sort of wages the two are on. The club's press statement stated that 25 year old Ouichou's weekly wages have not increased however his performance based contract has greater incentives factored into it. Leonardo commented to the press that this may well be his last contract in Holland and that he was very happy with life in Maastricht and with the future direction of the club under the guidance of Gomez and that this was the significant factor in his re-signing at this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 MVV Fixtures - December 2005 December started brightly for MVV with a 1-0 away win against FC Twente, Nilsson hitting the target for the sixth time this season in a MVV's best match of the season despite Proshin's sending off with ten minutes remaining. A tough visit by Feyenoord followed and they took the lead through Ono after only 5 minutes - despite having a man sent off after just 25 minutes Feyenoord managed to hold on for a vital three points in the race for the title. Definately a match MVV may rue missing out on considering they dominated the ten men of Feyenoord however couldn't beat the supurb Hungarian Babos in goals. The boxing day round saw MVV visit Vitesse and it was arguably the worst performance of the season for the men from Maastricht. A dominant Vitesse were in front via a Knopper penalty after just 9 minutes and only the brilliant reflexes of Wintjens kept the scoreline down only for Allee to ice the result in injury time. Two early goals conceded in the last two matches - problems brewing at MVV. FC Twente 0-1 MVV MVV 0-1 Feyenoord Vitesse 2-0 MVV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze.13 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 Gomez... Coming in to the Winter break our form has been inconsistant to say the least, many pundits have been surprised by our competitiveness to date however we are not here to make up the numbers and we need to pick up the game. It is good to be sitting just below mid-table but I am dissapointed to see Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord well clear of the pack and fighting it out at the top. I will definately be looking at the talent available in the transfer market even with our limited resources. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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