The Dutch league have suspended a weekend of fixtures to allow Ajax to get adequate rest before their UCL semi.
A controversial to say the least. I'm not sure how it is being taken in the Netherlands
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19-04-2019 07:34 PM #1
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19-04-2019 08:47 PM #3
Imagine if they postponed all the SPFL fixtures because Celtic were in the semi final. We'd be raging.
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19-04-2019 08:50 PM #5
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I think money made from European matches is shared between all clubs in the Dutch league. I may be wrong but that's what I've heard, think that is why most teams were happy to give Ajax an advantage for their own possible benefit. But as one or two have said, if that happened in Scotland there would be uproar.
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20-04-2019 05:36 AM #9
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The year Rangers got to the Europa League final our league did them no favours. As much as I hate them I thought it was an absolute disgrace. We should be doing what we can to raise the profile of our league
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20-04-2019 08:04 AM #10
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20-04-2019 08:08 AM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.' - Paulo Freire
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20-04-2019 08:08 AM #12
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We are literally in direct competition. I get whole coefficient argument but the last thing I want my club doing is taking steps to strengthen our competitors and get them more money and a higher profile.
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20-04-2019 08:41 AM #13
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20-04-2019 08:51 AM #14
This is the highest profile European run their division has had for decades. Completely rational decision - Ajax winning would do wonders for the Eredivisie. Good on them. I mean if it was the OF I’d not be so forgiving 😂
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20-04-2019 08:56 AM #15
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20-04-2019 08:58 AM #16
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Personally would rather we supported our teams in Europe like that. We probably won't see a Scottish team make it to a Europa League final again for a long long time. Some of us may never actually see it again. I don't like them. But I wanted them to win the Europa League that year in Manchester. Much like I would want Celtic to do it if they were, and I think part of me wouldn't mind it if Hearts did it because it would mean we were getting something right football wise in Scotland.
I would still laugh my head off if they royally embarrassed themselves as well.
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20-04-2019 09:11 AM #17
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This is the kind of logic we've had for ages in Scotland and all its served to do is strengthen the OF at expense of everyone else.
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20-04-2019 09:20 AM #18
Maybe the other Dutch clubs don't hate Ajax as much as we hate Celtc and The Rangers.
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20-04-2019 10:10 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't think we've ever had this logic in Scotland - most of the time people want the non-scottish team to win.Mon the Hibs.
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20-04-2019 10:19 AM #20
Can understand postponing Ajax’s game, but what’s the point or benefit in all other fixtures not being played?
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20-04-2019 10:53 AM #21
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20-04-2019 10:55 AM #22
The dutch split the income, first country to do so https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highligh...b-competitions.
Add in the added profile for the league, the increase potential for TV money / sponsorship etc. Its a great decision, forward thinking, not surprising form a country that gets so many things right.
In case anyone is interested here's their distribution of tv rights, despite us having the "massive" teams who play in glasgow who have "worldwide audiences" we don't get even close to this type of deal.. https://www.afc-ajax.info/en/television-revenue/2016-17
FWIW Holland 3x the population of Scotland.
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20-04-2019 12:46 PM #23
Don’t we occasionally let the the rangers and Celtic postpone fixtures so they can play cash generating high profile friendlies at the start of the season sometimes??
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20-04-2019 01:48 PM #24
Obviously Hearts are the dirtiest team in in Scotland,but...
...are Ajax the cleanest team in the Netherlands?
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20-04-2019 01:49 PM #25
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20-04-2019 03:08 PM #26
Interesting to hear Ajax have a smaller wage budget than Celtic, shows you how much they have achieved
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So The Rangers don't actually have an excuse for not catching them.
They spent what budget they had on big name players, with no plans for the long term.
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20-04-2019 04:43 PM #28
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Thing is, they make up their squad with their own players, so their ability level tends to be cyclical. I wish we could get as many players through the youth system to the first team as they do.
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