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Euro 2008 Dutch bicker-watch



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Tooting Gull

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Jul 5, 2003
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Does anyone remember that film 'Dutch Girls' in the 80s? Group of public schoolboys on a hockey tour, featured Colin Firth, Timothy Spall and Bill Paterson and, err, some Dutch girls. Quality flick, contender for cult status among impressionable teenagers.
 




Mendoza

Mendoza

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Jul 14, 2003
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somewhere in a newspaper or online probably
Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder has played down a training ground incident with compatriot Robin van Persie which left him needing a hospital visit.



Sources within the Dutch camp say Real Madrid's Sneijder and Arsenal striker Van Persie are barely on speaking terms.


The situation can not have been improved after Van Persie hurt Sneijder's ankle in training before Holland's opening Euro 2008 game against Italy on Monday.


But the midfielder has since had the all clear for the Italy game, although Van Persie, who has himself been returning from injury, has been ruled out.


Dutch boss Marco van Basten originally denied the clash had taken place, while Sneijder has since played down the incident, saying he does not blame Van Persie.



Unfortunate


Sneijder told the Daily Express: "There was an unfortunate incident. Van Persie landed hard on my ankle.


"I was in a lot of pain at first, but after a precautionary visit to the hospital it turns out it's not as bad as it looked.


"It was a scare, and I'm now going to have a rest. I don't blame Robin. Everyone is trying their best to win a place in the starting line-up."
 


Man of Harveys

Man of Harveys

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Jul 9, 2003
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Brighton, UK
:lolol::lolol::catfight::catfight::clap2::clap2:
 








Icy Gull

Icy Gull

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Jul 5, 2003
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Care to comment any further on the Dutch bicker fest?? :lol:
 


Man of Harveys

Man of Harveys

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Icy Gull said:
Care to comment any further on the Dutch bicker fest?? :lol:
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Good point, rude not to - despite playing some slick stuff, the arseholes f***ed it up again.
Trufflehound said:
They do actually think they're going to win - mind you the last time they believed that was in Italia '90, and we all know how that panned out. :thumbsup:
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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
:banana::banana::banana:
:whisky::whisky:
 






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Brovion

In my defence, I was left unsupervised.
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Jul 6, 2003
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Tooting Gull said:
Does anyone remember that film 'Dutch Girls' in the 80s? Group of public schoolboys on a hockey tour, featured Colin Firth, Timothy Spall and Bill Paterson and, err, some Dutch girls. Quality flick, contender for cult status among impressionable teenagers.
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Also included a young Brighton actor called Chris Beaumont (playing Simon), now the landlord of The Greys.

And a bit more useless trivia: Chris Beaumont's real name was Chris Taylor. He was born in Lancing and used to live in Barfield Park. There. I'm sure you all wanted to know that. Carry on.
 




Man of Harveys

Man of Harveys

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Trufflehound said:
The official excuse in the press seems to be:

"Errrr, perhapsh we peaked too early...."

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It must be so confusing for teams when tournaments cruelly...er..go on for longer... than they must have expected...?!? :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
 






Man of Harveys

Man of Harveys

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afters said:
hold on a mo, are you seriously saying that you expected the twist and shouts to beat portugal? you sounded more surprised than me when we spoke!
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What are you TURDING on about, GAYvid? I was indeed massively surprised - I didn't think we were going to beat them at all.
 










Man of Harveys

Man of Harveys

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Jul 9, 2003
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Oboyoboy...maybe I spoke too soon. Just what you need before a nice easy fixture against...Brazil...

Van Persie causes rift in Dutch camp after Sneijder slur

Van Persie causes rift in Dutch camp after Sneijder slur June 30, 2010

The unusually united atmosphere prevailing over a Dutch World Cup finals camp threatens to come apart at the seams ahead of the quarter-final with Brazil after an outburst by Robin van Persie to coach Bert van Maarwijk when he was replaced in Monday's 2-1 win over Slovakia.

Journalists from Dutch TV station NOS said it was clear from lip reading van Persie that the Arsenal star had said to van Marwijk - after flashing him a dirty look - 'It is not me that should be substituted but Wesley Sneijder', when he was taken off after another insipid individual performance with 10 minutes remaining.

"False!" retorted van Persie. "I didn't say any name in particular."

However, the 26-year-old Arsenal star, who was defended earlier in the tournament by van Marwijk after coming in for heavy criticism from the Dutch media, admitted he hadn't been pleased to have to give way to Huntelaar.

"I was very disappointed because I wanted to take advantage of the spaces being left at the back by the Slovaks in the final minutes," said van Persie, who has scored just once in the four matches so far.

Van Persie, whose season for Arsenal was curtailed through a serious injury which saw him on the sidelines from December to April - has admitted that he was getting increasingly frustrated after poor performances against Denmark and Japan in the group stages.

However, he insisted that he was not letting his disappointment overflow into poisoning the atmosphere in the squad, which historically has happened to the Dutch who have ruined their chances by splitting apart, often down the racial divide.

"But I said nothing bad to the coach, nothing that could harm the squad," added van Persie, who was a vital member of both the Dutch squad at the last World Cup and at Euro 2008.

Van Marwijk, who replaced Marco van Basten at the helm after Euro 2008, moved quickly to try and quell the rumours of discontent but he still called a clear-the-air meeting between van Persie and Sneijder after the match.

"The meeting was to draw a line under the story and so we could now focus on the Brazil match," said van Marwijk.

"Robin played well against Slovakia, and was involved in the first goal.

"I was satisfied with his contribution but I needed to send on a fresh player who could continue to harry our opponents."

Mark van Bommel, the Dutch captain and son-in-law of van Marwijk, also offered van Persie his unqualified support, something which the straight-talking Bayern Munich midfielder would not do unless he really felt worth doing.

"Robin plays in the most difficult position, that of the front man," said van Bommel.

"It is logical that in this position there is some wastefulness in his game. But he still has our total confidence. He has enormous qualities: He is very important for the team."
 


Simster

Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,953
Surrey
FFS that doesn't count, COLIN. Absolute handbags, and not a racial division in sight. Poor. 2/10
 








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