Out of Europe...

Club Brugge 2 - Ajax 1
Don't know what to say really. Ajax is out of the Champions League. In fact it is out of any European competition at all, because this loss means that Ajax is on the bottom of the group. You can say they are unlucky, they had too many injuries, they were young and inexperienced, but the bottom line stays the same: when it mattered, they just couldn't pull through. At least this will give them more concentration for the league and the cup.

Ajax did break a record last night, the youngest squad ever to start a Champions League game. Average age of 21 years, 350 days. Lobont at 25 was the oldest, while Mitea at 18 was the youngest. It's also great to see the midfield filled with homegrown talents: Van der Vaart, Sneijder, and de Jong. Koeman said afterwards that in three years this squad will go much further in the Champions League. True. The question is, will the team remain the same in three years?

Van der Vaart might leave in 2004. His contract lasts until 2006, but when he signed he only promised that he will not leave earlier than summer 2004. If he does play well in Euro2004, I don't see why he wants to stay longer at Ajax. All big European clubs are drooling over him. Trabelsi has a big chance of leaving next summer. Ibrahimovic as well. Galasek and Litmanen are getting older. Not sure if Ajax can hold on to Sneijder as well, his performance against Scotland made everyone aware of his existence. There are even rumours around Pienaar. I do hope that Ajax can hold on to the young guys for a year or two, but realistically, in this age it is fuckin difficult to hold on to them.


I'm listening to The Clash now. Trying to really get into it. The latest Uncut I got was full of The Clash, famous musicians and journalists were rating The Clash's songs. At first sight, The Clash just looks like another punk band, following the footsteps of The Sex Pistols. But if you listen to the music, you can tell that Joe Strummer is an intelligent musician. The Clash just mix any kind of genre into their music. Punk, reggae, ska, disco, rap, rock, it's all there. No wonder The Clash has been influencing a lot of people. It's my turn now to be influenced by them, and Joe Strummer in particular. It's never too late to listen to The Clash.


One funny thing: go to Google, type in "Miserable Failure", hit the "I Feel Lucky" button and laugh at what you get.

"don't be eviiiilllll"