Thursday 9 August 2007

Nursery Class

Racing Genk failed in the nursery class of European football. No Q3, no Champions League, not even UEFA Cup-football for them. They won the return game (0-1, in the 58th by Mikulic) but FK Sarajevo qualifies for Q3 because they scored more away goals.
The better team did not qualify.
And if the better team does not qualify in a home and an away game than they lack the mentality to overcome and easy obstacle, they lack experience and their surplus of class is not big enough. Belgium's UEFA ranking is 13. Two years ago we were number 9. In two years we were surpassed by Romania, Scotland, Turkey and Ukraine.
It's another world (part two): two more weeks before the start of the competition in Spain, until August 31st transfers are still possible, Spanish teams from the Primera Division already spent 361.200.000 Euro on the players market.

Monday 6 August 2007

Busy

NTS about the book I'm writing, NTS Idols II : Bram Vermeulen, NTS Idols III : Rocco Granata, NTS Battersea Power Station,
(The Year One 1. Prologue 2. Genk Q2 (Horde Zla Sarajevo 1987) 3. Anderlecht Q3 4. Monte Carlo Draw 5. ... (MD1) 6. Etc. It's a travelogue, a personal football journey...)(Ottocento, the novel)(The London Project, WIP - work in progress)
Note To Self : always keep a promise you made to yourself

Battersea Power Station, London_2007