Hello all, from one of your friendly mods! Just a quick post on here to see how everyone is doing, and also a question - how are you all feeling about this community, if you think about it at all ( Read more... )

Edwin van der Sar won the Premier League with Manchester United, and made a nice little speech/got many ovations from the Old Trafford faithful: have a look at all the lovely pics on Getty!

Wesley Sneijder is tweeting away, hoping to be fit for one last game this season and then see his wife, Yolanthe (who apparently isn't living in Italy with him ( Read more... )

A new promotional campaign in the Netherlands based on a collectible sticker book (these are going to be STICKERS? hottest damn stickers I've ever seen) has only the coolest website ever.

Each player has an individual photo - many with FIRE and WATER and COOL MOTHEREFFING CLOTHES - an interview, and a sort of news-aggregate page. Oh, and when I say ( Read more... )

Since a) I am a mod and b) it is my birthday, I am taking this opportunity to bring some selfishly personal Oranje obssessiveness love.

So, can we talk about this ho for a second?


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The Guardian takes a look at Mark van Bommel's importance for the Dutch, has lots of juicy Dutch titbits in their World Cup blog from yesterday, and debates whether it wouldn't be better for football for the Dutch to win the final, because Spanish football has become boring. (My favorite bit is when they describe Mark as 'Machiavellian'. That's ( Read more... )

Greetings to all our new members (we seem to have had quite a surge recently)! I'm your other mod, aka_centimetre2. I'm a slightly insane frazzled university student who follows Manchester United during the club season and Holland and England on the international scene. My favorite players are Edwin van der Sar, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Rio Ferdinand ( Read more... )

1. OUR FINAL WORLD CUP SQUAD via goal.com: Maarten Stekelenburg, Michel Vorm, Sander Boschker; Gregory van der Wiel, Khalid Boulahrouz, John Heitinga, Joris Mathijsen, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Edson Braafheid, Andre Ooijer; Demy de Zeeuw, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Ibrahim Afellay, Mark van Bommel, Nigel de Jong, Stijn Schaars; Arjen ( Read more... )

On May 11th, elftal coach Bert van Marwijk announced his 30-man provisional squad for the WC finals.

Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Michel Vorm (Utrecht), Sander Boschker (Twente).

Defenders: John Heitinga (Everton), Gregory Van Der Wiel, Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich), Ron Vlaar, ( Read more... )

...because I know the club seasons aren't quite over, but it's already WORLD CUP SEASON ELFTAL BITCHEZZZZZ. Who's excited? Because I'M FUCKING EXCITED.

1. Have some awesome commercials.
2. Several players have been taking things off for Vanity Fair. I will buy the mag ASAP to check if there are any Dutchies. I do this out of love, my darlings. ( Read more... )

Edwin van der Sar has not only signed another one-year extension with Manchester United, but has also apparently taken to being his neighborhood's security guard. Annemarie van der Sar also seems to be doing very well in her recovery from a stroke in December, as she and the VDS kids were seen at Old Trafford 10 days ago (pic from sonnenbluemchen, and HOLY GOD ( Read more... )