Sadly, it appears to be true
By: Chris | May 26th, 2009UPDATED 26 May, 1812 GMT–It’s official. Here’s the story from the mouthpiece club web site:
There is supposed to be an English version of the story but the link goes to the Frankfurt preview article.
As I reported earlier today, there are stories circulating that Martin Jol had agreed with Ajax to become the Amsterdam giants’ new trainer. Bild.de, of all sources, confirms the story and Bundesliga Offside meister Jan confirms it as well.
Apparently, there has been a growing rift between BMJ and HSV director Bernd Hoffman about players that Jol wanted in the winter transfer window (and the players they got–I mean seriously, Albert Streit?!) and players he (Jol) wants to sign this summer. Hoffman reportedly was/is reluctant to pony up big money for the quality guys that BMJ wants, and Jol has decided to walk rather than fight the front office. According to the Bild story, Jol has agreed to a 3 year deal with Ajax and the only detail that remains to be finalized is the transfer fee that Ajax will pay to HSV.
I am really uneasy about this. The last manager search did not go well, and ended up taking 8 months. So dear readers, I open the comments to you, and your views of who may take the top spot. Here are a couple of names I am going to throw out: Berndt Schuster, Jurgen Klinsmann, Mirko Slomka, Marco Van Basten, Fred Rutten (DUH!–Diana’s right [see below]. Rutten is now with PSV), Gerard Houllier–and one dark horse that I love: former HSV great Horst Hrubesch, who is presently the trainer for the German U21. Personally, I will *puke* if they get Slomka. He had a terrilble relationship with Frank Rost at Schalke. Let’s hope they go for Hrubesch and give him some money to field a strong, deep side next season.
So long, Big Martin Jol. We hardly knew ya.
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Slomka? *shudder*
I read Schuster is apparently in the frame for the Eintracht Frankfurt job. And hang on a minute….I thought I once read Fred Rutten will be the new PSV Eindhoven coach back in his native Holland in the next season?
Marco van Basten…his record at Ajax is worrying me. Apparently if you read what AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi had been making noises in recent days or something, he seemed to be hinting van Basten is coming in to replace Carlo Ancelotti. Marco van Basten had always been one of Berlusconi’s most favourite players when the Dutchman was playing there.
Chris, since you also support Chelsea…do you have any idea why apparently Ancelotti had been linked to the other club you support? Try as I might to find the reason apart from reading that Ancelotti is learning English…maybe it is me but I find the Chelsea link – puzzling.
Houllier…I am not so sure whether his current employers at the French FA will be able to release him.
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Ajax had announced that BMJ will be the new man in charge. On a three-year contract. Time for the HSV to look for a new man…again.
Oh well. Thanks for everything, BMJ. Even though it is only a season you had at the HSV.
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Diana, you are correct, Rutten took over for Huub Stevens at PSV. I have updated the post accordingly.
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Chelsea want him because he is/has been successful at Milan, and there was plenty of speculation in the Italian media that Burlesconi would make a change since Milan did not win the Scudeto nor were they in the CL.
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On the Slomka speculation re: Rost: Well, look at it this way, if Slomka does come in and if Bayern do in fact sign Neuer, it’s going to set off a round of musical keepers which would make me think HSV would end up with Enke. Rost is in fact underrated, but Hannover might have conceded triple digits without Enke–it would be an upgrade.
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I’m actually a huge Ajax supporter, and I think (hope?) the signing of BMJ (have to see if that catches on in Amsterdam) is great news for us. I am sorry for your loss, though; it sounds like he and Hoffman got crossways, and I suspect he’d always thought he might end up at Ajax some day. I just hope the Ajax board has enough sense to stay out of his way….
Cheers, and best of luck!
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As if silly season isn’t silly enough. Wild speculation about the new coach on top of wild speculation for new players. At least it keeps me engaged during the off-season.
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I love Ajax too–I’ve spent a LOT of time on business in the Amsterdam area (Koog Zaandijk). Jol was a great skipper for HSV–he got them farther than they had been in 3 competitions and they played exciting, “pretty” football.
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I do have a soft spot for Ajax, Chris. Never been to Amsterdam myself (only my father does on working trips, though that was a long way back). Maybe it’s because I am always fascinated with how they play their football. Or maybe because I have a father who is a big fan of Ajax legend Johan Cruyff and he rates Cruyff higher than Pele and Maradona combined.
Whatever it may be, I can only wish all the best to BMJ at Ajax. After years abroad in England with Spurs and in Germany with HSV, now he can prove himself at a real big club like Ajax.
‘Jol was a great skipper for HSV–he got them farther than they had been in 3 competitions and they played exciting, “pretty” football.’
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Martin Jol, we hardly knew ‘ye…
While I’m glad that Ajax gained a great coach, and disappointed that we had to loose ours. The question is, who can/will replace him?
As Chris has said, we’ll be sure to keep you all updated.
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Sorry – I promise not to take over your board – but I wanted to say thanks to all for the kind words about Ajax.
I also have to say to diana that yes, “exciting and pretty football” is EXACTLY what Ajax wants; many (most?) of the team’s supporters would rather see them play well and lose than play cynically or defensively and win.
In all honesty, though, I’m not sure you can say that Ajax is “a really big club” any more; like the other clubs in the Eredivisie, it seems to have become basically a farm system for the big clubs in England, Spain, and Italy. (Ibrahimovic, Chivu, Maxwell, Huntelaar, van der Sar, van der Vart, and Sneijder all put in development time in Amsterdam before leaving for the big bucks elsewhere, and now it seems Suarez, Vermaelen, and Stekelenburg are about to move on.)
But who knows – maybe BMJ can help reverse that trend!
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[...] This week’s been like a true roller coaster. After the elation of getting into the UEFA Cup Europa League, we felt the sheer misery and sadness of Big Martin Jol’s departure (here, and here). [...]
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