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Feyenoord Appoint Panker
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8-07-14

In what seems a surprise appointment, the Feyenoord board have approached and successfully managed to tempt Daryl Panker in becoming their new manager. Fred Rutten was odd’s on favourite to replace Ronald Koeman who has recently joined Southampton.

Panker, who was born and raised in Vienna, Austria is son to Czech parents is 44 years old and has been involved in football for the vast majority of his life. Born in Vienna in 1970, Panker grew up supporting his beloved Austria Wien. At the age of 20, Panker moved across the border to the Czech Republic and lived with his grandparents aiming to look to a professional football contract.

Panker’s dream came true and he earned himself a contract with Sigma Olomouc where he was a player there for 12 years. Retiring at the age of 32, Panker moved into coaching and has slowly earned himself a credible reputation.
Now at 44, and partaking in various coaching courses and shadowing coaches and managers at various clubs around Germany, Austria and Holland, Panker has earned himself a Continental A licence.

Board Ask For Patience
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The Feyenoord board have asked fans to support Panker and not to question his reputation. Club supporters are apparently outraged that a unknown manager has managed to talk his way into one of the biggest clubs in Dutch Football.

Chairman **** Van Well had this to say, “ from a supporters point of view, it easy to see why the appointment of Panker has sparked outrage. The club is expecting to challenge for the title and also hoping for European cup run this season. However, Panker has undergone a series of management and aptitude tests and has passed with flying colours. We gave him a trial day last week, with the players and the coaching staff alike being very impressed with the way Panker sold himself. We have only offered Panker a 1 year contract so if it doesn’t work out we can look at different options. But please, on last note, can everyone show some patience and offer their upmost support in the new manager.”
 
De Club Van Zuid​


Feyenoord Rotterdam is a Dutch professional football club from Rotterdam, that plays in the Eredivisie. Feyenoord is one of the most successful clubs in the Netherlands, winning 14 Eredivisie titles, 11 KNVB Cups and two Johan Cruijff Shields. The club also has won one European Cup, two UEFA Cups and one Intercontinental Cup.

The club is historically one of the three clubs that have dominated the Eredivisie of Dutch football, the others being Ajax and PSV. These three clubs have always played in the Eredivisie, since its inception in 1952, and have never been relegated to lower divisions. Feyenoord is known as a people's club, with a huge national support.

The club's most successful period in history was the 1960s and '70s when Coen Moulijn and Ove Kindvall led the club to six league titles, two European trophies, an Intercontinental cup and thereby becoming the first Dutch club to win the European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.

Feyenoord has a longstanding rivalry with Ajax, as a clash between the two biggest cities in The Netherlands, which is called De Klassieker.


The club's stadium, located in the IJsselmonde district of Rotterdam, is nicknamed De Kuip, Dutch for The Tub. It was built in 1937 and is one of the major European stadiums. It has 51,117 seats and has hosted a record of 10 finals of UEFA club competitions, including the 2002 UEFA Cup Final which was won by Feyenoord. Feyenoord does not own the stadium, it is an organization on its own.

The Team​

Feyenoord’s team is said to possess an enormous amount of potential, but will Panker use it effectively?

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Club Captain and Highly Rated Midfielder​

Feyenoord’s captain is the highly rated Jordy Clasie. The defensive midfielder is Dutch international and regularly plays for the national team. De Club Van Zuid possibly have the best midfield in the Eredivisie but their attacking options have been dealt a blow as the clubs leading top goal scorer for the last two seasons, Pelle has left with Koeman to join Southampton. Feyenoord are known to be interested in strengthening their defence as this is seen as the weakest part of the team. The question being asked by the fans is will their be any funds available to strengthen the team.
 
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Panker Has His Say​

9-07-14


Daryl Panker attended his first press conference today as the manager of Feyenoord. Although the conference did not last long a Panker explained there is a lot of work to be done in the off season in order to prepare for the forthcoming season.

The press did not hold back at Panker asking asking him awkward question. This did not seem to bother the new manager and he looked to take it in his stride. The following statement sums up what Panker had to say today,

“I’d like to thank the board, the club and all of its supporters in allowing to live my dream and manage a football club. However, this club isn’t ordinary, it is one of the best clubs in Holland and has a very good reputation throughout Europe. The stadium is great and I would love to make it a fortress! The team I have inherited from Ronald (Koeman), is great and has the potential to push for the league this season.

I’ve had a word with the players and they are fully behind the main aim I have set of winning the league. We have one of the best midfielders in Europe in Jordie Clasie, so too have this quality at my dispersal is great. I’ve had a chat with the chairman **** Van Well and he has allowed me to bring in a few extra coaches that I feel will help the squad develop.

Could Rene Meulensteen ben on his way to Feyenoord?​

On the transfer front, the club has a large loan to payback, so the transfer pot will be hard to stretch more than a couple of million pounds. My team and I have a few targets in mind but it is all hearsay at the moment. I have Giovanni Van Bronckhorst as my assistant and he brings a wealth of footballing knowledge to the table and am looking forward to working with him over the coming season.

That’s all people, thanks for coming, and next time I have this many people at my conference it will be after we win the Erevidivisie”

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Can Feyenoord Lift the Erevidivisie?​
 

Busy Period for Panker​


18-07-14


It has been a busy first 10 days in charge for Panker at Feyenoord. The first team has racked up several thousand air miles to play in two friendlies. Panker has kept his promise and has made a major signing, as well as hiring first class coaches to help develop the main squad.

Thelander is the man!

Feyenoord and Panker have made their first major signing of the season. Central defender Rasmus Thelander has joined from Danish team AaB. The defender signs for £900k and is sure to step into the first team. Thelander has only recently won the Danish Superleague and National cup and was said to have played a key part in helping his team sure those trophies. The Feyenoord fans are said to be delighted with the new signing, and hope Panker can pull off a few more coups like this one.

Rasmus Thelander in Action​


Panker Promised, Panker Delivers.

Panker stated in his first press conference that he is looking to add a couple of coaches to help with the workload and also help to develop the main squad rearing the team into future champions. World class coach Rene Meulensteen joins on a two year deal. Brazilain fitness freak and highly reputable fitness coach Rodolfo Mehl also joins on a one year deal.

Panker also looked towards rival teams coaching staff with Rene Kolmshcot and Jeffrey Talan joining the coaching team respectively from Heracles and Heerenveen.

Rodolfo Mehl Joins the Coaching Setup​

Feyenoord Struggle with New Tactics

Feyenoord faced three friendlies in ten days. This saw them travel to Mexico, to Israel and then back home to face Arsenal. Panker was said to be confused and upset at the fixture in which it saw his team fatigued and lethargic by the time they played Arsenal.

UdeG 2 – 3 Feyenoord

Feyenoord travelled to Mexico in good spirits and won a hard fought game 3-2. Panker has implemented new tactics upon the squad seeing them play with three central defenders, two winbacks, three in midfield and two upfront.

Irony Kiryat-Schoma 0 – 1 Feyemoord

As soon as Feyenoord had finished their match in Mexico, they were back on the plane, this too Israel. Feyenoord never looked like losing this match and eased through albeit at a underwhelming score line.

Feyenoord 1 – 6 Arsenal

Feyenoord faced their third match is 9 days. The score line doesn’t tell the whole story, but it is safe to say Arsenal were well and truly deserved winners. The travelling really took it out of the players and they were always second to the ball against an impressive Arsenal team. Although Feyenoord matched the Gunner’s attempts on goal, the finishing was clear to see, with Giroud scoring 5 goals!

Giroud put 5 Past Feyenoord​
 
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Lille Drawn in Champions League Qualifer’s​

28-07-14


The final leg of the qualifying round for the Champions League has been made today, which has seen Feyenoord face a tricky against French team Lille. The first leg will be played at De Kuip in where the Feyenoord team will look to open up a healthy advantage for the second leg.

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Feyenoord Face a Tricky Tie Against Lille OSC​

Feyenoord Break the Bank​

Feyenoord today have announced the signing of the ever impressive Andrej Kramaric from Rijeka for a large sum of £2.8 million. This is for to have depleted many of the funds available to Panker. Although many fans seem very happy the signing, they have questioned whether Panker has put all his guns into one barrel as trying to strengthen the team will be very hard with such little funds.

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Kramaric Signs for £2.8m​

Kramaric was in hot demand, in which why Feyenoord swooped in and wrapped up the deal so quickly. The creation U21 international who primarily plays up front is said to have welcomed the move and is looking forward to causing rival defenders havoc for the remainder of the season.

Mulder Signs New Contract​

First team regular Erwin Mulder has signed a new 3 year contract with the club. The goalkeeper, who’s contract was due to expire at the end of season made it public that he was keen to secure a new contract, and Panker obviously agreed, handing him a new contract 24 hours later.

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Mulder Signs a New Three Year Deal​
 

Shocking Week For Feyenoord​


7-08-14

Feyenoord’s first competitive game of the seasons, see’s them play three games in 9 days. Two of those games being a tricky cup tie against French team Lille. Inbetween, the two cup ties, Feyenoord travel to Ajax the Klassieker Derby.

Dismal Home Performance


Feyenoord 0 – 2 Lille OSC (Roux 47,49)

Feyenoord kicked off the season in front of a sell out crowd of 51,000 fans. With the expected debuts of Rasmus Thelander and Andrej Kramaric, supporters were expecting a great night. However, they viewed the opposite as their team, Feyenoord were absolutely dominated from the first whistle to the last, only accumulating two shots for the entire 90 minutes, with only one of those being on target.

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Roux Scored a Double
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Lillie OSC enjoyed 62% possession and were the much superior team not allowing Feyenoord to play any football. For all of their chances, striker Nolan Roux only managed to convert two chances quickly after half time. Feyenoord were rightly booed off at the fulltime whistle. Things will have to improve if Panker wants to see full support from the clubs supporters as well as the board.

Miserable Feyenoord Dominated by 10 Men

Ajax (Jo 65) 1 – 0 Feyenoord

The much anticipated match of the season for both sets of fans occurred on the opening day of the season. Feyenoord lined up with a defensive tactic, with Ajax opting to play a very attacking formation. The game was evenly balanced until the 40th minute when centre mid, Viergever was shown a straight red for a clumsy two footed challenge on Jordie Clasie.

Ajax Celebrate Winning De Klassieker
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The red card seemed to motivate the Ajax players and they took charge of the game even though they were a man down. Jo, on his debut netted a superb goal in the 65th minute and could have, and really should have converted three more after that. Feyenoord were pathetic, only managing to attempt three shots during the whole match. The tactics are obviously not working for Panker and his Feyenoord team, as it seemed Feyenoord were playing with 10 men not Ajax for most of the match. The fans at the end of the match were left looked dejected as such a poor performance by their heroes.

Roux Slays Feyenoord

Lille OSC (Roux 46,50) 2 - 0 Feyenoord

Feyenoord travelled to France to play their third game in 9 days. Panker and his team needed a result this evening after two very sub-par performances. Feyenoord already 2-0 from the first leg, so the team had it all to play for tonight if they are to get anything out of the cup tie.

It was the same old story for Feyenoord. Although they played reasonably better for the first 45 minutes, only allowing Lille one shot at goal, and having three of their own, it was the second half in which Feyenoord reverted to their old habbits. In a repeat of the first leg, Nolan Roux carved the Feyenoord defence apart scoring another quickfire double straight after half time. This was game over for Feyenoord, and the game was played out without major incidents.

Roux Has Scored 4 Goals Against Feyenoord in 9 Days
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So, after three games in 9 days, Feyenoord had lost three matches conceding five goals and scoring none, only managing a poultry 9 shots at goal, and out of the running for a Champions Cup place. Very poor from the team who are expected to be pushing for the league title this year.

Fans and the Feyenoord board must surely be wondering if they have made a big mistake in allowing the unknown Austrian to take charge of their beloved team.
 
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