Anyone in Amsterdam on 4-5 August 2006

Doog · Post by **Doog** » Mon 22nd May 2006 06:49 pm

You may be interested to know that The Amsterdam Tournament will take place over the two evenings of the dates shown above at the Amsterdam ArenA. It is the traditional pre-season warm up for AFC Ajax and this year the following teams will be competing.

AFC AJAX
MANCHESTER UNITED
GALATASARAY
FC PORTO

The matches are as follows

FRI 4TH MANCHESTER UNITED v GALATASARAY/AFC AJAX v FC PORTO
SAT 5TH FC PORTO V GALATASARAY/AFC AJAX v MANCHESTER UNITED

Kick off times are 1900 for first match and 2115 for second.

For further information and match ticket bookings visit the link below

There is a link to the English version of the site when you first arrive at the Ajax page.

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Valo · Post by **Valo** » Mon 22nd May 2006 09:01 pm

Thanks for the heads up Doog but unfortunately I found out a few days after I booked my trip that my favourite football team (Man Utd) are playing a tournament in Amsterdam the weekend after I go.

That sucks but as I think I previously pointed out; my luck with watching football matches in Amsterdam is awful!! Still - maybe I can see the Rolling Stones instead (30/7/06).....just a shame i'm a Beatle fan instead

FlyByNite · Post by **FlyByNite** » Tue 23rd May 2006 01:37 am

Valo wrote:Still - maybe I can see the Rolling Stones instead 30/7/06)

They have added an August First show.

Doog · Post by **Doog** » Tue 23rd May 2006 12:28 pm

Valo wrote:Still - maybe I can see the Rolling Stones instead (30/7/06).....just a shame i'm a Beatle fan instead

Rolling Stones in Amsterdam would surely make up for a couple kick abouts featuring your favourite team and the Rolling Stones concert would probably be cheaper.

Personally I think the Beatles early stuff brings them down compared to the later tracks. If the Beatles were still together as a band today, I would probably rather still see the Stones.

The Amsterdam Tournament is usually broadcast on Sky Sports so you may still get a chance to see some of the action.

I have been to the ArenA twice to see Ajax in Dutch league matches and I've taken the stadium tour once as well. Great atmosphere both times and it is so easy to reach from Centraal Station as well.

Valo · Post by **Valo** » Fri 26th May 2006 12:39 am

Doog wrote:If the Beatles were still together as a band today, I would probably rather still see the Stones.

Nooooooooooooooooooo!

Ok, I am only biased because I think John Lennon is the greatest all around musician of all time, but I can never understand why the Stones had such a big following when so many of their songs had similar sound. I know you can say that about a lot of bands, but never the Beatles - the early stuff may be a bit tacky, lovey-dovey, boy meets girl music...but they had to start somewhere and I will be ever grateful they did. (I actually think the debut album is quite catchy!)

I would love to do the tour of the Amsterdam Arena also - but an Ajax match would be a lot more exciting to watch than an empty stadium.

Doog · Post by **Doog** » Fri 26th May 2006 08:33 am

The Beatles later stuff certainly sounded different. Thing was that it also sounded shit, whereas the Stones were just your good ol, rock n' roll band who went by the rule "if it ain't broke then don't fix it", which kind of works with bands of that era but not bands/artists of today (prime example being The Streets)

Brian Jones wasn't in the Rolling Stones when he died.
He was in a swimming pool.

And I can personally vouch for the Ajax match being more exciting than the stadium tour. When I went for the tour, the two guides (one male, one female) could only speak Dutch or English.

There were some pretty pissed off Germans among the group that day.