Who would have thought that Rijeka would have more points than Dinamo Zagreb through the first four Europa League matches? Well, it happened Thursday night as Dinamo fell 2-0 to PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands while Rijeka came back to draw Lyon 1-1 at Kantrida. It didn’t start pretty for Rijeka as a complete blunder on defense following a Lyon corner kick led to the game’s first goal.
Alassane Plea easily knocked in the ball in the 14th minute after the Rijeka defense could not clear the ball out of the box. In big matches such as this one, the European debutants simply need to do better.
However, Andrej Kramarić came to the rescue seven minutes later, absolutely blistering the ball upper-V from 30 yards out. It was such devastating shot that the Lyon goalkeeper remained frozen. But another goal would not come for Rijeka as they only managed another two shots on goal during the match. With the draw, Rijeka remain undefeated at home in the Europa League but still remain four points behind second place Lyon for a knockout berth. They host Portuguese club Vitoria de Guimaraes on November 28th.
Rijeka-Lyon match highlights
After four games in Europa League, Dinamo is done. Needing a win Thursday night against PSV Eindhoven, the Croatian champions lost 2-0, ending their European season with two matches remaining. Is it just a non-Champions League hangover or is Dinamo on the decline. After expecting to make it to the Europa knockout stages and only having a two-point lead on Hajduk nearly halfway through the season, is Dinamo’s reign finally over?
Poglavnik check it out, actually pretty sharp
http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/international-teams/european/croatia/2001-02-croatia-home-shirt-xl.html
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You sure about that?
Would love to see a picture…
The Repka already had black down the sides on the jersey pre World Cup 2002 for the home jersey.
@Josip B – That would be cool – let us know when you get here.
@Colin
Agree. Love the uniform and hopefully they pick up some wins. Hate to see them drop out of first league action.
One of my favorite kits in the sport are Hrvatski Dragovoljac’s. I love that black on black kit with the crest, and that’s it. Good stuff. I’m sure the repka could do something similar.
hahahahshaha Iggy are you mentally retarded? You need therapy brate hahahahshaha
@ dannyj
That PSV away kit with the black shorts would be pretty badass. Croatia should use something like this from time to time. Now that’ll get them fired up.
To Boston Cro have you spoken to Bill Belichick?
imho that PSV outfit looks utterly terrible with red pants.. disgraceful.. ruined it altogether
all black was the way to go
snow-rain showers still on the forecast for next friday in iceland
http://betting.betfair.com/football/world-cup/world-cup-2014-oppose-croatia-in-a-cagey-affair-in-rekjavik-071113-184.html
someone sent me this earlier today
I need more iggy
Thanks again for the Boston advice Boston Cro and Bobby V. Hopefully we can get some Croatians together in Boston to watch a game sometime.
Iggy and Faux Cro, thanks for the props. Of course it’s a grb!
Ice loves coco
Dinamo . What ?
lol i was going to say he looked like vida as well… but didn’t want to appear jock sniff like
@bostoncro
Lol!!! Brian zembic…
What’s the chances of Croatia voting to ban gay marriages on December 1st?
Yeah, I love that jersey. That blonde player in the background even looks like Vida. I say we snatch that for ourselves.
http://footballfashion.org/wordpress/2009/06/12/psv-eindhoven-nike-200910-away-kit-jersey/
looks sharp with the red shorts and socks, maybe even could do white shorts or straight black all the way
what kind of jock sniffing would it be if we bought the game warn PSV jersey’s to save on costs for the repka?
they could just get some baba to slap on some grbs
seriously that is such a clean and nice jersey
@ Iggy
Look up a book called “chi running.” Get out on the road get back in the flow!
@ Armada
I hear you brother. I am on a 3 year plan to get out myself. My son will be 8 and my daughter will be 5 going into kindergarten.
Funny enough my son loves soccer and runs like a gazelle. I would look for a soccer loving community. Maybe Santa Barbara, ca. Then I can visit my cousins in San Pedro and catch up with the CSR folks.
Good move for you, “happy wife, happy life!”
i’m joking to those who get offended easily.
@Jure……by running?????? 😉
@Black Zodiac
Good one. I had to google it.
I think Ziva’s real identity is Brian Zembic.
@Colin, lol nice link and i think that’s right
ahh someone sent me a link to mocked up croatia tops in black a few months ago i was trying to find the link but alas, i can’t.. if she can remember i’ll post it here later..
nice PSV one, lol..
when i was looking for the ones i had in mind, i didnt find them but i found a cool top for hrvati geeks like moi:
http://www.worldsoccershop.com/24841-nv.html
I haven’t seen any weird place jerseys but what i can say is after ’98.. so prolly 99-2002 or so.. when u went into town u would always see quite a few of those “asian croatians” lol..
i saw so many asians wearing our jersey it was quite funny
someone suspect they were not actually hrvati something gave it away 😛
@Colin O’Haravić
“Finally, I think I found Ziva’s identity”
Anthony Mohorovic
above comment from U boj
@Ante B.
Bang on. The jugos would go ape shit over that jersey.
@ Ziva do you know why and how Zadar got that name?
Jebali vas ustase i partizani.
so true…………those self-hating hrvati are the worst kind.
What’s even worse would be the yugos who would protest a possible black top for the repka because it’s too ustasko.
You know whats even worse than Vancouvers homosexuals?
Vancouvers metrosexual!
Those confused bastards…
poglavnik, even if he were gay and gave you a wink and nod, take it as a compliment… as long as your not acting on it, fuck it. you can’t avoid em in vancouver, chances are you met plenty and didn’t even know
wow, thats a beautiful jersey… do you think we could ever have one similar to that for the repka? the history with black aside, that would really be a change for us…
keep our normal home colors the same and while i do like our blues generally(08 euro) that black would be real cool, an intimidating look
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Either way he seemed pretty flattered 🙂
http://youtu.be/YaG5SAw1n0c
@ Poglavnice
yeah dude… it doesn’t matter what jersey a guy is wearing, if I got a smile and nod from some random dude, I would start walking the other day.
Would have been badass if our guys played in these when they went to Beograd ; )
http://m.uksoccershop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&manufacturers_id=&products_id=10342
@Poglavnik…..gave him a smile and a nod??? Maybe he thought you were gay and ready for action.
Finally, I think I found Ziva’s identity – http://youtu.be/Td-Lb5NeFZo
I liked psv’s ustasa themed black kits with checkers from a couple of years ago.
Saw some old Korean dude, probably in his 60’s, wearing an HNS red & white checkered hat a few months ago in downtown Vancouver. Gave him a smile and a nod. Pretty sure he knew I was a Hrvat.
Those are some great stories about weird places to see a CRO jersey.
@Iggy – Bahrain aren’t the only people to rip off our checkers. Leyton Orient (slightly dodgy team in east London who play in the lower leagues here) went checkered for a while after the world cup finals in 98. It was so strange to see them play in those shirts without automatically thinking it was our national team playing out there.
Weirdest place I’ve seen one. Driving from my sisters house in Dallas over to Destin, FL. We stopped in Ocean Springs, Mississippi and immediately spotted a blue 98 jersey on a typical Hoosier. Went up and talked to him. Total Amerikanac who loved soccer and fell in love with Croatia. Knew about the team not making the World Cup and wore it in honor of them.
Andrej Kramaric scored the goal of the year against Lyon ex Dinamo Zagreb player. Zdravko Mamic is the Jim Irsay of soccer.
weirdest place I’ve seen our jersey is some po-dunk town in the middle of VT. I’m in some mom and pop pizza place and sure enough kid walks in with a Srna home jersey on. I mean this town didn’t have anything resembling something you could consider ‘ethnic’ but this kid had a Srna jersey… didn’t bother chatting him up though, he came in as i was leaving
@ Marko
Definitely most unlikely place for me was at the AFCON tournament this year in South Africa at the quarterfinal game between Burkina Faso and Togo in Nelspruit. Of the 25,000 or so spectators, there were only about 300 or so white people and one of them was a dude wearing the checkers about 2-3 sections over (obviously very easy to spot). Couldn’t get close enough to talk to him and then we high tailed it out of the stadium as soon as the final whistle blew.
@Josip B
Boston is expensive to rent. You should look to Somerville (diverse), East Boston (mainly hispanic) or even South Boston (Irish) if you’re lookly for proximity to Logan. You might need to look for corporate housing, subletting, or even sharing an apartment. I would start with Craigslist.
Access to Logan is very easy via public transportation. You can take the Blue Line (subway) or the Silver Line (glorified bus on an above ground dedicated lane. Both will get you there in no time.
If you think you acutally might be spending some time in Boston when not working, and want to enjoy the area or chase some tail, then think about the Back Bay and the South End. Pricey, but worth it. Also consider Fenway, Brighton and Allston — they are student ghettos, but fun and inexpensive.
@ Matesic
hustle and bustle in NYC*
@ Matesic
Hvala co! Queens will always be homebase for me, but they soon to be wifey is from the Boston burbs and they have definitely grown on me in the last 3-4 years. I can’t do the whole hustle and bustle anymore…
@ Faux Cro
Nothing lined up as of yet. Looking as we speak. Funny part is, I’m a Recruiter too haha so I’m gonna have to recruit myself a job
@ Bobby
Sounds good dude! Like others have mentioned, most people in the region can’t even point to Croatia on a map. Was looking on Yelp last night and supposedly there is a Meditteranean style, Bosanac owned (??) place in Somerville where a lot of Balkan folks go for our usual specialities. Might have to check that place out before the move.
Of course its a grb that’s why i asked Faux Cro !!
And Josip – that’s fantastic, what a cool helmet and cool pic bro !! Love your work : )
Niko is laying down the law.
http://www.jutarnji.hr/njemacki-dril-nike-kovaca-novi-izbornik-radikalno-postrozio-pravila-ponasanja-u-reprezentaciji/1137435/
I expected this and am pleased to hear Niko’s plans, training twice a day, this isn’t a break from their busy club schedules, there wont be any visiting family, all business. This is a breath of fresh air, the stimac training camps were a crock of shit, they were more about socializing than anything else.
Maybe just coincidence but the NT went down after Tudor was appointed coach at Hajduk, just a thought maybe he was in charge of the training, we weren’t a convincing outfit but we got infinitely worse after he left. Before the scotland match that training camp was party time, i remember seeing pics of players with the coaches draining Zuje like it was going out of fashion, which illustrates stimac’s arrogant behaviour he thought it was a forgone conclusion a light training session, you reap what you sow and he sure did.
It’ll be refreshing to have a disciplined driven coach, we have an objective and that is to make it to Brazil and nothing should get in the way of that.
@Josip B:
Nice
Is that a grb on your helmet?
Thanks Bobby V.
Boston Cro, I don’t have an exact budget, but I’m trying to keep it reasonable since it will just be a place to crash while I’m in Boston. I’m transitioning to an airline pilot job, so I need to be able to get to Logan easily.
That’s me in the pic Iggy.
@TheGoldenChild
That is not a surprise whatsoever. Remember, Serbs are dirty fucking cuntrashes.
On the checkers..
Guys as an old fart who has watched a lot of international football, here’s something you may or may not be aware of, about 10 years ago the Bahrain national team COPIED our jersey. It was a direct clone of the away ’98 blue jersey with the checkers down the side, but they had changed the blue part with red. It was the biggest rip-off someone has done of another country’s jersey ever.. when i saw it i nearly spat out my vodka ! I was like WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.
Anyway it didn’t last long and that was some time ago.. I’ve tried to find images of it online but i can’t..
Did anyone else get a chance to see it??? Obviously Bahrain is not a country u get to see often so i realise chances are not high…
Speaking of checkers, I was wearing my old school Croatia Diadora shirt for soccer on Tuesday and got some dirty looks from a couple guys on the other team. Sure enough, turned out to be two Serbs who were not a big fan of me. I was pretty polite, introduced myself, and all that.
I’ve never seen such hate in someone’s eyes, especially after taking home the W.
marko, everyone makes stupid comments about the checkers, but you know what they just jealous when they see red and white pasted all over the place come worldcup time
Apart from Boston (?), where’s the most unlikely place anyone has seen a Croatian scarf, poster or shirt from the repka?
I came across a tuk tuk (a three wheeled motor rickshaw) in southern Sri Lanka a few years back when I was there on holiday with my ex. The whole interior was covered with a massive poster showing the full repka team photo from the 1998 WC and the bodywork had been repainted in the checkers. Sadly the driver had no idea who Croatia were when I asked him – he just liked the red and white kit and thought the poster looked cool. Really wish I’d taken a photo of that at the time, unless that would count as some bizarre form of jockniffing?.
BTW – the Thais also seem to like our team colours. It’s easier to buy replica shirts from the repka in the night markets of Chang Mai (“special price for you my friend”) than it is to get one in London.
Hey guys,
Have u noticed in this thread we are offering one another useful advice and there is no flaming/who is the biggest hrvat going on??
Isn’t this nice ? Lol! Wonder how long it will last 😉
Mark: your sex regime won’t work for me since I am a forever alone looser but thanks for the pro tip anyway !
Josip, cool avatar pic, who is the pilot??
@Boston Cro – There are always a few students that go to BU, BC, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, UMass, etc, that are Croatian, but, very few residents.
@Josip B – Without knowing what Boston Cro asked you, I’d go for Somerville – right across the Charles River from Boston, access to both the Green and Red Line, 10-15 minutes to Logan Airport and plenty of apartments. Look around Davis Square, near Tufts University.
@ziva what if this celebrity is Jason Stathem???
@josip b
What is your budget? Where is your job?
@bobby
I saw a Croat jersey at a soccer tournament at Gillette stadium that I played in last year. He was a Croat and was living somewhere in the Route 128 area. So I guess there are 4 Croats in the Boston area.
Bobby V, Boston Cro,
I’m actually semi-moving to Boston next month. I’ll be based out of there for work 3 or 4 days a week (Florida the rest of the time). I’m going to have to find an apartment near quick and easy public transportation access to the airport; any suggestions on neighborhoods to look at?
Outside of Cleveland(suburbs), San Pedro, San Jose, Astoria, Chicago and Louisiana are there any significant Croatian communities in the US?
All of the other communities were smaller and are all but assimilated (Portland, St Louis, Kansas City etc.)
We are spread all over very thin.
@Armada:
Do you have employment in Boston waiting?
Dinamo sucks
@Armada87 – Yeah, spent the first 24 years of my life in Chicago where there was plenty of Croatian happenings – the last 28 years have been explaining to people where the country is.
Saw about 4 or 5 people wearing Croatian soccer apparel since I’ve been here – all non-Croats who say that they just like the jersey.
Well, when you come up, maybe you, Boston Cro, and myself can open something up.
@ Iggy
Have lots of sex. And not with yourself. That’s really the best way to stay trim. You don’t even have to change your diet or exercise much. Cut your sugar down in half and you’ll loose 5 lbs in a week. And don’t replace it with fake sugars found in diet drinks and foods. Just flat out cut it. And drink water. And have more sex.
@ Armada
Boston is ZIMA!
Actually good place to raise a family.
Sve najbolje !
@ Bobby V
looking to move to the Boston area in the coming months and after some research, looks like there are no social clubs, restaurants, bars, nothing….
Riejka did the unthinkable for a Croatian club team. They actually earned 2 draws in European competition–with 2 more matches to play. Now when was the last time a Croatian team did that? Something special happening with this Rijeka team.
And something tells me this ship has yet to run out of steam.
@ Iggy
All the newfound fancy workout schemes don’t mean anything if you drink, smoke, and eat like a pig.
Start eating white meat and fish, vegtables, fruits, and nuts. And drink water. Plane and simple. You’ll lose fat real fast. As a rule of thumb, anything that comes out of a box, don’t eat it.
Workout wise, keep it simple: running, jumping jacks, and body weight excersizes.
As long as you burn 500 Cal a session–no matter how you do it–you will be on your way to losing fat. No fancy regime necessary here.
@ Iggy
Sun salutations are a 12 movement sequence that will fire up your core, flatten your stomach and balance all the internal organs.
Do 108 cycles of the 12 movement sequence over the course of a week.
Also shift to an early lifestyle.
Access your inner Hrvat !
New England probably has the fewest Croatians in the entire country. No clubs, churches, nothing organized.
Wore my Coratian scarf to the NH high school boys final last year – a couple of Bosnians came up to me at half-time and had a nice chat. The state champs wound up being Manchester Central – 3 Bosnians and 1 Croatian in the starting line-up.
If there are 3 Croats in Boston, there are only 2 in NH, and 1 is leaving next week. No problem getting a vanity plate for your car though.
@Bob V – They must’ve been in those camps in Europe first, for a few years, because they didn’t come here right after the war, but a few years after. Didn’t realize there were that many in Manchester. Might have to make a pit stop in Manchester next time I’m on my way up to Lake Sunapee.
Any Croats in Manchester?
Iggy – I’m giving him his forum…hahaha…i dont care i’m kidding!
sometimes at my type of job when its clam it calm…other days I cant take a crap or eat my lunch…so when I have time i joke around.
@Boston Cro – Sold my home, moving in with my Portuguese girlfriend. They have a club here that I joined – watch Benfica/Porto matches with them.
The Bosnians came right after the war. About 20,000 now in Manchester, NH, where many of them were sent in co-operation with the US government and local leaders. They have three popular restaurants/bars up here that I stop by once in awhile – only to hear the language, talk soccer and get some Cevapi u Somunu.
Rofl slavonac why do u care so much what zivas assessment is of your photos??
Wow.
Thanks for all those suggestions guys, I really do not think liposuction is needed at this stage, rofl. I’m still generally thin but need to lose a bit of belly fat. Thanks for the extensive post cousinbilo – I hear what u are saying about the explosiveness thing..
When I played indoor a lot it was never an issue so that kept trim but now in my old age I’ve become a fat lazy slob :(.
P.s. armada: where can I buy a rijeka jersey??? 😉
I bothered “The Bird Man” for a photo at last weekends Eagles/Raiders game. Shame on me…
“The only time a photo with a celeb should be allowed is when or if you know them and they somewhat know you” – ok, here’s the deal…I saw him and spoke to him everyday for over a week…on the last day he was telling me stories abour how Gattusso once was dared to and ate a slug and how funny but also miserable Inzaghi was…many things…at the end of it he picked up one of my girls and hugged her so I thought ok…maybe now that he’s comfortable and laughing I’ll get a photo for a memory, he’s a really nice guy!
@slavonac………hmm, tough call…….I guess its OK if kids are in the photo. But, never OK if its just adults. The only time a photo with a celeb should be allowed is when or if you know them and they somewhat know you. Taking photos with complete strangers (i.e. walking up to famous athlete/singer/actor and asking for picture) is a no-no and should be avoided. Otherwise, it is a form of jocksniffing.
Yup, I am right downtown in the city. I’m probably one* of only 3 Croatians in Boston. I hang out with my fellow Croatians on this website….
There was an influx of a few Bosnians about 10 years ago, but no idea why they came and whether they are still here. A bunch of them worked as security guards in my office building.
Why are you moving to Gloucester?
*assuming I’m adjudged to be “real” Croat according to the strict and inconsistent subjective standards of this website.
Ziva and Poglavnik – they always come here with Antonio Franja…at least once per year on behalf on this Croatian guys soccer academy
@Boston Cro – Moving to Gloucester,Ma. next week – have been in Southern NH for years. Are you right in the city? Any hang out where Croatians go?
Ziva – you’re avoiding meeee…answer my question, i can take it…hahaha
Biscan wasnt leading it and actually neither was Simic, they were guests and got paid to assist. Actually, Simic’s kids were really good, one in particular (I think he’s 10) was always a few steps better than those his age….smarter also!
Who is crazier? Mamic or Rob Ford???
Zinedine Biscan!
An Anfield legend!!!
Biscan was leading a soccer camp for kids???????? Damn, maybe he has changed, but he is one of the last people I would want teaching kids anything.
Simic on the other hand is a class act.
The one soccer club that seems to be doing things the right way in Croatia is Rijeka. Congratulations – role model for all the others.
Attractive soccer, good fans, and a new stadium on the way. Probably the only club in Cro you wouldn’t be embarrassed about.
soccer camps for kids…
@Slavonac
What were Simic and Biscan doing in Vancouver?
when a team plays nice you end up winning over new fans!
I love it… half of you guys bust my balls about Rijeka, the city, Serie B, Italian, bla bla bla
and today?
Ajmo Rijeka!
Go Rijeka!
Nice goal, Rijeka!
Armada, I want to become an official Rijeka jocksniffer – where can I get a Benko jersey?
love it
SAMO RIJEKA
BTW why is Rijeka playing an African team?
The Rijeka wingers are pretty darn fast.
ok, I’m behind…answer my other question cause i may have to make an emergency visit to my facebook account! Shit…and to think that I thought it was ok….for the kids man…for the kids….
@Slavonac……….that was reported last week and Magath said no. Unless this is another round of talks?
ohhh shit…so the photo of me and my kids with Simic makes me a jocksniffer now? hahahaha…come on man…loosen up these rules a little!
Friends, this just popped in my head…………..
You know what is more brutal form of jocksniffing than wearing a jersey with a name of another man on it?????????? Taking photos with celebrities and then posting them on your Facebook page, twitter account, Instagram account, etc…..#jocksniffing101
new reports are that Mamic has met with Felix Magath to take over as Dinamo’s coach…is this just our media being incopetent?
Biscan came here to Vancouver a few months back…and before that Simic came…
1-1 in the second half, now the fun begins!
@Slavonac
Good point.
well said…….remember Igor Biscan. Got off to a good start at Liverpool and then NISTA!!!!
IvicaA – although the statistics show in favor of Lovren, I just want to see him be consistent…it wasn’t long ago that in the same year Jelavic was the top scorer in Scotland for Rangers and with Everton, well, he has not been consistently…actually he’s been consistently poor so although I’m happy for Lovren on the accomplishment I’m going to hold off before i claim him as a top ranked performer…its like saying after 3 games into a season that any particular player that starts out scoring 5 goals is the best goalscorer…and then 10 games later he’s still at 5…
Is Jlavic ranked as the worst forward in the EPL???
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Oh please!
I could think of a lot of Premier League defenders Id rather have than those 5 guys.
Dejan Lovren ranked as the best CB in the EPL:
http://www.whoscored.com/Articles/bzdynzj4-uaxzp_n2bxopg/Show/Player-Focus-Curtis-Davies-Cruelly-Overlooked-in-Latest-England-Squad
PS. Go Rijeka
Wow – two great chances for Rijeka!
@Ante B – haha – buried in the pijesak
Bobby,
And we know how Pesci ends up at the end of Goodfellas and Casino. In Casino he has a brother too.
awesome goal…great instincts to turn and shoot like that!
KRAMARIC!!!!!!!!! WHAT A GOAL! From loooong range! 1-1
ooops…1-0 Lyon
I know it’s early, but Rijeka look worlds ahead of Dinamo right now. So much more creativity and movement. Benko just came pretty close to putting one in just now too.
Colin O’Haravic – My guess is that when things are good and they’re winning, they deal with the crap…once they start losing and the pressure is on, I believe they start finger pointing and the team slowly starts to implode…i guess we’ll have to see how the next few weeks go!
http://atdhe.xxx/soccer/watch-rijeka-vs-olympique-lyonnais-4ca0g Link for the Rijeka game if anyone needs it. It’s the FoxSoccer feed.
The Rijeka game is also on FoxSoccer Plus on TV.
@Slavonac – That’s a good point. I’m curious as to what the players think of Mamic as a coach too.
Mamic is the Joe Pesci of Croatian soccer.
Rijeka is on ESPN3. And Dinamo looked like crap. Not to mention when did they get all those leroys on the team?
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Colin O’Haravic – I think a poor environment can do that to anyone. Its similair to when Stimac coached…when he initially took over the guys were still coming off a decent showing at the Euro’s and playing well as a unit…slowly Stimac picked apart at the seams, aggressively calling out players and demonstrating the “new sherriff in town” attitude…he eventually lost his marbles with the formations and personnel decisions and there you have it…no confidence, fighting, hissy fits and so on…I think Mamic was able to control the Dinamo situation better for 2 reasons…they were winning and they get paid…once they start losing things can change…at least that how I see it!
What’s the latest with ticket sales at the Maksimir? Will it be a sell out on the 19th?
AGAIN, Simunic stands still and watches a ball go by that almost lead to another goal. The dude just doesn’t seem to care today. Is the age getting to him, or his he just over playing on Dinamo?
Still no Halilovic? No coment!
I didn’t think Dinamo would get a result today, but perhaps Rijeka might. Apparently they will be fielding a team of reserves and subs, so it’s as good a time as any for Rijeka to pick up 3 points.
Good luck to them.
The top 5 people I would like to punch in the face in Lijepa Nasa.
1) Đorđe Macut
2) Milanovic
3) Damir Kajin
4) Mamic
5 Stimac
funny enough and while talking about the Hajduk fans…in 1986 I saw first hand exactly just how dangerous it is to wear the opposing teams colors at Poljud…I shit my pants and prayed to make it out in one piece…they were absolutely nuts…attacking cars that had license plates from the opposing city and randomly attacking people with the colors of their opponent, which I just happened to be…hahaha…it was one helluva time!
nije bitno – ko vjetar…I agree…the man has absolutely no fear or respect for anyone.
does this PSV team have any Icelandic national team players on it. I know some of their players are in the Dutch league.
motherjebac…. Google Translate is not translating that for me. Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Slavonac, YES they are close to the Hajduk fans! But I’m not comparing the fans and I’m sure neither was he. I’m talking about how Mamic contradicts himself every time he opens his mouth. He says whatever is good for him and his story at the moment.
I could be wrong, but I thought Mamic attacked the leadership of jadan i mali hajduk, not the fans. Not that it matters anyway.
So, do splicani get more pissed if they are called lazy or Venetian. I’d ask some of the ones I know, but its tough to reach them at this time in mid-day because they are sleeping.
“if Dinamo had the fans Hajduk has”
Dinamo has the fans but are and have been protesting him so they dont support the team as they’d like to!
Mamic stole that line from when Gracan was the coach. After a derby he called Hajduk’s coach (Jurkovic I think) a Venetian and the motherjebac lost his shit.
Mamic makes stupid comments like that about splicani then turns around and says if Dinamo had the fans Hajduk has….
Guy contradicts himself every time he opens his mouth.
piccolo e spiacevole HNK Venetian Spalato (thanks Google Translate for the assist!)
ha… always knew you veliki dalmatinci were closet woops!
SLUSAJTE NAS COVJECE IZ SVECANE LOZE NAMA NITKO DINAMO UZETI NE MOZE
MAMICU CIGANE ODLAZI IZ SVETINJE
Mamic has unintentionally united all of Croatia’s supporters and now the media has slowly but surely turned the tide against him. It’s only a matter of time. It took the BBB 10 years to get rid of Canjuga, nothing happens overnight. Just be patient.
did anyone else check ESPN3 streaming schedule? I am praying one of those WC Qualifying Placeholders is our Playoff game. I’d hate to use a lower quality stream to watch such important matches!
I hate to say it but so far, men against boys!
Yeah, bad performance by Simunic leading to that goal.
Credit to PSV for nice movement with and without the ball.
calling Splicani Venetians > calling Zadar “Bjezigrad”
Simunic looked like he gave up on that play…didnt even try to slide and knock the ball out!
1-0 PSV. Dinamo is getting torn to shreds right now,
FYI streams for both games can be found here:
http://www.prvaliga.net/
but I have no idea why anyone would want to watch Dinamo
😉
Ajmo Rijeka!
Hvala DinamoDennis
I’m sorry, but Mamic calling Splicani Venetians is awesome!
@Iggy
Working out sucks dude!
I could probably count the times I’ve been to a gym (unless it’s for rehab) on my fingers.
I’m in pretty good shape but only cuz I’ve played soccer my whole life and still do at least twice a week. Try finding a game you like (soccer, basketball) at any recreational level, and do that a couple of times a week. Way more enjoyable!
Couple that with a better diet and you’ll see results.
Never mind..
http://atdee.net/69310/watch-psv-eindhoven-vs-dinamo-zagreb
Anyone have a link to the Dinamo game ?
Also, take Nitric Oxide supplements. You really feel a pump after workouts.
Helps your boners too.
@ Iggy – Diet
and the following after a warm up:
Monday: Linear speed:
1600 meter jog for warm up:
5 reps – 400 Meter Sprints under 1 min 10 seconds per rep/ 3 minute rest between each rep
3 reps – 300 Meter Shuttles – 2 cones 50 meters apart, sprint at 80% back and forth 6 times = 1 rep, aim to finish each rep in under 1 min 5 seconds.
1600 meter slow jog to cool down
Tuesday: Agility day
Main thing about these workouts is to focus 100% of your effort on explosiveness. It really builds muscle and melts fat. You should never feel EXHAUSTED after this workout, just some muscle fatigue.
No sprint should be more than 20 meters.
800 meter warm up jog
4 reps box drill (2 reps each direction)
4 reps T-drill (2 reps each direction)
4 reps carolina drill (2 reps each direction
12 reps Pro Agility exercises
You can mix/match or add some other agility drills that you know. Check google, or i can email you a workout plan with detailed drawings if you like.
Wednesday: Linear Speed
1600 meter warm up jog
12 – 120 meter sprints. 15-17 seconds to finish/55 seconds rest between sprints. Focus on your form/running efficiently/getting up to top speed asap.
12 – Box to box sprints – use the top of the penalty boxes – sprint from the top of one box to the other, jog back and repeat, rest during your jog. 12 total sprints, non stop.
Thursday:
Keep it light. If you can do “Tuesday” do it, if not, rest and focus on sit ups, pull ups, body weight exercises (planks, etc)
Friday: If you didn’t do “Tuesday” on Thursday, do “Tuesday” today. If you did, take today off.
Saturday: 3200 meter run, shoot for 3200 meters under 12 minutes. If you can’t get that, try for under 14 minutes at least.
Sunday: Off day.
then repeat next week, adding reps and mixing it up.
Clean up your diet, less beer, NO SODA, avoid stuff that makes you feel shitty, and don’t overeat.
@Armada……..well said. Afterall, look at Jelena Rozga and other cro singers with the amount of drugs they do.
Stick to clear spirits from now on Iggy!
Vodka-soda is the super models drink.
@ Iggy
just do a fair amount of coke, don’t eat that much (coke is a good appetite surpressant – so it’l help) and smoke two packs a day. you’ll shed the pounds in no time.
Iggy……stay away from junk food, stop playing video games and go outside and partake in activity.
Iggy, Diet is 75% of your workout. Eat right and exercise.
Iggy – try jigi jigi as well…its great for the core, stamina and if you dont like to watch the trbuh jiggle, turn off the lights!
He’s almost a crazier version of Silvio Berlusconi…they do what they want and don’t really get penalized 10% of what they should get!
@ iggy
you cannot target fat in a certain area. for example, just doing sit ups does not reduce belly fat while keep fat elsewhere. you can reduce overall fat levels through excercise and diet, but where that fat comes from differs person to person and is determiend by genes
so suggestions would be
1) diet, excercise
2) diet pills
3) liposuction which will actually reduce fat in targeted areas
He pisses of the people who matter the least when it comes to making decisions. The players and locker room are loyal to him and he has the backing of Barisic (which really doesn’t mean much).
so, he must be popular with someone and the fact that he pisses off all the fans wont force change at any price?
Nothing will change with Mamic. He controls everything with Dinamo and because of his stature at Dinamo, he gets to control how the savez functions.
Now, as much as I think the guy is an idiot and needs to be removed. I love the comments he makes all the time and the controversy it creates.
I was looking on google to find something about him and I noticed that back in 2007 people were just as annoyed as they are today, it appears as though nothing will ever change…so sad man…he’s an embarassment!
separating*
That guy lost all credibility when he called splicani Venetians! Idiot, seperating croats from croats. People like him are a disease to the Croatian people.
just curious if the Hajduk fans on here have read mamic’s latest rant…or maybe this isnt recent but i just saw it this morning: “MAMIĆ NAJAVIO RAT HAJDUKU ‘Gade mi se vaše izjave, nećete biti prvaci još deset godina!’
he also said this: “Pet svjetskih klubova žele da ih preuzmem!”
hahaha…5 world class clubs want him to take over the clubs? he’s sick!
There is now after they had to import it in.
And yes ZIva there is enough white fabric in Split
Fans get to watch two shows this weekend at Poljud. First the concert for Vinko Coce then Hajduk vs Istra.
http://www.vecernji.hr/nogomet/hajduk-ce-uoci-utakmice-organizirat-cemo-koncert-u-cast-vinka-coce-901292
Tummy Tucks and LAP-BAND other two choices
@iggy…….do what many fat-ass americans do, get liposuction surgery.
See that hrvati back in Hrvatska…….another thing the diaspora hrvati do better than you. Our lazy fat asses just get surgery.
UEFA* no cup
Best of luck to our two teams today in the uefa cup!
Iggy – cardio and situps…theres no other way other than to exercise!
KREPAT MA NE MOLAT
Matesic:
What’s the most effective way to lose belly fat ?
Is it high intensity interval training ??
can u suggest any particular exercises ?
@hr
Yes but at least these teams are in Europa league. Split will be home watching and wishing they could play.
What a blessing and boost to local economy that Rijeka is hosting Lyon at Kantrida.
Every little bit helps during the offseason.
Forza Fiume !
Dinamo will get crushed and Rijeka can’t even beat split .
I have a question, some of the Croatia portals that keep putting sambo on the front page everyday like he means something or is a somebody, are writing that he may take some offers to play in his peoples country of brazilialand, if so, do you think he will take his serb wench with him? or will she stay behind and ball some of the other exotic monkeys on the team. Enquiring minds want to know.
Bob , english please .
Jebo te Mamic – Naravno da ti smeta Hajduk. Niste pobjegli 15 bodova ko obično.Trošite 20 miliona eura za plaćanje igrača godišnje, ispao si iz evrope, a Hajduk igra sa djecom koja primaju 10 000 kuna mjesečno.Ti i čitavo vodstvo HNS-a ste jedini koji zagađujete nogometni prostor, zato ti i smeta Hajduk koji na čelu kluba ima pravog gospodina Brbić. Jedinu dobru stvar si napravio,a to je da si donekle ujedinijo sve navijače u Hrvatskoj.