The new regime is here. Štimac is out, the Kovač brothers are in. And only Iceland stands in the way of Croatia not playing at the World Cup in Brazil next summer. Here’s a little ‘Mare i Kate’ remake sending Štimac on his way and welcoming the Kovač brothers into a tough role with Brazil at their fingertips.
Hopefully we never have to send the Kovač brothers home the way Štimac left, well deserved or not. Time will tell but they have to be happy with the Iceland draw, even though the immense pressure around the team to go through remains.
What worries me about the playoffs is that we have a shitty
Defense and we barely score any goals. Iceland is a lot hungrier than us
@OK USA – I speak Croatian as well as I do English – I know it means “What is this?” I didn’t want to write “Joe Legend – that’s what”.
Guess you win the “greater Croat” award for today – sorry about that – don’t get upset.
Adame – thanks buddy!
Slavonac from Canada you are a smart man.
google translate = diaspora’s best friend
Pozdrav, moje ime je ‘Armada’
Ja živim u New Yorku
Volim nogomet i pizda i pršut!
Jedan, dva, tri, četiri, pet
Hvala vam na Google Translate, ja sam sada tečno govori hrvatski! HOOORAY!
@Bobby V
“Sta je ovo?” doesn’t mean “who” is this, I thought all you yanks used Google Translate? Bunch of new borns, I love how all you Americans have a “h” added to your surnames.
Štimac je bio najgori trener smo ikad imali. I mislio sam da ne možemo imati taj leđa uz leđa, ali to desilo.
Kovač braće biti svjetlo na kraju tunela. Samo će vrijeme pokazati.
Along with the 90th minute goal from the Italians vs. Denmark, this is the reason we are going to Brazil.
Listen to the Serbian commentator – “Sta je ovo?”
Ovo je Joe legend – that’s who.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_XkQA3kSQw
Thanks to CSR, I’m now addicted to Zdravko Mamic rant videos and posts from Cico #50,000 – Hvala.
Bruno Maric (Mamic’s boy) will be back at Poljud this weekend after more than 2 years, seems they stepping it up a notch
http://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/hnl/mobilizacija-na-poljudu-nakon-dvije-godine-stize-bruno-maric—308050.html
@ Iggy no need to feel sorry for him, the guy used the NT in an attempt to profiteer alongside Mamic, the same guy he was at war with for years, in the end he crawled into bed with him which makes him worse. It is no secret that he wasnt much liked before becoming coach and that goes back a long way, his character has been called into question going back to the 90s and instead of seeing coaching the NT as a way to clean up his image he decided to do what he does best, squeeze a buck. That said seems the future isn’t so bleak for him turns out some ukrainian club is showing interest, i guess they didnt watch Cro play lately 😀
http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Sport/Nogomet/tabid/84/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/225280/Emisari-u-Splitu-Igor-timac-odlazi-u-Ukrajinu.aspx
Thanks guys i guess that makes it a bit easier but I can’t help but feel a bit sorry for him anyhow : /
@Iggy
I recall when Stimac was ripping into Bilic on television three years ago. Call it poetic justice. No need to feel sorry for Stimac. He will have another gig lined up plus he is still getting paid by the savez. In the end if worked out for everyone. Bilic got fired by the Russians and now is in Turkey.
Iggy, as you would ever so eloquently say … NO, as he is a CUNT of the highest order.
Any clip or video I see of him just makes me sick. Smarmy arrogant bastard. Good riddance, and hopefully that is the last anyone ever hears of him with regards to Croatian football.
It’s all about the Kings 🙂
Ziva, I thought you’d be a former Minnesota North Stars fan knowing you like the women from up there.
does anyone feel sorry for Stimac?
I mean he’s been the marked man but is he really the ultimate bad guy here???
Don’t get me wrong im glad he isn’t coach now but i cant help but feel a bit sorry for him too ? Maybe that’s just me
Ziva a Winnipeg fan? You’re always full of surprises.
Armada – You willing to part with that Quebec jersey? I’d pay to have one of those in my closet. I remember watching guys like Sakic and Forsberg and Sundin playing on that team.
Winnipeg Jets= Phoenix Coyotes.
Atlanta thrashers= Winnipeg Jets.
Atlanta Flames= Calgary Flames.
🙂
@jm………not on sale yet. Should be going on sale soon. You can always get tickets through the Cro savez. Iceland has to offer Cro 10% of the capcity.
@Ziva
Cool!
I’m kind of impressed that the Thrashers could make a hockey fan out of you. You must REALLY love the game! 🙂
You guys check this out
http://www.cro-webmedia.com/
Ziva was correct and you have to give that to him. No one comes close to him. He knows his stuff.
i’m still hunting around for some tickets to the game in iceland. i checked the savez site but couldn’t find it. anyone have any other suggestions?
I’m with you on that one Toronto Croatia, ziva has posted multiple times this short term pain for long term gain crap! In sports if a team is not performing well or to their potential the coach is the first one to get axed! No rocket science there? But I say let this chap ziva have his fun believing that he called this one on stimac getting fired. Never saw anyone who enjoys tooting his own horn as much as ziva. Mr. Pametnjak
Igor stimac for hrt komentator again haaa stico bjezi
Winnipeg Jets = Atlanta Trashers
NJ DEVILS ALL THE WAY
Winnipeg Jets huh…
Always loved those old Jets logo and jerseys. Same with the Nordiques logo’s/jerseys. Love my early 90’s Nordique jersey.
Alas, my Broadway Blueshirts have been shitting the bed so far this season…
@ Ziva you see him say strange things are happening in Croatia yeah one being you getting the job to bein with
Jebi ga, fat fingers on this damn device……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPJ4RnFRzt0…………….this even strengthens my claim that Stimac had no intention of bowing out. He offered his resignation to get a vote of confidence, something that is commonly done in the Balkans for sports, state-run firms and political office.
I put money on Scotland this summer beacuse Sammir started. and i won 15000 kunas!
It’s spelled “Winnipeg” super fan! 🙂
BLOOD MONEY I TELL YA! 🙂
@poglavnik………not true….some of the best bets are to be made if you follow a certain team up close and being bale to make a bet without any emotion attached. I learned that the hard way. For a long time I would bet on Cro no matter the occassion. No more. Now, I just go with my head on all games that I gamble on. I’m a huge Winnepeg Jets fan, but you wont see me betting on them to win too many games.
I put money on the Cro-Belgium game for tie and then in another bet for a Belgium win. It’s not blood money. It’s smart money.
All i know is Stimac is gone and THANK GOD AND JESUS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPJ4RnFRzt0
Stimac on sky sports after scot game
Ziva says he doesn’t want to give anything “Serb-owned” his money yet he’s willing to accept what I would call “blood money” by betting against Hrvati.
Is there any difference?
I’m a sports betting junkie and I would never bet against my teams. There are always other bets to make…
I am not against Halilovic but his role is with the u17-21 not A at this point in time. I like alot of young players they look good but will some of them make the transition to professional football or stay amateurs
@Ziva The Halilovic situation was different then Sammir. Halilovic never played other then in the friendlies. This means his call up was useless because he is not officially capped by us. Stimac never jeapordized the team by putting him into an official match. There isn’t much harm with him training with the senior side and bonding with the team because realistically he will have the skill to eventually play there. He may not be as good as the media believes, but he should be able to at least be on the team in a few years. Look at the Portugal game, he fit right in other then the passing. He needs to be given a chance at Dinamo
October 22, 2013 at 8:43 am
Stimac next coach of Dinamo why not hahahah
@Ziva-As expected,I was able to read you like a childrens Golden Book.You were like a deer in headlights while I had you as my bunny/Patsy for some time,then when I sent you home to mom,you came out swinging.
That’s ok,as expected,it was your pride talking.
Yes,we do want you,you lucky thing.You are so fortunate that people like Faux have compassion and felt pity for you.You have learned something,you will mature.
Say what you will,I may take a little sabbatical(but be careful,I will be watching and just might have to humiliate you again)
If you wish to continue this conversation,please do so on Twitter which I am yet to fully embrace.
Good luck Ziva!!
My cousin has balakn tv that has 100 channels and euro sports package its like 20 a month
yeah, SAAN is probably the best value out there.
I know there is a serb or bosnian company that offers sat. service where you get about 30 channels, including HRT, RTL and NOVA…..but I refuse to give $$$$ to any serb-owned business
@Ziva – thought so, thanks. I’m happy with SAANTV.
Sportska tv.com has hnl games i think
Puppet Suker got scared that he would lose milllions if he stuck with Stimac but i was never for his hiring to begin with if Craotia were relavant wed be laughingstocks of the world.Who gives a Color commentator a Head coach job hahah.
I wish everyone played like Prso Rapaic for the national team the so called fake hrvati by some on this site
@Bobby V……..the other channels are all garbage. The HNL matches can be picked up on other websites without having to spend any money. That company does not carry HRT, RTL and NOVA. Those are the three biggest public and private stations in Cro and carry the big programs/events from Cro. The items being offered by Cro-webmedia are garbage. Not worth the investment in my opinion.
Super Bosko = legend
I was just pointing out that player like Zuti, Balaban and Miladin Prso were accepted into the Cro national team without any issues.
As for me betting on or against Cro. I have no issues with that. I want Cro to win every game it plays in official matches, but I am not afriad to bet against them if I think they won’t win. That is what betting is all about.
@Slavonac……Nobody was talking about Stimac’s job prior to the Belgium game, at least not a big scale. It picked up speed after the Belgium lost, never before. I never called it a prediction. I only said that is what I wanted to happen. I wanted Strucnjak Stimac out and if that meant losing a few games, then so be it. It worked out almsot exactly like i was hoping it would work out.
http://www.cro-webmedia.com/
Anybody know about this? Shows 5 or more HNL games a week plus other channels.
PRSO LEGEND!
Toronto Croatia and Ziva – every single sports site from Croatia was calling for Stimac to be fired, I dont think that was a mystery. From the reports I read, Stimac didn’t hand in his resignation verbally or through any sort of document…he was plain and simply fired! Nobody can claim to be a genius and say they had some inside info on this….if he was kept as coach and someone said they knew he would then I would have been surprised.
Olic is a very respected player and I guarantee you the fact that he did make an example and leave the dressing room wasn’t viewed negatively, he has far more respect than Stimac…he’s always been a quiet hard working player and fully supportive of all his coaches, if it wasnt that way he would have been disciplined!
I can handle critics about our team, i am one also….but the line has to be drawn at some point. If people dont have an emotional attachment to our National team then they are very strange…Croatia is special, we are very proud people and the teams we support are more than just a hobby for many of us! I could never bet against Croatia just as I’d never bet against my own family….even though I know the chances of “my” team may not be good, its still “my” team….just like my kids are “my blood”…its like betrayal! Pointing out Bosko Balaban, Dado Prso and Prosinecki are only “half” Croatian and then betting again Croatia seems immoral!
http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Nogomet/Armada-Zasto-keltski-kriz-u-grbu-Celtica-nije-zabranjen
What’s this talk about Rijeka being fined and having to play their next game without home fans because Armada had a banner with a Celtic cross on it? It was regarded as a fascist symbol?
true that……plus, much easier to watch the other games on TV in the suite sitting down. Also, easier to text and use your Ipad when sitting to place your bets on the betting websites.
Yes but how else would you be able to eat sushi comfortably?
Real football fans don’t sit!
@Toronto Croatia….it was a scenerio that I envisioned that could happen. Not really a prediction, I’m glad as hell it played out.
I never said with 100% conviction Stimac was not going to be fired. All I said was there is chance he would not be fired, because this enire resignation play takes place all the time. In fact, Suker wanted to keep him. It was Mamic who made the call.
And yes, I did think we would have to be humilaited by a larger scoreline for Stimac to be forced out. 2-0 in Scotland was good enough.
Again, the short term pain is goign to lead to long term growth.
Actually, i think people would want to sit next to me during a game to get my perpsective.
I say Mamic hires Stimac … talk about some entertainment… Watching Stico at that press conference would be must see TV haha
I can’t see any serious coach taking a job at Dinamo. Mamic is a tyrant and he’s starting to self-immolate.
Im glad Stimac is gone thats the best news in croatia this year. I hope Niko Kovac brings a strong mentality to this team and i can see little by little Srna is a pussy of a captain very weak and after all this stimac crap. Srna said in papers i feel bad stimac isnt here bla bla why didnt you play for the.man i know he sucked and still sucks. Man i think kovac needs to change uzeirs attitude
Please stop touching me.
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Yep, Ivankovic is gone. Sometimes material just presents itself to this site. Never a dull moment in the world of Cro sports. Zoran Mamic just said SUNDAY that Ivankovic’s job is not in jeopardy and he doesn’t blame him for the loss in Split. Guess that was a lie.
In regards to Olic, I hope his teammates didn’t see it as him walking out on them. I don’t think that was his intention.
Zoki Mamic novi trener again lol
Olic didnt walk out on the team he got up when he saw that he wasnt gonna Play and left.
Hey Ziva you know who gave zadrani that name bezigrad right
lol @ Ziva…I still dont understand what you “predicted”
As you put it…”Again, who else had the vision to properly explain the repka situation that we needed short term pain for long term gain with us losing to Belgium and then being humbled in Scotland.”
“…Well, I said it and it came true.”
Get off your high horse….It didn’t come true “because you said it”
Stimac didnt get fired because “Ziva told the HNS to fire him”. Clearly this was going to play out anyway….not because “some guy on the Croatian website was talking about it”
Plus, as I recall you said you thought Croatia would have to lose by a larger margin to see change. That Croatia would have to be humiliated 5-0 etc.
You also said you didn’t expect Stimac to be fired…you just figured him providing a resignation was a “common ploy” in Europe and you didnt think it would be accepted.
Its funny how you have selective memory on being “right” but fail to mention when you’re wrong.
Anyway. Your entitled to your opinions…nothing wrong with that, but personally I just dont think you’re a very good “fan” of the Repka.
If you were sitting in the stands at a game…and you talked the way you do on here about the Repka and the players…im positive nobody would want to sit beside you lol
Reports out of Cro that Ivankovic was fired by Dinamo…..Classic.
So, now Mamic fired two coaches within a week (Stimac and Ivankovic).
Yes I also agree what olic did was wrong.
Even though stimac was like a cancer to the team, you still have to abide by his instructions and be side by side with your teammates.
@Colin……….walking out on the coach is walking out on the team. There have been players in the past who hated Bilic, Cico and Ciro and the other we have had. None of them walked out (well Biscan did in his own way). Walking out on whoever the coach is the same walking out on the team.
I figured they wont change much in 3 weeks especially captaincy. And if we do qualify they will start picking everything apart since they will have about months for the players to get over crap like getting stripped of the captaincy.
Olic didn’t walk out on his team, he walked out on Stimac. I hope the rest of the team can see that. Also calling one meeting doesn’t convince me Modric is ready to be captain. I say we gear up Kovac and put him out there as captain.
Sorry my iPhone loads slow and my fat croat fingers pressed unwanted buttons.
I like the kovac brothers, but their appointment was not what I had in mind.
No chance they take away the captaincy from Srna if he is captain for the two playoffs games and we qualify for the WC. That would make no sense and could cause some trouble in the locker room. If there is going to be a change with the captain, it will take place now.
True, the Kovac is better than Strucnjak Stimac. But, we will have to wait and see with Kovac before we can judge him.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Modric becomes captain by the WC if we qualify. I think Srna plays out these two playoff games as captain then Modric takes over. (Just my personal opinion) lets see how it pans out.
@ziva
Agree with your thinking my man, I also thought and wanted an end to stimac’ reign as coach. And that was the best case scenario to lose to belgium at home with little attendance and be humbled by the scots.
I stopped caring or giving a shit about the repka ever since they played that brazilian sammir. Stimac to get the axe was better victory then actually winning the last few games.
I like the kovac
I think we all want Modric to be that leader on the team, but I’m not sure if calling that meeting right after a game is enough. Rarely do those type of things carry over.
Plus, Olic wasn’t there for it as he walked out on the team. Dude didn’t even wait for the game to end. He was in the shower before the 90 minutes ended and was in the bus by the time the players got back to the locker room. But, in typical olic goal-scoring style he did find his way to the back seat of the bus with ease, tap-in ease, if you will.
@ nije
good article – I think a lot of us navijaci expect a N. Kovac, Boban type. Brash, loud, ballsy, leaves everything on the field. But if Luka can keep the boys in line, motivated and lead in another manner, I’m all for it. While Srna has plenty of positives and is a legend in his own right, he was never the ideal kapetan for the NT.
Who said Modric is to weak to lead? Looks like him and Stipe put together that team meeting in Scotland.
http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/luka-modric-ce-biti-vodja-kovaceve-reprezentacije/707501.aspx
@ Joe
quality post dude
PIZDA!
I’m surprised anyone voted for Iceland in the poll
I know we aren’t playing well recently but, seriously, in a 50/50 contest.. some of you cunts would choose ICELAND ????
fuk dat shit we are home and hosed.. when’s the world cup draw?? Now i know i already can have interest in that since we’re already qualified !
weeeeeeee !!! (^__^)
By the way, with mom now posting on here I feel that I have to run and hide for cover. Are there any Zadrani on here you can advise me how to best run and hide? I figure I ask you since you have experience in such matters coming from “Bjezigrad”
that’s OK……..I now realize, more than ever before this site needs me. Your attempts at Mockery/Imitation/Sarcasm/Humor (some good, some not so much) all validate what I have written here. So, thank you.
Again, who else had the vision to properly explain the repka situation that we needed short term pain for long term gain with us losing to Belgium and then being humbled in Scotland. “No”, the majority cried. “How can you be a hrvat saying that.” “what are you talking about with the attendance, the fans will turn out”. “Oh, no they wont,” I said.
Well, I said it and it came true. And look where we are today as I sit from the comforts of the fortified basement.
Again…short term pain for long term gain.
@Ante Anyguy:
I am sure he is grateful for the empathy.
Ziva is a twat, but so what, who isn’t?
-Smejsno!
Hvala Ante, takav je fin i ositljiv da bojim ga tuc, ali znam da moram biti vise stroga. Ajme, moj mali Ziva, kako cu?
@Zivas mom-Your boy is on his way home.I think he has grown a little.Even if he spouts off that I am full of it or anything like that,it will be just his wounded pride talking.Give him some time and a chance.Pick up your act too,fail him no more Moma Istina.
thx Sgt ! an SBS vid ! nice !
Hvala Tata- nekada mali Ziva treba cvrtsta ruka
Ziva- Kuhala sam ti sarma i sam ocistila podrum, vrati se sine!
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/video/55247427933/Kovac-ready-to-lead-Croatia-to-Brazil
I am just Ante anyguy,could be Pavelic,Gotovina,hell,could even be Kvartuc.
PS-Ziva should always remain anonymous.
@Faux Cro-Earlier you asked the general question along the lines of “is it just me or is anyone else feeling just a little sorry for Ziva with all that he is copping out there”You even said something along the lines of that you should be the last person to feel this considering all the crapp he has given you and that you feel the site needs him.
Faux(if you don’t mind me using your first name) you are a good and decent man and you are quite correct.You indeed have compassion.
-The site totally needs Ziva,just the slightly better one without some of the really stupid provocative crapp.It needs one who is still edgy and has it,heck,I like the guy too.I have not set the bar too high.I taught him a few lessons and if he can stay improved at just 10-15% imoprovement ,I am happy to send him back home to mom in the states.
-It has been quite easy to turn him into my bunny,I think in the states you guys call it a “Patsy “either way,he has been like a deer in headlights for a while now.
-I gave him the bloody nose,but now the tape and cotton balls are ready for his bleeding nostrils.Heck,we could even turn out to be buddies,I do agree with a fair bit of what he says.You don’t need to always agree,thats half of what the site is about.He can challenge our thinking,thats great,even rile us at times,just no total jerk stuff(he knows what)
-Fly,be free,ya dumb kid.I will understand if you come back and say”yeah,whatever,I wont change”that will be your pride talking.You have learned something,you will mature more over time and be a legend of the site son.
-I am ready to be Ante anyguy again.If you misbehave too much,tata shall return!!Back to mom now.