Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
Ankaragucu has
been flirting with relegation for the past few seasons and there can be no
excuses for their failure this season with 16 drawn matches and 14 lost from a
total of 38 played. Only 8 wins paints
a miserable picture !!
Also, they have
had numerous chances to put distance between themselves and the other teams in
the relegation zone, especially in their recent matches against Hatay and
Pendik.
Last night was
another abomination in a season to forget
! Leading 2-1 with 10 minutes
to go and they failed miserably to shut-up shop to run the clock down. Unforgivable with so much at stake !
Therefore,
Ankaragucu join Istanbulspor, Pendik and Fatih Karagumruk in The Championship
League next season and it remains to be seen if Coach Emre and any of the
players will still be a part of the team.
Of course, we
have been in this position before but sadly no lessons have been learned, and
the way things are going, I am not optimistic of a quick return to The Super
League. I and thousands of Ankaragucu
fanatics will hope otherwise, but it is difficult to remain optimistic with the
present management in place. A major
overhaul of the Club is necessary !!
As for last
night, the least said the better ! I am sure that I speak for many of us who
were confident that Ankaragucu ( The Relegation Escapologists) had achieved the
unlikely when Ali Sowe made it 2-1 with only 10 minutes to go. However, it was too good to be true when
Trabzon struck, not once, but 3 times to kill off any lingering hopes. Incidentally, even a 2-2 draw would have
been enough to have ensured survival .........aaaaargh !!
It will
therefore be a long summer for all of us to contemplate the outcome at our Club
before league action resumes.
The Round Ball
in Ankara will try to keep you updated throughout the next 2 months before the
season gets underway.
On behalf of
Nady and me, thanks to all our readers for staying with us here during this catastrophic
season.
As always, watch
this space for further news updates.
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
Re-relegated would be better as a headline !
ReplyDeleteThere is no excuse not to win Pendik game, there is no excuse losing after leading 2-1 with minutes to end the match.Ankaragücü needs better management.
ReplyDelete😑 Geçmiş olsun! ~FD
ReplyDeleteAnother long difficult season. gecmis olsun - Oz Kanka
ReplyDeleteThe highlight of the new season will be the return of The Ankara Derby !!!
DeleteEmre Belözoğlu crying was a really stunning moment. Ankaragücü didn't deserve this result.
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