tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19571982.post114331259016567516..comments2024-03-28T10:30:35.590+03:00Comments on The round ball in Ankara: A class aboveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19571982.post-1143317417749694942006-03-25T22:10:00.000+02:002006-03-25T22:10:00.000+02:00Thank you KONYA and thank you MANISA !!! Great ...Thank you KONYA and thank you MANISA !!! <BR/><BR/>Great report from Oz Kanka (as usual) but very very disappointed that he chose to forget his `grass roots` and sit with the High Society in Protocol !!! tut tut tut........ this would never do if you are a REAL Ankara supporter and support Ankara's first team....... ANKARAGUCU !!!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, back to the results so far this weekend and....... well done Konya for stuffin Besiktas on Friday night and....... also Gencler for winning 3 valuable points for UEFA Cup qualification. Let's have Yooro footie back in Ankara pleeezzz !<BR/><BR/>And....... so to tomorra.... and the `other` Ankara derby which will be a `six pointer` for both teams. I'm still `Mr Optimistic` about Ankaragucu even though they have had more `lows` than `highs` this season, but I'm realistic enough to know that it will be another tense bottom of the table encounter. <BR/><BR/>Oz Kanka's mention of Ersun Yanal and Yilmaz took my mind back to season 2000/2001 when Ersun was Ankaragucu's coach and we were in the UEFA Cup. He had put together a very strong team which was dismantled after his departure to another team ....which will remain nameless !!! My memory stirs with thoughts of an Ankaragucu team who could `kick ass` ! For those with good memories.... do you remember........<BR/>Zafer, Adem Dursun, Hakan Kutlu, Burak Ozsarac, Ismet Tasdemir, Gokmen Baris, Yilmaz, Niyazi Guney, Hakan Keles, Kennedy and Augustine ???? <BR/><BR/>Ah yesss, those were the days when we had a settled coach and team, until............ one day .. money played a part and it all fell apart !!! Does this story sound familiar ???<BR/><BR/>OK, that's your history lesson for tonight. Back to reality and tomorra and ....... per chance a win for Ankaragucu ???!!!<BR/><BR/>All the best from Eski Kanka JimEski Kanka Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409300460469903974noreply@blogger.com