Another Istanbul Giant bites the dust in the Turkish Super League race for the title!
After Fenerbahce, Another Istanbul giant Galatasaray said farewell to the league's top spot after losing against last place team Hacettepe in Ankara with two goals.
Hacettepe goals were scored by Patiyo Tambwe in the 58th minute and
90 minute by Ibrahim Sahin .
This is just disaster for Galatasaray team and rookie coach Bulent Korkmaz.
Now, they are talking about his resigning !...
Look for Bulent Korkmaz to resign soon.
AHMET TURGUT
Friday, May 1, 2009
Blackburn Rovers Honor Tugay Kerimoglu !
Veteran Blackburn playmaker and former Galatasaray and Turkish National team player Tugay Kerimoglu will leave Ewood Park at the end of the season, according to manager Sam Allardyce.
It will bring the curtain down on the 38-year-old's career at the club, spanning eight seasons, after he arrived from Rangers for £1.3million.
Allardyce said: "We will say farewell at the end of the season and thank you very much for what you have done for Blackburn."
He added: "Certainly if we remain in the Premier League, Tugay can bow out gracefully after playing at the top level most of the time.
"He has had a fantastic career. But at 38 and the ever-increasing demands of the Premier League, certainly in a physical sense, it means you cannot go on forever."
NO COACHING JOB FOR HIM!...
According to reports Blackburn Rovers legend Tugay Kerimoglu won't be offered a coaching role when he retires this summer.
With many touting the Tugay for a role behind the scenes Big Sam says that won't happen yet, "he's not qualified to coach, if he goes away and does his coaching badges then I'm sure he'll always have an eye on coming back to Blackburn at some stage."
Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce paid tribute to midfielder Tugay Kerimoglu on Friday,on clubs web site saying "
"It has drawn to a very good end, certainly if we stay in the Premier League, and he has made a big contribution to helping us."
Tugay Kerimoglu made 200 appearances for the Blackburn Rovers.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Trabzonspor Coach Ersun Yanal Resigned!
Trabzonspor coach Ersun yanal call it quits with Trabzonspor after a disaster lost to Turkish Tukcell Super League leader Sivasspor over the weekend.
He came to Trabzonspor with big expectations and he is going out as a quitter just like what he did in Vestel Manisapor.
The Trabzonspor Club President and Ersun Yanal will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday in Trabzon.
He was pressured to resign by club official and fans after Trabzonspor dream ended in Sivas.
I wonder if he resigned or sacked by team officials?...
We will find out tomorrow!
AHMET TURGUT
Besiktas Player Holosko, Wanted by English Teams!...
According to reports from British Media, Spurs and Liverpool definetly after Besiktas's Slovakian player Holosko.
Holosko is like Thierry Henry!...
Besiktas player Cisse said “He is a fast and powerful player. He has just the same profile as Thierry Henry, his idol. His only flaw is that he sometimes lacks cold blood in front of goal."
PSG are apparently ready to pay €10m for Hološko, but Besiktas, looking for around €12m.
Besiktas paid &5m and two players to Vestel Manisaspor.
AHMET TURGUT
Holosko is like Thierry Henry!...
Besiktas player Cisse said “He is a fast and powerful player. He has just the same profile as Thierry Henry, his idol. His only flaw is that he sometimes lacks cold blood in front of goal."
PSG are apparently ready to pay €10m for Hološko, but Besiktas, looking for around €12m.
Besiktas paid &5m and two players to Vestel Manisaspor.
AHMET TURGUT
Saturday, April 25, 2009
THERE IS A NEW "ANATOLIA" KINGS IN TURKEY!
Meet the new Anatolian kings.,.....Sivasspor.
They just demolished the team that wear the "king" hat in the Anatolia of Turkey.
What I saw on Saturday , was a "total team" on the pitch.
They scored three unanswered goals, against the team one time ruled the Anatolian teams and was the only and first team ever to win a Turkish League Championship...
Trabzonspor!...........
This Trabzonspor, looked sick, on the field Today....
Sivasspor beat Trabzonspor not with their forwards but, their midfield and defense players...
Actually all there goal scored by defenders and midfielder....
I have never seen Sivasspor click this good, until this match.
They did surprise me,Today.....
I thought , Trabzonspor was better than Sivasspor as a team....
Well, I was wrong, I have a egg on my face, because of that!...
With wining this match after saying good- bye to Turkish Cup in the mid week , they are focused on the League Championship.
If they play like this next four weekend , they will be the Champions of Turkey!..
No, question about that...
But, Constancy is a major problem for Sivasspor too..
If they stay on this track they will do it in my opinion...
This was the first match Sivasspor scored three goals since December 17th 20008 when they beat Istanbul Buyuksehir with three goals in Istanbul.
Speaking of Istanbul Buyuksehir , they just loss to dead last team Hacettepe on Saturday and they are in deep trouble!..
They are actually in the relegation zone after this weekend...
Hacettepe won the match, 2-1......
FENERBAHCE IS ON VACATION!.....
What a disaster for Fenerbahce and Fenerbahce fans!....
They loss another home match to the team who was desperate for points too stay alive in the league.....Ankaragucu!
They loss to Ankaragucu at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.....
And they might lose the fifth place to Bursaspor if Bursaspor wins their match on Sunday.
So, after Saturday in the league, we know Sivasspor is the still leader of Turkish Turkcell Super league.
Coming Up On Sunday...........
Besiktas has to win if they want to stay on Sivasspor bud!...
There is one problem, the team they are playing against is in desperate for points!
Actually, this is stretch time for teams on top and for teams who wants to stay alive in the league!
Who ever put on the clutch ,will win games and points.....
Here is the Sunday matches in the Turkish Super League....( times are Turkey local times)
14:00 Bursaspor v Denizlispor
14:00 Genclerbirligi v Gaziantepspor
14:00 Kayserispor v Konyaspor
14:00 Kocaelispor v Antalyaspor
16:15 Eskisehirspor v Besiktas
20:00 Galatasaray v Ankaraspor
AHMET TURGUT
WATCH SIVASSPOR V TRABZONSPOR HIGHLIGHTS.........
They just demolished the team that wear the "king" hat in the Anatolia of Turkey.
What I saw on Saturday , was a "total team" on the pitch.
They scored three unanswered goals, against the team one time ruled the Anatolian teams and was the only and first team ever to win a Turkish League Championship...
Trabzonspor!...........
This Trabzonspor, looked sick, on the field Today....
Sivasspor beat Trabzonspor not with their forwards but, their midfield and defense players...
Actually all there goal scored by defenders and midfielder....
I have never seen Sivasspor click this good, until this match.
They did surprise me,Today.....
I thought , Trabzonspor was better than Sivasspor as a team....
Well, I was wrong, I have a egg on my face, because of that!...
With wining this match after saying good- bye to Turkish Cup in the mid week , they are focused on the League Championship.
If they play like this next four weekend , they will be the Champions of Turkey!..
No, question about that...
But, Constancy is a major problem for Sivasspor too..
If they stay on this track they will do it in my opinion...
This was the first match Sivasspor scored three goals since December 17th 20008 when they beat Istanbul Buyuksehir with three goals in Istanbul.
Speaking of Istanbul Buyuksehir , they just loss to dead last team Hacettepe on Saturday and they are in deep trouble!..
They are actually in the relegation zone after this weekend...
Hacettepe won the match, 2-1......
FENERBAHCE IS ON VACATION!.....
What a disaster for Fenerbahce and Fenerbahce fans!....
They loss another home match to the team who was desperate for points too stay alive in the league.....Ankaragucu!
They loss to Ankaragucu at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.....
And they might lose the fifth place to Bursaspor if Bursaspor wins their match on Sunday.
So, after Saturday in the league, we know Sivasspor is the still leader of Turkish Turkcell Super league.
Coming Up On Sunday...........
Besiktas has to win if they want to stay on Sivasspor bud!...
There is one problem, the team they are playing against is in desperate for points!
Actually, this is stretch time for teams on top and for teams who wants to stay alive in the league!
Who ever put on the clutch ,will win games and points.....
Here is the Sunday matches in the Turkish Super League....( times are Turkey local times)
14:00 Bursaspor v Denizlispor
14:00 Genclerbirligi v Gaziantepspor
14:00 Kayserispor v Konyaspor
14:00 Kocaelispor v Antalyaspor
16:15 Eskisehirspor v Besiktas
20:00 Galatasaray v Ankaraspor
AHMET TURGUT
WATCH SIVASSPOR V TRABZONSPOR HIGHLIGHTS.........
Friday, April 24, 2009
Reuters:Turkey's Sivasspor fixed on historic title win
ISTANBUL, April 24 (Reuters) - Five weeks separate surprise Turkish league leaders Sivasspor from wresting the title from an Istanbul club for the first time in 25 years, a feat the team says would boost the league's status and delight most of Turkey.
Sivasspor, knocked out of the Turkish Cup this week, lead Istanbul's Besiktas by just one point with 57 points and face third-placed Trabzonspor on Saturday.
Mid or low-ranked opponents then follow but the final game of the season will take Sivasspor to Istanbul to meet titleholders Galatasaray at home, currently with 51 points.
"Most people in Turkey are going for us. Obviously we are not one of the big Istanbul teams...and it would be great for the league if a team besides the big three won," Sivasspor goalkeeper Michael Petkovic told Reuters by phone.
"We are going into each game like its our last. We are giving it all our best," added the Australian.
The last non-Istanbul team to win the league was Trabzonspor in the 1983-1984 season. Only four teams have ever won the title: Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, Besiktas and Trabzonspor.
Sivasspor, who have led the league since late December and could qualify for the Champions League, were holding their nerve, the goalkeeper said.
"All the players are quite relaxed, we're still enjoying training every day, enjoying going out and winning."
Turks have been puzzling over the team's unexpected success for months, putting Sivasspor's winning form down to the influence of coach Bulent Uygun.
"He was a very good player in his time, he is still a young coach and understands what footballers think and knows what to say. He doesn't put too much pressure on us," said Petkovic.
"He has drawn a strong group of players -- we are not all superstars but we fight for each other."
Uygun, 37, has joked that Sivas, located in conservative Central Anatolia, offers little distractions for players, and as he knows the bars he is told as soon as a player buys alcohol.
Nicknamed "the soldier", Uygun has a website (www.bulentuygun.com) which includes poems he has written to Turkey's founder Mustapha Kemal Ataturk and rousing folk music.
"Actually if you compare us to the rest of the clubs in Turkey we are one of the most relaxed clubs in the league... We haven't got that military thing about us," said Petkovic.
Petkovic has modest expectations of the team's Champions League chances: "Just getting there would be a great achievement for us. It doesn't mean we have to win a game or win a point."
By Alexandra Hudson
Reuters
Sivasspor, knocked out of the Turkish Cup this week, lead Istanbul's Besiktas by just one point with 57 points and face third-placed Trabzonspor on Saturday.
Mid or low-ranked opponents then follow but the final game of the season will take Sivasspor to Istanbul to meet titleholders Galatasaray at home, currently with 51 points.
"Most people in Turkey are going for us. Obviously we are not one of the big Istanbul teams...and it would be great for the league if a team besides the big three won," Sivasspor goalkeeper Michael Petkovic told Reuters by phone.
"We are going into each game like its our last. We are giving it all our best," added the Australian.
The last non-Istanbul team to win the league was Trabzonspor in the 1983-1984 season. Only four teams have ever won the title: Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, Besiktas and Trabzonspor.
Sivasspor, who have led the league since late December and could qualify for the Champions League, were holding their nerve, the goalkeeper said.
"All the players are quite relaxed, we're still enjoying training every day, enjoying going out and winning."
Turks have been puzzling over the team's unexpected success for months, putting Sivasspor's winning form down to the influence of coach Bulent Uygun.
"He was a very good player in his time, he is still a young coach and understands what footballers think and knows what to say. He doesn't put too much pressure on us," said Petkovic.
"He has drawn a strong group of players -- we are not all superstars but we fight for each other."
Uygun, 37, has joked that Sivas, located in conservative Central Anatolia, offers little distractions for players, and as he knows the bars he is told as soon as a player buys alcohol.
Nicknamed "the soldier", Uygun has a website (www.bulentuygun.com) which includes poems he has written to Turkey's founder Mustapha Kemal Ataturk and rousing folk music.
"Actually if you compare us to the rest of the clubs in Turkey we are one of the most relaxed clubs in the league... We haven't got that military thing about us," said Petkovic.
Petkovic has modest expectations of the team's Champions League chances: "Just getting there would be a great achievement for us. It doesn't mean we have to win a game or win a point."
By Alexandra Hudson
Reuters
Thursday, April 23, 2009
UEFA CUP IS IN ISTANBUL!
(Photo Courtsy of TFF)
Last years UEFA Cup holders St Petersburg Zenit returned on Thursday the trophy to UEFA President Michel Platini at a ceremony held in Istanbul ahead of this year's final game.
"I have seen a great enthusiasm here and I believe it would be fantastic final," Platini told the ceremony.
Istanbul's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium is set to host the final match, which is scheduled for May 20.
Platini handed over to Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas the trophy which is set to stay in the city for display until the final game.
"I am very excited. This is the greatest chance that a mayor could ever get," Topbas told reporters.
Source: Turkish wires
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