2-1 loss for Zwolle, Thomas picking up a yellow in added time. Showed some nice vision with his passing and looked good on the ball in the parts I saw.
4-1 away win in the Cup on Monday vs Excelsior to make the quarters. Full 90 again for Ryan. Last game of 2013 = away to mighty Feyenoord Sunday am NZT
"...A fine strike from Ryan Thomas, who Rochdi Achenteh sent away, landed at the feet of Lutz. He scored the 0-3. Not much later Excelsior could still make a eretreffer through Veldwijk. Achenteh also picked up a hit with it, his commitment was too powerful for Deckers.
Thursday is thus known who find PEC Zwolle in the quarterfinals of the Cup. Saturday is the last league match of the 2013 program. Again Zwolle plays than in Rotterdam De Kuip Feyenoord is the opponent. It will kick off at 20.45."
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
Zwolle are away to
Feyenoord at 8:45am Sunday, live streaming on TAB Watch & Bet.
Starting again, currently losing 1-0
http://firstrownow.eu/watch/228717/1/watch-feyenoord-vs-pec-zwolle.html
2-0, this could be a slaughter. Feyenoord in total control, Thomas won't get to see much ball today.
He played the whole match, during the 90 minutes Feyenoord was way better ( they are potential champion of the league as well Ajax, Vitesse and Fc twente). Zwolle will hopefully be able to get playoff matches for the Europa League. There are 2 possibilities; 1. at the end of the season get with the first eight and win the playoff matches to get the EL ticket. 2. Win the national cup, Zwolle is in the quarter final and they draw an amateur team (cuijk). Zwolle will be playin at home and im sure they will win. Then it is only 2 matches to win (semi and the final). Well i be keeping you guys updated from the Netherlands (kerkrade to be precise, Vicelich old team Roda jc is in my city).
http://nos.nl/uitzendingen/14581-nos-journaal-1300.html
After 12 min. A small news item about Thomas. The press is really interested in him over here. Unfortunately we have winterbreak untill 17 january. After that i keep you updated weekly!
Cheers
Good profile of Ryan with background on him, interview while currently on holiday with his family in the North Island, Declan Edge interview, some Ere Divisie match footage, footage from PEC Zwolle TV with his homestay family etc.
He sees himself playing in the Premier League in a few years.
Watch it tonight replayed at about 7.47 pm on TV3 Plus1
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
Good profile of Ryan with background on him, interview while currently on holiday with his family in the North Island, Declan Edge interview, some Ere Divisie match footage, footage from PEC Zwolle TV with his homestay family etc.
He sees himself playing in the Premier League in a few years.
Watch it tonight replayed at about 7.47 pm on TV3 Plus1
im loving his ronaldinho type teeth, hopefully he has the same skill set to back it.
yung thug
For the sake of the national team he better hear from NZ Football.
PEC Zwolle in training camp and friendlies in South Africa:
Ryan didn't feature in ther 2-1 win over Ajax Cape Town two days ago - since he's on holiday in NZ.
Zwolle play Marco Rojas' Stuttgart in South Africa on the weekend (Sunday NZT)
http://ajaxct.com/news.htm?article=3160
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
im loving his ronaldinho type teeth, hopefully he has the same skill set to back it.
Still looks twelve years old.
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
Full 90 for Ryan in 2-1 loss to Vitesse in first game after the winter break last weekend:
PEC Zwolle – Vitesse 1-2 (1-1).
Crowd: 12.350
Referee: Liesveld
Yellow cards: Van Hintum, Drost, Karagounis (PEC Zwolle), Velthuizen, Kashia, Van Aanholt (Vitesse)
PEC Zwolle: Boer, Van Polen, Van der Werff, Broerse, Van Hintum, Mokotjo, Klich, Hiwat (63. Karagounis), Drost (83. Saymak), Thomas, Fernandez (73 Benson)
Previously, on the South African tour, Ryan played the first 45 against Marco Rojas' Stuttgart in a 4-1 loss (didn't participate in the previous 2-1 win v Ajax Cape Town):
Setup PEC Zwolle: Farmer, Poland, Broerse, Van der Werff, Van Hintum, Mokotjo (79 Patricio.), Klich, Nijland, Thomas (46.Achenteh) (Pereira 77). (65 Labylle.) (75 Karagounis.) Fernandez (46.Benson) and Lutz (46.Gravenbeek).
Setup VfB Stuttgart: Ulreich, Rausch (67.Boka), Rüdiger (62.Haggui), Schwaab (62.Niedermeier), Sakai (74.Baumgartl), Maxim, Gentner (62.Kvist), Leitner (62.Khedira) Harnik (74.Sararer), Ibisevic (74.Cacau) and Abdellaoue (74.Rojas)
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
Ryan played 65 minutes for FC Zwolle last night. They won 2-1....their first win since October 20th. Still sitting mid table
2-1 away win v NAC Breda:
Photo from the game. That's our lad there is it not?
News > PEC Zwolle making significant victory
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
Don't think it is - judging by the team pics a couple of pages back it looks like Saymak??
Don't think it is - judging by the team pics a couple of pages back it looks like Saymak??
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
What Ryan looks like here -
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
A better couple of weeks for him and his team.
Are they still in the cup?
Looks like it.A semi vs NEC on march 26th.
AZ and Ajax in the other semi.
yung thug
Extended highlights including Ryan's goal from different angles (plus celebration) and controversial penalty:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkmoO4JrmB8
Ryan also earned the penalty which was converted by Fernandez to go ahead 2-1. Were playing Ivan Vicelich's old side Roda JC.
Post-match interview with Ryan (in English) and Benson (in Dutch):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EvQtZJ5lXs
Fan footage of Zwolle supporters going off after they go 3-1 ahead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks4wPoXr_Tc
Ryan is really on fire!!! Involved in so much of the best attacking play.
We seem to produce a player for the Dutch First Division about every six years now:
Fred de Jong 1990 - 1994; Ivan Vicelich 2001 - 2007; Ryan Thomas 2013 +
I also like Ron Jans the manager who is a very positive and happy fellow, is a great motivator and has extensive youth coaching experience so really brings the best out of young players like Ryan...
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
Trent Sainsbury from Central Coast Mariners signed for PEC Zwolle last week. Of course the youth coach at Zwolle is former Adelaide coach Rini Coolen so he can scout Aussie talent.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-31/sainsbury-leaves-mariners-for-dutch-club/5231604
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
It's not proper football if you don't have your name on the back of your shirt.
http://www.peczwolle.nl/nl/nieuwsarchief/pec-zwolle-boekt-derde-zege-op-rij2014-02-06
Ryan didn't play in the 2-1 away win mid-week v Utrecht in the Eredivisie
Trent Sainsbury debuted for Zwolle on Thursday evening but on 70 mins collided with a sprinkler and broke his knee - out for six to eight weeks.
Zwolle at home to Ajax tomorrow (Sunday) morning - coach Jans must have rested Ryan in prep for this one...
KNVB Cup semifinal game between PEC Zwolle and NEC will be on Wednesday, March 26 at 20.45 at Zwolle's Ijsseldelta stadium
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
Ryan on as 74 minute sub in 1-1 home draw with reigning champs Ajax:
http://www.peczwolle.nl/nl/laatste-nieuws_1/pec-zwolle-pakt-verdienstelijk-punt-tegen-ajax2014-02-09
PEC Zwolle - Ajax 1-1 (1-1).
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Braamhaar
Lineups:
PEC Zwolle: Boer, Gravenbeek, Van Polen, Broerse, Van Hintum, Klich, Drost, Karagounis (89. Nijland), Saymak, Mahmudov (74. Thomas), Fernandez (62. Benson)
Ajax: Vermeer, Van Rhijn, Veltman, Moisander, Riedewald (74. Sightórsson), Blind, Serero (59. Duarte), Klaassen, Krikic (59. Fischer), De Jong, Schone
Goals: 7. Klaassen 0-1
36. Fernandez 1-1
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
From Te Puke via Melville to playing Ajax Amsterdam! Incredible.
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
Not in the squad for 1-1 home draw vs. Heracles last weekend. Must be injured?
Ryan played the full game in the 3-1 away loss vs Cambuur on 16 Feb.
Big Pete 65, Christchurch