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Reflecting life and interests in Holland

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A natural follow-on from the general articles on the main NL Planet website, these blogs reflect life and interests in Holland - up close and personal.

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Dutch Eredivisie — match rounds 21-22 (0)

Posted on 7 Feb 2010. By Alun Goodmass. Filed under Orange Football

(These blog posts are done on a strictly weekly basis after the weekend games so it is unfortunate but true that any extra match rounds or games during the week generally go unreported. But we can just tell you that Twente, more »»

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Dutch Eredivisie — match round 20 (0)

Posted on 31 Jan 2010. By Alun Goodmass. Filed under Orange Football

On this twentieth match-day of the season, the most awaited was not one the top two were involved in but rather one of the ‘classic’ encounters in Dutch football, Feyenoord against Ajax. more »»

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Dutch Eredivisie — match round 19 (0)

Posted on 24 Jan 2010. By Alun Goodmass. Filed under Orange Football

The ‘catch-up’ games of round 18 were completed last week and saw PSV keep winning as they kept up their challenge on Twente. In this round, 19, PSV hosted NEC Nijmegen and dominated the match completely. more »»

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Dutch Eredivisie — match round 18 catch-up matches (0)

Posted on 17 Jan 2010. By Alun Goodmass. Filed under Orange Football

So, the boots have all been taken out of the lockers again, snow cleared from a few of the pitches and memories of the winter break and Christmas festivities are already a fading image for the Eredivisie players. more »»

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First year in Nederland — December (2)

Posted on 4 Jan 2010. By Lizelle Smit. Filed under Lizelle in NL

One year later…and what an experience it’s been. Sometimes it’s hard to believe I’ve been in the Netherlands this long. Other times it feels as if I’ve lived here forever. more »»

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Dutch Eredivisie — match round 18 (0)

Posted on 20 Dec 2009. By Alun Goodmass. Filed under Orange Football

There was not quite such a merry Christmas for ten of the teams in the Eredivisie as the KNVB (The Dutch Football Association) decided it was too dangerous for the teams and their fans to travel due to the heavy snow falls more »»

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