I wonder why Japanese electronics giant NEC have never considered doing a shirt sponsor deal with NEC Nijmegen...seems like a match made in heaven.
I do think that even if looks good on paper, it is of course a complete non starter, as NEC would want positive news stories on an international stage from NEC.
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The only time that NEC hit the international press was back in 1983, when on the 19 October they played FC Barcelona in the then ECII. They were only in this cup because as losing finalist, they got automatic entry because the winner Ajax was Eredivisie Champions, and came out in EC1.
The had played so badly that year, that they had been demoted to the Jupiler league of the day.
Funnily enough on a very bad pitch, and in winter like conditions they gave Barcelona a small fright losing 2 - 3.
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Two weeks later they were crushed in Barcelona.
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On the eve on the Champions League matches on a football program here one of the commentators made an interesting point.
The dilemma of modern Dutch football, you as supporter want your team to do well in the competition. But you know, that if they do, and that if certain players standout, they will be bought up by larger clubs in Europe. There is no club in the Netherlands who can compete with buying powers of the major leagues around Europe.
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