Witschge handed "considerable fine" for Sportweek remarks

29 May: Ajax has inflicted a "considerable fine" on Richard Witschge, due to the remarks of the 31 year-old Ajax midfielder in Dutch weekly magazine Sportweek.

Witschge made some harsh remarks about his conflict with coach Co Adriaanse. He told the magazine that Adriaanse is a "schoolteacher," adding that he does not want to talk to "that guy" anymore and wants to go if Adriaanse is staying. "Adriaanse can sink into the sh*t," Witshge concluded, a Dutch slang expression, best translated as "go f*ck himself."

Ajax deliberately waited to fine Witschge until the season was over. The club does not want to reveal the exact amount of money Witschge has to pay. The club granted Witschge's request to donate the sum to the children's clinic of Amsterdam's VU Hospital, which is supported by Ajax.

Co Adriaanse responded in remarkably clear fashion to Witschge's remarks. The coach left Witschge out of the Ajax-1 squad for the last game of the season, against AZ, but told a TV reporter after the game: "Oh well, Richard Witschge is a very impulsive guy. Both on and off the pitch. He bluntly says whatever's on his mind. He doesn't give a sh*t, so to speak..."

F-Side fans yelled Witschge's name throughout the home game against AZ, but saw Witschge's direct replacement, Rafaël van der Vaart, score two goals. (MP)

Source: Ajax.nl, NOS TeleTekst