ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Fernando,

People say you’re a nutcase. People say you’re completely out of your mind. People say you’re a troublemaker, an unguided missile. People say you can’t deal with other people. But after all our talks at your cosy home in Maaseik, I know better. You’re a lambkin, just as your former team mate Barry Ferguson always says. A fighter, never running away from his responsibility. A fighter who is willing to face even the biggest challenge.Thanks for being so open and honest. You’re an example to others.

Additional thanks to Ingrid, Annelot and Noortje. Without you, this book would have never seen the light of day.

I would also like to thank the following, in alphabetical order. You have all been a huge help in making this book what it is.

Pamela Aalbers

Michiel Blijboom

Peter Burns

Marieke Derksen

Linde Dreessen

Barry Ferguson

Esther Goergen

Bjorn Goorden

Andy Goram

Michiel Holsheimer

Gordon Irvine

Eddy van der Ley

Michael Mols

Victor Morgan

Carol Patton

Laetitia Powell

Anneke Ricksen

Pedro Ricksen

Bobby Singh

Goffe Struiksma

Eric Verhoeven

Veronika Veselova

Vincent de Vries, May 2014