The OH Leuven Thread 2020/21

[davieG]

4mins added WTF.

[Webbo]

One of OHL's staff has been sent off. 

[moore_94]

2 minutes ago, Webbo said:

One of OHL's staff has been sent off. 

Goalie coach - Bram Verbist

 

"90+ '| 4-2 | Verbist gets two yellow cards from Laforge."

 

 

[davieG]

Thought the ref was very poor. Lost control.

[Webbo]

Not a bad game, shame about the result. 4 goals flatters Beerschot. 2 good saves from their keeper and hit the woodwork.

 

Was it a second penalty or was the first retaken, I couldn't tell?

[moore_94]

OH Leuven miss the chance to go 1st and remain 7th for now as they lose 4-2 to Beerschot, who incidentally do climb up to 1st

 

It is possible that Leuven could actually drop down to 10th tomorrow if results go against them

 

 

Edited 31 October 2020 by moore_94

[Bonanza]

10 minutes ago, Webbo said:

Not a bad game, shame about the result. 4 goals flatters Beerschot. 2 good saves from their keeper and hit the woodwork.

 

Was it a second penalty or was the first retaken, I couldn't tell?

I think their goalie came of his line to soon

[Bonanza]

Can't win 'em all...

 

[sacreblueits442]

....Beerschot, always a thorn we can't seem to extract!!!

The next game will tell us if we are really going to be competitive this season or do we go into our shell after this. We are a good team, came up against a team with a hold over us, lets push on.

[Bonanza]

 

[Bonanza]

Results and standings after week 11:

 

KRC Genk	4-0	KAS Eupen
Beerschot	4-2	OH Leuven
Charleroi	3-0	Cercle Brugge
Club Brugge	2-2	KV Mechelen
Anderlecht	1-0	Antwerp
Excel Moeskroen	PP	STVV
Standard	1-0	KV Oostende
Waasland-Beveren	1-4	KAA Gent
Zulte Waregem	1-1	KV Kortrijk

 

P		TEAM	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1		Charleroi	22	10	7	2	1	18	7	11
2		Beerschot	21	11	7	4	0	28	25	3
3		Standard	21	11	6	2	3	14	9	5
4		Club Brugge	20	11	6	3	2	25	10	15
5		Antwerp	20	11	6	3	2	21	15	6
6		Anderlecht	20	11	5	1	5	21	15	6
7		KRC Genk	19	11	5	2	4	20	15	5
8		OH Leuven	18	11	5	3	3	19	19	0
9		Cercle Brugge	15	10	5	5	0	16	15	1
10		KV Oostende	15	10	4	3	3	15	9	6
11		KV Kortrijk	15	11	4	4	3	13	14	-1
12		KAA Gent	12	11	4	7	0	19	19	0
13		KAS Eupen	11	10	2	3	5	10	16	-6
14		STVV	9	10	2	5	3	11	19	-8
15		KV Mechelen	8	10	2	6	2	12	18	-6
16		Zulte Waregem	8	11	2	7	2	12	25	-13
17		Waasland-Beveren	4	9	1	7	1	13	26	-13
18		Excel Moeskroen	3	9	0	6	3	3	14	-11

This week's fixtures:

 

KV Mechelen	-	Charleroi
KV Kortrijk	-	Beerschot
KAS Eupen	-	Waasland-Beveren
OH Leuven	-	Excel Moeskroen
STVV	-	KRC Genk
Antwerp	-	Standard
KV Oostende	-	Club Brugge
KAA Gent	-	Anderlecht
Cercle Brugge	-	Zulte Waregem

Edited 3 November 2020 by Bonanza

[moore_94]

Be very disappointing if Leuven don't win their next game

[Betelgeuze]

12 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Be very disappointing if Leuven don't win their next game

Well, strange things have happened against Moeskroen in the past.

 

Not even sure the game will be played this weekend as Moeskroen are having problems controlling the Coronavirus among their players.

[whitlock]

57 minutes ago, Betelgeuze said:

Well, strange things have happened against Moeskroen in the past.

 

Not even sure the game will be played this weekend as Moeskroen are having problems controlling the Coronavirus among their players.

If the game isn't played, do they forefit and OHL get the points?

[Bonanza]

20 minutes ago, whitlock said:

If the game isn't played, do they forefit and OHL get the points?

The game would be postponed in that case.

[Bonanza]

1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

Be very disappointing if Leuven don't win their next game

On paper we should win, but in real life it's harder than you think.

 

Moeskroen will park the bus and try to score from counterattacks, so it's very important to score first. If we can manage to go up 1-0 we should win the game, otherwise it might turn out to be a very frustrating game.

[davieG]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/not-dream-going-even-higher-form-striker-quizzed-desire-move-leicester-city/

 

“Why not dream of going even higher?” – In-form striker quizzed about desire to move to Leicester City
By Lucas Sposito - 3rd November 2020
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The Belgian media brings a couple of stories today linking OH Leuven striker Thomas Henry to a possible move to Leicester City.

The truth is that the rumour came out of nowhere, other than the fact the Jupiler Pro League side have the same owners as the Foxes, and was started in an interview the player gave to Sport/Magazine.

They had been commenting with Thomas Henry about the Belgian players who’ve been featuring for Leicester, and after claiming he has the quality to play in the Premier League, they asked him if he’d face moving from Belgium to England as well.

“Leicester are very high, but we all always dream of playing for a big club one day”, Thomas Henry told Sport/Foot Magazine.

“Why would I refuse to have ambitions? There’s no reason to hide. Of course I want to. Do I have the level? It’s not for me to say. I’m already very happy with my journey, but why not dream of going even higher? In any case, Belgium taught me to like change. I would not be against taking advantage of my career to discover other countries, other cultures. I love living here in Leuven, I love your country and I realise that it makes me want to learn more about the world. “

 

Thomas Henry has five goals and two assists in 10 appearances for OH Heuven this season.

This is the first time he actually features on top level, as when playing for other clubs, he only played in France’s and Belgium’s second divisions.

Following these quotes, we now wait and see if some new rumours linking him to Leicester City will shot up in the winter or the summer transfer window.

[Bonanza]

We had a littke scare yesterday as KRC Genk wanted to sign our manager after their manager (Jess Thorup) signed for Copenhagen on Sunday.

Genk made him a good offer, but after talking to a few member of the King Power family he decided to stay with us. Apparentely they assured him our club will keep on growing and he will get all the tools he need to improve the squad over the next few years.

 

This is what he told the media today:

 

[The People's Hero]

9 minutes ago, Bonanza said:

We had a littke scare yesterday as KRC Genk wanted to sign our manager after their manager (Jess Thorup) signed for Copenhagen on Sunday.

Genk made him a good offer, but after talking to a few member of the King Power family he decided to stay with us. Apparentely they assured him our club will keep on growing and he will get all the tools he need to improve the squad over the next few years.

 

This is what he told the media today:

 

They told us that and we thought it was fanciful... but then it happened.

 

Keep the faith!

[The People's Hero]

What's OH Leuven's nickname? 

[HighPeakFox]

Just now, The People's Hero said:

What's OH Leuven's nickname? 

Leuv-eh

[Bonanza]

19 minutes ago, The People's Hero said:

What's OH Leuven's nickname? 

We don't really have one. We're known as OHL in Belgium (pronounced Oh - Hash - El)

[KingsX]

21 minutes ago, The People's Hero said:

What's OH Leuven's nickname? 

 

It's the Mange-Frites innit

 

[The People's Hero]

4 minutes ago, Bonanza said:

We don't really have one. We're known as OHL in Belgium (pronounced Oh - Hash - El)

How do you feel about being the Belgian Foxes?

[KingsX]

11 minutes ago, Bonanza said:

We don't really have one. We're known as OHL in Belgium (pronounced Oh - Hash - El)

 

What were the nicknames of the clubs that merged?  Is the issue trying to avoid using one while dropping the others?

 

Google returned this, it would certainly be unique and colorful.

 

Leuven: The Cow-shooters

No, the Leuven residents did not shoot cows from their catapults. It would have made a hilarious piece of history, but the truth is a bit more credible. During a French siege in 1619, the nervous Leuven residents saw movements outside the city gates at night. Believing the movements to be French soldiers, the city opened fire. At dawn, their terrible enemy turned out to be a pack of harmless cows. Ever since, the Leuven residents are named the Koeienschieters, the cow-shooters.