Ankara Football

Re-read headline for my summary of the match.Genclerbirligi 1 - 1 SamsunsporI'm a bit disappointed that we didn't get the win, especially after seeing that the two extra points would have put us into fourth place. A slightly more detailed report will be appearing on the blog on Thursday.

Greetings Kankas and Kankies.Ankaragucu, having won their 2nd league match of the season last night, I suppose we should be jumping up and down with glee. However, we should not get carried-away and believe that Ankaragucu has 'turned the corner'. Tr...

Ankaragucu travel to Mersin tomorrow night knowing they have it all to do if they are to take anything from the game.Ankaragucu have lost Key players such as Theo Weeks, Hurriyet Gucer, Ozden Ongun, Serdar Ozkan, Ediz, Murat Duruer and Kagan to name ...

Greetings Kankas and Kankies on this snowy New Year's Day in Ankara.There has been a change to the fixtures for this week.According to TRT, the Ankaragucu match will be played on Tuesday and not Wednesday as previously announced.Mersin v Ankaragucu (...

This e-mail from former Ankaragucu player Darius Vassell just arrived via the "contact us" button on the right-hand side of the blog. Hi Guys, im reading your blog and also nadeems ankaragucu website to keep track of the clubs progress. Im saddened f...

Wow,wow, wow. Genclerbirligi end the first half of the season in fifth spot. FIFTH SPOT! I was so unconfident at the beginning of the season I would have been happy with fifth last spot. Goals from Yasin, Herve Tum (2) and Ermin Zec near the end had ...

Greetings Kankas and Kankies.Is it too late to resuscitate the sleeping giant of Ankara ? After last night's 'performance' I now believe that the line will be flat at the end of the season, ............ unless ........... the UEFA transfer ban is lif...

The final match of the first half of Season 2011/12 games are upon us and we take a look at Kayserispor vs Ankaragucu.Ankaragucu go into the game knowing they need to take the three points as they fight for survival. Saturdays match against Gaziantep...

My head is starting to get a bit giddy. Just one match before the end of the first-half of the season and Genclerbirligi are in sixth place. Not only that but we are playing good football that is fun to watch, even when we lose or grind out a 0-0 dra...

Greetings Kankas and Kankies.'Prodigal Son' Hakan Kutlu returned to Ankaragucu in a different time zone to what he was familiar with ! Gone are the glory days of the Ankaragucu days of yore when they took on the might of Atletico Madrid in the UEFA C...

Hooray! Mid-December and Gencler finally win an away match. Not against some middling team but against Trabzon. All good stuff except for the KO time. I ranted last week and I'm ranting again today. Last night's mid-week match kicked off at 5:45 pm. ...

This Saturday Ankaragucu host Gaziantepspor at the 19 Mayis Stadium in Ankara.Hakan Kutlu will take control of his first game in a relegation 6 pointer against struggling Gaziantepspor. Kutlu spent 28 years with Ankaragucu as a player and coach and S...

Greetings Kankas and Kankies.I had to change my headline after receiving a text message this afternoon that Ziya Dogan has resigned from the Club (and who can blame him ?!). No doubt we will hear more about that from you all in the comments section, ...

What is it with the TFF and the extreme times for starting a football match. I simply can't remember the last time Gencler had a 3pm KO. I'd barely gotten out of bed this morning before heading off for Kizilay. Genclerbirligi 3 - 1 OrdusporIt was ju...

We look ahead to this Sundays relegation clash between Ankaragucu and Antalyaspor.Ankaragucu travel to Antalyaspor on Sunday afternoon in another important game. Antalyaspor are just outside the relegation zone themselves, but are very difficult to b...

Greetings Kankas and Kankies.Lots of sceptical looks between the kankas last night as the two 'brother teams' managed to conjour up a no score draw. Surprisingly, there were 2 or 3 yellow cards, but nothing malicious, well ........ apart from the gia...

Greetings Kankas and Kankies.Further to my comments two posts ago concerning fixtures, I have more information.Like I said, Ankaragucu take on Bursa on Thursday at home KO 6pm. Meeting in The Chopin and going to the Stadium at about 5pm. As Nadeem sa...

Not good news im afraid fellow Kankas, just when we think things cant get any worse, then this.Ankaragucu welcome our brothers from Bursa on Thursday night to the 19 Mayis stadium in the Turkish Super Lig Fixture.Sami Altinyuva today confirmed Ugur U...

It had to happen some day and Saturday was it as Genclerbirligi lost at home for the first time this season. If only we had a half-decent away record we would be pushing for a top place. Genclerbirligi 0 - 1 GalatasarayFlying Dutchman, Spine, Robin ...

Greetings Kankas and Kankies.Ankaragucu's deficiences were cruelly exposed last night when they received a salutory lesson on the art of finishing. Fener's strikers produced 4 goals of high quality, and despite Ankaragucu's never-say-die spirit, they...