Lierse has, with an eye on next season, taken on a strikers trainer, the Dutchman Nico Jansen.

Jansen (15/01/53) has had a prestigious career as a striker. He began as a professional with FC Amsterdam, where he scored 41 goals in 78 matches in three seasons. In November 1975 he completed a transfer to Feyenoord. He scored 43 goals in 68 matches for the Rotterdam team. After that he moved to Belgium with RWDM, where he scored 55 goals in five seasons. In the last days of his career, he played for KSK Londerzeel and Boom. After a short spell as trainer, he managed several café businesses, including in Berlaar and Lier.
Jansen will coach the Lierse strikers 1-2 times a week.

You can watch here a report from Dutch TV over Nico Jansen.

This morning the peak of season tickets sold in 2000 was surpassed, tonight 2,2oo season tickets had been sold.
A real success, as compared to last season, 700 more season tickets than last season have been sold in the same period.

In this total the number of free season tickets (youth players etc) are not included.

Up to and including Thursday, your place from last season is reserved, from Friday it will go on sale.

As was advised earlier,the ticket office is open 7/7, from 10.00 to 21.00, with the following exceptions:
21 July : 10 – 15u
23 July : 10 – 18u
26 July : 10 – 18u
30 July : 10 – 18u
3 August : 10 – 16u
5 August : 10 – 18u
7 August : 10 – 20u
13 August : 10 - 17u
17 August : 10 – 13u
23 August : 10 – 20u
27 August : 10 – 12u
 

On Monday and Tuesday the Lierse players underwent medical tests from sports doctor Peter Vervoort, in preparation for the new season. Vervoort has worked together with Lierse for several years on preparation for
the new season, but from this season he’ll extend his services throughout the whole season, in consultation with the
coaching staff.

Dr Vervoort elaborates: ” The direct reason for this extensive approach is the bad physical condition of the players during last season. In the second half of matches they had problems. Our no.1 priority is to get the condition of the players back to a good level. The first step that was taken was to provide the players with a running schedule for the close season. From the tests done on Monday and Tuesday, it appears that 90% of the players have followed that schedule well, from which we can already see a conditional improvement of 30% compared to last season, which is a serious step in the right direction.”

The players had their blood, fat percentage & weight measured, and had to undergo various tests.

Vervoort: “We have done 3 types of tests in the last 2 days. The first was a condition - lacto test, whereby we measure
their stamina and endurance. With these results we can divide the players into smaller groups, and then give a specific
schedule per group in order to improve their condition.

The second was a balance - stability test, and the third a strength measurement. With these results we can target our
work on different muscle groups. The most important aim here is to prevent injury, last season we had far too many
muscle injuries.”

Contrary to last season there will be two weeks’ training before the first pre-season match.

Vervoort: “In consultation with the coaching staff we decided not to play any matches in the first two weeks, but to opt for a conditional preparation, so that we are ready for the start of the League. we have to be able to play 90 minutes at top level.”

How have the players reacted to this?

Vervoort: ” From the initial reactions of the players, it seems that they are happy with these tests, they have by and large followed their schedules, and show ambition to get conditionally stronger.”