23rd Aug 2015 Oita Trinita 1 - 3 Cerezo Osaka Away Day Happiness!

Took the overnight ferry called the "Sunflower" from Osaka to Beppu for this one. Hot springs and 3 points awaited. The "Big Eye" was used in the 2002 World Cup.

The "Big Eye" makes more sense from here

Bumbaclot!! Random and insulting. Well done Trinita, thumbs up for this banner.

Oita is not a convenient place to get to!

Looks like a UFO from here

The home supporters doing their team proud by filling up a big section

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Cerezo Osaka 2 - 0 Yokohama FC

This really felt like an exhibition game, whether I'm still getting used to Sunday matches or seeing 48 year old Kazu Miura being warmly applauded by our supporters for doing the simplest of things it was an odd game. No tackles of note, no real passion or drive and no distinct pattern of play. Our star players failed to dominate this game and King Kazu didn't look his age at all. Forlan missed a penalty but goals from Hasegawa and Pablo Felipe mean another listless performance will soon be forgotten. Shame because on paper it looked like a really attack-minded team. We are now in 3rd place (in J2). We face the early league leaders next.

Enough people turned up today (14518) to make the appearance of the big flag possible

Physio 1: Did you remember to bring the bandages? Physio 2: I'm sure I put them in there. Physio 1: The king is waiting.

Looks worse than it was

This was Autuori's main pose today as we were pretty shoddy for most of the game

Huge respect for the Yokohama FC fans who made the trip down

Fagiano Okayama 1 - 1 Cerezo Osaka

Back in J2! Tokyo Verdy 1 - 1 Cerezo Osaka

We did enough to win but couldn't quite get the winner. Pablo Felipe looked good, well good enough for J2 anyway, but managed to get himself sent off. No predictions for this season based on that performance although you'd hope we won't get relegated again and have only one manager this year. If our players enjoy playing under Paulo Autuori we have more than enough quality to put a run of games together and get back to J1. After the disaster of last season I'll only be truly happy if we return as champions...when the 2 stage format in J1 has been scrapped ideally. I can go back to enjoying football more this year in J2 anyway, Forlan should too if he keeps playing and scoring. Just over 12,000 came to Ajinomoto Stadium and I suspect we will manage to beat that figure this coming Sunday in Yanmar Stadium. I think they lookalike anyway (see the last two pictures). 

Outside the stadium is surrounded by the colours of Verdy's ground sharing partners FC Tokyo

Very impressive numbers and as always loud and enthusiastic 

Dejan Savicevic

Pablo Felipe

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