Aroma Volleyball Leagues 2008-2009 season completed. There will be a 4 month interval until European Championship in September for volleyball fans. During this period, National teams’ qualification tournaments, friendly matches and beach volley will be the alternatives which will not let us without volleyball.

Lets start congratulating the Champions İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi and Fenerbahçe Acıbadem teams. And take a glance for something remarkable in 2008-2009 season. What did we see?

- Even a new composed team, can be the champion with “Team Spirit” (IBB)
- Although he doesn’t know Türkiye and Turkish player, a foreign trainer can make his team successful in a short time (Jan de Brandt)
- Even though had been the best team during all season and got 2 cups of aimed 3, a top level team could be exhausted at the end (Arkas)
- How bad a mid-season transfer could affect the team (Neslihan Darnel, Heather Lee Hughes, Ralph Bergmann, Riley Salmon)
- How efficient a mid-season transfer could affect the team (Jan de Brandt, Arto Hanni, Stacey Louis Gordon, Alexander Moreno)
- Volleyball love is not enough for something (MEF Okulları)
- Spending much money is not enough for something (Türk Telekom, Halkbank, Güneş Sigorta)
- Although they came from the best league in the World, Italian Trainers could not feel the character of Turkish players (Giovanni Guidetti, Giuseppe Cuccarini)
- Stability and experience do not bring achievement all the time (Fenerbahçe)
- More foreign players do not bring achievement all the time (Türk Telekom)
- Supporters in halls are still so savage for volleyball (GS, FB, BJK)
- Regular season is not a good indicator for play-off (Güneş Sigorta, Fenerbahçe)
- A big job can be done with a small budget (Ereğli Belediyesi)
- A big budget may be result of relegation (MEF Okulları)
- Staying in the league is possible with a small budget even for a new team (Ereğli Belediyesi, Maliye Milli Piyango)
- Simple details can bring huge consequences (Death of Tenerife President, Fenerbahçe Acıbadem’s Championship, As a result of Junior Team contribution, DYO Karşıyaka rised up to 7th place)
- A perfect minded organization would be converted to a disappointment (All-Star)
- If Volleyball combined with art, spectators love it more (Band in match days, various visual shows)
- Trademark value of Volleyball is rising (Aroma)
- Türkiye Cup would be more popular with a small encouragement (Teledünya)
- Although all of these above, we are still defective in Europe (Eczacıbaşı, Güneş Sigorta, Türk Telekom, Karşıyaka, Fenerbahçe, Halkbank)
- Consequently, National Team responsibles are not comfort (All managerial and technical squad)
- İstanbul audience dreams of a buffet in TVF 50.Yıl Sports Hall
- Smoke covers the toilets completely in the same hall (GS, FB, BJK supporters)

These are the interesting things we had seen during the season. Of course you have seen many things like those dear volleyball fans. If you’d like to share what you have seen, we would be glad to hear your news.

Kayhan KÖSEM
kkayhan@hotmail.com