Fans at Verdyblog http://verdyblog.ameblo.jp have started a drive to try and convince Captain Yamada and Daigo Kobayashi to remain in green and help with the campaign to re-enter the upper eschelon of Japanese Soccer. The website shows examples of Cerezo Osaka and Oita mobilizing fans to get key players to stay. It's ironic that they bring up Cerezo as an example because in the same post (unless I just misunderstood the Japanese completely) Cerezo is actively pursuing Captain Verdy. MASA-NET also has a story about bloggers using trackbacks to contact Yamada like an electronic petition (link to MASA-NET is on the side).
I think the fans are getting tired of losing all their heroes. If Yamada decides to walk, it will be devastating to the morale of the fans. I'll say it's not an easy position for the Captain to be in, either leave the only franchise you've ever known or face the possibility of spending the best part of your career in the second division.
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