The VVV-Venlo Post
The dugout21 Jun 2027
Michael Davis keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” VVV-Venlo may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad21 Jun 2027
Words exchanged at VVV-Venlo
Diego van Oorschot and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad21 Jun 2027
Hobie Verhulst falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets21 Jun 2027
Door shut on Jofre Torrents
VVV-Venlo asked and Ajax said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad21 Jun 2027
Philip Heise is not the player he was
It happens to all of them and it is still the hardest paragraph a local paper has to write. 36 years old, 3 points down on where he was, and a body that has started charging interest on a career.
The dugout21 Jun 2027
The manager makes an example of Luca Unbehaun
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market21 Jun 2027
Talks stall between VVV-Venlo and Bart Nieuwkoop
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The dugout21 Jun 2027
Bart Nieuwkoop asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market21 Jun 2027
VVV-Venlo put Philip Heise up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Philip Heise may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
In brief
- Squad Noé Lebreton remains an outsider
- Market Nordin Bukala linked with a move away
- The dugout When it matters, Devy Hendrikx plays