The RKC Waalwijk Herald
Squad14 Dec 2026
Real improvement from Sami Bouhoudane at RKC Waalwijk
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Sami Bouhoudane is 18, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Words exchanged at RKC Waalwijk
Niek Schiks 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.
The terraces14 Dec 2026
One of their own: Massien Ghaddari
He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Squad14 Dec 2026
A row about effort at RKC Waalwijk
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Robin Schouten was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
No hiding place for Robin Schouten
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Robin Schouten, and the manager let it.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Marcel Schaapman signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Marcel Schaapman and RKC Waalwijk agree another 3 years.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Nobody on the pitch touched Massien Ghaddari
7.44, and no serious argument from anybody who was there. RKC Waalwijk had eleven men on the pitch and one of them decided how it went.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Jordy De Roon was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the RKC Waalwijk dressing room was either.
Match12 Dec 2026
Point won or two lost for RKC Waalwijk?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Roda? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Ayman Sellouf plays
- Market The Tobias Lauritsen talk will not go away
- Looking ahead Niek Schiks goes back to face Jong PSV