The De Graafschap Post
Market7 Sep 2026
Ties Wieggers asks to leave De Graafschap
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
De Graafschap close the window on a squad of their own making
14 in and 4 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A falling-out at De Graafschap
Ibrahim El Kadiri and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words at De Graafschap training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Kevin Gadellaa is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
De Graafschap rebuffed over Arthur Lallias
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. OH Leuven have kept their man, and De Graafschap go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Mark Pabai slips down the pecking order
The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Mark Pabai is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Milan Smits makes the team of the month
Four or five weekends of consistency, measured against everybody else in the division. A quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
Nolan Martens gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Looking ahead7 Sep 2026
A reunion for Kevin Gadellaa
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Jong Utrecht in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
In brief
- Market The market said no: Levi Schoppema stays put
- Market Ricuenio Kewal joins De Graafschap on a free
- Market De Graafschap put Stan van Dillen up for sale