The De Graafschap Post
Match16 Oct 2027
Still nobody has beaten De Graafschap
The unbeaten run reaches 16. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Market18 Oct 2027
Nolan Martens puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at De Graafschap, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Tempers go at De Graafschap
Reuven Niemeijer was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Words at De Graafschap training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Casper Staring 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.
Match16 Oct 2027
De Graafschap find a way past Jong AZ
Jong AZ made De Graafschap work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Player ratings18 Oct 2027
Ibrahim El Kadiri in the eights
A performance of 8.13 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Benjamin Mambo signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Benjamin Mambo commits to De Graafschap for another 5 years.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
A promise honoured for Yorbe Vertessen
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. De Graafschap told Yorbe Vertessen something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
Loan watch18 Oct 2027
Tim Braem wants to come home
“I did not go to Utrecht to sit and watch. I want to come back to De Graafschap and fight for my place.” 2 appearances in 6 matches say the rest.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Player ratings Yorbe Vertessen beats them one at a time
- The dugout No hiding place for Samkelo Mzolo