The Almere City Chronicle
Squad17 Aug 2026
Ferdy Druijf damages knee ligaments — 43 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 43 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Tristan Kuijsten
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Bas Huisman, 21, steals the show — 8.00
Marked 8.00 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Almere City sell a favourite for $1.1M
The accountants will call it good business and they will be right, which is not the point anybody outside the boardroom is making. Junior Kadile was one of the reasons people came, and $1.1M does not replace that by itself.
Market17 Aug 2026
James Lawrence 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 The request is on a desk at Almere City, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Fofin Turay due for a Almere City medical
Everything agreed with Groningen, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Koen Schilder turns down Almere City
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: another club keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Market17 Aug 2026
Almere City turn down Ajax Cape Town for Marley Dors
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market17 Aug 2026
Almere City sell Junior Kadile for $1.1M
Junior Kadile has left for AZ in a $1.1M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
In brief
- Transfer targets PSV tell Almere City: Sam Lammers is not for sale
- The terraces The crowd has taken to Tristan Kuijsten
- Match Bas Huisman the difference as Almere City beat ADO Den Haag