The Helmond Sport Chronicle
Match17 Oct 2026
Chastening afternoon for Helmond Sport
A 0‑3 beating by Roda was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad19 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Helmond Sport
Rui Mendes and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Noah Paolo is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Menno Bergsen stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Menno Bergsen and Helmond Sport agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Labinot Bajrami 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.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Luuk Wouters
“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.
Boardroom19 Oct 2026
Nobody left the Helmond Sport dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
Teun Weghorst faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Teun Weghorst after 0‑3, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
Market19 Oct 2026
Kevin Aben is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Helmond Sport has been clear about where Kevin Aben stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- The dugout Hugo Wentges is still being punished for one mistake
- Looking ahead A reunion for Lennerd Daneels
- Market The Labinot Bajrami story refuses to die