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The MVV Maastricht Post

22 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

The dugout22 Feb 2027

Simon Francis says MVV Maastricht went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad22 Feb 2027

Zidane Iqbal 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.

Match20 Feb 2027

MVV Maastricht come up short against RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad22 Feb 2027

Ilano Silva Timas in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at MVV Maastricht this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout22 Feb 2027

Denzel Klaassen answers for it

“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑1, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.

The dugout22 Feb 2027

The form table has caught Jeroen Houwen

Somebody else has been better, the manager has said so with a team sheet, and there is no argument to be had. He will get the shirt back the only way it can be got back.

Market22 Feb 2027

Marko Kleinen is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at MVV Maastricht has been clear about where Marko Kleinen stands, which is more than many ever get.

The dugout22 Feb 2027

No hiding place for Stan Van Dessel

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Stan Van Dessel, and the manager let it.

Looking ahead22 Feb 2027

Finn Dicke faces his old club

ADO Den Haag next, and one man in the MVV Maastricht dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.

In brief

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The MVV Maastricht Post

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market25 Jan 2027

Bryan Smeets hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what MVV Maastricht can pretend not to have heard.

Transfer targets25 Jan 2027

Stije Resink is a medical away from MVV Maastricht

The deal with AZ is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.

Boardroom25 Jan 2027

Stan Van Dessel signs for Sparta Rotterdam while still at MVV Maastricht

The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Stan Van Dessel has agreed terms with Sparta Rotterdam for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.

Squad25 Jan 2027

Zidane Iqbal 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.

Transfer targets25 Jan 2027

Door shut on Sam Lammers

MVV Maastricht asked and PSV said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Match23 Jan 2027

A bad afternoon for MVV Maastricht against De Graafschap

0‑1 to De Graafschap, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad25 Jan 2027

Ilano Silva Timas in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at MVV Maastricht this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout25 Jan 2027

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑1 Denzel Klaassen left the room before anybody could ask which.

The dugout25 Jan 2027

The form table has caught Jeroen Houwen

Somebody else has been better, the manager has said so with a team sheet, and there is no argument to be had. He will get the shirt back the only way it can be got back.

In brief