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141 Edition

The Jong Genk Sentinel

9 Apr 2029
From our football correspondent Steady

Match7 Apr 2029

Still nobody has beaten Jong Genk

The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Match7 Apr 2029

Manu Mocsnik the difference as Jong Genk beat Lokeren-Temse

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Manu Mocsnik. 3‑1 against Lokeren-Temse, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Squad9 Apr 2029

Manu Mocsnik 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.

Squad9 Apr 2029

Tempers go at Jong Genk

Isaac Nuhu 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.

The terraces9 Apr 2029

The crowd has taken to Manu Mocsnik

At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

The dugout9 Apr 2029

The manager makes an example of Lino Decresson

“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.

Player ratings9 Apr 2029

Ninety minutes of Saif Eddien Lazar at his very best

Marked 8.38. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Jong Genk.

The dugout9 Apr 2029

No place for Lucca Brughmans on the big day

He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Jong Genk pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.

Squad9 Apr 2029

Lucca Brughmans has had enough of the bench

“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and Jong Genk will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.

In brief

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140 Edition

The Jong Genk Sentinel

2 Apr 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad2 Apr 2029

A falling-out at Jong Genk

Lino Decresson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad2 Apr 2029

Manu Mocsnik 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 dugout2 Apr 2029

The manager makes an example of Isaac Nuhu

“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.

Squad2 Apr 2029

Didier Bueno is no longer first choice

The manager has re-ordered his thinking and Didier Bueno has come out of it lower. He will be told it is temporary, and the players who have heard that before will avoid his eye.

Market2 Apr 2029

Talks stall between Jong Genk and Manu Mocsnik

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

Squad2 Apr 2029

Kayden Pierre named player of the month

The award goes to Kayden Pierre, and nobody around here is inclined to argue with the choice.

Looking ahead2 Apr 2029

A reunion for Loïc Alvarez Fernandez

He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Lokeren-Temse in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.

Market2 Apr 2029

Jong Genk put Isaac Nuhu up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Isaac Nuhu may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

The dugout2 Apr 2029

Wout Kapers knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Wout Kapers trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief

138 Edition

The Jong Genk Sentinel

19 Mar 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market19 Mar 2029

Isaac Nuhu is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Jong Genk is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad19 Mar 2029

Didier Bueno 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 Jong Genk this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad19 Mar 2029

Words at Jong Genk training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Manu Mocsnik 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.

The dugout19 Mar 2029

Yumeki Yoshinaga knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Yumeki Yoshinaga trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Looking ahead19 Mar 2029

A reunion for Jordan Renson

He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Lommel in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.

Market19 Mar 2029

The Lino Decresson talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Jong Genk know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad19 Mar 2029

Lino Decresson wants to know why he earns less

Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and Jong Genk have no good answer.

Market19 Mar 2029

Fadel Gobitaka placed on the list

Jong Genk have made Fadel Gobitaka available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

The dugout19 Mar 2029

The plan did not have a place for Wout Kapers

Nobody at Jong Genk is suggesting he is out of form. The manager simply wanted somebody with a different set of qualities for ninety specific minutes, and there is nothing a player can train to fix that.

In brief

93 Edition

The Racing Genk Courier

8 May 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad8 May 2028

Carlos Acevedo 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 Racing Genk this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad8 May 2028

A row about effort at Racing Genk

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haissem Hassan was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Loan watch8 May 2028

Aaron Bibout has seen enough of Sint-Truiden

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Racing Genk, and 11 appearances in 45 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad8 May 2028

Wout Kapers 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 dugout8 May 2028

Esteban Lepaul gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Esteban Lepaul is on it.

The dugout8 May 2028

Brad Manguelle 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.

Market8 May 2028

Still no ink between Racing Genk and Hendrik Van Crombrugge

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Racing Genk, another week without a signature from Hendrik Van Crombrugge.

The dugout8 May 2028

Nikolas Sattlberger knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Nikolas Sattlberger trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Market8 May 2028

The Yaimar Medina story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Yaimar Medina signs something — a contract at Racing Genk or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

In brief