The De Graafschap Post
Squad1 Nov 2027
Gibson Yah breaks a bone — 78 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 78 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Match27 Oct 2027
The cup run ends for De Graafschap
0‑1 against AZ, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Squad1 Nov 2027
Sam Bouwman keeps De Graafschap in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The dugout1 Nov 2027
Isaac Compaore keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” De Graafschap may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad1 Nov 2027
Tempers go at De Graafschap
Sami Ouaissa 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.
Match30 Oct 2027
The drought breaks for De Graafschap
6 without a win is the sort of run that changes how a town talks about its club, and VVV-Venlo were the afternoon it stopped. Nothing is fixed by one result and everything feels different by one.
Match30 Oct 2027
Stijn Meijer the difference as De Graafschap beat VVV-Venlo
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Stijn Meijer. 2‑1 against VVV-Venlo, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The terraces1 Nov 2027
One of their own: Sami Ouaissa
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Player ratings1 Nov 2027
Ninety minutes of Sami Ouaissa at his very best
Marked 8.29. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at De Graafschap.
In brief
- Player ratings Ibrahim El Kadiri runs at them all day
- The dugout A promise honoured for Gibson Yah
- Squad Home is on Igor Pieprzyca's mind