The Dordrecht Herald
Market28 Jun 2027
Joshua Pynadath has said yes to Volendam
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Dordrecht have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Market28 Jun 2027
Not going: Yunus Alassani stays at Dordrecht
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Persita had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
The dugout28 Jun 2027
Noah Bischof keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Dordrecht may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market28 Jun 2027
Dordrecht sell Joep van der Sluijs for $2.5M
Joep van der Sluijs has left for Go Ahead Eagles in a $2.5M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Market28 Jun 2027
Dordrecht turn down Persijap for Sem Vink
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad28 Jun 2027
Jort van de Glind 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.
Squad28 Jun 2027
A row about effort at Dordrecht
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Joshua Kitolano was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad28 Jun 2027
A falling-out at Dordrecht
Joshua Pynadath and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout28 Jun 2027
Sem Valk 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 Sem Valk trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- The dugout Guus Huitzing gets it from the manager
- Squad A wage question at Dordrecht
- Match A season winding down at Dordrecht