The KV Oostende Post
Squad22 Nov 2027
a squad player damages knee ligaments — 21 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 21 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Player ratings22 Nov 2027
A brace, and Simon Januzaj takes the afternoon — 8.51
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Simon Januzaj provided it, and the 8.51 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
The dugout22 Nov 2027
Samuel Souprayen keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” KV Oostende may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad22 Nov 2027
Words at KV Oostende training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Émile Laine 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.
Squad22 Nov 2027
Words exchanged at KV Oostende
Christoph Baumann and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match20 Nov 2027
KV Oostende see off Lokeren
Three points for KV Oostende, 2‑1 the final word against Lokeren in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The dugout22 Nov 2027
Leander Fellaini 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.
Squad22 Nov 2027
Hilan Hamzaoui Slimani signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Hilan Hamzaoui Slimani and KV Oostende agree another 4 years.
The dugout22 Nov 2027
A satisfied Alfonso Galli
“The players deserve the credit. My job was easy today.” It was not, and everybody in the room knew it; after 2‑1, Alfonso Galli could afford to be generous.
In brief
- Looking ahead A test against the best for KV Oostende
- Market The Marcos Batista story refuses to die
- Looking ahead Tobe Leysen faces his old club