The Excelsior Gazette
Squad12 Apr 2027
Home is on Irakli Yegoian's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Excelsior are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Squad12 Apr 2027
A row about effort at Excelsior
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lewis Schouten was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match10 Apr 2027
Excelsior come up short against Volendam
Volendam left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market12 Apr 2027
Calvin Clasie steps up from the Excelsior academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Calvin Clasie has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market12 Apr 2027
One of our own: Georginio Lang joins the Excelsior first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Georginio Lang is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market12 Apr 2027
One of our own: Steven Simons joins the Excelsior first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Steven Simons is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market12 Apr 2027
Rick Dumfries steps up from the Excelsior academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rick Dumfries has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match10 Apr 2027
Excelsior hit back inside 3 minutes
Volendam held the lead for 3 minutes, which is not long enough to enjoy it. Excelsior answered before the celebration had properly finished, and the shape of the afternoon changed with it.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Calvin Raatsie 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 Excelsior this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Rick Meissen left out for the big one
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Yacqub Finey