The Excelsior Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Irakli Yegoian signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Irakli Yegoian and Excelsior agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Excelsior
Szymon Włodarczyk 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Excelsior
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nathan Stengs joins the Excelsior first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nathan Stengs is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Excelsior promote Jordy Van de Beek from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jordy Van de Beek has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Marco Brobbey steps up from the Excelsior academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marco Brobbey 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Rick Simons joins the Excelsior first team
- Squad Irakli Yegoian knocks on the manager's door
- Boardroom Excelsior turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad No hiding place for Stan Henderikx