The Roda Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Tijn Smolenaars would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Tijn Smolenaars is living that version at Roda, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Dario Van Den Buijs 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 Roda this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Roda
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
Roda promote Georginio Brobbey from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Georginio Brobbey 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
Roda promote Steven Simons from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Steven Simons 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
Roda promote Cody Frimpong from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cody Frimpong 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.
In brief
- Market Roda promote Rick Gakpo from within
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Roda
- Squad Words at Roda training over how hard people work
- Squad Cain Seedorf knocks on the manager's door