The Go Ahead Eagles Sentinel
Match3 May 2027
The season ends: position 6 for Go Ahead Eagles
The last league game has been played and the table has stopped moving: 57 points. The summer begins on Monday, and so does the argument about what it all meant.
The dugout3 May 2027
Vince Gino Dekker: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Go Ahead Eagles have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad3 May 2027
Tempers go at Go Ahead Eagles
Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson 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.
The terraces3 May 2027
One of their own: Armin Ćulum
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Match1 May 2027
Richonell Margaret the difference as Go Ahead Eagles beat Fortuna Sittard
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Richonell Margaret. 2‑0 against Fortuna Sittard, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market3 May 2027
Bas Lang steps up from the Go Ahead Eagles academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bas Lang 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.
Market3 May 2027
Go Ahead Eagles promote Kenneth Clasie from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kenneth Clasie 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.
Market3 May 2027
One of our own: Justin Dumfries joins the Go Ahead Eagles first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Justin Dumfries is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 May 2027
Go Ahead Eagles promote Patrick Dijks from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Patrick Dijks 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
- Squad Words at Go Ahead Eagles training over how hard people work
- Player ratings A masterclass from Richonell Margaret
- Squad A place in the month's best eleven for Jofre Torrents