The De Graafschap Post
Market14 Aug 2028
Louka Vanderbruggen hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what De Graafschap can pretend not to have heard.
Market14 Aug 2028
Tim Braem has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around De Graafschap they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad14 Aug 2028
Ibrahim El Kadiri 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 De Graafschap this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market14 Aug 2028
As if he never left: Robin Malen returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Robin Malen is a De Graafschap player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market14 Aug 2028
As if he never left: Wout Promes returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Wout Promes is a De Graafschap player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Boardroom14 Aug 2028
Still nobody in the De Graafschap dugout
13 days with the chair empty, a list of names that grows and shrinks by the day, and not one signature on anything. Every week that passes takes the best candidates off it.
Match12 Aug 2028
De Graafschap find a way past Roda
Roda made De Graafschap work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad14 Aug 2028
The manager makes an example of Matty Warhurst
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad14 Aug 2028
Sam Bouwman out for 37 days
The medical room confirms 37 days on the sidelines for Sam Bouwman, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Elvic Mukena
- Player ratings One of those days for Isaac Compaore
- Boardroom A promise the De Graafschap board did not keep