The Excelsior Gazette
Boardroom3 May 2027
Excelsior put Jordy Gravenberch on notice
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
Market3 May 2027
Irakli Yegoian asks to leave Excelsior
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad3 May 2027
Yacqub Finey keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Excelsior may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad3 May 2027
Noah Naujoks signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Noah Naujoks and Excelsior agree another 4 years.
Squad3 May 2027
Words at Excelsior training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Aymen Sliti is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad3 May 2027
No hiding place for Bart Schenkeveld
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Bart Schenkeveld, and the manager let it.
Market3 May 2027
One of our own: Daley Malen joins the Excelsior first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daley Malen 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
One of our own: Virgil Hateboer joins the Excelsior first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Virgil Hateboer 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
Daley Wijnaldum steps up from the Excelsior academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daley Wijnaldum 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.