The Heerenveen Courier
Boardroom22 May 2028
The scrutiny sharpens at Heerenveen
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Heerenveen is running low.
Squad22 May 2028
Ibrahim Cissoko breaks a bone — 22 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 22 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market22 May 2028
Meldin Drešković puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Heerenveen, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad22 May 2028
Words at Heerenveen training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Chuchu Ramírez 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.
Squad22 May 2028
Words exchanged at Heerenveen
Pascal Stenzel and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout22 May 2028
Bram Rovers frozen out at Heerenveen
This is not rotation. Bram Rovers has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Heerenveen is pretending otherwise.
Market22 May 2028
Virgil Simons steps up from the Heerenveen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Virgil Simons 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.
Market22 May 2028
Heerenveen promote Marten Simons from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marten 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.
Market22 May 2028
One of our own: Georginio Strootman joins the Heerenveen first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Georginio Strootman is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Loan watch Joeri Heerkens wants to come home
- The dugout Ibrahim Cissoko gets it from the manager
- The dugout When it matters, Dirk Proper plays