The Roda Post
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 Virgil Brobbey from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Virgil 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 Quincy Bergwijn from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Quincy Bergwijn 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
Arnaut Strootman steps up from the Roda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Arnaut Strootman 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nathan Gravenberch joins the Roda first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nathan Gravenberch is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Mats Hummels falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Roda
- Squad Jérôme Déom has seen what the next man earns
- Squad Mats Hummels still has not settled