The NEC Chronicle
Squad16 Aug 2027
A fracture rules Eli Dasa out for 65 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason NEC will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Market16 Aug 2027
NEC say no — this time
The offer from Ajax for Brayann Pereira was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Noë Misumi: 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.” NEC have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Tempers go at NEC
Tjaronn Chery 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.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Darko Nejašmić stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Darko Nejašmić and NEC agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Graduation day at NEC
5 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.
Market16 Aug 2027
Patrick Van de Beek steps up from the NEC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Van de Beek 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.
Market16 Aug 2027
One of our own: Wesley De Jong joins the NEC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Wesley De Jong is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Aug 2027
One of our own: Teun Depay joins the NEC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Teun Depay is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Koki Ogawa
- Match Honours even between NEC and Groningen
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Róber