The Telstar Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Antoine Lejoly arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Antoine Lejoly has, at Telstar, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Tim van der Leij is a medical away from Telstar
The deal with RKC Waalwijk is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Fréderic Soelle Soelle turns down Telstar
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: RWDM keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Sami Ouaissa
Telstar asked and PSV said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jasper Van de Beek joins the Telstar first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jasper Van de Beek is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Steven Babel joins the Telstar first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Steven Babel is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Telstar promote Owen Weghorst from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Owen Weghorst 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
Telstar promote Patrick Weghorst from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Patrick Weghorst 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Telstar
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gerald Alders was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Squad Jelani Seedorf stays put
- Squad Words exchanged at Telstar
- Transfer targets Telstar ask about Damy Bernardina