The Heracles Sentinel
Match12 Aug 2028
Chastening afternoon for Heracles
A 0‑4 beating by Ajax was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
The dugout14 Aug 2028
Casper De Norre says Heracles went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Transfer targets14 Aug 2028
Raphael van Geelkerken is a medical away from Heracles
The deal with Roda 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 targets14 Aug 2028
Youri Regeer turns down Heracles
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Ajax keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Boardroom14 Aug 2028
Casper De Norre signs for Groningen while still at Heracles
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Casper De Norre has agreed terms with Groningen for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad14 Aug 2028
A row about effort at Heracles
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daley Blind was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom14 Aug 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Heracles
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad14 Aug 2028
Mike te Wierik 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 Heracles this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets14 Aug 2028
Door shut on Gonçalo Borges
Heracles asked and Feyenoord said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- Market Bas Lang steps up from the Heracles academy
- Market Heracles promote Arnaut Frimpong from within
- Market One of our own: Steven Gakpo joins the Heracles first team