The VfL Bochum Sentinel
The dugout26 Apr 2027
Romario Rösch: 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.” VfL Bochum have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match24 Apr 2027
No end in sight to VfL Bochum's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at VfL Bochum has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Philipp Hofmann 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 VfL Bochum this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match24 Apr 2027
Hannover 96 take the points off VfL Bochum
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market26 Apr 2027
One of our own: Florian Heinrich joins the VfL Bochum first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Florian Heinrich is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Apr 2027
VfL Bochum promote Friedrich Jäger from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Friedrich Jäger 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.
Market26 Apr 2027
VfL Bochum promote Friedrich Stein from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Friedrich Stein 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.
Market26 Apr 2027
VfL Bochum promote Andreas Werner from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andreas Werner 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.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Words at VfL Bochum training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gerrit Holtmann 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.
In brief
- Squad Timo Horn lets one through his hands
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Maxim Leitsch left out for the big one