The Willem II Courier
The dugout16 Aug 2027
Thomas Verheydt: 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.” Willem II have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market16 Aug 2027
Uriël Van Aalst puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Willem II, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match14 Aug 2027
Still nobody has beaten Willem II
The unbeaten run reaches 8. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Wesley Weghorst signs on for the long haul
Willem II moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Wesley Weghorst, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Willem II
Justin Hoogma and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match14 Aug 2027
Another one collected away from home
4 on the bounce on the road for Willem II. The coaches leave early, arrive at unlovely grounds in the dark, and keep coming home with three points.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Willem II
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.
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
Willem II rebuffed over Maxim Mariani
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. TOP Oss have kept their man, and Willem II go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces16 Aug 2027
One of their own: Devin Haen
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
In brief
- Market Robin Gakpo steps up from the Willem II academy
- Market Cody Weghorst steps up from the Willem II academy
- Market Willem II promote Bas Gakpo from within