The VfL Bochum Sentinel
Match28 Aug 2027
No end in sight to VfL Bochum's wait for a win
9 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.
Transfer targets30 Aug 2027
Eintracht Frankfurt tell VfL Bochum: Jonathan Burkardt is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market30 Aug 2027
Andi Zeqiri arrives at VfL Bochum in a $8.8M statement of intent
There comes a point where a club either backs its own ambition or admits it does not have any. VfL Bochum have paid $8.8M for Andi Zeqiri, which is the loudest way there is of saying which one it chose.
Squad30 Aug 2027
6 saves: Niclas Thiede was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Transfer targets30 Aug 2027
Fee done, terms next for Patrick Drewes
VfL Bochum and Borussia Dortmund have settled on $270.0K. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
Market30 Aug 2027
Mikkel Rakneberg 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 The request is on a desk at VfL Bochum, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Noah Loosli keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” VfL Bochum may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad30 Aug 2027
A falling-out at VfL Bochum
Andi Zeqiri and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom30 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at VfL Bochum
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.
In brief
- The terraces VfL Bochum spend $8.8M on the signing the town wanted
- Market One of our own: Lars Schreiber joins the VfL Bochum first team
- Market VfL Bochum promote Peter Roth from within