The Willem II Courier
The dugout9 Oct 2028
Djomar Giersthove says Willem II 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.
Player ratings9 Oct 2028
Noah Tamsamani, 19, steals the show — 7.63
Marked 7.63 at 19, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Squad9 Oct 2028
Vito van Crooij signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Vito van Crooij and Willem II agree another 2 years.
Squad9 Oct 2028
Tempers go at Willem II
Justin Hoogma was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces9 Oct 2028
Willem II supporters have found a favourite in Noah Tamsamani
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 19-year-old it feels ownership of. Noah Tamsamani has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match7 Oct 2028
Willem II get the job done against Den Bosch
A 1‑0 win over Den Bosch, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad9 Oct 2028
Nathan Tjoe-A-On falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout9 Oct 2028
The manager’s verdict
“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Wesley Weghorst kept it short after the 1‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.
The dugout9 Oct 2028
Amine Lachkar knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Amine Lachkar trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Willem II and Nigel Thomas
- The dugout Jasper Timber gets it from the manager
- Squad Tygo Land has seen what the next man earns