The Volendam Post
Match29 Dec 2035
No end in sight to Volendam's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Volendam has to find a result from somewhere.
Market31 Dec 2035
Laurent Boyata is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Volendam is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad31 Dec 2035
Jeremiah Esajas 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.
Squad31 Dec 2035
Tempers go at Volendam
Sem Valk 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 dugout31 Dec 2035
The manager makes an example of Daniel Bielica
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Player ratings31 Dec 2035
One of those days for Raphaël Sarfo
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.20, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Match31 Dec 2035
The half-term report on Volendam
Position 12, 23 points, and every result so far reduced to one line. The second half of the season starts with the same squad and a different set of expectations.
Match29 Dec 2035
Volendam share the spoils with MVV Maastricht
A 1‑1 draw with MVV Maastricht leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
The dugout31 Dec 2035
Interim Coach: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 1‑1 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
In brief
- Player ratings Tiago Dantas leaves them behind him
- The dugout Max du Puy asks for a word with the manager
- The dugout Volendam pick somebody else ahead of Joel Simons