The Cambuur Post
Squad25 Feb 2036
Zacharias Durup damages knee ligaments — 53 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 53 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Match23 Feb 2036
Cambuur strike at the death to beat Willem II
There were 87 minutes on the clock and Willem II had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and Cambuur did not stop to explain themselves.
Player ratings25 Feb 2036
Ishak Mayda pops up at the right end — 7.59
7.59, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Match23 Feb 2036
Ishak Mayda the difference as Cambuur beat Willem II
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Ishak Mayda. 2‑1 against Willem II, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market25 Feb 2036
Ryan Strootman steps up from the Cambuur academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ryan Strootman has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market25 Feb 2036
Memphis Janssen steps up from the Cambuur academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Memphis Janssen has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market25 Feb 2036
One of our own: Donny Aké joins the Cambuur first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Donny Aké is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Feb 2036
One of our own: Nathan Wijnaldum joins the Cambuur first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nathan Wijnaldum is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Player ratings25 Feb 2036
Roque Ricca runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Cambuur
- Squad Words exchanged at Cambuur
- The dugout Interim Coach has his say