The Fortuna Sittard Herald
Market26 May 2036
Lutz Böhme has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Fortuna Sittard they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom26 May 2036
The scrutiny sharpens at Fortuna Sittard
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Fortuna Sittard is running low.
The dugout26 May 2036
Lois Nainggolan says Fortuna Sittard 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.
Market26 May 2036
Anton Pavlov 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 The request is on a desk at Fortuna Sittard, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad26 May 2036
Tempers go at Fortuna Sittard
Edouard Michut 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.
Squad26 May 2036
Words at Fortuna Sittard training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jordan Zirkzee is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market26 May 2036
Fortuna Sittard promote Owen Wijnaldum from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Owen Wijnaldum has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market26 May 2036
Fortuna Sittard promote Robin Aké from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robin Aké has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout26 May 2036
Aaron Dormans gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- The dugout Douglas Borel is still being punished for one mistake
- The dugout Dedryck Courtois asks for a word with the manager
- Squad Edouard Michut is training like a man with a point to make