The Groningen Courier
Squad24 Aug 2026
A fracture rules Elvis van der Laan out for 45 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Groningen will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match22 Aug 2026
Cruel end for Zwolle as Groningen pounce
There is no crueller way to lose a football match. Groningen scored in the 92th minute, the restart barely happened, and the away end was still standing when the whistle went.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Etienne Vaessen
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market24 Aug 2026
Nikolas Brandis asks to leave Groningen
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Stije Resink 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.
Match22 Aug 2026
Younes Taha the difference as Groningen beat Zwolle
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Younes Taha. 2‑1 against Zwolle, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Luka Robben in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Groningen this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Jorg Schreuders
Successful dribbles: 12. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Juan Dinenno changes it off the bench
He was not in the side at half past three and he had settled it before five. Half an hour, and Groningen had a different afternoon.
In brief
- Market Groningen put Sven Bouland up for sale
- Market David van der Werff linked with a move away