RBC target PSV midfielder Gakhokidze

26 Jun 2003

Eredivisie side RBC are targeting PSV's out of favour midfielder Giorgi Gakhokidze. The Georgian player, joined PSV on the 1998-1999 season, was recently informed by PSV trainer Guus Hiddink that there was no room for him at PSV after failing to gain a first team place and that he could move on this summer. Gakhokidze was close to a move to Turkish outfit Samsunspoor during the January transfer window period but declined the offer, stating that he would prefer to remain in Holland.

Nurnberg trial for De Graef and Den Ouden

25 Jun 2003

RKC's Belgian midfielder Garry de Graef, who was released by the club this summer and RBC striker Geert den Ouden, are on trial with German outfit FC Nurnberg who where relegated from the Bundesliga this season after finishing in 17th place.

Sillah one more year at RBC

21 Jun 2003

Eredivisie strugglers RBC have reached an agreement with Belgian outfit Club Brugge to hire their Gambian striker Ebou Silla for next term. Sillah, who was also loaned out the Rosendaalers this season, has played 25 times for RBC and scored 3 goals.

NAC complete signing of RBC striker Vos

17 Jun 2003

Ex Feyenoorder Henk Vos has completed the switch from RBC to UEFA Cup qualifiers NAC Breda despite RBC maintaining that they had a verbal agreement with the 35-year-old striker for him to stay an additional year with the Roosendaal outfit.  A statement on NAC's website confirmed that Vos will be part of the squad next term. "We have heard from RBC Roosendaal on Monday that they will let Vos go unhampered to NAC Breda,"  Vos has penned for one-year with the option for a further year.

RBC's Van der Sloot signs for Top Oss

14 Jun 2003

RBC's  out of favour midfielder Marcel van der Sloot has signed for Eerstedivisie outfit Top Oss. The 23-year-old was unable to gain a first team place this season with the Eredivisie side after struggling with a chest complaint. Van der Sloot was also banished to RBC's reserve squad after falling out with trainer Robert Maaskant . The trainer was unsatisfied with Van der Sloot's commitment and questioned his lifestyle.

Pascal Heije swaps RBC for NEC

13 Jun 2003

RBC midfielder Pascal Heije has swapped the Eredivisie strugglers for Johan Neeskens high flying NEC. Heije, who is transfer free, is the third player to pen for the UEFA Cup qualifiers is the past few weeks and will be joining new signings Arjan Ebbinge and Ajax midfielder Youssouf Hersi who has agreed to to spend another year with the club. Hoth Heije and Hersi are products of the Ajax youth system.

RBC sign Danish striker Youssouf

11 Jun 2003

Eredivisie survivors RBC Roosendaal have signed 26-year-old Danish striker Sammy Youssouf as a replacement for Henk Vos, who has decided to finish off his career with UEFA Cup qualifiers NAC.   The 26-year-old, who currently plays for Danish outfit SAS Ligaen and had scored 10 goals in 22 games, has penned for two years. Youssouf, has also had a short spell with Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone in 2001/02 but was unable to gain a first team place.

RBC sign Bradford City's Molenaar

03 Jun 2003

Eredivisie side RBC have signed Bradford City's Robert Molenaar on a one year deal with an option for a further season. Molenaar, who has also played for Premier League outfit Leeds, was in search of a new club after Bradford's precarious financial situation forced the club to release the Dutchman. RBC have now completely rejuvenated their defence after having  signed Westerloo's Sidney Lammens, NEC skipper Danny Hesp and Anderlecht's Melvin Fleur.

RBC sign Ajax's Pius Ikedia

28 May 2003

RBC have have signed Ajax winger Pius Ikedia on a two year deal. The 22-year-old Nigerian international, who was unable to gain a first team place with the Amsterdammers, is currently on loan at Groningen who also wanted to make use of his services next year. However, Groningen were only interested in hiring the winger whereas RBC were prepared to pay Ajax for the one year remaining on his contract.  RBC also tried to hire Ikedia last summer but were beaten at the post by Groningen.

Wooter targeted by MSV Duisburg

28 May 2003

RBC's ex-Ajax striker Nordin Wooter has been lined up by German Bundesliga outfit MSV Duisburg for a summer signing. MSV have already added 10 new players to their lineup for next season and are now keen to add the ex-Watford striker to their side. Wooter's future with RBC was uncertain with the club planning to axe several players at the end of this term.

RBC join queue for Regilio Vrede

23 May 2003

Strugglers RBC have joined the queue to sign ex-Roda JC defender, Regilio Vrede. The tall center-back , who confirmed RBC's interest on his website, is currently playing for Greek outfit Iraklis on a one year deal and has expressed his desire to return to Holland.  If RBC intend to secure Vrede's services then they will have to compete with Eredivisie side Groningen who have also set their sights on Surinam-born player.

RBC target Danny Hesp

16 May 2003

Struggling Eredivisie side RBC are to talks today with NEC Nijmegen captain Danny Hesp whith a view to signing the 33-year-old defender for next season. RBC, who have been in the market for a left-footed defender, is now on the top of RBC's shopping list after attemts to sign NAC's Mark Schenning and  RKC's Virgilio Teixeira, failed. Hesp, began his career with Ajax before leaving to play for Heerenveen, TOP Oss, Roda JC and AZ.  Hesp has been playing for his current club NEC since 1997.

Nascimento ponders switch to amateurs

13 May 2003

RBC's veteran defender David Nascimento is contemplating making the switch from professional football to the amateurs at the end of this season. Nascimento, whose contract runs out this summer, has not been offered a new extension and although transfer free, the players has decided that he does not want move to a new professional club.

RBC sign Belgian right back Lammens

05 May 2003

Ere Divisie outfit RBC have signed 25-year-old Belgian right back Sidney Lammens who is currently playing for Belgium side Westerloo. Lammen, who will join RBC in the summer transfer-window, has penned a three-year contract.

RBC sign Melvin Fleur

26 Apr 2003

Defender Melvin Fleur who is currently on loan to RBC Roosendaal from Belgium side Anderlecht has seen his good performances at the club rewarded with a three year deal. The exact details of the contract are not yet known but part of the deal entails that RBC play a pre-season friendly against the Belgians for the next three seasons.

RBC to test French and German defender

24 Apr 2003

French defender Arnoud Saulcy has been offered a trial with struggling Ere Divisie side RBC. RBC trainer Rob Maaskant is hoping that the  22-year-old player will be able to fill the gap for right back position that has been created after the departure of Sander Keller to Utrecht. Saulcy is currently bench sitter with  with French Division Two side Metz. RBC have also announced that they will give  German defender Heiner Backhaus,another trial.

RBC striker Den Ouden targeted by Twente

22 Apr 2003

RBC striker Geert den Ouden has been targeted by bankrupt Ere Divisie side Twente and will soon commence talks with the club. Den Ouden has confirmed that his agent Marin van Ophuizen held preliminary talks last Friday. In an interview in the Dutch provincial daily newspaper 'BN/DE Stem' Den Ouden said "Van Ophuizen will now go and talk with Twente about the possibilities and how they see my position. Of course I'mfor these talks. Twente is a great club and despite the reports financially pretty stable, so it seems to me. I'm not worried."

Henk Vos hands in his notice at RBC

02 Apr 2003

Ex- Feyenoord striker Henk Vos has handed in a resignation  at RBC after being informed that he must take a 25 percent paycut for next season. Vos believes that he has been let down by RBC after they had first stated  that he could name his own wages but now the club was arguing over every cent. "The difference between their offer and what I asked is less than 100 euros gross per month," he said. "What are we talking about? They want my picture on the new season tickets, but I don't see that reflected in what they offered me." However, according to insiders Vos could yet be persuaded to stay.

Keller partially interested in Utrecht return

31 Mar 2003

Utrecht defender Sander Keller who has been on loan to Ere Divisie strugglers RBC for the past three years, has told Utrecht that he will only sign a new deal if he is guaranteed first-team football. Keller's contract runs out at the end of this season and RBC are also keen to hold onto the player. However, Utrecht have once again recognized his talents and would like to see him return to the club. Keller stated that although he would regard a return to Utrecht as a step forward in his career, playing regular football was more important.  "Utrecht are a big club. I see it as a step forward in my career but it is important to me that I will get playing time in Utrecht. I'm still young and I don't want to be a bench-sitter."

Den Ouden rejects RBC extension offer

27 Mar 2003

RBC's top scorer Geert den Ouden has rejected a contract extension offer from RBC Roosendaal after stating that he is not prepared to accept a wage-cut. De Ouden's present deal expires in the summer and RBC would love to continue with Den Ouden but unless they can come up with a more realistic offer then their goal-getter will look for a new club.

RBC trial for German defender Backhaus

25 Mar 2003

RBC offered enfant terrible Heiner Backhaus a trial.  The 21-year-old German right-back was ousted from his last club  Union Berlin for his negative comments towards their chairman  Heiner Betram.  Backhaus, who has represented his country's Under-16 and Under-20 teams is to make his first appearance for RBC against Amateur side BSC in the Roosendaal Super Cup.

Melvin Fleur has operation on broken nose

04 Mar 2003

RBC defender Melvin Fleur has had an operation for a broken nose received after  a collision with team-mate David Nascimento during Friday's match against Willem II. At first it was feared that the Waalwijkers would have to do without his services for several weeks but now that the operation has been successfully carried out it is expected that he will be able to make return within two weeks. Talking to the Dutch daily newspaper "De Telegraaf" Fleur said:  "I can start training again on Thursday, the doctors told me and I hope to be able to play in one and a half week's time. I'll be back for the away game against FC Zwolle, with or without a nose mask."

Carlos van Wanrooy to swap RKC for RBC

13 Feb 2003

With only the fine details to be settled it looks as if RKC midfielder Carlos van Wanrooy is set to make the switch from RKC to RBC. The 35 year old veteran has agreed to a loan deal until the end of the season and is hoping for a further year to be added.

Maaskant returns to RBC

06 Feb 2003

Robert Maaskant who guided RBC to the Ere Divisie last season before leaving to become trainer of Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles has been appointed as the replacement to Chris Dekker. RBC who are in the degradation danger zone are hoping that Maaskant will be able to ensure they maintain their Eredivise status. Maaskant has signed for one-and-a-half years.

Wilco de Vogt swaps Sheffield for RBC

02 Feb 2003

Sheffield United's Dutch goalkeeper Wilko de Vogt who recently stated that he wanted to leave the club has reached an agreement with Dutch Ere Divisie club RBC . De Vogt, who still has 1½ years left remaining on his contract, will be between the Roosendaalers post for the rest of the season. It is uncertain if the ex-NAC player is intending to stay with the RBC after the current season has finished or if he plans to search for a better club.

RBC target Chinese Shu Chang

31 Jan 2003

Ere Divisie club RBC are reported to have targetted Chinese midfielder  Shu Chang who is currently under contract with Chinese Premier league side Shandong Lunen Taishan. RBC are hoping to hire 25 year old  player until the end of the season with an option to buy if proves to be a valid asset..

RBC sack trainer Chris Deckers

30 Jan 2003

Ere Divisie club RBC have sacked trainer Chris Deckers, Although the favorites for relegation are doiong reasonably well with thier 15th place the board are concerned with the trainers relationship with the players and believe that the risk is too high to let Deckker continue. RBC, who are planning to offer Deckers another position within the club, have asked assistant trainers Waslanders and Kooimans to take over until a suitable trainer has been found.

Goalkeeper Aerts misses rest of season

28 Jan 2003

Holland's Ere Divisie's goalkeepers seem to be plagued by injuries this season. Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV have regularly had to field third choice goalies and now RBC are faced at having to miss first choice Maikel Aerts for the rest of the season. Aerts who joined RBC from Den Bosch at the beginning of this year will undergo surgery in Belgium next week on his injured shoulder. Surgeon De Clerk has informed the player that it will need at least four months to recover from the operation.

Heerenveen target Nordin Wooter

15 Jan 2003

Heerenveen, who have just signed Sheffield Wednesday striker Gerald Sibon, have now set their sights on ex-Ajax winger,Nordin Wooter. The 26 year old forward who joined RBC last year on a one year contract, is transfer-free as of  June 2003.  Dutch daily newspaper "De Telegraaf"  reported recently that a number of clubs were targeting the player including AZ,  Utrecht, Vitesse and Feyenoord but according to Wooter he's very satisfied with Heerenveen's offer and would welcome the chance to play for the 'Friesians'. Before joining RBC Wooter played for English side Watford, Premera Liga club Real Zaragosa and Ajax Amsterdam.

RBC Den Ouden to play in China

15 Jan 2003

RBC's top scorer Geert den Ouden who's contract runs out at the end of this season, is to sign for a Chinese club.  The name of the club has not yet been disclosed but it is believed to be a Chinese Premier League club. The 26 year old Den Ouden will first have to undergo the usual medical tests before the lucrative deal is finalized. Although Den Ouden's current contract is soon to expire, RBC will be receiving a considerable transfer-fee for the out of favor Den Ouden.

RBC test defender Rade Trifkovic

15 Jan 2003

RBC have offered Dutch defender Rade Trifkovic the chance to earn a contract with the 'Roosendaalers'. The ex-Yugoslavian who who received the Dutch nationality after arriving in Holland as a refugee, is seen as the ideal replacement for the injured Sander Keller. Trifkovic's contract with his former club Admira Wacker ran out last summer and he is now consequently transfer-free. Before joining Admira Wacker Trifkovic played for Eerste Divisie club, Telstar.

RBC fail to contract Benfica defender

13 Jan 2003

15th placed RBC's attempts to contract Benfica defender Cabral have failed. The club had hoped that they would be able to hire the Portuguese defender until the end of the season but the right back had no desire to play for RBC, preferring to stay at Top club Benfica. RBC's trainer Rob Meppelink said: "Unfortunately he will not come. It is a shame because he would have been a fantastic addition to our squad. We have to look elsewhere, but there is no panic at all because I also hear good reports about the injury of Sander Keller, so maybe it isn't even necessary."

RBC test defender Ray Frankel

05 Jan 2003

Eerste Divisie club RBC, who are in need of an immediate replacement for the injured Sander Keller, are to test ex-Feyenoord youth player, Ray Frakel. The 20 year-old defender is currently on loan to Estonian champions Flora who are trained by Dutch trainer Arno Pijpers.

RBC and Koskinen part ways

21 Dec 2002

RBC Roosendaal and Sampo Koskinen have agreed mutually to the termination of the Finnish defender's contract. The 23 year-old former Allianssi Vantaa and FC Jokerit player arrived in Roosendaal last November but, although he played 14 matches, he's no chance of getting any playtime soon.

Twente beat RBC 3-0

20 Dec 2002

Twente lineup : Sander Boschker, Sjaak Polak, Rahim Ouédraego, Jeroen Heubach, Faouzi el-Brazi, Simon Cziommer, Kurt van de Paar, Thijs Houwing, Scott Booth, Jurgen Cavens, Spira Grujic, David Nasciment. RBC lineup : Maikel Aerts, Eric Hellemons, Azubike Oliseh, Peter Maseland, Pascal Heije, Edwin de Graaf, Nordin Wooter, Melvin Fleur, Henk Vos, Ebou Sillah. Twente had a comfortable home win against RBC this evening. Jurgens Cavensd in the 21st, cleverly passing goalie Maikel. In the 71st minute, Houwing pounced on a cross to hit in from close range and, 2 minutes later, Collin John put the final 3-0 score-line on the board with a nice 25 meter shot.

NEC beat RBC 3-0

17 Dec 2002

After a goalless and unentertaining first half, Youssouf Hersid the score with a nice shot in the 57th minute. Hersi, on loan from Ajax, was once again on target to put away his 2nd goal twelve minutes later. Just 3 minutes after that, Mike Zonneveld netted the final goal of the evening.

RBC lose 1-3 to NAC in Cup

12 Dec 2002

RBC got off to a good start,ng via Geert den Ouden in the 23rd minute, his 5th Amstel Cup goal but, within 3 minutes, Orlando Engelaar had levelled the score. In the second half Engelaar was once again on target, scoring the 1-2 in the 52nd minute.  In the 62nd minute,  Mark Schenning found himself heading for early shower, reducing NAC to 10 players.  RBC were unable to take advantage of the one-man-more situation and remained the lesser of the 2 teams. 5 minutes before time Arne Slot put the final 1-3 on the score-board.

RBC and Excelsior draw 1-1

06 Dec 2002

RBC lineup: Maikel Aerts, Edwin de Graaf, David Nascimento, Azubike Oliseh, Melvin Fleur, Eric Hellemons, Pascal Heije, Tininho, Nordin Wooter (10. Ebou Sillah), Geert den Ouden (61. Peter Maseland), Henk Vos. Excelsior lineup: Zbigniew Malkowski, Danny Buijs (56. Mounir el Hamdaoui), Steve Olfers, Civard Sprockel, Michel Fernandes, Bastos, Gill Swerts, Saïd Boutahar, Patrick Mtiliga, Dries Boussatta (36. Leo Koswal), Cecilio Lopes, Brian Pinas. Excelsior stormed out of the blocks tonight in Roosendaal and pinned the home team back in their own half. RBC had problems coping with the Rotterdammers' onslaught and were sloppy on the ball, which didn't help them to get to grips with the flow of play. The visitors should have done more with their advantage but Cecilio Lopes, Brian Pinas and Saïd Boutahar were all less-than-sharp tonight while RBC-keeper Maikel Aerts was well-on-form and dealt smartly with their attempts at goal. The home team began to be encouraged by their opponents' lack of success and Ebou Sillah hit the bar but it was Henk Vos who actually put them ahead close to the break. The 2nd act was more entertaining and Excelsior trainer Adrie Koster's decision to bring on some extra firepower in the shape of Mounir el Hamdaoui bore fruit when Brian Pinas' through ball found Saïd Boutahar waiting to seal his fine performance tonight with the equalizer in the 66th. Excelsior had the chances to snatch the points but a cat-like save by the excellent Aerts kept the score level till the whistle.

RBC - NAC Cup match rescheduled

04 Dec 2002

The Dutch FA (KNVB) has rescheduled the Amstel Cup match between RBC Roosendaal and NAC, postponed yesterday due to thick fog, for this coming Wednesday, December 11th.

NAC beat RBC 1-0

30 Nov 2002

NAC Lineup: Babos - Colin, Gudelj, Schenning, Fehér - Penders, Schreuder, Engelaar - Bobson, Boussaboun, van den Eede RBC Roosendaal Lineup: Aerts - de Graaf, Nascimento, Oliseh, Hellemons - Sillah, Heije, Maseland, Tininho - Vos, Wooter After a rather boring 1st half the fans were treated to a far more entertaining second half. Ex-Ajax forward Bobson put the home-side ahead in the 71st minute with a lucky connection. After the goal NAC gained more control of the match but couldn't express that in goals-on-the-board.

RBC lose to PSV 0-3

23 Nov 2002

RBC  Lineup: Aerts - Nascimento, Oliseh, Hellemons, Fleur, Heije - de Graaf, Tininho, Wooter - den Ouden, Vos PSV Lineup:Waterreus - Ooijer, Faber, Bouma - van der Schaaf, Vogel, Lucius, Rommedahl, Robben - Vennegoor of Hesselink, Kezman PSV had an easy away win tonight, beating RBC 0-3.  Ere Divisie Top scorer Mateja Kezmand for PSV 2 minutes into injury time of the 1st half.  3 minutes after the break Ooijer increased the lead to 0-2. Dennis Rommedahl made it 0-3 for PSV in the 54th with a beautiful lob.

RBC beat Roda 4-0

17 Nov 2002

RBC lineup: Aerts -  , Nascimento, Oliseh, Hellemons - Maseland, Heije, de Graaf, Tininho - den Ouden, Vos. Roda lineup: Kujovic - Sonkaya, Luijpers, Brouwers, Filipovic - Sonko, Vicelich, van Dessel, Soetaers - Cristiano, Anastasiou. RBC booked a convincing 4-0 win against the 'Kerkrade Crew' this afternoon. Geert den Oudend proceedings with two goals in the 31st and 53rd. Henk Vos put away a spot-shot in the 80th and Melvin Fleur took the final score to 4-0 in the 88th.

RBC beat Groningen 2-0

12 Nov 2002

RBC Roosendaal lineup: Aerts - Hellemons, Nascimento, Oliseh, Fleur, Heije - Maseland, De Graaf, Tininho - Vos, Den Ouden. Groningen lineup: Beukenkamp - Elshot, Schoenmakers, Florén - Van Gessel, Broerse, Krstev, Hugo - Tuhuteru, Ikedia, Salmon. Two goals by Eric Hellemons (53rd and 88th) handed Groningen their latest defeat this season. Ron Jans has not been able to shape a winning team out of a disillusioned side at the Oosterpark and this was their 9th defeat of the season. They stay stuck at the bottom of the table while RBC climb to 15th.

Wooter out with mystery shoulder injury

12 Nov 2002

Nordin Wooter will miss tonight's Ere Divisie match between RBC Roosendaal and FC Groningen after the former Ajax player developed a mysterious shoulder injury which forced him to drop out of the 2-0 defeat by AZ on Saturday after 25 minutes.  It's an important match for both teams as Groningen are still stuck at the bottom of the table (the only Ere Divisie side not to have won a single match so far) while RBC are in 15th place and need the points to get clear of the danger zone.

RBC lose to AZ 0-2

09 Nov 2002

Co Adriaanse couldn't have wished for a better start to his new job at AZ as the Alkmaarders booked a much-needed away win at RBC Roosendaal. It was AZ's first win in 11 matches thanks to goals by Barry van Galen and Michael Buskermolen.

RBC and RKC in tiresome 0-0

02 Nov 2002

RBC lineup: Aerts - Keller, Nascimento, Oliseh, Fleur - De Graaf, Heije, Tininho - Den Ouden, Vos, Wooter. RKC lineup: Van Dijk - Boulahrouz, Nikiforov, Van den Berg, Greene - Molhoek, Van Diemen, De Graef - Oost, Hoogendorp, Cornelisse. The first half was a tiresome affair in which the Waalwijkers played somewhat better football than the home team. RKC remained superior after the break but had to play out the last minutes of the match with 10 men when Khalid Boulahtouz picked up his 2nd yellow card in the 82nd.

Willem II beat RBC 3-1

19 Oct 2002

Willem II lineup: De Vlieger - Jaliens, Van Nieuwstadt, Janssens, J. Mathijsen - Landzaat, Van der Gun, Victoria - Ceesay, Sektioui, Shoukov. RBC lineup: Aerts - Keller, Nascimento, Oliseh, Hellemons - de Graaf, Maseland, den Ouden, Fleur - Wooter, Vos. Willem II climb to 3rd place with this 3-1 win in the Brabant derby against RBC Roosendaal. The Tilburgers, who looked far better in almost all departments than their opponents, went a goal up in the 14th when Sander Keller scored an own goal. Dmitri Shoukov (28th) and Jattoo Ceesay (57th) gave them a comfortable 3-0 advantage and Geert den Ouden (77th) scored a consolation goal for the Roosendaalers.

Utrecht and RBC share points 2-2

06 Oct 2002

Utrecht lineup: Wapenaar - Vreven, Van Mol, Schut, Touzani - Bosschaart, De Jong, Tanghe - Van den Bergh, Kuijt, Roiha. RBC lineup: Aerts - Keller, Nascimento, Oliseh - Fleur, De Graaf, Maseland, Wooter, Tininho - Den Ouden, Vos. Utrecht had taken a fair old 1-3 knock on Thursday against Legia Warsaw, apart from all the other unpleasantness that took place. Foeke Booy's team clearly needed to revive their sagging spirits and restore some honour while RBC were riding on the wave of their 4-2 win against a neglectful Feyenoord last weekend. Utrecht had more than their fair share of chances to score against RBC this afternoon and were clearly the stronger team but failed to convert their superiority into goals-on-the-board. Foeke Booy's boys wasted most of their scoring opportunities while RBC had far fewer but made better use of them. Dirk Kuijt put the Domstad side ahead in the 39th but Geert den Ouden drew the visitors level in the 43rd. Chris Dekker probably never expected to be so close to winning 3 points at the Nieuw Galgenwaard after De Graaf put his team ahead in the 50th. His dream didn't last long as Utrecht pushed forward in search of an equalizer and most of the remaining action took place in the visitors' half. It took till Alje Schut pulled a last minute goal out of the bag in the 90th before they got a point for their efforts.

RBC in surprise 4-2 against Feyenoord

28 Sep 2002

RBC lineup: Aerts - Keller, Nascimento, Oliseh, Fleur - de Graaf, Heije, Tininho - den Ouden, Wooter, Vos. Feyenoord lineup: Zoetebier - Emerton, van Wonderen, Paauwe, Rzasa - Song C G, Bosvelt, Ono, Pardo, Buffel - van Hooijdonk. Feyenoord probably thought they were in for a relatively easy 90 minutes football tonight but it all went wrong and they mostly had themselves to blame. Belgian talent Thomas Buffeld the score for the Rotterdammers in the 28th as everything seemed in order. Feyenoord then failed to press home their on-pitch superiority in the form of some goals-in-the-back-of-the-net and paid the price when David Nascimento equalized for RBC in the 43rd, with a header from a Henk Vos cross.  The Rotterdammers had been warned by earlier moments of danger during theng 45 minutes and it was therefore no surprise when a refreshed RBC went ahead with a Geert den Ouden goal 9 minutes into the 2nd half. Although, technically speaking, Feyenoord continued to dominate the play after the break Henk Vos scored a 3rd for the home team on the hour. A P-Air free-kick-special narrowed the gap a little in the 78th before Peter Maseland put the 4-2 on the board in the 90th minute. Bert van Marwijk and his boys will not be pleased!

RBC to double stadium capacity

27 Sep 2002

RBC Roosendaal have ambitious plans for increasing their Vast & Goed Stadion's capacity to 10,500 seats. It'll provide room for double the current number of spectators while there will also be an increase in the number of business and commercial  units. The club would like to complete the work by the 2004/2005 season but before work can begin, hopefully at the end of next year, certain agreements will have to be reached with financial partners. "It's an absolute precondition but we're close to agreement with several commercial partners whose financial commitments will allow us to complete the construction-work," said club director Paul van der Kraan.

RBC miss Sillah for two months

26 Sep 2002

RBC Roosendaal will have to miss Ebou Sillah for the next two months after the 22 year-old Gambian failed to avoid a crunching tackle during training yesterday and ended up with a fractured shinbone. Sillah joined the club this summer on loan from Belgian side Club Brugge and quickly made a good impression, growing into a valued member of trainer Chris Dekker's lineup.

Luyten out for the coming year

24 Sep 2002

Ramon Luyten will be out of action for the next year after undergoing an operation to repair a knee injury he picked up in the match he played for Jong RBC, the Roosendaalers reserve team. The news is a tough blow for the 20 year-old who has just returned from another injury.

RBC lose to Ajax 2-3

21 Sep 2002

RBC lineup: Aerts - Keller, Nascimento, Oliseh - Fleur, De Graaf, Heije, Tininho - Wooter, Vos, Sillah. Ajax lineup: Stekelenburg - Trabelsi, Yakubu, Chivu, O'Brien - Galásek, Pienaar, Maxwell - Van der Meyde, Ibrahimovic, Wamberto. Ajax and PSV are the only teams not to have dropped a point so far this season though the Amsterdammers made unnecessarily hard work of dealing with RBC Roosendaal tonight, where Henk Voss celebrated his 400th professional match, and almost gave away a 0-3 lead in the closing stages of the match. They kicked-off at a cracking pace and Maxwell, Van der Meyde and Zlatan, especially, had several good chances to go ahead in theng quarter of an hour but his efforts were parried by Aerts and the post. It took till favourite-son Jari Litmanen appeared for the back of the net to be finally found. Appearing as as substitute for young Brazilian Maxwell, he was once more quick to make his presence felt, feeding Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a ball that the Swedish international sent past goalie Maikel Aerts for the 1-0 in the 58th. A bit of a downer is the news of his injury, which the Fin picked up 9 minutes after appearing. Litmanen doesn't want to risk a more serious thigh muscle injury with the Champions League match against Inter Milan at the door and decided to drop out to prevent any further strain. Tomás Galásek increased the lead with a 2nd in the 67th with a beauty of a strike. When Cristian Chivu put away a spot-shot in 75th, for a hands-ball by former Ajax player Melvin Fleur, the match seemed wrapped up. However, RBC fought back with goals by former Ajax striker Nordin Wooter in the 82nd and Geert den Ouden in the 88th that were not quite enough to earn the Roosendaalers a point but did make the last minutes tense and exciting to watch.

Ramon Luyten injured again

18 Sep 2002

Ramon Luyten has had to delay his return to active duty at RBC after damaging a knee tendon in a match with the Rosendaalers' reserve team, Jong RBC. The midfielder will be out of action for at least another 4 weeks. It's a blow for Luyten who was ironically enough on the way back from an earlier knee-injury picked up in the Amstel Cup match against Baronie.

Vitesse beat RBC 3-0

13 Sep 2002

Vitesse lineup:  Jevric, Cornelisse, Zeman, Fränkel, Levchenko, Hofs, T. Janssen, Martel, Claessens, Peeters, Mbamba. RBC Roosendaal lineup:  Aerts, Keller, Nascimento, David, Oliseh, Fleur, De Graaf, Heije, Sillah, Tininho, Wooter, Vos. Vitesse have revenged themselves for their 0-1 defeat earlier this season by Zwolle with a 3-0 win tonight. The Arnhemmers were clearly motivated to erase the memory of the previous outcome of 14 days ago and the visitors were overwhelmed by the attacking style of Mike Snoei's team. Belgian forward Bob Peeters returned to the lineup for the first time this season and repayed the trust shown in him with an 11th minute goal. It was a neat way for him to celebrate his 50th appearance in the Ere Divisie. After the break Nicky Hofs scored a 2nd in the 68th while a last minute 3rd by Kalle Sone secured the points to take Vitesse, who now have earned themselves 6 points, past RBC, who have 4 points.

Björn Daelemans to leave RBC

02 Sep 2002

Björn Daelemans has been told he can leave RBC Roosendaal, despite the fact that his contract still runs till 2004. The 25 year-old forward is superfluous to the club's needs, since the arrival of former Ajax striker Nordin Wooter and Gambian striker Ebou Sillah, and would only be trainer Chris Dekker's 3rd choice for a strike-role. The new goal-getting duo scored a goal each during Sunday's 3-0 win against Heerenveen.

RBC beat Heerenveen 3-0

01 Sep 2002

RBC lineup: Aerts - Keller, Nascimento, Oliseh, Fleur - De Graaf, Heije, Tininho - Wooter, Vos, Sillah. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk - Bakkati, Hansson, De Nooijer, Ebbinge - Radomski, Hansma, Jensen - Nurmela, Denneboom, Samardzic. In a suprising result RBC beat a hopelessly weak operating Heerenveen while also managing themselves to not concede any goals-against for the first time in their Ere Divisie record, thanks in part to Maikel Aerts good-goalkeeping! After their defeat by RKC last weekend Foppe de Haan's team seem to have lost their way while Henk Vos has seen the most balls hit the back-of-his-net (8 in total) than any other keeper in the Ere Divisie this season. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Frieslanders and even the appearance of latest signing Abgar Barsom didn't help to swing things their way. First half goals by Henk Vos (a header in the 2nd minute) and former Ajax forward and new signing Nordin Wooter in the 38th, pouncing on a blunder by the usually dependable Gerárd de Nooijer, gave the home team a comfortable half-time lead. RBC were often as shaky in defence as the visitors but Heerenveen just couldn't find a way to profit from the home team's weaknesses and another of the Roosendaalers' new signings, Ebou Sillah, picked up a pass from Nordin Wooter to take the final-score to 3-0 in the 66th. The win takes RBC to 7th place while Heerenveen sink to 17th with only one point from 3 games!

RBC miss Hellemons for 3 weeks

28 Aug 2002

RBC Roosendaal will miss Eric Hellemons for the coming three weeks after the 31 year-old defender picked up a hamstring injury in last Saturday's 2-0 defeat by De Graafschap. Medical examination has revealed that the tendon has been torn where it attaches to the left-knee. It's the latest injury-blow for Hellemons, who missed much of the last two seasons due to injuries. Mister-RBC, as he's known, is in his 15th season with the Roosendaalers but only played 31 matches in the last two years.

De Graafschap beat RBC 2 - 0

24 Aug 2002

De Graafschap lineup: Wevers - Bot, Vreman, Bakens, Hermans, Culina, Van Leerdam, Turpijn, Hertog - Van Vossen, Valeev. RBC lineup: Aerts - Keller, Nascimento, David, Hellemons, Oliseh, Heije, Piqué, Fleur, Wooter - Vos, Sillah. De Graafschap had few problems in this win against newly promoted RBC Roosendaal. In their Vijverberg stadium they booked a simple 1-0 win thanks to goals by Peter van Vossen and Ruslan Valeev while for David Nascimento the defeat was a bitter way to celebrate his 300th professional match. Peter van Vossend the score for the homeside in the 22nd minnute of the game. He should have made it 2 - 0 at the beginning of the second half after being awarded a penalty but the ex-Feyenoorder shot wide. In the 71st minute, he made ammends for his mistake with a fine assist, allowing Ruslan Valeev to put the final 2 - 0 score on the board. Even the presence of former Ajax player Nordin Wooter, making his debut, couldn't help them to squeeze out a point and the damage could have been even greater de bezoekers if Van Vossen hadn't missed his spot-shot!

Tininho on trial with RBC

22 Aug 2002

Feyenoord's Brazilian right-back Tininho is on the move again in his search for a new club and is on trial this week with newly promoted RBC Roosendaal. He's been given two days to impress coach Chris Dekker that he's worth adding to the squad Tininho on trial with RBC 22 Aug 2002 Feyenoord's Brazilian right-back Tininho is on the move again in his search for a new club and is on trial this week with newly promoted RBC Roosendaal. He's been given two days to impress coach Chris Dekker that he's worth adding to the squad after unsuccessful trials with AZ and Belgian side KV Mechelen. "A return to Brazil is not one of my options (yet) after the 3 great years I've had in Holland. RBC is a good team, and looking for a midfielder, so hopefully I'll be luckier this time!" RBC sign Nordin Wooter 21 Aug 2002 Nordin Wooter and RBC have agreed terms and the former Ajax player has signed a deal which will keep him at the Roosendaal side for the rest of the season. Wooter, who's also turned out for Real Zaragoza and Watford, was transfer-free. Van Gastel set for return to Holland? 21 Aug 2002 Jean-Paul van Gastel is rumoured to be poised for a return to Holland and a possible contract with RBC Roosendaal. The former Willem II and Feyenoord midfielder has been playing for Italian side Como, recently promoted to the Serie A, after a spell with Ternana. Como are said to have offered the 30 year-old to RBC who are interested in signing him. RBC sign Ebouh Sillah 16 Aug 2002 RBC continue their transfer activities on theng day of the new season by signing Ebouh Sillah from Belgian side Club Brugge. The 22 year-old left-half, with 22 internationl caps for Gambia to his name, has signed up for a year with the Roosendaalers and can make his Ere Divisie debut tonight against Zwolle. Wooter on trial with RBC Roosendaal 16 Aug 2002 Starting tomorrow, former Ajax player Nordin Wooter will be on trial with newly promoted RBC Roosendaal. the 25 year-old forward is currently without a club after failing to obtain a contract extension with his previous employer, English First Division side Watford. During the last few weeks Wooter has been keeping fit by training with Jong Ajax. Earlier interest on the part of Belgian club AA Gent and Portugese side Belenenses failed to translate into the hoped-for deal. RBC miss Ramon Luyten as season kicks-off 14 Aug 2002 Ramon Luyten is out of action for a minimum of two weeks after the RBC midfielder picked up a knee injury in last Saturday's Amstel Cup match against De Baronie. It's the latest injury-blow for trainer Chris Dekker whose newly promoted team kicks-off in the Ere Divisie without Melvin Fleur and Björn Daelemans. No RBC move for Van der Gun 06 Aug 2002 Cedric van der Gun has decided not to move to newly promoted RBC Roosendaal. The Ajax forward had asked RBC-manager Paul van der Kraan for some more time to think about the offer he'd been made but didn't get it! Talking to Dutch provincial newspaper the 'Brabants Dagblad' Van der Kraan said, "He only wants to use that extra time to see if he can find another club to sign for while what we need at the moment is clarity and a player(s) who actually wants to play for us". RBC reject Renfurm,give Steijn extra week 06 Aug 2002 RBC Roosendaal have decided not to offer Michael Renfurm a contract. The 26 year-old wing-forward is currently under contract to German side LR Ahlen who turn out in the Bundesliga's 2nd division. Trainer Chris Dekker remained unimpressed by the former Sparta and NEC player's skills. In contrast 28 year-old former Den Haag and NAC midfielder Maurice Steijn, who's also been on trial, will be given an extra week to earn himself a deal. RBC still want left-winger 16 July 2002 Newly promoted RBC Roosendaal are not finished with adding new players to their squad for next season. They would like to add a left-winger and are targeting Mourad Mghizrat  ( Den Bosch) and Maikel Renfurm (LR Ahlen). Renfurm previously played for Sparta, NEC, Icelandic side KR and Scottish side St. Mirren before moving to LR Ahlen in the 2nd Division of the German Bundesliga. RBC have already acquired David Nascimento (RKC Waalwijk), Bike Oliseh (FC Utrecht), Mitchell Pique (Ajax), Ferdi Claessen (Feyenoord) and goalies Erwin Friebel (Feyenoord) and Maikel Aerts (FC Den Bosch). RBC to sign Maikel Aerts 15 July 2002 RBC Roosendaal are on the point of signing former Den Bosch and Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen goalkeeper Maikel Aerts. The deal is practically done, except for a few small details, and he should be signing a cntract fro two years with the freshly promoted side in the course of today. Aerts, who was sidelined at Den Bosch last year when he was caught with traces of cocaine in his blood, will be competing for a place in goal with Wim de Ron, who's currently sick with a gastro-intestinal infection. Steijn gets RBC trial 09 July 2002 Maurice Steijn has been offered a trial with RBC Roosendaal during the coming 2 - 3 weeks. The 28 year-old former Den Haag defensive midfielder has been denied a contract extension with NAC and Chris Dekker has decided to give him a chance to prove himself. Steijn has played a total of 134 league matches for ADO Den Haag and NAC. "I'm fit again after a long period of injury and dying to play some football!" said Steijn.  RBC change tactics for next season 05 July 2002 RBC will not be the same team who came out fighting in the Ere Divisie two seasons ago only to be rewarded with relegation. Instead their new trainer Chris Dekker is preaching caution (and rightly so) to the reduced squad he's got to work with. An important role will be given to the veterans Henk Vos and David Nascimento and there are high expectations of newcomers Azubike Oliseh (FC Utrecht), Mitchell Pique (Ajax), Melvin Fleur (Anderlecht) and Erwin Friebel (Feyenoord). The club's striker Jeffrey Kooistra has hung up his boots and will be acting as Dekkers' assistant. RBC hire Melvin Fleur 04 Jun 2002 Anderlecht's Melvin Fleur will play for newly re-promoted RBC next season in the Ere Divisie. The 20 year-old left-back is a product of Ajax's youth academy and moved to Belgium in the summer of 2001 along with another young Ajax player Sherjill MacDonald. RKC Waalwijk and NAC had been interested in the defender but he failed to impress them sufficiently to earn a deal. RBC sign second young Feyenoorder 26 Jun 2002 Newly promoted RBC Roosendaal have added another young Feyenoorder in 19 year-old Ferdi Claessen who's signed a contract for a year. Claessen came up through Feyenoord's youth academy and played for Excelsior's youth team during the last two seasons. He's a midfielder who plays equally well in a central position as on the left flank. Between the age of 14 and 18 he played for Holland's youth teams and is the 2nd Feyenoord player to join the Roosendaalers after the earlier signing of goalie Erwin Friebel. RBC's Jeffrey Kooistra ends career 21 Jun 2002 Jeffrey Kooistra has decided to end his playing career after hearing from RBC's new trainer Chris Dekker that there's no place for him in the squad. The 33 year-old midfielder has been offered a job with the club's technical staff and will be joint assistant trainer alongside Koos Waslander. Kooistra played for Volendam, Haarlem, Heerenveen, NEC, Groningen, Helmond Sport and RBC. He scored 50 goals in 286 matches. RBC miss Viedma till winter break 20 Jun 2002 Newly promoted RBC Roosendaal have already had their first bit of bad news before the new season is anywhere near kicking-off!  Juan Viedma will be out of action till the winter break after picking up a serious achilles injury in the last playoff match of last season against Den Bosch. The 27 year-old central-defender was fitted with a plaster-cast yesterday and will not be available for the coming 6 months! RBC return Van Loenhout to Waalwijk 20 Jun 2002 RBC's new trainer Chris Dekker has told John van Loenhout that his hire contract will not be renewed and the midfielder can return to RKC Waalwijk. The Roosendaalers have just hired Ajax's Mitchell Piqué to play in the left-half position. RBC add Oliseh plus Heije and Piqué 14 Jun 2002 RBC Roosendaal are reinforcing their defence in preparation for their 2nd Ere Divisie adventure and, after already signing David Nascimento and Melvin Fleur, have added Utrecht's Azubuike Oliseh plus Ajax's wing-defenders Pascal Heije and Mitchell Piqué to their squad for next season. Two seasons ago RBC let in 90 goals and have no intention on making the same mistake again! Oliseh was under contract at the Domstad side till 2003, and has been allowed a free-transfer after spending the last few months on loan to Finnish side FC Jokerit. Piqué has only played 4 matches in 3 seasons for Ajax, was on loan to Haarlem last season where the 22 year-old played 14 matches and the season before that was on loan to Twente. Twenty-two year-old Heije has been on loan to the Roosendaalers for the last 2 seasons. RBC have now acquired 4 defenders and are looking to add another two Den Bosch players to the squad. RBC hire Melvin Fleur 04 Jun 2002 Anderlecht's Melvin Fleur will play for newly re-promoted RBC next season in the Ere Divisie. The 20 year-old left-back is a product of Ajax's youth academy and moved to Belgium in the summer of 2001 along with another young Ajax player Sherjill MacDonald. RKC Waalwijk and NAC had been interested in the defender but he failed to impress them sufficiently to earn a deal. RKC's Nascimento signs for RBC 31 May 2002 David Nascimento is leaving RKC Waalwijk for RBC Roosendaal. The 35 year-old Portugese defender has signed a contract for one season with the newly repromoted side who are the 4th Dutch club he'll play for after earlier spells with Roda JC, FC Utrecht and lastly RKC Waalwijk. RBC want Van der Luer 27 May 2002 RBC Roosendaal are interested in signing Roda veteran Eric van der Luer. The newly promoted club had already expressed a desire to add the 36 year-old midfielder to their squad on condition that they gained promotion. The former MVV and FC Assent player's contract with Roda runs out on July 1st and, although he'd been offered a job with the Kerkrade club's commercial staff, he would prefer to carry on playing for one more year. So far he's also being targeted by VVV but a move to Roosendaal looks more likely. RBC back in Ere Divisie 26 May 2002 RBC Roosendaal is back in the Eredivisie after a 0-3 win against Cambuur with goals by Peter Maseland (26th) and Henk Vos (47th and 64th). Den Bosch, who won their last playoff 0-3 against Emmen, find themselves back in the Eerste Divisie. They were only a point behind RBC with a match to go but goals by Bart van den Eede (16th and 18th) and Bas Peys (64th) are now of only mere statistical value after RBC's away win. The Roosendaalers made their Ere Divisie debut in the 2000/2001 season and immediately set a new record by running up 28 defeats. They will truly have a fight on their hands surviving beyond the coming season.