CONFIMRED - Joey van den Berg

[Pepe the Horseman]

A Dutch journo is reporting we're about to sign this fella on a free. Just left Heerenveen and apparently has the record for most sendings off in the Eredivisie, so he must be fcuking nails.

[6ft Kerplunk]

At least he'll have a ready made Deacon chant for when he does something stupid.

[From Despair To Where?]

Good clip on YouTube of him going mental after getting sent off against Zwolle. He speaks quite fluent English.

[Maneki Neko]

the dutch top league is shit, what much their 2nd tier be like, and even they don't want him....
if we end up losing tish and getting this guy, shit will be lost.


though of course I welcome the signing of any nutjob

[Pepe the Horseman]

If he's a replacement for Tshibola, I'll boo every touch he ever makes. If he's going to be playing alongside him, I'll worship him like a god.

[genome]

Stam in signing absolute mentalist shocker

[Sutekh]

30 years old, unknown, completely mental and probably a replacement for one of the brightest talents outside the PL. Wow this is just the sort of signing to excite people and get them flocking back to the club.

[maffff]

vdB is on the books of World Soccer Consult

http://www.worldsoccerconsult.com/en/

The owner of WSC is Henk Van Ginkel, other management are Henk Timmer (who was pictured in the garden with Stam in the photo Jum Wu (Tiger's wife) posted after Stam was unveiled), and Sander Westerveld (remember him?).

On the coaches page they have three people

- Jaap Stam
- Andries Ulderink
- Said Bakkati.

Wouldn't be surprised to see a few more from this page get linked with us.

http://www.worldsoccerconsult.com/en/spelers/

[maffff]

Also, van Ginkel appears to have been with Stam's agent for over a decade.

[maffff]

Gravenberch, however, has a different agent.

MSM Football Ltd - Cesare Marchetti

http://www.marchettisports.com/about.html

As does Brian Tevreden

His agent is Piet Butler

[Royal1988]

According to Charles Watts over on getreading, Joey has said that he hasn't heard of anything from his agent.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... n-11499521

[Tommio]

According to Charles Watts over on getreading, Joey has said that he hasn't heard of anything from his agent.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... n-11499521

I'd take that with a pinch of salt, Stam's agent also denied talks with Reading...

[Royalwaster]

the dutch top league is shit, what much their 2nd tier be like, and even they don't want him....
if we end up losing tish and getting this guy, shit will be lost.


though of course I welcome the signing of any nutjob

FYI he plays in the top league

[Maneki Neko]

well, sign this oxf*rd up then!

[maffff]

Had this tweeted to me a minute ago, Andrew had this sent to him by a friend who supports Heerenveen.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Sounds perfect.

[Sutekh]

Well he's going to fit in well with the mindset from last season then. Be difficult to spot his head going down first given some of the completion he'll be up against.

[Steve_Upper_West]

Sounds like the Dutch version of Andre Bikey .........

[Pepe the Horseman]

Sounds like the Dutch version of Andre Bikey .........

<3

[From Despair To Where?]

Done deal apparently