Ralf Seuntjens has lost his captaincy at De Graafschap, reports the Gelderlander. Trainer Mike Snoei has taken him away after the 31-year-old attacker signed a two-year contract with NAC Breda on Wednesday, a competitor of the club from Doetinchem in the battle for promotion to the Eredivisie. Sources around the club report to the regional newspaper that Ted van de Pavert has been appointed as the new captain of the number two of the Kitchen Champion Division.
At the beginning of this week, Seuntjens confessed after the 1-0 victory over FC Eindhoven that NAC Breda was interested. Not long after, both parties reached an agreement and he was even presented in the Rat Verlegh Stadium. His presentation at NAC followed a day after a statement that he released together with his current employer. In it he indicated that he was still fully thinking about De Graafschap. “We are fully engaged in the promotion campaign and NAC is a competitor to us. I have a contract until the end of June and for me everything is now focused on De Graafschap ”, he said a day before signing with NAC.
The transfer of Seuntjes caused according to the Gelderlander much unrest within De Graafschap. The timing of his transfer has led to a lot of misunderstanding within the club. The number two and three of the Kitchen Champion Division compete for a place in the Eredivisie and will meet each other on March 28 in Breda. A day after his presentation at NAC, Snoei Seuntjens took off his captaincy. The relationship of trust between player and trainer would have suffered a huge dent.
| No. | Team | M. | W. | G. | V. | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 66 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 60 |
| 3 | NAC Breda | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 56 |
| 4 | Almere City FC | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 56 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 53 |
| 6 | NEC | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 50 |
| 7 | FC Volendam | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 44 |
| 9 | Telstar | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| 11 | Young Ajax | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 30 |
| 12 | Helmond Sport | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | -12 | 30 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | MVV Maastricht | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | -23 | 29 |
| 15 | Young FC Utrecht | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | -14 | 28 |
| 16 | TOP Oss | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | -20 | 28 |
| 17 | Young PSV | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 24 |
| 18 | Young AZ | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -34 | 23 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -41 | 21 |
| 20 | FC Den Bosch | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -29 | 19 |
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