The appointment of Paul van der Kraan as temporary general manager at FC Twente could turn out very badly for Ron Jans, suspects Tijmen van Wissing. The reporter of RTV East know that the new director, who is the successor of Jan-Willem Brüggenwirth, who left last week, is not charmed by Jans. Van Wissing would therefore not be surprised if the collaboration with Jans comes to an end without end, he told Monday at football talk.
The appointment of Van der Kraan was announced by FC Twente on Tuesday. The 67-year-old driver left the club last summer, but now feels compelled to temporarily help the club out of the fire. “The main reason why I got back into it is that I saw that a lot of things that we had built up with care in 2.5 years were disappearing. In my view it was not going in the right direction and that is a shame because we were all really taking steps,” says Van der Kraan about his appointment against TC Tubantia.
Van der Kraan’s appointment may have consequences for Jans, Van Wissing knows. “Van der Kraan is not anti-Jans, but is also not enthusiastic to continue with him,” the journalist from the regional broadcaster told football talk. “Technical director Jan Streuer, who has been promised by Jan-Willem Brüggenwirth to stay on longer, must first meet with the Supervisory Board again to come up with a plan for the future. I don’t think it’s a foregone conclusion. The important thing is that Ron Jans will still be a trainer at FC Twente next season. I think you should seriously ask yourself whether you should enter into a third year with Jans.
Jans had an excellent start with FC Twente last season, but completely collapsed with his team after the winter break. In the end, Twente finished tenth. The game is also changeable this season, although the Tukkers do occupy a respectable seventh place in the ranking. “It’s not bad, but it’s also not that we are on the benches,” Van Wissing continues. “With this selection you just have to be in the first seven. That’s not surprising, is it? If they are ninth, they underperform.”
According to Van Wissing, Nico-Jan Hoogma will be named as the new general manager from the summer. “I don’t think that’s a crazy candidate, I think. The Supervisory Board will appoint another football man”, Van Wissing refers to the fact that Brüggenwirth had no affinity with the football world. “But don’t rule out Robert Eenhoorn either. That name often sings around. There is quite a lot of perspective at FC Twente. Historically, it is still the fourth club in the Netherlands and a lot is possible. At Twente you have a lot to gain. “