Volendam, which returned to the Eredivisie after thirteen years last season and is now in fourteenth place, has been rumbling for some time due to a difference of opinion between the board and the supervisory board. This concerned, among other things, the intended appointment of Keje Molenaar as vice-chairman, which was blocked by the supervisory board. The influence of ‘Team Jonk’, the group of football experts around Jonk who plays a decisive role in Volendam, also led to resistance within the club.
“In recent months I have also been awake for a number of nights, because I was afraid that our shared dream would fall apart,” says singer and chairman Smit in the newspaper. “But luckily Wim chooses the fairy tale and lets his heart speak. He can go anywhere, but he still wants to continue building with us.”
