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FC Den Bosch has made a playful apology to supporters for the huge loss against PEC Zwolle last month. The Bossche club lost 13-0 and now gives fans a memento of the record defeat, writes Omroep Brabant.
The club sent fans a key ring with the text: ‘That sucked, but I was there!’ in Brabant dialect. “We know what losing is, but this was quite a lot even for FC Den Bosch standards,” writes general manager Tommie van Alphen in an accompanying letter.
“If we have something to celebrate later, you can say: that was then and this is now. You are a success supporter for a while, FC player for life.” Supporter Josse calls the letter with a memento on Twitter “the perfect response”.
Dismissal
PEC’s 13-0 is the biggest victory in professional football in the Netherlands. Only Ajax achieved the same score against VVV-Venlo in October 2020.
“This is the lowest point for me, as a trainer and as a player,” said trainer Jack de Gier after the dramatic match in Zwolle. “I have never experienced this, not even with the pupils.”
De Gier was fired immediately after the defeat. The number eighteen in the Kitchen Champion Division said that the collaboration with the trainer was terminated “in good consultation”.
