It's been a turbulent week in Alkmaar. Defeat on the field to league leaders Twente was just the start of it, which left the club in sixth place on the table, fully nine points adrift of top spot. With a Champions League game against Arsenal coming up, the worrying lack of form bodes ill, but then came the news that sponsors DSB Bank has gone bankrupt.
The club have received all the sponsorship payments from the failed company already, but one subsidiary of DSB Bank was the holding company that owns AZ. That company has now also gone into bankruptcy meaning that the club is up for sale and will play against Arsenal in shirts without sponsors logos.
Last season saw AZ take just their second ever Eredivisie title, the first coming in 1981. Their defence that time saw them finish third, nine points off top spot. This defence is going spectacularly badly, not helped by the club losing a manager, several key players and now their owners. Tough times ahead in Alkmaar.
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