Nevertheless, with all due respect for Eemdijk, Hilterman seems to be taking a step back. From the education of a professional club, via Koninklijke HFC and two large bulb clubs to Eemdijk. Although that club is now above IJsselmeervogels, it does not have the stature of the Vogels and Spakenburg, the other two clubs from the village. “There is no pressure at all here, everyone can just enjoy playing football. It is a group of friends, you can tell by everything.”