Stein got injured in his second game back in Belgium for Dessel Sports on 22 November and was taken off after 24 minutes.
He hasn't appeared since (the four remaining games before the winter break).
He had scored in his first game for them on November 14 in the 2-2 home draw with Mons.
http://int.soccerway.com/players/stijn-huysegems/2...
Ernie must have had knowledge of his injury weaknesses and it would have been a factor in not offering him more than a one year deal.(Stein had struggled with injury for a few seasons before signing for the Nix and his old club Lierse wouldn't offer him a contract).
Once again, Ernie gets things just right.
Dessel's next game = January 17
Stein will be playing in front of generally much smaller crowds than the A-League in the Belgian second Div:
http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn...
Crowds at the two games he played: 1,200 and 900
League average so far this season: 1,977
Best supported club: Royal Antwerp: average 7,030
Some clubs have been in the top league in the past and have stadiums that hold up to 16,000 but they don't pull those numbers in the second tier.
Belgium's a small country, much smaller population than the Netherlands or Australia.
Dessel Sports averaged 1,115 last season.
The lowest team averaged 487:
BELGIAN SECOND DIVISION ATTENDANCES 2013-14 (BEST TO WORST ATTENDANCES):
TEAM Average Games Change Highest
| 1 | Royal Antwerp FC | 7.030 | 17 | 41,5% | 11.500 |
| 2 | K Sint-Truidense VV | 5.451 | 17 | -9,1% | 8.300 |
| 3 | KVC Westerlo | 3.450 | 17 | 10,4% | 7.000 |
| 4 | SC Eendracht Aalst | 2.618 | 17 | -7,6% | 3.900 |
| 5 | KAS Eupen | 1.907 | 17 | 16,1% | 2.800 |
| 6 | AS Verbroedering Geel | 1.844 | 17 | NEW | 6.150 |
| 7 | R Mouscron Péruwelz | 1.772 | 17 | 3,5% | 3.500 |
| 8 | Lommel United | 1.732 | 17 | 3,9% | 4.500 |
| 9 | KSV Roeselare | 1.358 | 17 | -21,9% | 2.000 |
| 10 | R Excelsior Virton | 1.187 | 17 | NEW | 2.300 |
| 11 | RWDM Brussels | 1.168 | 17 | 79,2% | 2.700 |
| 12 | KFC Dessel Sport | 1.115 | 17 | 10,6% | 2.700 |
| 13 | KSK Heist | 1.114 | 17 | 1,3% | 3.000 |
| 14 | Hoogstraten VV | 1.059 | 17 | NEW | 2.000 |
| 15 | RWS Bruxelles | 806 | 17 | -8,8% | 2.500 |
| 16 | RCS Visé | 785 | 17 | 45,1% | 1.300 |
| 17 | Seraing United | 709 | 17 | 4,0% | 1.900 |
| 18 | AFC Tubize | 487 | 17 | -10,3% | 1.000 |
| . | Total | 1.977 | 6,7% | 11.500 |