The members of the cable, as mentioned in the media were as follows: The name arose during an interview on the TV show Barend en Van Dorp [nl], where Davids, Kluivert and Seedorf were present.
After several fouls were necessitated to stop his direct opponent, thus suffering a yellow card, head coach Guus Hiddink decided to substitute him off in the 26'-minute.
Furthermore a photograph which was released by the NOS circulated, where the public believed the five aforementioned players were living in discord with the rest of the selection.
The media reported that the picture showed the five players sitting apart from the rest of the group at a separate table during breakfast.
He also indicated that a lot of the dissatisfaction was revealed during the European Championship after the match against Switzerland, when Guus Hiddink left the players to themselves in the locker room to settle their differences.
He settled his differences with Edgar Davids, and all cable players stayed playing for the Netherlands, and were all present at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
During the 1996–97 season, Blind and the De Boer twins arranged a sponsorship deal with a Dutch brand of potato chips Croky [nl], without the knowledge of the rest of the selection.
Bogarde, Kluivert and Veldman (who was never identified as a member of the kabel through the media) refused to sign, so the action was threatening to be cancelled.