The Marco 09 Courier
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Ni Rodrigues
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Marco 09 have done the hard part with Estrela da Amadora, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Marco 09
Ricardo Valente was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Marco 09 training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Pedro Soares is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match15 Aug 2026
Douglas the difference as Marco 09 beat Trofense
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Douglas. 1‑0 against Trofense, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market17 Aug 2026
Rafael Moreira already looking beyond Marco 09
He signed expecting a bigger stage than the one he found. It has not taken long, and it has not taken the dressing room long to notice either.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No place for Cláudio Silva in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Marco 09 are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
Market17 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Marco 09 and Ricardo Valente
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
The afternoon belonged to Douglas
A mark of 7.70, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Marco 09 ask about Isaque
A loan enquiry to Guarani: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Boardroom Marco 09 say no to the training-ground money
- Player ratings Duarte Carvalho was unplayable