The Farense Chronicle
Match9 Jan 2027
No end in sight to Farense's wait for a win
11 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Farense has to find a result from somewhere.
Market11 Jan 2027
Farense say no — this time
The offer from Oliveirense for Diego Dorregaray was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Jaiminho runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom11 Jan 2027
Farense to lose Tomé Sousa for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Tomé Sousa has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Market11 Jan 2027
Mohamed Silmi is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Farense is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Farense
Gabriel Barbosa 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.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words at Farense training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Cláudio Falcão 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
Oliveirense expected to open talks for Miguel Carvalho
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Farense will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Squad11 Jan 2027
No hiding place for Jakob Tånnander
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jakob Tånnander, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad Luís Guilherme has outgrown this division
- Match Farense draw a blank against Benfica B
- Player ratings A defender's afternoon for Nermin Zolotić