“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Suva have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.
Mahamat Ngaradoumbe arrives at 34 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Suva know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Suva that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.
Position 9, 11 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
The terraces31 May 2027
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 8 of the 22 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Suva have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Nadroga defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Suva know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
A new face in his position, and Ravinesh Karan Singh suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Suva have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Waisake Soga arrives at Suva with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Keni Cagi arrives at Suva with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
The fee is $4.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Rewa drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Suva that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.
A new face in his position, and Akuila Mateisuva suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Suva have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.