The Dubrava Chronicle
Squad12 Mar 2029
A move David Brnada would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. David Brnada is living that version at Dubrava, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad12 Mar 2029
Tempers go at Dubrava
Melvin Rémy 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.
Squad12 Mar 2029
Words at Dubrava training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Amet Korça 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.
Squad12 Mar 2029
A muscle injury and 14 days out for Filston Mawana
The most common injury in the game and the most rushed back from. Dubrava will quote 14 days and will be careful with it, because the second one is always worse than the first.
The dugout12 Mar 2029
When it matters, Shettima Ibrahim plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout12 Mar 2029
The manager makes an example of Szymon Chojecki
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market12 Mar 2029
Boško Jemo linked with a move away
The name of Boško Jemo keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dubrava say nothing, which says plenty.
Market12 Mar 2029
Boško Jemo placed on the list
Dubrava have made Boško Jemo available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Market12 Mar 2029
Dubrava pick up David Brnada for nothing
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. David Brnada arrives at Dubrava with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
In brief
- The dugout Amine Boushaba knocks on the manager's door
- Boardroom The Dubrava production line keeps running
- Match Mid-table, and Dubrava know it