The Birkirkara Courier
Market7 Sep 2026
Franklin Sasere turns Heart of Lions down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Market7 Sep 2026
Shaun Dimech asks to leave Birkirkara
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Deadline passes with 11 signed and 0 gone
That is the business done at Birkirkara until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Door shut on Gonzalo Gamarra
Birkirkara asked and Floriana said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A step back for Jere Vrcić at Birkirkara
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
Rogério asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Looking ahead7 Sep 2026
A reunion for Matthew Grech
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Zabbar St. Patrick in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
Market7 Sep 2026
The Luís Soares story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Luís Soares signs something — a contract at Birkirkara or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Market7 Sep 2026
Window shut, Neil Micallef still here
Birkirkara spent the window trying to move Neil Micallef on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.
In brief
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: the trip to Zabbar St. Patrick
- Squad Shaun Dimech is put on a programme of his own
- Squad Liam Delicata is out on the grass again