David Andrew

Attacking Midfielder (R) - Djoliba
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
67 Edition

The Djoliba Courier

8 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

6 unbeaten for Djoliba

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Djoliba did not have in the autumn.

Match

Djoliba get the job done against Real Bamako

A 2-1 win over Real Bamako, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Bourama Fomba

“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.

Boardroom

Wages eat 86% of everything Djoliba earn

There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.

Market

The Raye Cissé talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Djoliba know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

David Andrew wants a proper job in this side

Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — David Andrew has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Djoliba know, and have known for weeks.

In brief

Back issues
56 Edition

The Djoliba Courier

23 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Djoliba turn down Stade Malien for Clément Kanouté

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Abu Tatu

“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.

Market

The Lamine Diakité talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Djoliba know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

Abdoulaye Diarra has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Abdoulaye Diarra keeps the shirt for now, at Djoliba's convenience rather than his own.

Squad

Aboubacar Wagué 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.

Market

David Andrew joins Djoliba on a free

No fee and no drama: David Andrew has signed at Djoliba, and the wage bill is the only line that moved.

In brief