The Nasinu Sentinel
Match12 Jun 2028
Nasinu are in real trouble now
Position 10, 12 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.
Match10 Jun 2028
No end in sight to Nasinu's wait for a win
8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Nasinu has to find a result from somewhere.
Market12 Jun 2028
Nasinu say no — this time
The offer from Nadroga for Dave Lal 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.
Squad12 Jun 2028
Adama Traoré in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad12 Jun 2028
Meli Talevakarua stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Meli Talevakarua and Nasinu agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Match10 Jun 2028
Nasinu come up short against Nadi
Nadi left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad12 Jun 2028
Taniela Rakariva falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad12 Jun 2028
No hiding place for Meli Talevakarua
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Meli Talevakarua, and the manager let it.
Market12 Jun 2028
A long bet from Nasinu on Bill Sutton
He is 19, and nobody at Nasinu signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Taniela Rakariva linked with a move away
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: Kelemedi Matou
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Jonetani Buksh