The Al-Diriyah Sentinel
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Al-Diriyah
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad7 Feb 2028
A one-man rearguard from Mohammed Al-Mahasnah
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Khalid Al-Ahmadi has until the next board meeting
What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Al-Diriyah can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.
Market7 Feb 2028
Daichi Hayashi puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Al-Diriyah, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match5 Feb 2028
No end in sight to Al-Diriyah's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Al-Diriyah has to find a result from somewhere.
Match5 Feb 2028
Al-Diriyah cannot find the net
5 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Bradley Jali gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Bradley Jali has just signed for Al-Diriyah, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Omar Colley signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Omar Colley commits to Al-Diriyah for another 2 years.
Squad7 Feb 2028
The manager makes an example of Clayton Diandy
“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.
In brief
- Match Al-Qadisiyah take the points off Al-Diriyah
- Market Al-Diriyah buy the years ahead of Bradley Jali
- Market Al-Diriyah sign Nasser Al-Mansour, one for the future