Deklan Sutton

Striker - Navua
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
61 Edition

The Navua Chronicle

27 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Boardroom

Pressure builds in the Navua boardroom

The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.

Squad

Dika Kuswardani 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

Jack Wale linked with a move away

The name of Jack Wale keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Navua say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

Back issues
54 Edition

The Navua Chronicle

9 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Ali Mekawir asks to leave Navua

“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.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Dika Kuswardani

“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.

Loan watch

Mohammed Ledua wants to come home

“I did not go to Nadroga to sit and watch. I want to come back to Navua and fight for my place.” 5 appearances in 29 matches say the rest.

Market

A long bet from Navua on Tommy Colvey

He is 17, and nobody at Navua signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Squad

Kolinio Sivoki 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.

Squad

Somebody is after Epeli Vunibola’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Epeli Vunibola suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Navua have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

In brief

46 Edition

The Navua Chronicle

14 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Ali Mekawir asks to leave Navua

“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.

The terraces

The ground has had enough

“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 5 of the 24 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.

Market

Luciano Villafañe comes home

The shirt still fits. Luciano Villafañe is back at Navua, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.

Match

A bad afternoon for Navua against Ba

1-2 to Ba, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Loan watch

Mohammed Ledua has seen enough of Nadroga

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Navua, and 2 appearances in 21 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Dika Kuswardani

“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

A long bet from Navua on Deklan Sutton

He is 20, and nobody at Navua signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Market

Experience through the door at Navua

Narcisse Ndoram arrives at 35 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.

Squad

Arami Manumanubhai finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Navua have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

In brief