The Platinum Stars Courier
Market1 Nov 2027
Ismail Zuma asks to leave Platinum Stars
“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.
Match30 Oct 2027
No end in sight to Platinum Stars's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Platinum Stars has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad1 Nov 2027
Kermit Khune 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 Platinum Stars this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match30 Oct 2027
3 matches without a goal for Platinum Stars
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
The terraces1 Nov 2027
Platinum Stars supporters have found a favourite in Kermit Khune
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Kermit Khune has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad1 Nov 2027
The manager makes an example of Connor Wilson
“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.
Player ratings1 Nov 2027
Nobody could get near Ronwen Vilakazi
Successful dribbles: 15. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings1 Nov 2027
Kermit Khune stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.37 on the card, and the Platinum Stars support went home talking about one name.
Squad1 Nov 2027
Morgan Mokoena 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.
In brief
- Squad When it matters, Sifiso Mlungwana plays
- Match Platinum Stars draw a blank against Black Aces
- Market Jabu Mokone linked with a move away