The Lautoka Herald
Market17 Aug 2026
$11.0K — a new record at Lautoka
No footballer has ever cost this club more, and the number will be read out every time he misplaces a pass for the next two years.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Lautoka bid $3.0K for Isaac Raicama
The offer went to Navua this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Lautoka
Sairusi Nalaubu and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Too dear: Lautoka walk away from Mohammed Rasasa
$37.0K was the most the club would pay and Tailevu Naitasiri were asking for more. Deals like this are revived in the last week of a window roughly half the time, and everybody involved knows it.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
The town asked, and Lautoka paid $11.0K
Peniasi Rotidara was the name on every phone-in, and the club has gone and signed him for $11.0K. For one week the board can do no wrong, which is a week most boards never get.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Peniasi Rotidara is a square peg at Lautoka
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
Market17 Aug 2026
Leisari Qalica is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Lautoka has been clear about where Leisari Qalica stands, which is more than many ever get.
Market17 Aug 2026
The Sairusi Nalaubu story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Sairusi Nalaubu signs something — a contract at Lautoka or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Somebody is after Shivam Naidu’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Shivam Naidu suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Lautoka have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
In brief
- Market Lautoka put Edward Justin up for sale
- The dugout Viliame Verevou asks for a word with the manager
- Squad Welcome back, Shivam Naidu