The Navua Chronicle
Squad16 Aug 2027
A fracture rules France Catarogo out for 77 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Navua will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
Failed medical for Peni Naranayanan
The deal with Rewa died in the treatment room. Nobody will say what was found and everybody in the game will find out by Friday.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
Mohammed Ledua keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Navua may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market16 Aug 2027
Navua say no — this time
The offer from Nadi for Jale Nawalu 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.
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
Suva tell Navua: Simione Tuyaga is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad16 Aug 2027
France Catarogo 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 Navua this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Navua counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Navua now.
Market16 Aug 2027
The Jack Wale question follows Navua around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Jack Wale’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
Simione Damuni knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Navua, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market Peni Kumar leaves for nothing
- Squad The training reports on Taniela Krishna are not good
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Jovilisi Borisi