The Tailevu Naitasiri Gazette
Player ratings8 Mar 2027
A debut Jahongir Isomiddinov will not forget — 8.69
There is exactly one of these per career and it does not usually go like this. 1 on the scoresheet, 8.69 beside the name, and a crowd that had never seen him before chanting it by the end.
Player ratings8 Mar 2027
A brace, and Samuela Nasava takes the afternoon — 8.71
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Samuela Nasava provided it, and the 8.71 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad8 Mar 2027
A one-man rearguard from Sitiveni Matalaba
There were 6 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.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Tailevu Naitasiri
Sikeli Tuiloma was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
Graduation day at Tailevu Naitasiri
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match6 Mar 2027
Samuela Nasava sends Tailevu Naitasiri past Ba
It finished 3‑1, and it was Samuela Nasava’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Tailevu Naitasiri.
The terraces8 Mar 2027
The crowd has taken to Jahongir Isomiddinov
At 21 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market8 Mar 2027
Patrick Jale steps up from the Tailevu Naitasiri academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Jale has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market8 Mar 2027
Alipate Tuisese steps up from the Tailevu Naitasiri academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alipate Tuisese has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Misaele Lal steps up from the Tailevu Naitasiri academy
- Market Patrick Sauturaga steps up from the Tailevu Naitasiri academy
- Player ratings Mosese Nabose in the eights