The Shooting Stars Gazette
Match5 Jan 2030
No end in sight to Shooting Stars's wait for a win
9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Shooting Stars has to find a result from somewhere.
The dugout7 Jan 2030
Abbey Benson keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Shooting Stars may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market7 Jan 2030
Abayomi Adebayo asks to leave Shooting 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.
Boardroom7 Jan 2030
7 academy players handed senior numbers at Shooting Stars
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match5 Jan 2030
A bad afternoon for Shooting Stars against Barau
2‑3 to Barau, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad7 Jan 2030
Abbey Benson signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Abbey Benson and Shooting Stars agree another 3 years.
Transfer targets7 Jan 2030
Remo Stars tell Shooting Stars: Gabriel Caliste 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.
Match5 Jan 2030
No clean sheets in sight for Shooting Stars
4 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.
Market7 Jan 2030
Kelechi Eze steps up from the Shooting Stars academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kelechi Eze 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 Shooting Stars promote Chidozie Okereke from within
- Market Shooting Stars promote Leon Chukwueze from within
- The dugout Stanley Kanu gets it from the manager