The Remo Stars Herald
Player ratings19 Aug 2030
Tenton Yenne runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 38. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market19 Aug 2030
Ibrahim Sodiq agrees terms with Niger Tornadoes
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Remo Stars people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Market19 Aug 2030
Remo Stars say no — this time
The offer from Wikki Tourists for Sodiq Oshidero 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.
Match17 Aug 2030
After 8 games, Remo Stars finally taste it again
The first defeat in 8 matches. The manager will say it had to come; the dressing room will say it did not have to come against Ikorodu City; the supporters will say both, in that order, all week.
Squad19 Aug 2030
Tempers go at Remo Stars
Tenton Yenne 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.
Market19 Aug 2030
Wikki Tourists join the queue for Ibrahim Obansa
Add another name to the list: Wikki Tourists have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Ibrahim Obansa. The answer from Remo Stars has not changed — yet.
Squad19 Aug 2030
Words at Remo Stars training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. David Idowu is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match17 Aug 2030
A bad afternoon for Remo Stars against Ikorodu City
0‑1 to Ikorodu City, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad19 Aug 2030
Umar Chukwueze stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Umar Chukwueze and Remo Stars agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Boardroom Nobody left the Remo Stars dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Transfer targets A loan move for Sulaiman Oyewale is in the works