Erick Mkhize

Attacking Midfielder (L) - Bloemfontein Celtic
21 Jan 2030
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163 Edition

The Bloemfontein Celtic Sentinel

10 Sep 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match5 Sep 2029

The cup run ends for Bloemfontein Celtic

2-3 against Maritzburg United, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.

The terraces10 Sep 2029

The boos come down from three sides

“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 8 of the 38 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.

Squad10 Sep 2029

Erick Mkhize says Bloemfontein Celtic went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market10 Sep 2029

Ronwen Mphela is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Bloemfontein Celtic is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Match8 Sep 2029

Bloemfontein Celtic find a way past Polokwane City

Polokwane City made Bloemfontein Celtic work for it, but the scoreboard read 2-1 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad10 Sep 2029

Aphelele Nzimande gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad10 Sep 2029

Teboho Jali lets one through his hands

A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.

Squad10 Sep 2029

Siyabonga Mkhize 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 Bloemfontein Celtic, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market10 Sep 2029

The Njabulo Blom talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Bloemfontein Celtic know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

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149 Edition

The Bloemfontein Celtic Sentinel

4 Jun 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom4 Jun 2029

Lebogang Dolly has until the next board meeting

What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Bloemfontein Celtic can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.

Market4 Jun 2029

Bloemfontein Celtic turn down Bidvest Wits for Luther Zwane

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad4 Jun 2029

Bilal Boukerchaoui gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad4 Jun 2029

Kevin Otiende signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kevin Otiende commits to Bloemfontein Celtic for another 4 years.

Market4 Jun 2029

Bilal Boukerchaoui placed on the list

Bloemfontein Celtic have made Bilal Boukerchaoui available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Squad4 Jun 2029

Percy Ngcobo 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 Bloemfontein Celtic, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

142 Edition

The Bloemfontein Celtic Sentinel

16 Apr 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market16 Apr 2029

Jalil Saadi asks to leave Bloemfontein Celtic

“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.

Squad16 Apr 2029

Erick Mkhize stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Erick Mkhize and Bloemfontein Celtic agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad16 Apr 2029

Junaid Seedat gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

141 Edition

The Bloemfontein Celtic Sentinel

9 Apr 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad9 Apr 2029

Bongani Modiba says Bloemfontein Celtic went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad9 Apr 2029

The manager makes an example of Riyaaz Ismail

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market9 Apr 2029

Teboho Vilakazi linked with a move away

The name of Teboho Vilakazi keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Bloemfontein Celtic say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

140 Edition

The Bloemfontein Celtic Sentinel

2 Apr 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom2 Apr 2029

Lebogang Dolly has until the next board meeting

What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Bloemfontein Celtic can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.

Squad2 Apr 2029

Bloemfontein Celtic lose Zolani Nkombelo

149 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad2 Apr 2029

Bilal Boukerchaoui out for 42 days

The medical room confirms 42 days on the sidelines for Bilal Boukerchaoui, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad2 Apr 2029

At 21, Percy Ngcobo is already the best thing here

An average of 7.03 in a first team he is several years too young for. Bloemfontein Celtic have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.

Market2 Apr 2029

Talks stall between Bloemfontein Celtic and Luther Zwane

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

Squad2 Apr 2029

Erick Mkhize gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief