The Bidco United Herald
Market7 Feb 2028
Jasurbek Mahmudjonov asks to leave Bidco United
“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.
Match5 Feb 2028
No end in sight to Bidco United's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Bidco United has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Bidco United
Oshobe Oladele 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.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Chima Stephen gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Chima Stephen has just signed for Bidco United, and for once the answer mattered.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Bidco United
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.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Caleb Karisa joins the Bidco United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Caleb Karisa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Patrick Ayumba joins the Bidco United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Patrick Ayumba is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
Bidco United promote Harun Odhiambo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Harun Odhiambo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad7 Feb 2028
No hiding place for Oshobe Oladele
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Oshobe Oladele, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad Simon Munala falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Bidco United counting the cost
- Boardroom Bidco United turn down the training-ground plan