The Sharjah Chronicle
Market5 Jun 2028
Sharjah turn down Baniyas for Luan Pereira
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
The dugout5 Jun 2028
Chris Bedia keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Sharjah may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets5 Jun 2028
Fee done, terms next for Gilmário Menezes
Sharjah and Dibba have settled on $1.6M. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
Transfer targets5 Jun 2028
Milson is a medical away from Sharjah
The deal with Al Jazira is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad5 Jun 2028
Tempers go at Sharjah
Kodjo Laba 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.
Squad5 Jun 2028
Real improvement from Sultan Omar at Sharjah
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Sultan Omar is 16, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad5 Jun 2028
A row about effort at Sharjah
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Charles Pickel was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout5 Jun 2028
Sharjah keep their word to Luan Pereira
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
Squad5 Jun 2028
The armband comes off Adel Al-Hosani
Sharjah will explain it as a decision about the team, and it may well be one. A dressing room has never once read it that way.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Majid Rashid plays
- Market Shaheen Abdulrahman is free to find somewhere else
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Khaled Tawhid