The Boa Sentinel
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Nobody could get near Éverton
Successful dribbles: 48. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match17 Apr 2027
No end in sight to Boa's wait for a win
9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Boa has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Boa
Ricardinho 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.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Boa
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.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Natanael falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market19 Apr 2027
Boa promote Nene from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nene 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Henrique Queiroz joins the Boa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Henrique Queiroz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Boa promote Arthur Martins from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Arthur Martins 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Leonardo Fonseca steps up from the Boa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leonardo Fonseca 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
- Squad Edvan dropped after a run of poor form
- Boardroom Boa turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad Jefferson Luis left out for tactical reasons at Boa