The Mirassol Courier
Market16 Apr 2029
Reinaldo puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Mirassol, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market16 Apr 2029
Only the photograph left for Rodrigues
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Rodrigues will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Mirassol the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Words exchanged at Mirassol
Rodrigo Rodrigues and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
7 academy graduates step up at Mirassol
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market16 Apr 2029
Daniel Soares steps up from the Mirassol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Soares 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Vitor Oliveira steps up from the Mirassol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vitor Oliveira 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
A promise the Mirassol board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
Squad16 Apr 2029
A row about effort at Mirassol
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Fernandinho was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout16 Apr 2029
Eduardo gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Eduardo is on it.
In brief
- Looking ahead A reunion for Eduardo
- The dugout A door opens for Júlio Fidelis
- The dugout Carlão asks for a word with the manager