The Tarxien Rainbows Courier
Squad31 Aug 2026
A muscle injury sidelines José Shoro for 15 days
Nobody makes a documentary about a hamstring and everybody in the game fears one. Tarxien Rainbows will be careful with the return date, because the second one is always worse than the first.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ángel Valverde
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Tarxien Rainbows
4 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jake Borg joins the Tarxien Rainbows first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jake Borg is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market31 Aug 2026
Manuel Formosa steps up from the Tarxien Rainbows academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Manuel Formosa 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
One of our own: Stefan Pace joins the Tarxien Rainbows first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stefan Pace is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market31 Aug 2026
One of our own: Robert Busuttil joins the Tarxien Rainbows first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Busuttil is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad31 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Wesley
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Wesley, and the manager let it.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
No investment in the facilities at Tarxien Rainbows
Nothing about this will be in a press release. A plan went upstairs, came back rejected, and the version of the club that would have existed in three years' time just quietly stopped being possible.
In brief
- Match Tarxien Rainbows draw a blank against Hibernians
- Squad The plan did not have a place for Miguel D'Alessandro
- Player ratings The referee tires of Wesley