The Hibernians Gazette
Market27 Aug 2029
Only the photograph left for Nani Ferreira
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Nani Ferreira will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Hibernians the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Boardroom27 Aug 2029
Nani Ferreira signs for Zabbar St. Patrick while still at Hibernians
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Nani Ferreira has agreed terms with Zabbar St. Patrick for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad27 Aug 2029
Tempers go at Hibernians
Mailson Lima 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.
Boardroom27 Aug 2029
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Hibernians
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.
Squad27 Aug 2029
Kevin Halabaku 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.
Match25 Aug 2029
Hibernians see off Tarxien Rainbows
Three points for Hibernians, 2‑1 the final word against Tarxien Rainbows in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market27 Aug 2029
Raymond Barbara steps up from the Hibernians academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Raymond Barbara 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.
Market27 Aug 2029
James Pace steps up from the Hibernians academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. James Pace 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.
Market27 Aug 2029
Hibernians promote Glenn Gatt from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Glenn Gatt 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.
In brief
- Player ratings One of those days for Kevin Halabaku
- Squad When it matters, Mailson Lima plays
- Squad Gianpaolo Ragone gets it from the manager