The Zabbar St. Patrick Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Zabbar St. Patrick say no — this time
The offer from Stade Malien for Manú was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Miloš Jovičić signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Miloš Jovičić commits to Zabbar St. Patrick for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Zabbar St. Patrick
Karlo Bručić 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Zabbar St. Patrick
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Bruno Figueiredo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
Kurt Dimech steps up from the Zabbar St. Patrick academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kurt Dimech 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Philip Fenech joins the Zabbar St. Patrick first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Philip Fenech is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Justin Debattista steps up from the Zabbar St. Patrick academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Justin Debattista 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Zabbar St. Patrick ask about Emeka Kelvin Agu
A loan enquiry to Sliema Wanderers: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Miloš Jovičić knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Miloš Jovičić trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Squad The dressing room has a star in it
- The dugout Manú keeps his manager's vote