The Sion Gazette
Market22 Feb 2027
Liam Chipperfield attracts admirers
The name of Liam Chipperfield has come up in conversations Sion were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad22 Feb 2027
A row about effort at Sion
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Claudio Gomes was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Sion
Nias Hefti 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.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
Ryan Kessler gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market22 Feb 2027
Anthony Racioppi linked with a move away
The name of Anthony Racioppi keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Sion say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
A door opens for Rilind Nivokazi
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- The dugout Lamine Diack knocks on the manager's door
- Boardroom The Sion academy earns its keep
- Squad Word from the training ground: Davie Selke
- Squad Welcome back, Ruben Comert