The Forli Post
Boardroom28 May 2029
Pressure builds in the Forli boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Market28 May 2029
Franklyn Akammadu 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 The request is on a desk at Forli, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad28 May 2029
Tempers go at Forli
Gabriele Perretta 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 dugout28 May 2029
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Squad28 May 2029
Words at Forli training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nicola Mandrelli is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad28 May 2029
Fedor Zhuravlev stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Fedor Zhuravlev and Forli agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout28 May 2029
Federico Valentini 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 Federico Valentini trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market28 May 2029
The Federico Valentini talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Forli know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Market28 May 2029
Thomas Vettorel placed on the list
Forli have made Thomas Vettorel available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
In brief
- Squad The training reports on Adriano Lucito are not good
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Diego Cinetti