The Penedense Sentinel
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Penedense run out of patience with Matheus Souza
The end came on a Tuesday, as these things usually do: a short meeting, a shorter statement, and Matheus Souza clearing his office by noon. Football’s cruellest ritual, performed to schedule.
The terraces16 Apr 2029
Supporters organise against the Penedense board
A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
João Souza takes charge at Penedense
“Somebody has to pick the team on Saturday, and this week that is me.” An interim appointment with no promises attached, which is how most of them start.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Alexandre in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Penedense this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Penedense
5 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Penedense promote Danilo Borges from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Danilo Borges 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Sérgio Alves joins the Penedense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sérgio Alves is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Apr 2029
Penedense promote Guilherme Braga from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Guilherme Braga 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Penedense promote Diego Costa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Diego Costa 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
- Squad Words at Penedense training over how hard people work
- Boardroom Penedense pay $12.5K to end Matheus Souza's contract
- Squad Guga out for 20 days