The Manauara Post
The dugout11 Sep 2028
Tuta frozen out at Manauara
This is not rotation. Tuta has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Manauara is pretending otherwise.
Squad11 Sep 2028
A row about effort at Manauara
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alfredo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad11 Sep 2028
Wang Shixin wants to finish where he started
Every long career reaches the week the player starts thinking about the last one. He would like it to be at the club that first put him on a pitch, and Manauara now know that too.
Squad11 Sep 2028
Tempers go at Manauara
Monarca 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.
Boardroom11 Sep 2028
Manauara counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Manauara now.
The dugout11 Sep 2028
No hiding place for Tuta
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Tuta, and the manager let it.
The dugout11 Sep 2028
Luís Silva is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
The dugout11 Sep 2028
Sérgio Lopes knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Manauara, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market11 Sep 2028
Manauara put Sérgio Lopes up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Sérgio Lopes may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.