The Naxxar Lions Post
Squad29 May 2028
The knee: Farias out for 45 days
45 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Naxxar Lions lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad29 May 2028
Words exchanged at Naxxar Lions
Yeangel Montero 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.
Squad29 May 2028
A row about effort at Naxxar Lions
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Sekala Guehi was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout29 May 2028
Juan Hernández has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Naxxar Lions will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Market29 May 2028
The Vinicius Baiano story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Vinicius Baiano signs something — a contract at Naxxar Lions or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
The dugout29 May 2028
Juan Hernández asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Squad The training reports on Stefan Cilia are not good
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Vinicius Baiano
- Boardroom Naxxar Lions board back the manager