The Charlotte Football Club Sentinel
Market20 Dec 2027
Dawid Bugaj 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 The request is on a desk at Charlotte Football Club, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad20 Dec 2027
A row about effort at Charlotte Football Club
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and David Schnegg was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad20 Dec 2027
Azriel Gonzalez 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 Charlotte Football Club this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout20 Dec 2027
Nimfasha Berchimas 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.
Market20 Dec 2027
Talks stall between Charlotte Football Club and Idan Toklomati
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The dugout20 Dec 2027
When it matters, Henry Kessler plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
Market20 Dec 2027
Idan Toklomati linked with a move away
The name of Idan Toklomati keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Charlotte Football Club say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout20 Dec 2027
Idan Toklomati has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Idan Toklomati has written the date down.
Squad20 Dec 2027
Kristijan Kahlina is training like a man with a point to make
Nobody has promised him anything and he has not asked. The coaching staff have noticed, which at this stage of a season is the only thing that matters.
In brief
- Match Nothing left to play for but pride at Charlotte Football Club
- The dugout The manager comes out for Tyger Smalls
- Squad Welcome back, Aaron Yedlin