The Mashal Sentinel
The dugout8 Mar 2027
Javohir Abdualimov keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Mashal may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Humoyun Murtozaev signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Humoyun Murtozaev and Mashal agree another 2 years.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Mashal
Humoyun Murtozaev 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.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
4 academy graduates step up at Mashal
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market8 Mar 2027
Aziz Ismailov steps up from the Mashal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aziz Ismailov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Timur Ismailov joins the Mashal first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Timur Ismailov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Mar 2027
Mashal promote Eldor Ismailov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Eldor Ismailov 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.
Market8 Mar 2027
Mashal promote Sherzod Hasanov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sherzod Hasanov 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.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Words at Mashal training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Avazxon Mamatxo'jayev 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.
In brief
- Match Late, late show earns Mashal a point
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Avazxon Mamatxo'jayev
- Match Mashal share the spoils with Andijon