The Gzira United Courier
Match24 Oct 2026
10 matches without a win for Gzira United
The run now stands at 10, and the questions being asked around Gzira United are no longer polite ones.
Market26 Oct 2026
Gabriel Mentz 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 The request is on a desk at Gzira United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad26 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Gzira United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Rob Hunt was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words exchanged at Gzira United
Luís Riascos 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.
Match24 Oct 2026
Gzira United come up short against Valletta
Valletta left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Isaac Muscat out for 25 days
The medical room confirms 25 days on the sidelines for Isaac Muscat, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Johan Bonilla was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 16. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Pierre Micallef: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Karl Mintoff stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Karl Mintoff and Gzira United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Looking ahead A reunion for Santiago Martínez
- The dugout Brian Grech gets it from the manager
- The dugout Andrew Tutte left out for tactical reasons at Gzira United