The Tarxien Rainbows Courier
Match29 Aug 2026
Tarxien Rainbows taken apart
0‑3 to Hibernians, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Market31 Aug 2026
Marko Musulin asks to leave Tarxien Rainbows
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Bismarck 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 Tarxien Rainbows this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Tarxien Rainbows
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Mosta tell Tarxien Rainbows: Léo Fernandes is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market31 Aug 2026
Tarxien Rainbows promote Ian Tabone from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ian Tabone 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Malcolm Gauci steps up from the Tarxien Rainbows academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Malcolm Gauci 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Andrew Bajada steps up from the Tarxien Rainbows academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrew Bajada 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.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Yilson Mosquera 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.
In brief
- Player ratings Both jobs done by Nhayson — 6.47
- Player ratings Anthony Lokosa runs at them all day
- Boardroom Inquest at Tarxien Rainbows