The Servette Courier
Squad17 Apr 2028
Houboulang Mendes 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 Servette this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad17 Apr 2028
A row about effort at Servette
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Florian Ayé was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
Will Evans will join Servette for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Will Evans has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Servette have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Roque Maisterra stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Roque Maisterra and Servette agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
When it matters, Emmanuel Iyoha 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
The shop window has Christian Witzig in it
Servette have let the market know Christian Witzig can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Giotto Morandi
- The dugout The manager comes out for Ablie Jallow
- Squad Ruben Freuler is out on the grass again
- Loan watch The clock runs down on Malek Ishuayed at Lausanne-Sport