The Paredes Post
Squad14 Aug 2028
Daniel Pacheco damages knee ligaments — 14 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 14 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market14 Aug 2028
Hiago has said yes to Farense
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Paredes have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Squad14 Aug 2028
6 saves: Fábio Matos was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
The dugout14 Aug 2028
Pedro Araújo keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Paredes may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad14 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Paredes
Miguel Moreno 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.
Transfer targets14 Aug 2028
Paredes baulk at the price for Óscar Rivas
Vitoria Guimaraes wanted more than $200.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Boardroom14 Aug 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Paredes
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 targets14 Aug 2028
Paredes rebuffed over Fernando Silva
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Vitoria Guimaraes have kept their man, and Paredes go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match12 Aug 2028
Fabio Blanco’s goal not enough for Paredes
Fabio Blanco scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Braga B, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Tiago Miranda joins the Paredes first team
- Market Afonso Silva steps up from the Paredes academy
- Market One of our own: Rodrigo Cardoso joins the Paredes first team