Marked for Christopher Kumar
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Boardroom27 Dec 2027
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Nasinu
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad27 Dec 2027
Tempers go at Nasinu
Nischal Lal 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.
The dugout27 Dec 2027
Maikah Dau knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Maikah Dau trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Back issues
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad10 Aug 2026
The knee: Amani Jale out for 36 days
36 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Nasinu lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad10 Aug 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Maikah Dau and Nasinu agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Ba have kept their man, and Nasinu go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Nasinu
Jone Naraba and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Christopher Kumar is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Josaia Jale 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Anare Matai 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aporosa Baledrokadroka 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 dugout10 Aug 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Maikah Dau, and the manager let it.
In brief
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Transfer targets
A loan move for Raj Pillay is in the works
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Squad
Words at Nasinu training over how hard people work
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The dugout
The manager plants his flag on Isikeli Tovilo