The Tailevu Naitasiri Gazette
Squad25 Oct 2027
Words exchanged at Tailevu Naitasiri
Mosese Nabose 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.
Squad25 Oct 2027
A row about effort at Tailevu Naitasiri
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Abhishek Deo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market25 Oct 2027
The Abdullah Batal talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Tailevu Naitasiri know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Market25 Oct 2027
The shop window has Samuela Nasava in it
Tailevu Naitasiri have let the market know Samuela Nasava can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
The dugout25 Oct 2027
Taniela Rakariva asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad25 Oct 2027
The training reports on France Catarogo are not good
A bad Saturday is forgiven; a bad Tuesday is chosen. Standards have slipped and in a building where everybody watches everybody, it has been noticed.
In brief
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on France Catarogo
- Squad Misaele Krishna back in training