The Tailevu Naitasiri Gazette
Squad21 Jun 2027
Kitione Baleloa is the hero from the spot
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Kitione Baleloa: 3 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Match16 Jun 2027
The small margins put Tailevu Naitasiri out
Out, 0‑0 to Lautoka, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Market21 Jun 2027
Mosese Nabose asks to leave Tailevu Naitasiri
“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.
Player ratings21 Jun 2027
No sign of nerves from Taniela Goundar at 16 — 7.83
The hardest thing about being 16 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Taniela Goundar did not need any: 7.83, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Boardroom21 Jun 2027
Tailevu Naitasiri counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Tailevu Naitasiri now.
Match19 Jun 2027
6 unbeaten for Tailevu Naitasiri
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Tailevu Naitasiri did not have in the autumn.
Match19 Jun 2027
Tailevu Naitasiri find a way past Suva
Suva made Tailevu Naitasiri work for it, but the scoreboard read 3‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad21 Jun 2027
France Catarogo 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 Tailevu Naitasiri this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces21 Jun 2027
Tailevu Naitasiri supporters have found a favourite in Taniela Goundar
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 16-year-old it feels ownership of. Taniela Goundar has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Samuela Qaraniqio joins the Tailevu Naitasiri first team
- Market One of our own: Maleli Verevou joins the Tailevu Naitasiri first team
- Market One of our own: Dave Jale joins the Tailevu Naitasiri first team