The New Edubiase United Gazette
Squad30 Apr 2029
The knee: Randy Dwumfour out for 38 days
38 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. New Edubiase United lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Boardroom30 Apr 2029
The silence upstairs is getting loud at New Edubiase United
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
The dugout30 Apr 2029
Adams Hamadu frozen out at New Edubiase United
This is not rotation. Adams Hamadu has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at New Edubiase United is pretending otherwise.
Squad30 Apr 2029
A falling-out at New Edubiase United
Frank Appiah and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad30 Apr 2029
A row about effort at New Edubiase United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Adams Hamadu was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout30 Apr 2029
No hiding place for Foster Sakitey
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Foster Sakitey, and the manager let it.
The dugout30 Apr 2029
When it matters, Nana Kofi Babil 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.
Market30 Apr 2029
The clock does Randy Dwumfour’s negotiating for him
3 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee New Edubiase United could ask drops and the wages Randy Dwumfour can ask rise.
The dugout30 Apr 2029
Ernest Mwankurinah 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.
In brief
- Market The Bright Azubuike talk will not go away
- Market Ernest Mwankurinah placed on the list
- Squad “I want to play”: Patrick Inusah speaks