The Swieqi United Post
Squad30 Aug 2027
A one-man rearguard from Geferson
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Augusto Cáseres: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Swieqi United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match28 Aug 2027
The wait goes on for Swieqi United
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Yuri Melo frozen out at Swieqi United
This is not rotation. Yuri Melo has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Swieqi United is pretending otherwise.
Market30 Aug 2027
Kojo Okle’s move to Melita falls through
The deal that would have taken Kojo Okle to Melita has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Swieqi United with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Boardroom30 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Swieqi United
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 targets30 Aug 2027
Hamrun Spartans tell Swieqi United: Bokamoso Taukobong is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Juan Cruz Aguilar falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market30 Aug 2027
One of our own: Angelo Mangion joins the Swieqi United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Angelo Mangion is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Swieqi United promote John Grima from within
- Market Swieqi United promote William Fenech from within
- Match Emmanuel Asante rescues a point for Swieqi United