The Santiago Morning Sentinel
Boardroom11 Feb 2030
The scrutiny sharpens at Santiago Morning
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Santiago Morning is running low.
Squad11 Feb 2030
A falling-out at Santiago Morning
Fernando Henrique and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom11 Feb 2030
Graduation day at Santiago Morning
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad11 Feb 2030
Words at Santiago Morning training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Byron Bustamante is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market11 Feb 2030
Alexis Isla steps up from the Santiago Morning academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alexis Isla 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.
Market11 Feb 2030
Santiago Morning promote Ivan Isla from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Isla has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market11 Feb 2030
Gonzalo Maripan steps up from the Santiago Morning academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gonzalo Maripan 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.
Market11 Feb 2030
One of our own: Claudio Aranguiz joins the Santiago Morning first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Claudio Aranguiz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Boardroom11 Feb 2030
A promise the Santiago Morning board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
In brief
- Boardroom Wages swallow 101% of the Santiago Morning income
- The dugout No hiding place for Derek Hernández
- Squad “I want to play”: Leonardo Troncoso speaks