The Nadroga Gazette
Match22 Jan 2029
Nadroga are in real trouble now
Position 9, 16 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Boardroom22 Jan 2029
The scrutiny sharpens at Nadroga
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Nadroga is running low.
Market22 Jan 2029
Ayden Huss agrees terms with Tailevu Naitasiri
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Nadroga people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Market22 Jan 2029
Josaia Tuisese asks to leave Nadroga
“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.
Squad22 Jan 2029
A falling-out at Nadroga
Abhishek Ram and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom22 Jan 2029
The numbers do not look good at Nadroga
Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.
The dugout22 Jan 2029
Yash Kumar frozen out at Nadroga
This is not rotation. Yash Kumar has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Nadroga is pretending otherwise.
Transfer targets22 Jan 2029
Rewa tell Nadroga: Amos Kyereh 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.
Market22 Jan 2029
Isikeli Lal steps up from the Nadroga academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Isikeli Lal 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Marlon Kumar joins the Nadroga first team
- The dugout Thamsanqa Mphela is still paying for one afternoon at Nadroga
- Squad Words at Nadroga training over how hard people work