The Boavista Sentinel
The dugout16 Apr 2029
Bruno Jesus frozen out at Boavista
This is not rotation. Bruno Jesus has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Boavista is pretending otherwise.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
A new deal for Renato Borges
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Boavista
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.
Squad16 Apr 2029
A row about effort at Boavista
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gabriel Caran was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Tempers go at Boavista
Rafael Belinho was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market16 Apr 2029
Lucas Borges steps up from the Boavista academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lucas Borges 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Wesley Mendes joins the Boavista first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Wesley Mendes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Fábio Silva joins the Boavista first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fábio Silva is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Apr 2029
Cristiano Rocha steps up from the Boavista academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristiano Rocha 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
- Boardroom A promise the Boavista board did not keep
- Boardroom Boavista turn down the training-ground plan
- The dugout Ryan Couto knocks on the manager’s door