The Barra Courier
Match15 Apr 2028
Barra taken apart
0‑3 to Guarany de Bagé, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Market17 Apr 2028
Felipe Dionisio has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barra they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Sidnei stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Match15 Apr 2028
No end in sight to Barra's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Barra has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words exchanged at Barra
Jadson and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Barra
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words at Barra training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Renan Carlos 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Felipe Costa steps up from the Barra academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Felipe Costa 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Eduardo Lopes joins the Barra first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Eduardo Lopes 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 Barra promote José Pereira from within
- The dugout No hiding place for Wesllen Reis
- Boardroom Barra let a promise lapse