The Gzira United Courier
Squad30 Aug 2027
Harry Daykin damages knee ligaments — 64 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 64 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Deacon Abela keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Gzira United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match28 Aug 2027
4 matches without a win for Gzira United
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Gzira United are no longer polite ones.
Boardroom30 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Gzira 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.
Squad30 Aug 2027
A row about effort at Gzira United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gabriel Mentz was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad30 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Gzira United
Conor Grant and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market30 Aug 2027
Juan Debattista steps up from the Gzira United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Debattista 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.
Market30 Aug 2027
Edward Agius steps up from the Gzira United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Edward Agius 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.
Market30 Aug 2027
Gzira United promote Stephen Aquilina from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stephen Aquilina 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Marco Pace joins the Gzira United first team
- Match Gzira United come up short against Birkirkara
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Johan Bonilla