The Barcelona de Ilhéus Post
Squad17 Apr 2028
Luis Franco stands alone
10 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
A hiding for Barcelona de Ilhéus
Beaten 0‑4 by América de Natal, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Market17 Apr 2028
Gustavo Silva asks to leave Barcelona de Ilhéus
“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.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Gabriel Recife: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barcelona de Ilhéus have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
Graduation day at Barcelona de Ilhéus
1 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Barcelona de Ilhéus promote Romário from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Romário 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.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
115% of the income goes out in wages at Barcelona de Ilhéus
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Rodrigo Lobão gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words exchanged at Barcelona de Ilhéus
Eduardo Pereira 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.
In brief
- Boardroom Doors closed at Barcelona de Ilhéus
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Boardroom Barcelona de Ilhéus turn down the training-ground plan