The Depor Courier
The terraces24 Jan 2028
The mood at Depor has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Match22 Jan 2028
The wait goes on for Depor
8 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A falling-out at Depor
Jhonier Alomía and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
3 academy graduates step up at Depor
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.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A row about effort at Depor
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jonathan Monsalve was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market24 Jan 2028
Alfredo Uribe steps up from the Depor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alfredo Uribe 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Miguel Vargas joins the Depor first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Miguel Vargas is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Jan 2028
Daniel Bacca steps up from the Depor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Bacca 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.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Depor let a promise lapse
A date was given and it came and went. Nobody upstairs will call it a broken promise, and nobody downstairs will call it anything else for a long time.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Samuel Copete
- Boardroom Belts tighten at Depor
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Julian Giraldo on the draw