The Feirense Sentinel
Transfer targets19 Feb 2029
No thanks: Luis Quintero rejects the move
Feirense had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Sporting CP, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Market19 Feb 2029
Santiago Rodríguez asks to leave Feirense
“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.
Squad19 Feb 2029
Tempers go at Feirense
Diogo Sequeira 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.
Squad19 Feb 2029
A row about effort at Feirense
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ouattara Moudjatovic was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout19 Feb 2029
The manager makes an example of Tiago Ribeiro
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match17 Feb 2029
Maritimo take the points off Feirense
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad19 Feb 2029
Dylan Villalba wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Feirense know it.
Squad19 Feb 2029
Fabio Marques stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Fabio Marques and Feirense agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout19 Feb 2029
A promise honoured for Tiago Ribeiro
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Feirense told Tiago Ribeiro something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Jesús Lobo left out for the big one
- Looking ahead Kiko Félix goes back to face Felgueiras