John Cachia

Attacking Midfielder (L) - Naxxar Lions
22 Sep 2038
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607 Edition

The Naxxar Lions Post

15 Mar 2038
From our football correspondent Crisis

The terraces15 Mar 2038

The mood at Naxxar Lions 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.

Squad15 Mar 2038

Antonio Calleja keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Naxxar Lions may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad15 Mar 2038

Lucas Caruana in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Naxxar Lions this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

In brief

Back issues
606 Edition

The Naxxar Lions Post

8 Mar 2038
From our football correspondent Crisis

Boardroom8 Mar 2038

Naxxar Lions spell it out for Nicholas Deguara

The board’s statement ran to three sentences and one of them mentioned results. Nicholas Deguara has managed long enough to translate: win soon, or the next statement is shorter.

Squad8 Mar 2038

John Cachia: 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.” Naxxar Lions have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad8 Mar 2038

Miguel Spiteri signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Miguel Spiteri commits to Naxxar Lions for another 2 years.

Squad8 Mar 2038

Tempers go at Naxxar Lions

Lucas Caruana 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.

Boardroom8 Mar 2038

101% of the income goes out in wages at Naxxar Lions

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.

Squad8 Mar 2038

When it matters, Lucas Caruana plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

In brief

557 Edition

The Naxxar Lions Post

30 Mar 2037
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market30 Mar 2037

Owen Caruana asks to leave Naxxar Lions

“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.

Squad30 Mar 2037

Ian Formosa: 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.” Naxxar Lions have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad30 Mar 2037

Tempers go at Naxxar Lions

Lucas Caruana 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.

In brief