The Ferroviária Post
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Vinícius Faria says Ferroviária went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Ferroviária
Ricardinho 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.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Ferroviária
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.
Squad17 Apr 2028
A row about effort at Ferroviária
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Albano was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Pedrao joins the Ferroviária first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pedrao is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: José Carvalho joins the Ferroviária first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. José Carvalho is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Apr 2028
Ferroviária promote Danilo Rocha from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Danilo Rocha 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Roberto Rocha steps up from the Ferroviária academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Rocha 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.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Reverson stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.63 on the card, and the Ferroviária support went home talking about one name.
In brief
- The dugout Albano knocks on the manager’s door
- The dugout Douglas Lima on the point
- The dugout Vinícius Faria has become a man the manager trusts