The Água Santa Gazette
Squad16 Apr 2029
Tempers go at Água Santa
Wesley Dias 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Água Santa
5 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.
The dugout16 Apr 2029
Levi frozen out at Água Santa
This is not rotation. Levi has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Água Santa is pretending otherwise.
Squad16 Apr 2029
A row about effort at Água Santa
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Léo Pereira was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Marcelo Nogueira joins the Água Santa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Marcelo Nogueira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Daniel Freitas joins the Água Santa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Freitas is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Apr 2029
Água Santa promote Luís Moura from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luís Moura 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Água Santa promote Márcio Braga from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Márcio Braga 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
A promise the Água Santa board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
In brief
- Squad 8 new faces, and Água Santa are still learning each other
- The dugout Rafael Verrone is still being punished for one mistake
- Boardroom Água Santa turn down the training-ground plan