The Swieqi United Post
Market16 Oct 2028
Kojo Okle asks to leave Swieqi United
“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.
Squad16 Oct 2028
Tempers go at Swieqi United
Kurt Xerri 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.
The dugout16 Oct 2028
Julius Babatola gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Julius Babatola is on it.
Market16 Oct 2028
Edmond Engibaryan told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Edmond Engibaryan has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Swieqi United.
The dugout16 Oct 2028
Matthew Corran gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market16 Oct 2028
The shop window has Neil Micallef in it
Swieqi United have let the market know Neil Micallef can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
Market16 Oct 2028
The Aleksander Nadolski story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Aleksander Nadolski signs something — a contract at Swieqi United or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Squad16 Oct 2028
Matthew Corran: “I am not a substitute”
“I have done everything asked of me in training and it has not changed a thing on a Saturday.” The most familiar complaint in football, and one Swieqi United will have to answer with minutes or with a transfer.
The dugout16 Oct 2028
Ryan Buttigieg knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Ryan Buttigieg trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Marsa at home
- Squad Francesco Raigi has settled at Swieqi United
- The dugout The manager comes out for Jean Borg