The Lushnja Gazette
Boardroom5 Mar 2029
The caretaker keeps it: Gentian Bekaj confirmed
A month of looking elsewhere ended where it started. He already knows every name in the building; the rest of it he now has to prove in public.
Squad5 Mar 2029
Ibrahim Romeo Olola 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 Lushnja this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad5 Mar 2029
Words at Lushnja training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Klinshak Longbak is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market5 Mar 2029
Lushnja and Ismail Muhd are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market5 Mar 2029
Ildi Xhakaj is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Lushnja has been clear about where Ildi Xhakaj stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout5 Mar 2029
Ismail Muhd knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Lushnja, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout5 Mar 2029
The manager makes an example of Ndidi Eze
“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.
Market5 Mar 2029
Jurgen Peqini linked with a move away
The name of Jurgen Peqini keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Lushnja say nothing, which says plenty.
Market5 Mar 2029
Sani Mubarak placed on the list
Lushnja have made Sani Mubarak available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
In brief
- Squad Nerves in the Lushnja squad
- Squad Ndidi Eze wants out of the dugout
- The dugout András Pusztai has been promised minutes