The Fgura United Post
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
Karl Saliba is out at Fgura United
Four paragraphs on the club website, none of them about football. The board thanked him, wished him well, and had the search under way before the page went up.
Match26 Aug 2028
No end in sight to Fgura United's wait for a win
9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Fgura United has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
Etienne Debattista minds the shop at Fgura United
“I am not thinking past Saturday, and I would advise nobody else to.” The caretaker’s first rule is to pretend the job is small; Etienne Debattista recited it perfectly.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Carioca 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 Fgura United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Fgura United
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.
Transfer targets28 Aug 2028
Door shut on Sevan Gigantino
Fgura United asked and Tarxien Rainbows said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Words at Fgura United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Omer Shemshiu 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.
Market28 Aug 2028
One of our own: Alex Sultana joins the Fgura United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alex Sultana is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market28 Aug 2028
Fgura United promote Malcolm Barbara from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Malcolm Barbara 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.
In brief
- Market Fgura United promote Michael Vella from within
- Market Fgura United promote Julian Xerri from within
- The dugout No hiding place for Timilehin Caleb Akande