The São João de Ver Herald
Match7 May 2029
Every point is an argument now for São João de Ver
Position 9 and 11 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Squad7 May 2029
Tempers go at São João de Ver
Marcelinho 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.
Squad7 May 2029
Words at São João de Ver training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rian Caio 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.
Market7 May 2029
São João de Ver promote Rafael Monteiro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rafael Monteiro 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.
Market7 May 2029
Rafael Teixeira steps up from the São João de Ver academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael Teixeira 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.
Market7 May 2029
One of our own: Simao Costa joins the São João de Ver first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Simao Costa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 May 2029
Ricardo Barbosa steps up from the São João de Ver academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ricardo Barbosa 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.
Squad7 May 2029
Lucas Albornoz wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and São João de Ver know it.
The dugout7 May 2029
The manager has not finished forgetting Pedro Vieira's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Tomás Oliveira
- The dugout Lucas Albornoz knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout The manager comes out for Pedro Vieira