Erick Erasmus

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The Free State Stars Chronicle

27 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match25 Sep 2027

Chastening afternoon for Free State Stars

A 3‑6 beating by Golden Arrows was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.

Player ratings27 Sep 2027

Themba Manyama scores twice — 8.28

Two goals and a mark of 8.28 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.

Squad27 Sep 2027

Words exchanged at Free State Stars

Thulani Dala and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Match25 Sep 2027

Themba Manyama among the goals in a wild afternoon

9 goals in one match, Themba Manyama on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Free State Stars and Golden Arrows.

Squad27 Sep 2027

Bradley Mkhize falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad27 Sep 2027

Beaten 6 times: a bad day for Erick Vilakazi

4 saves does not settle the argument about whose fault it was, and the argument will run all week. Goalkeepers carry these scorelines whoever caused them.

The dugout27 Sep 2027

The manager makes an example of Keagan Tau

“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.

Boardroom27 Sep 2027

Inquest at Free State Stars

The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.

The dugout27 Sep 2027

Siyabonga Kekana: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 3‑6, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

In brief

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The Free State Stars Chronicle

9 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings9 Aug 2027

Bradley Kekana scores twice — 8.67

Two goals and a mark of 8.67 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.

The dugout9 Aug 2027

Rivaldo Billiat keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Free State Stars may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad9 Aug 2027

A falling-out at Free State Stars

Thulani Dala and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets9 Aug 2027

An offer of $10.0K for Eva Bienvenu

Free State Stars have gone to Chippa United with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.

Boardroom9 Aug 2027

5 academy graduates step up at Free State Stars

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.

Squad9 Aug 2027

Words at Free State Stars training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Bradley Mkhize 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.

Market9 Aug 2027

Free State Stars promote Luther Erasmus from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luther Erasmus 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.

Market9 Aug 2027

One of our own: Mandla Mokotjo joins the Free State Stars first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mandla Mokotjo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market9 Aug 2027

Erick Erasmus steps up from the Free State Stars academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Erick Erasmus 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.

In brief