The Hellas Syros Gazette
The terraces26 Mar 2029
The mood at Hellas Syros has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Boardroom26 Mar 2029
Pressure builds in the Hellas Syros boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Squad26 Mar 2029
Thodoris Vernardos 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 Hellas Syros this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad26 Mar 2029
A row about effort at Hellas Syros
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Rafa Salama was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout26 Mar 2029
Paris Babis 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 Hellas Syros, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout26 Mar 2029
Hamza Fattahi 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.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes José Alves a promise
- Squad Jorge Vidal is not doing himself any favours
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Thodoris Vernardos
- Squad Lessons booked for José Alves at Hellas Syros