The Paide Chronicle
Squad5 Mar 2029
The knee: Nikita Baranov out for 20 days
20 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Paide lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
The dugout5 Mar 2029
Abdourahman Badamosi keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Paide may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad5 Mar 2029
Ebrima Jarju stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ebrima Jarju and Paide agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad5 Mar 2029
A falling-out at Paide
Abdourahman Badamosi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings5 Mar 2029
Both jobs done by Edgar Tur — 6.73
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 14 actions, 6.73, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
Boardroom5 Mar 2029
5 academy graduates step up at Paide
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.
Market5 Mar 2029
Erik Kait steps up from the Paide academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Erik Kait 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.
Market5 Mar 2029
Paide promote Erik Puri from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Erik Puri 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.
Market5 Mar 2029
Paide promote Marek Pikk from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marek Pikk 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.