The Parnahyba Courier
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Carlos Fonseca is out at Parnahyba
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.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Franco damages knee ligaments — 111 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 111 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Felipe Pacheco steps up at Parnahyba for now
“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Words exchanged at Parnahyba
Judá 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Parnahyba
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Words at Parnahyba training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ronald 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Parnahyba promote José Freitas from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. José Freitas 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Parnahyba promote Júnior Porto from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Júnior Porto 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Sérgio Mendes joins the Parnahyba first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sérgio Mendes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Parnahyba promote Fernando Freitas from within
- The dugout Elly Carlos gets it from the manager
- Boardroom No signings allowed at Parnahyba