The Juventude Sentinel
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Carlos Batista signs on for the long haul
Juventude moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Carlos Batista, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Words exchanged at Juventude
Damián Bobadilla 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 Juventude
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
Diogo Barbosa 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Juventude beat the market to Renyer from Luverdense
Luverdense will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Renyer has pre-agreed a move to Juventude, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Market16 Apr 2029
Renato Silva steps up from the Juventude academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Renato Silva 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Juventude promote Daniel Gomes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Gomes 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
Tuta steps up from the Juventude academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tuta 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Cobra steps up from the Juventude academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cobra 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
- Boardroom Juventude are making the ground bigger
- Loan watch Harlley has seen enough of Neftchi
- The dugout Damián Bobadilla knocks on the manager's door