The Penedense Sentinel
Boardroom18 Nov 2030
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Penedense
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
The terraces18 Nov 2030
Supporters organise against the Penedense board
A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.
Squad18 Nov 2030
Wanderson Felipe 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 Penedense this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad18 Nov 2030
Jordan Bradley wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Penedense know it.
Market18 Nov 2030
Fábio Mendes steps up from the Penedense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Fábio Mendes 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.
Market18 Nov 2030
Penedense promote Paulo Batista from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Paulo Batista 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.
Market18 Nov 2030
One of our own: Zico joins the Penedense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Zico is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market18 Nov 2030
Daniel Rocha steps up from the Penedense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Rocha 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.
The dugout18 Nov 2030
Sean Sargent frozen out at Penedense
This is not rotation. Sean Sargent has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Penedense is pretending otherwise.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Penedense
- The dugout Guilherme Ribeiro gets it from the manager
- The dugout Gabriel Bezerra has been promised minutes