The Trem Chronicle
Squad19 Apr 2032
Santiago Direnna stands alone
9 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Match17 Apr 2032
The wait goes on for Trem
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Boardroom19 Apr 2032
Graduation day at Trem
6 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.
Match17 Apr 2032
Tocantinópolis take the points off Trem
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market19 Apr 2032
Henrique Ribeiro steps up from the Trem academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Henrique Ribeiro 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.
Market19 Apr 2032
One of our own: Márcio Cavalcante joins the Trem first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Márcio Cavalcante is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2032
Sérgio Ribeiro steps up from the Trem academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sérgio Ribeiro 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.
Market19 Apr 2032
Trem promote Samuel Peixoto from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Samuel Peixoto 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.
The dugout19 Apr 2032
The view from the dugout
“We will look at it, we will learn from it, and we go again.” The three sentences every manager keeps for a 1‑2 defeat, delivered by Interim Coach to a room that had heard them before.