The St. Andrews Sentinel
Squad13 Feb 2034
97 days out for Bjorn Mercieca after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. St. Andrews will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Player ratings13 Feb 2034
No sign of nerves from John Barbara at 21 — 7.63
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. John Barbara did not need any: 7.63, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Match11 Feb 2034
No end in sight to St. Andrews's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at St. Andrews has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad13 Feb 2034
Tempers go at St. Andrews
Nathan Roggen was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets13 Feb 2034
St. Andrews rebuffed over Callum Morrison
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Mgarr United have kept their man, and St. Andrews go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market13 Feb 2034
Roderick Grima steps up from the St. Andrews academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roderick Grima 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.
Market13 Feb 2034
One of our own: Carlo Gauci joins the St. Andrews first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlo Gauci is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market13 Feb 2034
St. Andrews promote Roderick Pace from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Roderick Pace 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.
Market13 Feb 2034
Lawrence Cauchi steps up from the St. Andrews academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lawrence Cauchi 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
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Harvey Duggins
- Match St. Andrews share the spoils with Pieta Hotspurs
- The dugout Interim Coach on the point