The Kariobangi Sharks Post
The dugout5 Feb 2035
Silas Mensah keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Kariobangi Sharks may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom5 Feb 2035
Kariobangi Sharks close the window on a squad of their own making
5 in and 4 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Boardroom5 Feb 2035
The Kariobangi Sharks board want somebody sold
The instruction has come from upstairs rather than from the dugout, which is the version of this conversation no manager enjoys. Somebody in that squad is now available whether the man who picks the team thinks so or not.
Market5 Feb 2035
Harun Ouma puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Kariobangi Sharks, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad5 Feb 2035
Words exchanged at Kariobangi Sharks
Kai Payne 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.
Boardroom5 Feb 2035
5 academy graduates step up at Kariobangi Sharks
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Match3 Feb 2035
Kariobangi Sharks come up short against Shabana
Shabana left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Boardroom5 Feb 2035
$145.2K from the owner keeps Kariobangi Sharks afloat
The gap in the accounts was filled from upstairs again. Supporters are entitled to be grateful and to ask what happens the month it is not, and both feelings arrive together.
Player ratings5 Feb 2035
Both jobs done by Kai Payne — 6.53
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 12 actions, 6.53, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
In brief
- Market Kariobangi Sharks promote Martin Ochieng from within
- Market One of our own: David Njeru joins the Kariobangi Sharks first team
- Market Caleb Mulee steps up from the Kariobangi Sharks academy