Ramahlwe Grobler

Attacking Midfielder (L) - University of Pretoria
3 Aug 2036
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The University of Pretoria Herald

21 Apr 2036
From our football correspondent Crisis

Boardroom21 Apr 2036

The scrutiny sharpens at University of Pretoria

Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at University of Pretoria is running low.

Market21 Apr 2036

Sifiso Mahlangu 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 The request is on a desk at University of Pretoria, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market21 Apr 2036

Only the photograph left for Sifiso Mahlangu

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Sifiso Mahlangu will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around University of Pretoria the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Squad21 Apr 2036

Raymond Agyemang 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 University of Pretoria this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad21 Apr 2036

Luvoyo Phewa 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.

The dugout21 Apr 2036

Kermit Jali frozen out at University of Pretoria

This is not rotation. Kermit Jali has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at University of Pretoria is pretending otherwise.

Squad21 Apr 2036

Ramahlwe Grobler signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ramahlwe Grobler and University of Pretoria agree another 3 years.

The dugout21 Apr 2036

The manager makes an example of Itumeleng Phiri

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout21 Apr 2036

Thamsanqa Mokoena knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Thamsanqa Mokoena trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief

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The University of Pretoria Herald

2 Apr 2035
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom2 Apr 2035

Interim Coach has until the next board meeting

What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at University of Pretoria can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.

Market2 Apr 2035

Bradley Kekana asks to leave University of Pretoria

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

The dugout2 Apr 2035

Hlompho Mothiba keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” University of Pretoria may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad2 Apr 2035

Risen Albert signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Risen Albert and University of Pretoria agree another 2 years.

Squad2 Apr 2035

Raymond Agyemang 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 University of Pretoria this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad2 Apr 2035

A row about effort at University of Pretoria

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Luvoyo Phewa was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad2 Apr 2035

Risen Albert named in the team of the month

A month is long enough that nobody gets in by accident. Risen Albert is in the division's best eleven for it, which is a quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.

The dugout2 Apr 2035

The manager makes an example of Thamsanqa Mokoena

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market2 Apr 2035

No place for Thulani Phiri in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Thulani Phiri has his answer from University of Pretoria; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

In brief