The Wuhan Three Towns Courier
Match29 Sep 2035
The wait goes on for Wuhan Three Towns
14 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.
The terraces1 Oct 2035
Supporters organise against the Wuhan Three Towns 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.
Match29 Sep 2035
No clean sheets in sight for Wuhan Three Towns
13 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.
Boardroom1 Oct 2035
Pressure builds in the Wuhan Three Towns boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Player ratings1 Oct 2035
Xie Shenglong, 21, steals the show — 7.90
Marked 7.90 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
The dugout1 Oct 2035
Ma Biao keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Wuhan Three Towns may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad1 Oct 2035
Words exchanged at Wuhan Three Towns
Bao Shengxin 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.
Market1 Oct 2035
Wuhan Three Towns promote Gao Chenliang from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gao Chenliang 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.
Market1 Oct 2035
Wuhan Three Towns promote Liu Ang from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Liu Ang 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.
In brief
- Market Wuhan Three Towns promote Tian Yue from within
- Market One of our own: Lu Xiaobin joins the Wuhan Three Towns first team
- The dugout No hiding place for Li Yuefeng