“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Hamrun Spartans can pretend not to have heard.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
The terracesThe press cannot get enough of Blessing Eleke
SquadThe selectors could not leave Kléri Serber out
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Hamrun Spartans have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
A 1-0 win over Tarxien Rainbows, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Slaviša Bogdanović and Hamrun Spartans agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The award is a small thing with a heavy meaning: for four weeks nobody in this division did his job better. Hamrun Spartans have the trophy on a shelf and the player in the side.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Hamrun Spartans, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Hamrun Spartans is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Ask me in the summer. I will know before anybody else does.” He is 36 with 121 appearances behind him, and Hamrun Spartans have to plan for both answers.
A new face in his position, and Danilo Bulevardi suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Hamrun Spartans have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Hamrun Spartans, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Hamrun Spartans is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The name of Azer Kozić has come up in conversations Hamrun Spartans were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Hamrun Spartans can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Hamrun Spartans is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
He is 20, and nobody at Hamrun Spartans signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Hamrun Spartans, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The language is coming and there is somebody to talk to in the dressing room. A footballer who feels at home plays like one, and it never shows up in a scouting report.
He is 20, and nobody at Hamrun Spartans signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
A new face in his position, and Kléri Serber suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Hamrun Spartans have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Piero Solinas arrives at Hamrun Spartans with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Ask me in the summer. I will know before anybody else does.” He is 38 with 153 appearances behind him, and Hamrun Spartans have to plan for both answers.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Hamrun Spartans, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Mouad El Fanis will call it something else in private.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Hamrun Spartans has been clear about where Eder Bruno stands, which is more than many ever get.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Hamrun Spartans have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Hamrun Spartans know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Zabbar St. Patrick pay $32.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
He is 17, and nobody at Hamrun Spartans signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
He is 15, and nobody at Hamrun Spartans signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Clive Attard is 16, and Hamrun Spartans have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Hamrun Spartans have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Danilo Bulevardi and Hamrun Spartans agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Hamrun Spartans, and both men came out saying it was fine.