The Sion Gazette
The dugout31 May 2027
Jan Kronig keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Sion may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad31 May 2027
Tempers go at Sion
Anthony Racioppi 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.
Squad31 May 2027
A row about effort at Sion
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Rilind Nivokazi was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout31 May 2027
No hiding place for Thomas Pledl
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Thomas Pledl, and the manager let it.
Market31 May 2027
The Franck Surdez talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Sion know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The dugout31 May 2027
When it matters, Marquinhos Cipriano plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Baltazar
- Squad The penny has dropped for Winsley Boteli
- Squad Ryan Kessler is not doing himself any favours