Luís Oyama está de volta ao Botafogo. O volante desembarcou no Rio de Janeiro na tarde desta terça-feira, foi aprovado nos exames médicos realizados no Estádio Nilton Santos e será anunciado oficialmente pelo clube durante a semana. O Alvinegro, vale ressaltar, pagou um preço menor do que o Mirassol pediu pelo volante no começo do ano.
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Ainda antes da chegada de John Textor na rotina do clube, o Glorioso havia buscado a permanência de Oyama, um dos destaques da última Série B, no clube. A proposta, contudo, pouco andou: o clube paulista pediu mais de R$ 3 milhões – os números oferecidos pelo Alvinegro alcançaram cerca de 30% dessas cifras.
Sem ter como levantar fundos à época, o Botafogo desistiu de Oyama, que seria aproveitado pelo Mirassol no Paulista. Outros nomes chegaram e o Alvinegro entrou em processo burocrático para a chegada de John Textor, o que impediu a chegada de mais jogadores.
O nome de Oyama voltou à rotina do Botafogo esse mês. O novo departamento de futebol do clube, liderado por André Mazzuco, considerou que o jogador valia o investimento – mas não pelo valor solicitado antes. Então começaram as negociações e as formas que o “novo Botafogo” colocou em prática para conseguir um negócio menor.
O Mirassol foi eliminado da Copa do Brasil e teve o fim do Campeonato Paulista – desta forma, as finanças do clube, que está na Série C, não passariam mais por nenhum ‘impacto’ durante o ano. O contrato de Oyama com o Leão iria até maio de 2023, o que permitiria que ele assinasse um pré-contrato e saísse de graça para outra equipe a partir de novembro.
A nova condição financeira do Botafogo também foi primordial: o Mirassol, que manteve 40% dos direitos econômicos do atleta, prevê mais um retorno financeiro no futuro com uma possível venda. Todos esses motivos resultaram em uma nova proposta e negociação melhor para o Botafogo: cerca de R$ 2 milhões por 60% de Luís Oyama.
Outros clubes do Brasil estavam de olho e fizeram contatos oficiais por Oyama, que optou pelo Botafogo – o Mirassol, pelos motivos já citados, resolveu fazer negócio com o Alvinegro.
Ou seja, o clube pagou menos do que o Mirassol pediu há dois meses pelo jogador – o lado ruim é que ele não poderá jogar a Copa do Brasil por já ter entrado em campo na competição. De qualquer forma, é mais um reforço confirmado para Luís Castro.
Looking towards 2025 and potential reinforcements, Liverpool now reportedly want to use Arne Slot’s Dutch connections to hijack a £50m+ signing who could replace Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool transfer news
Although things are going smoothly on the pitch, there’s still every chance that Liverpool have their season overshadowed by three major exits. As things stand, Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all set to depart as free agents at the end of the current campaign in what would be the Reds’ worst nightmares. And whilst reports have been more positive surrounding Van Dijk and Salah’s Anfield futures, it remains a guessing game on the Alexander-Arnold front.
On all three cases, the Reds must prepare for the worst, which has seen the likes of Jeremie Frimpong already linked with a move to Anfield and now a winger who could replace Salah.
Manchester United transfer target Jeremie Frimpong in action for Bayer Leverkusen.
According to Caught Offside, Liverpool now want to use Slot’s Dutch connection in a hijack to sign Johan Bakayoko ahead of Newcastle United in 2025. The current Liverpool boss would have had the chance to take a closer look at the young PSV Eindhoven winger just last season, of course, when he was in charge of Feyenoord.
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Now, Slot could revisit the Eredivisie and bring back a potential replacement for Salah. Valued at a reported €60m (£52m), the deal for Bakayoko certainly won’t come cheap, but Liverpool have splashed the cash in the past and could yet do so once more when 2025 arrives – beating Newcastle, Bayern Munich and others to the PSV star’s signature as a result.
"Fantastic" Bakayoko is one to watch
Replacing Salah will be mission impossible for whoever is handed the task and whenever that will be, but Bakayoko is certainly an interesting candidate. Still just 21 years old, the Belgian has already scored six goals and assisted a further three in all competitions for PSV in what follows last season’s stunning total of 14 goals and 14 assists by the end of the campaign.
The potential is certainly there for all to see, including Football Talent Scout Jacek Kulig, who described Bakayoko’s run of form last season as “fantastic” and dubbed the Belgian “the best winger in the Netherlands”.
At a reported £52m though, it’s likely that the Reds wait until the summer and on Salah’s contract situation to potentially make their move and use Slot’s Dutch connection to sign Bakayoko.
Gloucestershire bowlers chip away but left facing sizeable first-innings deficit
David Hopps15-Apr-2022
Harry Brook compiled an excellent innings•Getty Images
News of Joe Root’s resignation as Test captain had caused regret to descend momentarily upon Yorkshire’s band of travelling supporters as they gathered in little clutches around the Bristol ground before start of play, but by the time that stumps were drawn they were able to applaud their latest champion. Root should have many thousands of Test runs in his locker before retirement and the odds are that when all is said and done Harry Brook will be alongside him as an established, battle-hardened member of England’s middle order.Brook averaged 38 in the Championship last season, making more of an impact in the shorter formats, but he remains ambitious to be an all-format cricketer and his hundred against Gloucestershire at the first time of asking, on a magical spring day, indicated that he is a player of growing resilience. “I regard Test cricket as the pinnacle,” he said.Such an assertion will delight many, but maintaining a commitment to all formats is challenging, especially when – as was the case with Brook last winter – it involves T20 stints in both Pakistan and Australia. He was strikingly self-critical when he offered up the thought that he had not taken full advantage of his England Lions opportunity in the winter, consumed by too many thoughts about the impending Big Bash. “Training and things,” he said, and left it there. Perhaps this innings began to put things right.If Root’s resignation had not been viewed as a done deal, Brook suggested that in the Yorkshire dressing room there had been little surprise. “We sort of expected it,” he said. They will now hope that Root’s return to Championship cricket might happen sooner than later as he concentrates on getting his batting in order and, if it does, then Brook will benefit from batting alongside him.Brook’s certainty ultimately dominated the second day, just as the compact figure of Gloucestershire’s opening batter, Marcus Harris, had dominated the first. He saved all his uncertain moments for when he was 99, his touch suddenly deserting him – what’s more against the bower who had met him with the most authority of all. “I was timing it well until I got to 99 – and then I didn’t time one for five overs,” he reflected.A single over from Ben Charlesworth saw Brook dropped low down at second slip by Tom Lace, an excellent delivery this; be dumbfounded by a thigh-high full toss; and then hop around after he was struck on the boot by a yorker. A back-foot steer through point secured his hundred, his second of the year, following a first T20 century for Lahore Qalanders in the Pakistan Super League. He fell in the next over, 101 from 164 balls, dead-batting a delivery from Josh Shaw on to his stumps.Watching Brook was a serious business for many Yorkshire onlookers on the day of Root’s resignation. Broken by the inadequacies of others will be the view from the White Rose. “Morning chaps, how are you doing?” had been the cheery greeting from an unsuspecting Gloucestershire supporter in a Panama hat (not at all Northern apparel) as he collected a couple of foldaway chairs, and organised his partner and dog into approved position. Three pairs of eyes glanced up momentarily and remained determinedly silent. Coming late and chatting like that in the middle of an over, what’s the world coming to? The Man Who Talked Too Much got the message and walked off in search of a coffee.Brook remains a bit of a fidget. There is always a pitch to tap, a glove to fiddle with, a shot to hone. On one occasion, he held up Zafar Gohar in his run-up to clear away an imagined speck of grass. When a stump was broken by a fielder’s throw, he hyperactively helped knock it back in. If you happen to miss a shot, the likelihood is that he will relive it for you seconds later, or at last relive a perfect version of it. But when the ball is bowled, that nervous energy increasingly comes together into certainty of thought and stroke.His blemish on 99 apart, he offered Gloucestershire little hope, although he might have run himself out on 18 when he lackadaisically assumed he could collect a routine single square on the off-side only to find Harry Duke, at the non-striker’s end, wracked with youthful uncertainty. Either might have been run out, neither was.Yorkshire had chipped 37 off Gloucestershire’s 227 on the first evening, but at 135 for 4 the match was in the balance. Adam Lyth and Dawid Malan both promised to go big, but Lyth edged a tempting wide half-volley from Charlesworth to first slip and Malan played on against Ajeet Dale, who tucked him up from slightly back-of-a-length and forced a faint inside edge. The suspicion was that Malan has been vulnerable to this dismissal before, the portcullis not quite falling in time, but it would not be altogether surprising if data analysts were able to pore through hours of footage to prove otherwise.From 135 for 4, with Brook’s innings yet to take shape, the match was in the balance, but Brook found good support from Duke and Dom Bess in stands of 91 and 71; if that continues, a wicketkeeper at No. 6 and a spin-bowling allrounder at No. 7 promises excellent balance. Duke found momentum with three boundaries in an over against Shaw, fortunate perhaps that Charlesworth flinched at backward point as he failed to pick up the flight of the ball.As Brook assumed control, Gohar’s left-arm spin played an important holding role. He made an impact last season with 11 wickets against Durham and was the first signing made under the new head coach, Dale Benkenstein. Brook, having his first sight of him, played him circumspectly, and failed to take a boundary off him. There was a wicket, too, Duke, caught at the wicket trying to dab.Many in the south-west feel that Gloucestershire can finish above Somerset this season, although the way their West Country rivals have started, that assumption may not mean too much. Behind the game here, there is nevertheless a solidity about them that augers well and Gohar can make a vital contribution to that.
Allrounder knew before the season began that he might be used up the order in IPL 2022
Shashank Kishore12-May-20223:29
Were Rajasthan Royals right to send Ashwin at No. 3?
Rajasthan Royals have gone in with clear plans for every game. Play six batters, five bowlers and an allrounder. Everything is smooth if they have a good start, but if there’s an early wicket, they push R Ashwin up at No. 3 to extend their batting line-up and ensure their finishers don’t go in too early and as a result run the risk of being out too soon.While the merits of those plans are clear to see, they have also resulted in someone like Devdutt Padikkal batting down the order, a slight deviation from his original role of an opener. Royals, it appears, are fine with that compromise. On Wednesday, Ashwin was promoted to No. 3, and while he started slowly, he made up for it by taking the attack to Axar Patel and racing to 21 off 13 and then 26 off 19. The plan was to continue attacking, but Yashasvi Jaiswal’s wicket in the ninth over, against the run of play, meant Ashwin had to look to bat through, which he did to bring up his maiden IPL fifty.”No, there’s no license that has been given,” Ashwin said when asked if he was sent in as a pinch hitter. “Starting from the season, it was communicated properly to me that I’d be used up the order. We had a few practice games as well where I opened, and I’ve kind of enjoyed it. I have worked a lot on my batting, so it’s nice to see whatever it’s been worked on translates on the field. Pretty good feel about the knock today, nevertheless it didn’t come in a winning cause.”Related
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Have Royals looked at certain opposition and thought Ashwin up the order against them would work better against them?”No specific plans [like that], ” he said. “It’s just to keep good intent, keep [his] mental preparation. I’ve been in good batting rhythm before the season. I’ve worked on my weight transfer forward, I’ve made some technical switches, have looked to increase scoring options, some changes to my bat swing. Hopefully, I can keep taking it forward.”Royals got to 107 for 2 in 14 overs but made only 53 off the last six. This was down to the “tacky” nature of the DY Patil surface, where playing shots from get go was proving to be increasingly difficult.”Today the pitch wasn’t quite the easiest so there was communication around that,” Ashwin said. “Obviously, the communication to keep going out to play for a few more overs and set it up keeps coming in. More often than not, if you find yourself hitting the 100-run mark by the 13th over, you end up getting to 180, that’s generally the kind of algorithm that works.”Today again we hit the 100-mark on a quite tough pitch while batting first, I think just maybe 15-20 short at the end but like I said you never really know unless both sides have played. We’ve made a good fist of these sorts of low-scoring games in the past but today, the wickets, catches – nothing really went our way in the second half. It was not our day.”Shimron Hetmyer’s absence may have also played a role in Royals shaking up their batting order. The 25-year old West Indian has been among the best finishers this season, but that role had to be taken up by someone else against Capitals. Sanju Samson took responsibility and it seemed the right move given he strikes at 192 in the death but he fell in the first ball of the 17th over, forcing Royals to recalibrate again.”Hetmyer has gone back home for the birth of his child and Rassie came in place of him,” Ashwin said. “Obviously Hetty has been giving us a good finish towards the end in most of the games. A finisher is always worth his weight in gold.”I thought even the toss was crucial today because the wicket was a touch tacky, and obviously had we had a bit of luck and taken our catches, the game may have taken a different course. At the back end of the tournament, there’s always pressure. Hopefully, we can turn it on and string a couple of wins together.”The loss puts Royals in a tricky position. While one more win may help secure a playoff berth, they probably need another to entertain thoughts of finishing in the top-two.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are now keen on signing a “unique” player who has scored at Molineux for expected new manager Vitor Pereira, according to a new report.
Wolves set to announce Vitor Pereira
The Old Gold have moved quickly in finding a new manager to replace Gary O’Neil, as they sacked the Englishman over the weekend after their 2-1 defeat to Ipswich Town. Out-of-work managers such as David Moyes and Graham Potter were linked with the role before O’Neil was sacked, but the Premier League side have made Vitor Pereira their number one target.
It was reported earlier this week that Pereira had agreed a deal with Wolves to become their new manager. The Portuguese has agreed a one-and-a-half-year deal after agreeing to personal terms, and Wolves have agreed to an £800,000 compensation package with Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab.
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Al-Shabab have confirmed Pereira’s exit, and the 56-year-old took to social media on Wednesday to bid farewell to his former club. He wrote: “The time has come to say goodbye to Al Shabab; every day here has been a lesson. Every challenge, an opportunity to grow. Even though the passage was short, we achieved important goals and milestones, overcame obstacles, and created memories that will never fade.
“On behalf of myself and my coaching staff, I sincerely thank the players, the staff, the managers, and the fans, who have always supported us unconditionally. I take with me the pride of having been part of this club and the certainty that I gave everything, every day! Special thanks to the president for the friendship, respect, and gratitude he has always shown us throughout this journey.
“This is not only a farewell, but also a reflection on the importance of each step on our path. Now, it’s time to look to the future, always with gratitude for what the past has given me. Thank you, Al Shabab! I WISH the club much success for the rest of the season!”
Wolves now keen on signing "unique" player for Vitor Pereira
As Pereira’s announcement gets ever closer, according to The Sun, Wolves are eyeing up a move to sign Miguel Almiron on loan from Newcastle United in January. The Paraguay international will have been with the Magpies for six years in January, but his time at the club looks to be coming to an end.
Miguel Almiron for Newcastle
Almiron, who was praised for his “unique” style last year by Eddie Howe, has fallen out of favour at St. James’ Park after being a key player under Howe last season. The 30-year-old has played just nine times across all competitions this season, and given Newcastle are keen to balance the books due to FFP rules, Almiron could be allowed to leave in the New Year.
This report states that the Premier League side are keen to offload Almiron in January, with a loan move looking the most likely outcome. Wolves are among the teams interested in signing the midfielder, as are Crystal Palace and Leicester City.
Miguel Almiron’s Premier League record
Apps
183
Goals
23
Assists
6
Almiron is looking to leave the North East, as he tries to rediscover the form he showed in the 2022/23 season, where he scored 11 goals in the Premier League. Wolves and Molineux are very familiar with Almiron, as it was there where the midfielder scored his second Premier League goal, in the 1-1 draw against the Midlands side during the 2019/20 campaign.
Decisivo para a vitória do São Paulo contra o Palmeiras, por 3 a 1, nesta última quarta-feira (30), Calleri foi o grande nome da partida. O camisa 9 argentino foi responsável pela conversão do pênalti, que abriu o placar para o Tricolor paulista, e pelo terceiro gol, que garantiu mais vantagem ainda para a equipe nesta fase final do Campeonato Paulista.
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Esta foi a primeira vez que o argentino, apresentado pelo São Paulo em sua volta em setembro de 2021, marcou contra o Palmeiras, que até então, estava invicto na competição. A última derrota do Verdão havia sido contra o Chelsea, na final do Mundial de clubes. Junto a Pablo Maia, o camisa 9 rompeu a invencibilidade do rival.
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Seu primeiro gol no clássico foi com um pênalti convertido aos 50 minutos de jogo, já nos acréscimos do primeiro tempo. Já o terceiro da partida foi aos 35 minutos da segunda etapa. Além das autorias nos gols, Calleri também se destacou por sua alta qualidade ofensiva durante toda a partida, eficiente na criação de diversas jogadas.
Porém, esta não foi a primeira vez que o atleta se mostrou decisivo quando se trata de clássicos. Contra o Corinthians, ainda na fase de grupos do Paulistão 2022, o camisa 9 marcou o único gol da partida, que garantiu a vitória do São Paulo no primeiro Majestoso do ano.
Além disso, ainda contra o Timão, na semifinal, foi o responsável pela assistência que permitiu o gol marcado por Alisson, que garantiu a classificação do São Paulo para a fase final. Calleri também deixou sua marca no empate por 1 a 1 com o Santos pelo Brasileirão 2021.
Grande artilheiro da temporada 2022 no São Paulo, Calleri somou oito gols até o momento na competição, em 14 jogos, sendo nove deles como titular. Além disso, também lidera em finalizações, com 26 na conta, de acordo com levantamentos feitos pelo FootStats.
Agora, o São Paulo se prepara para enfrentar o Palmeiras novamente, porém no jogo de volta, que acontecerá no próximo domingo (3), às 16h, no Allianz Parque.
Liverpool are an efficient club. Some would say circumspect, but FSG operate within their parameters and know that their formula perpetuates success.
It can be frustrating, at times, but you need only look back at the Premier League’s winding road over the past decade to note the fragilities and dysfunctions of some of Anfield’s biggest rivals, and how Jurgen Klopp’s side have been perched in the ascendency for the lion’s share of this time-frame.
Arne Slot was met with a lack of first-team investment after taking on the impossible task of succeeding his larger-than-life predecessor, but Liverpool are flying at the top of the Premier League and in confident positions in the Champions League and Carabao Cup too.
Whatever FSG are doing, it’s working. And this is why Liverpool’s willingness to let Ben Doak leave – for the right price – isn’t a disaster, but a calculated decision.
Why Liverpool may sell Doak
As per The Times’ Paul Joyce, Liverpool have rejected bids from Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace for Doak this month, worth £16m and £15m respectively.
Liverpool would welcome their talented winger back to the club at the end of the season but the fact that they have responded to bids with their £30m valuation makes a convincing comment on their selling stance.
For £30m, Liverpool would hit the jackpot and then some, for he has only played half a term of Championship football, and talented he may be, the Scotland international is not so unexpendable that any tentative raised hands are shot down instantly.
Ben Doak in action for Middlesbrough
This is conjecture, but it’s curious that Liverpool should be open to cashing in given that Mohamed Salah is out of contract at the end of the season and Federico Chiesa has also been linked with a move away. Might this portend Salah’s renewal?
In any case, it’s a shining endorsement of Liverpool’s academy scene. Doak might be the cream of the current Kirkby crop after signing from Celtic several years ago, but some existing homegrown stars are actually worth more than him.
Of course, Trent Alexander-Arnold is the cream of the crop, but Curtis Jones is also flying after years of on-off flashes of prominence in the first team.
Jones' Liverpool career
Jones made his senior debut back in 2019 as a 17-year-old, though it was a year later that he decried his quality across Merseyside, scoring a sumptuous curling strike as Liverpool beat Everton in the FA Cup.
Said to have “all the attributes of a top player” by former captain Jordan Henderson, the 23-year-old is now proving that support with his dynamic performances, capable across a range of midfield roles.
He’s also been praised for his “truly special” quality on the ball by one analyst, and will be delighted to note that consistency has entered his game this season, on course for his best individual campaign yet in the English top flight.
Curtis Jones’ Premier League Stats by Season
Season
Apps (starts)
Goals
Assists
24/25
15 (9)
3
3
23/24
23 (14)
1
1
22/23
18 (12)
3
1
21/22
24 (13)
1
2
20/21
6 (1)
1
0
Stats via Transfermarkt
He’s flying this term, backing his potency up with a 95% pass completion rate in the Premier League, also averaging 1.3 tackles per game and winning 53% of his duels, as per Sofascore.
The sky’s the limit, with Jones proving that he can play a fundamental part in Liverpool’s future under Slot. Doak is the talk of the academy at the moment and touted for big things, but Jones has always slipped under the radar somewhat – now, he’s shining, with a market value that reflects his gains.
Why Slot has hit gold with Jones
Jones’ improvements over the past couple of years do provide food for thought: Doak is already performing at a high level and has not even bid farewell to his teenage years.
Ben Doak for Liverpool.
But Jones’ good fortunes have been a product of hard work and tenacity, overcoming obstacles to play a key part in Slot’s system this year.
Pundit Micah Richards praised the Liverpool star’s “extraordinary” England debut in November after he earned the call-up due to his presence in Slot’s team. Jones has featured 22 times this season, scoring five goals, adding three assists and starting nine times in the Premier League.
His intelligence off the ball is astounding, shifting through the lines to latch onto Trent’s exquisite postage, Salah’s sublime through ball, underlines his happy marriage in this newlook Liverpool team, for Slot is a pedant in the best sense of the word, driven toward fine-tuning tactical wiring to ensure that Liverpool stay ahead of the curve.
As per FBref, he ranks among the top 1% of Premier League central midfielders this season for pass completion, the top 2% for passes attempted, the top 11% for progressive passes and the top 14% for tackles per 90, perfectly illustrating his passing prowess and the security that he provides.
Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones celebrates
It’s no surprise that Jones’ market value has risen exponentially over the past few years, with Transfermarkt recording his market value to sit at £37m. Only in March 2023, Jones’s reported price tag totalled £14m.
Doak might be worth £30m, but he’s not yet eclipsed Jones, and if Liverpool were to cash in on the latter this year, you can be sure that Richard Hughes would balk at that £37m, demand much more.
Liverpool star Curtis Jones celebrates
Jones has so much scope for growth and has actually proven under Slot’s wing this season that he can adopt clinical patterns and weave them into the fabric of his mechanics.
Liverpool’s Dutch coach has inherited a brilliant team. Though fans generally wouldn’t put Jones in the top bracket, he’s proving that Alexander-Arnold doesn’t stand alone as Anfield’s academy superstar, with his best days still, perhaps, to come.
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كشف الإعلامي أحمد شوبير عن تفاصيل جديدة بخصوص أزمة اللاعب أحمد سيد زيزو مع نادي الزمالك، مؤكدًا استمرار التصعيد بين الطرفين خلال الفترة الحالية.
وقال شوبير في تصريحات عبر برنامجه الإذاعي صباح اليوم الإثنين: “مُنتظر إن زيزو لن يحضر جلسة التحقيق، وكان لم يحضر الجلستين الماضيتين، وسيتم تحديد موعد جلسة ثالثة، والنادي سيرسل للاعب خطابا رسميا بعلم الوصول لكي يحضر”.
وأضاف: “بعد ذلك الأمر سيتم رفعه لاتحاد الكرة، وفي نفس الوقت زيزو يُقدم شكوى في اتحاد الكرة، وللأسف الشديد دخلنا في شكاوى نحن في غنى عنها لو طبقنا الأمور باحتراف سواء من جهة اللاعب أو النادي”.
وواصل شوبير حديثه قائلاً: “النادي من حقه أن يحصل على حقه، واللاعب من وجهة نظره له حق، وكل طرف من حقه أن يبحث عن حقه”.
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وفي سياق آخر، تطرق شوبير للحديث عن مستجدات فرع نادي الزمالك الجديد في مدينة 6 أكتوبر، مشيرًا إلى أنه يمثل خطوة مهمة نحو زيادة الموارد المالية للنادي.
وقال: “موضوع الفرع الجديد لنادي الزمالك عمل انتعاشة كبيرة، لأن الزمالك بدأ من الآن تأجير المحلات والمولات والمشاريع الاستثمارية في الفرع الجديد، وسيعملون بقوة لكي يظهر هذا الفرع، وستكون هناك مصادر دخل غير تقليدية، وهناك رجل أعمال، اسم جديد غير الأسماء المعتادة، سيكون له دور كبير في هذا الأمر”.
وتابع: “الزمالك سيعقد مؤتمرًا صحفيًا لكي يُعلن تفاصيل فرع أكتوبر، وهذا ما كنا ننادي به منذ زمن، أنت تمتلك أرضًا ولا تعمل فيها منذ سنوات طويلة، وكنا ننصح ببدء العمل ولكن لم يكن أحد ينصت لنا، لكنه الآن بدأ رسميًا التعاقد مع بنوك وبعض الشركات الكبرى لتأجير مساحات في نادي الزمالك بفرع أكتوبر، لأن الفرع سينفذ بشكل استثماري”.
واختتم شوبير تصريحاته قائلاً: “لا يوجد استاد الزمالك الآن، وأتمنى أن يكون هناك استاد للنادي في الفترة القادمة، لكنه ليس في القريب العاجل إطلاقًا، التركيز الآن منصب على ظهور الفرع الجديد”.
Perfect day at perfect ground, as Madsen seals chase after Masood makes 98
Paul Edwards14-Jun-2022
Wayne Madsen sealed Derbyshire’s chase with a vital 49 not out•Getty Images
You really should come to Queen’s Park, you know. I can’t promise you a game such as we have enjoyed over these three days; a game which saw Derbyshire inflict a first Championship defeat on Middlesex and move themselves up to third place in Division Two; a game that ended with a guttural, flat-vowelled roar from the pavilion as Luis Reece completed a win that will always look more facile than it was.But the outgrounds always seem to conjure something precious and you might think it’s a reward for the volunteer labour expended in putting the matches on in the first place. Nor can I promise you a contest as enthralling as this, whose outcome only became clear on this third evening when Shan Masood made 98 and Wayne Madsen’s unbeaten 49 ensured that Derbyshire would suffer no jitters en route to their first victory over Middlesex at Chesterfield since 1965, when Brian Jackson took eight wickets and the home side were five down when chasing a paltry 34.No, I can guarantee none of these things should you come to Chesterfield…But there are beeches and copper beeches, there are oaks and weeping ash and liquidambar and ancient yews; there is an old mulberry tree near one of the two bandstands, and there is a lake, and across the road there is Parkside Café, which rivals Wickets in Taunton as the best nosebag on the circuit.And while you are eating your cobs and drinking your coffee, you can look again at the sweet chestnut and the sycamores and marvel at the trees’ fellowship and think of the consolation offered by conifers that stay green when the rest of their world is grey and the cricket ground is sleeping. And when you look beyond or above the trees, you will see buildings that have summat about them, like the six-columned town hall or the Church of St Mary and All Saints; yes, the one with the spire that’s gone in the fetlock. You see, you know the place already. Look up the route, now, before the magic fades.There is cricket, too, and there are times, like today, when it becomes the sole focus for those sitting in this greatly blessed world. Only when Derbyshire needed fewer than ten to win did the spectators began to drift slowly away and very few left properly until the game was done. They recalled their team had collapsed in a heap on Monday and they knew it was less than seven hours since the match was utterly in the hazard..Middlesex began the morning with a lead of 117 and seven wickets in hand as they sought a target beyond Derbyshire’s capabilities. Mark Stoneman and Ethan Bamber added another 23 runs in half an hour before Stoneman gloved a lifter from Anuj Dal to Brooke Guest and trooped off through the warm, dandelion-seeded air. Bamber fell to Dal as well but not before he had got on one knee and swept Mark Watt into the avenue of limes, where a fellow gave not a fig for his years and reached up to stop the ball.The lead was 179 when Bamber drove fatally to Sam Conners at point and it had been extended by only 13 more where John Simpson called Max Holden for a single and seemed to receive a tentative ‘yes’, followed by a mighty ‘no’. Simpson was run out by 20 yards; indeed when the bails were removed, he was near enough to give Holden a mighty kick up the arse, which is a course of action he may have contemplated. Unembarrassed, Holden hit Alex Thomson for a six over long on but was brilliantly caught by Billy Godleman running from mid-off to cover when he attempted to repeat the trick.We had lunch with Middlesex on 189 for 7. I walked out to the middle and wondered if this was how Fanshawe felt in M R James’ “A View from a Hill” when he sees the glorious spire of Fulnaker Abbey through Baxter’s binoculars, only to find it was a vision from the past. Reassurance was provided by an unlikely source: “From the Lake End, Mark Watt” boomed the chap on the public address.I drifted uncertainly back to the present and, almost on the instant, Luke Hollman was caught by Masood off Reece. The lead was 212 and no one thought it enough against a batting side that included the Pakistani. Give or take, it would have to do, though. Only six more runs had been added by the time Middlesex were bowled out and one admired the medium-pace bowling of Reece and Dal, each of whom took three wickets.Derbyshire’s pursuit of 219 began disastrously but could have been bum-numbingly awful. In the fourth over, Godleman was sent back when he called Masood for a mirage-single and Holden’s throw beat the Derbyshire skipper by around 11 yards. Next over, Masood nicked Roland-Jones to first slip where Stevie Eskinazi, possibly put off by Simpson, shelled the thing. The game settled again and the folk under the limes lost themselves in the struggle.Derbyshire got to tea on 89 for 2, the second batter dismissed being Guest, who was caught behind off Murtagh for 10. On the resumption, Masood got inside the line and drove Roland-Jones wide of mid-on; two overs later he nodded appreciatively when utterly beaten but resumed more normal service by cover-driving Hollman twice in the same over. The ball was changed at the end of the 30th over, which is normally a sign the shape of the game does not suit the fielding side. Ten minutes later, Masood cut Roland-Jones hard to gully where Sam Robson dropped the chance. Had not the Derbyshire’s supporters recalled their side’s first innings hours previously, they would have begun to believe this great thing was possible.Masood had batted beautifully but not faultlessly. Nevertheless, he was two short of a century and nine shy of his thousand first-class runs for the season when he cut Bamber to gully, where Robson clutched the thing. Derbyshire still needed 74 at this point but Leus du Plooy chose the fast lane to glory, whacking Bamber and Roland-Jones for sixes before nicking Tim Murtagh to Robbie White at slip.If Reece felt any nerves, he concealed them perfectly. The Middlesex cricketers, who had hardly celebrated their late successes with much joy, became reconciled to defeat. A few minutes later, players and spectators were shaking hands, saying their farewells and looking ruefully at their sunburn. One day, I hope you will be able to join them. Indeed, I hope beyond dreaming that you will get the chance, not least because if you do, it will probably mean that Chesterfield and so much else that is precious about our game has been saved. Evenings like this encourage the hope it might be so.