Liam Hermesh

Defensive Midfielder - Maccabi Petach Tikva
7 Nov 2026
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13 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match24 Oct 2026

Hapoel Haifa take the points off Maccabi Petach Tikva

Beaten 0-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad26 Oct 2026

The manager makes an example of Dor Hebron

“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.

Squad26 Oct 2026

Mufti Rahim asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

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11 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match10 Oct 2026

7 unbeaten for Maccabi Petach Tikva

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 7 matches without defeat is a foundation Maccabi Petach Tikva did not have in the autumn.

Match10 Oct 2026

Maccabi Petach Tikva find a way past Bnei Yehuda

Bnei Yehuda made Maccabi Petach Tikva work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad12 Oct 2026

The manager makes an example of Eitan Tibi

“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.

Market12 Oct 2026

Liam Hermesh linked with a move away

The name of Liam Hermesh keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Maccabi Petach Tikva say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Ido Cohen asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

The terraces12 Oct 2026

The press have found their man in José Cortés

Column inches are not points, but a footballer whose name keeps appearing for the right reasons is a footballer whose price has just gone up.

In brief

10 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match3 Oct 2026

No end in sight to Maccabi Petach Tikva's wait for a win

7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Maccabi Petach Tikva has to find a result from somewhere.

Match3 Oct 2026

6 unbeaten for Maccabi Petach Tikva

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Maccabi Petach Tikva did not have in the autumn.

Boardroom5 Oct 2026

474% of the income goes out in wages at Maccabi Petach Tikva

Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Omer Shirazi gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Match3 Oct 2026

Maccabi Petach Tikva draw a blank against Hapoel Kfar Saba

The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Hapoel Kfar Saba defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Liam Hermesh knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Maccabi Petach Tikva, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

9 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match23 Sep 2026

Maccabi Petach Tikva bow out of the cup

Hapoel Kiryat Shmona go through and Maccabi Petach Tikva go home, 0-0 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Maor Erlich is the hero from the spot

A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Maor Erlich: 1 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.

Match26 Sep 2026

No end in sight to Maccabi Petach Tikva's wait for a win

6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Maccabi Petach Tikva has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Maor Erlich gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Match26 Sep 2026

Maccabi Petach Tikva and Hapoel Raanana cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Hapoel Raanana came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Giuliano Gurrieri makes his debut at 19

At 19 years old, Giuliano Gurrieri became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Liam Hermesh asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market28 Sep 2026

José Cortés linked with a move away

The name of José Cortés keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Maccabi Petach Tikva say nothing, which says plenty.

Market28 Sep 2026

Success Makanjuola joins Maccabi Petach Tikva on a free

No fee and no drama: Success Makanjuola has signed at Maccabi Petach Tikva, and the wage bill is the only line that moved.

In brief

7 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market14 Sep 2026

Maccabi Petach Tikva turn down Hapoel Acre for Maor Erlich

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad14 Sep 2026

Keita Suzuki gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Match12 Sep 2026

Maccabi Petach Tikva and Hapoel Beer Sheva take a point apiece

It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

Squad14 Sep 2026

Aldair Ferreira knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Maccabi Petach Tikva, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market14 Sep 2026

Liam Hermesh linked with a move away

The name of Liam Hermesh keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Maccabi Petach Tikva say nothing, which says plenty.

Market14 Sep 2026

Window shut, Gal Ma'atook still here

Maccabi Petach Tikva spent the window trying to move Gal Ma'atook on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.

In brief