The Maccabi Haifa Herald
Match11 Sep 2027
A hiding for Maccabi Haifa
Beaten 1-4 by Hapoel Tel Aviv, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Jelle Bataille 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.
Boardroom13 Sep 2027
Inquest at Maccabi Haifa
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Loan watch13 Sep 2027
Wandile Duba has seen enough of Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Maccabi Haifa, and 3 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Bruninho 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 Haifa, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad13 Sep 2027
A long afternoon for Shareef Kayouf
Beaten 4 times, with 5 saves for company. Goalkeepers carry these scorelines on their record whoever actually caused them, which is the quiet injustice of the job.
Market13 Sep 2027
Pierre Cornud linked with a move away
The name of Pierre Cornud keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Maccabi Haifa say nothing, which says plenty.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Somebody is after Jelle Bataille’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Jelle Bataille suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Maccabi Haifa have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market13 Sep 2027
Maccabi Haifa pick up Mobin Dehghan for nothing
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Mobin Dehghan arrives at Maccabi Haifa with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
In brief
- The terraces The press cannot get enough of Bruninho
- Loan watch Silva Kani is watching from the bench at Hapoel Acre