The Persita Courier
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Muhammad Toha: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Persita have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Ji Da-bin arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Ji Da-bin has, at Persita, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Persita
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Words at Persita training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alexandre Ramalingom is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets8 Feb 2027
Door shut on Joel Godoy
Persita asked and Sarmiento said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market8 Feb 2027
Witan Hardiyanto steps up from the Persita academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Witan Hardiyanto has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Stefano Hardiyanto joins the Persita first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stefano Hardiyanto is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
Pratama Kurniawan steps up from the Persita academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Pratama Kurniawan has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market8 Feb 2027
Aditya Jaya steps up from the Persita academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aditya Jaya has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Match Persita get the job done against Persis
- Player ratings Pablo Ganet was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Squad Ji Da-bin stays put