The Konyaspor Courier
Match3 Nov 2027
Konyaspor through in the cup
A 2‑1 win over Fatih Karagumruk, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Player ratings8 Nov 2027
A brace, and Ebrima Colley takes the afternoon — 8.80
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Ebrima Colley provided it, and the 8.80 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Home is on Héliton's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Konyaspor are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Berkan Kutlu in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Konyaspor this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad8 Nov 2027
A row about effort at Konyaspor
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Diogo Gonçalves was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The terraces8 Nov 2027
Konyaspor supporters have found a favourite in İsmail Buğa
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. İsmail Buğa has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
The dugout8 Nov 2027
No hiding place for Emir Bars
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Emir Bars, and the manager let it.
Player ratings8 Nov 2027
Both jobs done by Melih İbrahimoğlu — 7.03
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 9 actions, 7.03, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
Match6 Nov 2027
Two points walk out of the ground
Level with 89 minutes on the clock, after an afternoon Konyaspor had all but put away. Genclerbirligi will call it a point earned; the home dressing room will call it two given away, and both of them are right.
In brief
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Enis Bardhi
- Player ratings Diogo Gonçalves was unplayable
- Squad Ata Yanık makes the team of the month