From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match18 Sep 2027
Padideh left with the points after a 1-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad20 Sep 2027
“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.
Loan watch20 Sep 2027
“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 Rah Ahan, and 1 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
Market20 Sep 2027
6 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Rah Ahan money.
Market20 Sep 2027
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The terraces20 Sep 2027
The press cannot get enough of Morteza Karimi
Praise is not points and never has been. It is, however, the fastest way for a valuation to move, and everybody in the game reads the same pages.
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Steady
Market26 Jul 2027
The name of Mohammad Hosseini has come up in conversations Rah Ahan were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad26 Jul 2027
The medical room confirms 21 days on the sidelines for Ehsan Torabi, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Loan watch26 Jul 2027
“I did not go to Saipa to sit and watch. I want to come back to Rah Ahan and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Ashkan Khodadad 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.
Market26 Jul 2027
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market26 Jul 2027
The minutes were not coming at Rah Ahan, so he will look for them at Al-Qadisiyah. Everybody involved calls it development; for the player it is simply a chance to play.
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Steady
Market28 Jun 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market28 Jun 2027
The bid was some way short and Rah Ahan did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market28 Jun 2027
The name of Mohammad Hosseini has come up in conversations Rah Ahan were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Market28 Jun 2027
Hossein Ebrahimi has left for Foolad in a $220.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad28 Jun 2027
50 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad28 Jun 2027
The medical room confirms 17 days on the sidelines for Saman Mohammadi, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.