The Ravan Chronicle
Match21 Sep 2026
Every point is an argument now for Ravan
Position 10 and 0 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Match19 Sep 2026
The wait goes on for Ravan
7 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad21 Sep 2026
A one-man rearguard from Eddy Ozobic
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market21 Sep 2026
Cavid Ramazanov asks to leave Ravan
“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.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Ravan
Eddy Ozobic was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words at Ravan training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rufat Guseynov 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.
Squad21 Sep 2026
No hiding place for José Acosta
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to José Acosta, and the manager let it.
Match19 Sep 2026
A bad afternoon for Ravan against Zira
0‑1 to Zira, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market21 Sep 2026
The shop window has Tamkin Sheydaev in it
Ravan have let the market know Tamkin Sheydaev can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
In brief
- Market The Mahir Ismayilov story refuses to die
- Player ratings Rufat Guseynov runs at them all day