The Ravan Chronicle
Match23 Nov 2026
Ravan are in real trouble now
Position 9, 5 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Match21 Nov 2026
A hiding for Ravan
Beaten 0‑3 by Sumgayit, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad23 Nov 2026
A one-man rearguard from Salim Hashimov
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.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Afran Sheydaev: 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.” Ravan have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match21 Nov 2026
The wait goes on for Ravan
5 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.
Match21 Nov 2026
The goals have deserted Ravan
4 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Ravan can tell you which week it ends in.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Ravan
Salim Hashimov 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.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Dragoljub Savić
“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.
Squad23 Nov 2026
A muscle injury sidelines Rahid Huseynov for 15 days
Nobody makes a documentary about a hamstring and everybody in the game fears one. Ravan will be careful with the return date, because the second one is always worse than the first.
In brief
- Boardroom Nobody left the Ravan dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout Renat Dadashov faces the questions
- Looking ahead Elvin Camalov faces his old club