The Persijap Gazette
The terraces7 Feb 2028
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 8 of the 28 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Tiri 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 Persijap this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Persijap
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match5 Feb 2028
Persijap come up short against Persik
Persik left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad7 Feb 2028
The manager makes an example of Iker Guarrotxena
“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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Egy Irawan steps up from the Persijap academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Egy Irawan 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Wahyu Pato joins the Persijap first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Wahyu Pato is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Hanif Maulana joins the Persijap first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hanif Maulana is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
Persijap promote Hendro Hidayat from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hendro Hidayat has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Words at Persijap training over how hard people work
- Squad Iker Guarrotxena has become a man the manager trusts
- Player ratings Off the pace: Ollie Leeming