The Persis Post
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Persis
0‑4 against Persib, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Vukašin Vraneš
There were 6 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Persis
Vukašin Vraneš and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Dimitri falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Anrie Chase
Persis asked and Red Bull Salzburg said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Persis promote Muhammad Saddil from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Muhammad Saddil 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Hanif Putra joins the Persis first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hanif Putra is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Persis promote Dedi Asnawi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dedi Asnawi 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Persis promote Syahrian Beckham from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Syahrian Beckham 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
- The dugout No hiding place for Luka Dumančić
- Boardroom Nobody left the Persis dressing room in a hurry
- Squad 10 new faces, and Persis are still learning each other