The Persik Sentinel
Squad14 Sep 2026
Leo keeps Persik in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Persik
Adrián Luna and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match12 Sep 2026
6 goals as Persik and Borneo go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between Persik and Borneo, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Match12 Sep 2026
Borneo take the points off Persik
Beaten 2‑4, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
Persik rebuffed over Jens Mathijsen
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Willem II have kept their man, and Persik go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market14 Sep 2026
Marinus Hidayat steps up from the Persik academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marinus Hidayat 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.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Fachri Beckham joins the Persik first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fachri Beckham is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Sergio Castel is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.28 with 10 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Persik training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jon Toral 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.
In brief
- Player ratings One of those days for Jon Toral
- Player ratings Sergio Castel in the eights
- The dugout The manager’s verdict