The Padideh Gazette
Squad3 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Reza Jahanbakhsh
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.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 26 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Amir Moharrami 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 Padideh this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Amir Moharrami runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 22. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Padideh
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market3 Aug 2026
Naft Tehran watching Hossein Noorafkan
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Padideh have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Squad3 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Morteza Cheshmi
“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.
Market3 Aug 2026
One of our own: Reza Karimi joins the Padideh first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Reza Karimi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 Aug 2026
Padideh promote Ahmad Dejagah from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ahmad Dejagah 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
- Market Padideh promote Ramin Dejagah from within
- Match A bad afternoon for Padideh against Esteghlal
- Squad Saeid Dejagah is still paying for one afternoon at Padideh