The Persita Courier
Market8 Feb 2027
Kurniawan Ajie has said yes to Semen Padang
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Persita have lost him in all but the paperwork.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Mario Jardel: 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.” Persita have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
3 academy graduates step up at Persita
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Words at Persita training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alexandre Ramalingom 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.
Transfer targets8 Feb 2027
Persib tell Persita: Alfeandra Dewangga is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Zalnando 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 Persita this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market8 Feb 2027
Rachmat Lilipaly steps up from the Persita academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rachmat Lilipaly 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Fachri Septian joins the Persita first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fachri Septian is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Pratama Wibowo joins the Persita first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pratama Wibowo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Persita find a way past Persis
- Squad Persita count the cost of losing Muhammad Darmawan
- Squad Hayate Ueki signs on for more