The Persita Courier
Squad6 Aug 2029
Tamirlan Kozubaev damages knee ligaments — 52 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 52 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The terraces6 Aug 2029
Anger at Persita spills outside the ground
It has stopped being a mood in the stands and started being something organised. Boards can ignore a bad atmosphere for a long time; they cannot ignore this stage of it for very long at all.
Boardroom6 Aug 2029
Persita spell it out for Marinus Supriadi
The board’s statement ran to three sentences and one of them mentioned results. Marinus Supriadi has managed long enough to translate: win soon, or the next statement is shorter.
Market6 Aug 2029
Rifky Dwi Septiawan asks to leave Persita
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings6 Aug 2029
Nobody could get near Rayco
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad6 Aug 2029
Tempers go at Persita
Igor Rodrigues was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match4 Aug 2029
Persita cannot find the net
3 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Match4 Aug 2029
Persib take the points off Persita
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad6 Aug 2029
Esal Sahrul signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Esal Sahrul and Persita agree another 2 years.
In brief
- Squad A place in the month's best eleven for Peter Daniel
- Market Rayco linked with a move away
- Market Bimo Septian leaves for nothing