The Ermis Gazette
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Ermis
Đorđe Glišović 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.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
3 academy players handed senior numbers at Ermis
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Ermis training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Oktay Aydın 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Dimitris Laban steps up from the Ermis academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dimitris Laban 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Giorgos Alexandrou steps up from the Ermis academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Giorgos Alexandrou 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Nicholas Stylianou steps up from the Ermis academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicholas Stylianou 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Eirik Wollen Steen
“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.
Match29 Aug 2026
Anorthosis take the points off Ermis
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Oktay Aydın runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Squad Ermis pick somebody else ahead of Michalis Sofroniou
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Ermis