The Gandzasar Herald
Player ratings8 Mar 2027
Bertrand Mani was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 31. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market8 Mar 2027
Jesse Schuurman hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Gandzasar can pretend not to have heard.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Taron Voskanyan stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Taron Voskanyan and Gandzasar agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Gandzasar
Kalifala Doumbia 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.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Annan Mensah out for 17 days
The medical room confirms 17 days on the sidelines for Annan Mensah, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
2 academy graduates step up at Gandzasar
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 Mar 2027
Home is on Jesse Schuurman's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Gandzasar are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Match6 Mar 2027
Bertrand Mani’s goal not enough for Gandzasar
Bertrand Mani scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Noah, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market8 Mar 2027
Armen Barseghyan steps up from the Gandzasar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Armen Barseghyan 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Edgar Sarkisov joins the Gandzasar first team
- The dugout No hiding place for Kalifala Doumbia
- The dugout Artur Adamyan answers for it