The PSIM Sentinel
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Rio Hardiawan pops up at the right end — 7.52
7.52, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Franco Ramos Mingo 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 PSIM this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Bali United tell PSIM: João Ferrari 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A last season at home is what Zé Valente is after
It is sentimental, it is completely genuine, and it is the beginning of a departure nobody has announced. The club can be gracious about it or it can pretend not to have heard.
Match8 Aug 2026
Rio Hardiawan’s goal not enough for PSIM
Rio Hardiawan scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Madura United, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Stefano Asnawi joins the PSIM first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stefano Asnawi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Stefano Asnawi steps up from the PSIM academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stefano Asnawi 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Aditya Pratama joins the PSIM first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Aditya Pratama is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ricky Wibowo steps up from the PSIM academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ricky Wibowo 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
- The dugout No hiding place for Ahmad Agung
- Squad PSIM count the cost of losing Rizky Putra
- The dugout The manager’s verdict