The Persis Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Persis
Vukašin Vraneš and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Dimitri falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Novorizontino tell Persis: Pedro Balotelli 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Persib take the points off Persis
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Stefano Santoso joins the Persis first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stefano Santoso 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
Bimo Asnawi steps up from the Persis academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bimo 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
Persis promote Aditya Darmawan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aditya Darmawan has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Wahyu Darmawan joins the Persis first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Wahyu Darmawan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Vukašin Vraneš
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Vukašin Vraneš, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad 10 new faces, and Persis are still learning each other
- The dugout Bagus Sulaeman: “No excuses”
- Transfer targets Persis ask about Éberth