The Hapoel Raanana Post
Match17 May 2027
Every point is an argument now for Hapoel Raanana
Position 14 and 13 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Squad17 May 2027
Saidu Fofanah 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.
The dugout17 May 2027
Tom Berkovic gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout17 May 2027
Isaac Oppong asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market17 May 2027
Romuald Sawadogo linked with a move away
The name of Romuald Sawadogo keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Hapoel Raanana say nothing, which says plenty.
Market17 May 2027
Romuald Sawadogo placed on the list
Hapoel Raanana have made Romuald Sawadogo available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
The dugout17 May 2027
A door opens for Snir Shoker
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Squad17 May 2027
More bad news for Nir David
Another 11 days on the injury, and a return date that has now been moved more than once. The medical staff have stopped giving one.
Squad17 May 2027
Isaac Oppong is settling
A few words of the language, a friend at the next peg, and a training ground that has stopped feeling foreign. Nothing measurable, and everything visible on Saturdays.
In brief
- The dugout The manager comes out for Romuald Sawadogo
- Squad Reef Sheratzky is out on the grass again