The Bali United Post
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Irkham Mila says Bali United went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Bali United
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match6 Feb 2027
Arema take the points off Bali United
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Thomas Lam
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Thomas Lam, and the manager let it.
Market8 Feb 2027
Bali United promote Bambang Beckham from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bambang Beckham 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Bagus Maulana joins the Bali United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bagus Maulana is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Kurniawan Beckham joins the Bali United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kurniawan Beckham is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
Marinus Pratama steps up from the Bali United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marinus Pratama 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.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Words at Bali United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mirza Mustafić 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.
In brief
- Squad A falling-out at Bali United
- Player ratings The game went through Rizky Dwi Febrianto — 6.91
- The dugout Witan Pato answers for it