The Hapoel Acre Gazette
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Michael Merenstein keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Hapoel Acre may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Nitai Greis stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Match28 Aug 2027
The wait goes on for Hapoel Acre
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Transfer targets30 Aug 2027
Liam Hermesh is a medical away from Hapoel Acre
The deal with Maccabi Netanya is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Boardroom30 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Hapoel Acre
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad30 Aug 2027
A row about effort at Hapoel Acre
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Junior Traoré was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets30 Aug 2027
Maccabi Haifa tell Hapoel Acre: Niv Gabay 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.
Market30 Aug 2027
Adi Atzili steps up from the Hapoel Acre academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Adi Atzili 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.
Market30 Aug 2027
Eli Hemed steps up from the Hapoel Acre academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Eli Hemed 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: Eli Hemed joins the Hapoel Acre first team
- Market Hapoel Acre promote Eli David from within
- The dugout Yadin Lugasi gets it from the manager