The Van Post
The dugout6 Mar 2028
Artur Kartashyan says Van 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.
Player ratings6 Mar 2028
Nobody could get near Sudais Ali Baba
Successful dribbles: 25. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom6 Mar 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Van
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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Robert Hakobyan steps up from the Van academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Hakobyan 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Robert Haroyan steps up from the Van academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Haroyan 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Van promote Artak Ghazaryan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Artak Ghazaryan 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Van promote Vahan Bayramyan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vahan Bayramyan 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.
The dugout6 Mar 2028
No hiding place for Heitor
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Heitor, and the manager let it.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Words at Van training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Javier Torres 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 Home is on Franco Burgos's mind
- Squad Petros Avetisyan in a row with a teammate
- The dugout The view from the dugout