The Istanbulspor Gazette
The terraces16 Aug 2027
The mood at Istanbulspor has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
İsa Doğan keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Istanbulspor may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match14 Aug 2027
Istanbulspor strike at the death to beat Esenler Erokspor
There were 86 minutes on the clock and Esenler Erokspor had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and Istanbulspor did not stop to explain themselves.
Market16 Aug 2027
Keciorengucu come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Istanbulspor did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Arthur Henrique in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Istanbulspor this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Istanbulspor
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.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A row about effort at Istanbulspor
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kaio Mendes was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Yanick van Osch
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market16 Aug 2027
One of our own: Cengiz Kahveci joins the Istanbulspor first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cengiz Kahveci is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Cengiz Tokoz steps up from the Istanbulspor academy
- Market Istanbulspor promote Okay Yildiz from within
- Match Istanbulspor find a way past Esenler Erokspor