The Persita Courier
Squad7 Feb 2028
Muhammad Toha damages knee ligaments — 135 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 135 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Match5 Feb 2028
No end in sight to Persita's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Persita has to find a result from somewhere.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Rizwan Haikal keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Persita may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Window shuts: 6 in, 0 out at Persita
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 6 arrived, 0 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Rifky Dwi Septiawan frozen out at Persita
This is not rotation. Rifky Dwi Septiawan has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Persita is pretending otherwise.
Market7 Feb 2028
So close: Yardan Yafi’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. PSBS Biak moved on, Yardan Yafi reports back to Persita, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Javlon Guseynov 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 Persita this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Persita
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.
Transfer targets7 Feb 2028
Door shut on Septian Bagaskara
Persita asked and Bali United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- Market Persita promote Evan Sulaeman from within
- Market Persita promote Dedi Asnawi from within
- Market Andi Septian steps up from the Persita academy