The Rapperswil-Jona Chronicle
The dugout24 Jul 2028
Alexandre Dias Patricio: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Rapperswil-Jona have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market24 Jul 2028
Elliot Backman puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Rapperswil-Jona, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
The paperwork begins on Rúben Dantas Fernandes
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Rapperswil-Jona have done the hard part with Luzern, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad24 Jul 2028
A falling-out at Rapperswil-Jona
Jonathan Fontana and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom24 Jul 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Rapperswil-Jona
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
Rapperswil-Jona rebuffed over Evan Bouttier
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Grasshopper have kept their man, and Rapperswil-Jona go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match22 Jul 2028
Yverdon take the points off Rapperswil-Jona
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market24 Jul 2028
Stade Nyonnais join the queue for Carlos Quiñónez
Add another name to the list: Stade Nyonnais have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Carlos Quiñónez. The answer from Rapperswil-Jona has not changed — yet.
Market24 Jul 2028
Djibril Aebischer steps up from the Rapperswil-Jona academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Djibril Aebischer 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 Silvan Vargas steps up from the Rapperswil-Jona academy
- The dugout Mats Seiler gets it from the manager
- Squad Words at Rapperswil-Jona training over how hard people work