The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle
The terraces30 Aug 2027
The mood at Maccabi Petach Tikva 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.
Market30 Aug 2027
Aviv Salem hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Maccabi Petach Tikva can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Nowaf Bazia says Maccabi Petach Tikva 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.
Match28 Aug 2027
The drought breaks for Maccabi Petach Tikva
8 without a win is the sort of run that changes how a town talks about its club, and Maccabi Netanya were the afternoon it stopped. Nothing is fixed by one result and everything feels different by one.
Boardroom30 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Maccabi Petach Tikva
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.
Transfer targets30 Aug 2027
Vicenza tell Maccabi Petach Tikva: Filippo Alessio 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.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Maccabi Petach Tikva
Yaad Gonen was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market30 Aug 2027
One of our own: Dan Glazer joins the Maccabi Petach Tikva first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dan Glazer is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market30 Aug 2027
One of our own: Tal David joins the Maccabi Petach Tikva first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Tal David 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 One of our own: Almog Benayoun joins the Maccabi Petach Tikva first team
- Match Maccabi Petach Tikva get the job done against Maccabi Netanya
- Squad Words at Maccabi Petach Tikva training over how hard people work