The Ararat-Armenia Herald
Market16 Jul 2029
Arman Nersesyan has said yes to Shirak
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Ararat-Armenia have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Market16 Jul 2029
Nikos Kainourgios 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 The request is on a desk at Ararat-Armenia, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad16 Jul 2029
Words exchanged at Ararat-Armenia
Rafael Teixeira and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad16 Jul 2029
Words at Ararat-Armenia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alwyn Luheni Tera 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.
Market16 Jul 2029
The Misak Hakobyan conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Mika will make the call about Misak Hakobyan this week. Ararat-Armenia have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
The dugout16 Jul 2029
A promise honoured for Alwyn Luheni Tera
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Ararat-Armenia told Alwyn Luheni Tera something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
The dugout16 Jul 2029
The manager has not finished forgetting Clinton Dombila's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Transfer targets16 Jul 2029
Ararat-Armenia ask about Kalifala Doumbia
A loan enquiry to Noah: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Squad16 Jul 2029
Bruno Menezes wants one last season at home
Every long career reaches the week the last one is thought about. He would like it to be where he started, and Ararat-Armenia know now that the thought has arrived.
In brief
- Boardroom Belts tighten at Ararat-Armenia
- The dugout When it matters, Erik Soghomonyan plays
- Squad A first team debut at 15 for Grigor Simonyan