The Hapoel Raanana Post
The terraces8 Nov 2032
Supporters organise against the Hapoel Raanana board
A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.
Player ratings8 Nov 2032
Daniel Felczer goes up and wins it — 7.67
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.67 for the rest of it.
The dugout8 Nov 2032
Eitan Abada keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Hapoel Raanana may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad8 Nov 2032
Paz Blander stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Paz Blander and Hapoel Raanana agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad8 Nov 2032
Seif Darwish 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 Hapoel Raanana this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match6 Nov 2032
Hapoel Raanana end the wait against Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
It had gone 6 games. The players did not celebrate like men who had won a match; they celebrated like men who had been let out of something.
Squad8 Nov 2032
Words at Hapoel Raanana training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Aviv Lin 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.
Match6 Nov 2032
Hapoel Raanana see off Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
Three points for Hapoel Raanana, 2‑1 the final word against Hapoel Kiryat Shmona in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The dugout8 Nov 2032
The manager makes an example of Shanazar Muhammetnazarov
“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.
In brief
- Match Hapoel Kiryat Shmona blown away early
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Seif Darwish at his very best
- Squad A mistake Richard Monday Ubong will not forget