The Hayq Courier
Market30 Jan 2034
André Paulo 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 The request is on a desk at Hayq, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad30 Jan 2034
A row about effort at Hayq
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ioannis Torosidis was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad30 Jan 2034
A falling-out at Hayq
André Paulo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets30 Jan 2034
Hayq try to borrow Joel Kerr
Andranik have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Transfer targets30 Jan 2034
Hayq ask about Jasper De Roon
A loan enquiry to Ararat-Armenia: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets30 Jan 2034
A loan move for Dawid Zalewski is in the works
Hayq have made the call to Ararat-Armenia. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
The dugout30 Jan 2034
No hiding place for Richard Garayev
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Richard Garayev, and the manager let it.
Market30 Jan 2034
Akim Belokhonov linked with a move away
The name of Akim Belokhonov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Hayq say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout30 Jan 2034
Nicolas Castillo gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Nicolas Castillo is on it.
In brief
- Market Jordan Gabriel placed on the list
- Market Still no ink between Hayq and Jack Jackson
- The dugout Christian Zaninelli knocks on the manager’s door