The Persita Courier
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Persita training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alexandre Ramalingom 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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Persita
Jack Brown and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Mario Jardel
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mario Jardel, and the manager let it.
Market26 Oct 2026
The Alexandre Ramalingom question follows Persita around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Alexandre Ramalingom’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Mario Jardel wants out of the dugout
“I did not sign to watch. Nobody does.” The oldest complaint in the game, and Persita will have to answer it with minutes or with a move.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Rafi Pamungkas asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Squad Pablo Ganet in the team of the week — 7.09
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Pablo Ganet