Alef

Defensive Midfielder - Urartu
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
62 Edition

The Urartu Post

4 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Narek Aghasaryan 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.

Market

Mikayel Mirzoyan placed on the list

Urartu have made Mikayel Mirzoyan available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Squad

Alef keeps his manager's vote

The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Alef plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.

In brief

Back issues
60 Edition

The Urartu Post

20 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Narek Aghasaryan asks to leave Urartu

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Cristian Cruz says Urartu 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.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Vladimir Malyshev

“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

59 Edition

The Urartu Post

13 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Alef says Urartu 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.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Juho Pirttijoki

“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.

Squad

Edik Vardanyan 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

51 Edition

The Urartu Post

19 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Narek Aghasaryan 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 Urartu can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Alef gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market

The Gor Matinyan talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Urartu know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

49 Edition

The Urartu Post

5 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Cristian Cruz 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 Urartu can pretend not to have heard.

The terraces

The boos come down from three sides

“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 27 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.

Match

No end in sight to Urartu's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Urartu has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Bruno Michel gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad

Nicholas Kaloukian is carrying Urartu

12 goals and a season average of 7.21. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Match

Urartu come up short against Shirak

Shirak left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

In brief

43 Edition

The Urartu Post

24 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Narek Aghasaryan 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 Urartu can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Anwar Abdelsalam says Urartu 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.

Squad

Alef gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Match

Honours even between Urartu and BKMA

1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Squad

Narek Aghasaryan knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Urartu, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The Gor Matinyan talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Urartu know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

22 Edition

The Urartu Post

28 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Boardroom

Wages eat 301% of everything Urartu earn

There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Anton Bratkov

“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.

Squad

Juho Pirttijoki knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Urartu, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

  • Squad The manager comes out for Alef