The Spartak 1918 Post
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 7 of the 25 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Maksym Kovaliov signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Maksym Kovaliov commits to Spartak 1918 for another 3 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Spartak 1918
Maksym Kovaliov was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match1 Aug 2026
Beroe take the points off Spartak 1918
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Damyan Yordanov runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tailson 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Xande's contract
49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Market3 Aug 2026
Spartak 1918 and Tsvetelin Chunchukov are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market3 Aug 2026
No place for Vasco Oliveira in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Vasco Oliveira has his answer from Spartak 1918; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
In brief
- Squad Zakaria Tindano makes his debut at 19
- Player ratings A day to forget for Tsvetelin Chunchukov
- Player ratings An afternoon Tailson will want back