Tomás Bais

Goalkeeper - Astra
17 Oct 2030
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Marked for Tomás Bais

220 Edition

The Astra Chronicle

14 Oct 2030
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match12 Oct 2030

Nowhere to hide for Astra

0‑3 against CFR Cluj, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.

Market14 Oct 2030

Only the photograph left for Ianis Maxim

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Ianis Maxim will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Astra the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Squad14 Oct 2030

Georgi Kostadinov 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 Astra this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad14 Oct 2030

Home is on Tomás Bais's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Astra are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Squad14 Oct 2030

Artur Amroziński out for 96 days

The medical room confirms 96 days on the sidelines for Artur Amroziński, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad14 Oct 2030

Marius Cicaldau 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.

Boardroom14 Oct 2030

Inquest at Astra

The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.

Player ratings14 Oct 2030

George Tanase runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Player ratings14 Oct 2030

Alexandru Stoian keeps on missing

Shots: 9, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.

In brief

Back issues
218 Edition

The Astra Chronicle

30 Sep 2030
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad30 Sep 2030

A one-man rearguard from Nicusor Mitrita

There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Market30 Sep 2030

Tomás Bais 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 Astra, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad30 Sep 2030

Sebastián Miño out for 127 days

The medical room confirms 127 days on the sidelines for Sebastián Miño, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Match28 Sep 2030

Whatever happens, Astra do not lose

9 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.

Squad30 Sep 2030

Razvan Deac: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Astra have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad30 Sep 2030

Georgi Kostadinov 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 Astra this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings30 Sep 2030

Marius Maxim runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Player ratings30 Sep 2030

A masterclass from Sergiu Keseru

Marked 8.63 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Match28 Sep 2030

Honours even between Astra and Dinamo Bucharest

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

In brief

214 Edition

The Astra Chronicle

2 Sep 2030
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings2 Sep 2030

Marius Maxim runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 27. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad2 Sep 2030

Georgi Kostadinov 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 Astra this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings2 Sep 2030

One of those days for Marius Stanciu

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.03, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad2 Sep 2030

Tomás Bais 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.

Squad2 Sep 2030

Home is on Valentín Dutruel's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Astra are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Match31 Aug 2030

Astra share the spoils with Voluntari

A 2‑2 draw with Voluntari leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Market2 Sep 2030

Dinamo Bucharest are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Astra will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Player ratings2 Sep 2030

Sergiu Keseru keeps on missing

Shots: 9, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.

Squad2 Sep 2030

Is this Georgi Kostadinov’s last season?

“I will know when it is time. I am not there yet.” Georgi Kostadinov is 40, with 122 appearances behind him, and Astra will have to plan for whichever answer comes.

In brief

210 Edition

The Astra Chronicle

5 Aug 2030
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad5 Aug 2030

Santino Cambiasso keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Astra may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Match3 Aug 2030

5 matches without a win for Astra

The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Astra are no longer polite ones.

Squad5 Aug 2030

Tempers go at Astra

Mateja Gašić 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.

Squad5 Aug 2030

Home is on Tomás Bais's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Astra are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Player ratings5 Aug 2030

Alexandru Burca in the eights

A performance of 8.71 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad5 Aug 2030

No hiding place for Zaur Tarba

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Zaur Tarba, and the manager let it.

Player ratings5 Aug 2030

George Tanase runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Player ratings5 Aug 2030

A masterclass from Sergiu Keseru

Marked 8.13 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Market5 Aug 2030

Dinamo Bucharest are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Astra will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

In brief

202 Edition

The Astra Chronicle

10 Jun 2030
From our football correspondent Steady

Market10 Jun 2030

Only the photograph left for Jhan Mena

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Jhan Mena will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Astra the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Squad10 Jun 2030

Tempers go at Astra

Ovidiu Tanase 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.

Squad10 Jun 2030

Astra count the cost of losing Adrian Dragusin

28 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

Market10 Jun 2030

No place for Pule Mmodi in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Pule Mmodi has his answer from Astra; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

Squad10 Jun 2030

Rasmus Olofsson signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rasmus Olofsson commits to Astra for another 4 years.

Market10 Jun 2030

The Ianis Maxim conversation is coming

Everyone has stopped pretending: Dinamo Bucharest will make the call about Ianis Maxim this week. Astra have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.

In brief