The Istra 1961 Post
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Emil Frederiksen: 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.” Istra 1961 have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market8 Feb 2027
Charles Agada has said yes to Sibenik
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Istra 1961 have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Match8 Feb 2027
Istra 1961 are in among the leaders
Position 3 and 29 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Hellas Verona come asking about Vedran Pasalic
Istra 1961 did not want this conversation and are having it anyway. A manager wanted elsewhere is a manager whose next contract talk just became more expensive.
Squad8 Feb 2027
A falling-out at Istra 1961
Advan Kadušić and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Dirk Rasing arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Dirk Rasing has, at Istra 1961, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Raul Kumar signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Raul Kumar and Istra 1961 agree another 4 years.
Squad8 Feb 2027
A row about effort at Istra 1961
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Silvio Goričan was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets8 Feb 2027
Reggiana tell Istra 1961: Leon Šipoš is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
In brief
- Market The Advan Kadušić story refuses to die
- The dugout Ivan Šaranić knocks on the manager's door
- Market Istra 1961 pick up Luís Eduardo for nothing