The Lucko Gazette
Squad3 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Eugen Ciban
There were 6 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Niko Đolonga signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Niko Đolonga and Lucko agree another 4 years.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Lovro Stanić beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 21. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Dinamo Zagreb tell Lucko: Aleks Stojaković 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.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
Lucko supporters have found a favourite in Eugen Ciban
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Eugen Ciban has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Lucko
David Tabak 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Mykyta Shevchenko needs a bigger stage
He is doing things every Saturday that nobody around him can answer. It is flattering for a season and a problem after that, and Lucko know which stage they are at.
Market3 Aug 2026
Nobody at Lucko has picked up the phone to Niko Đolonga
49 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Lucko try to borrow Matija Jesenović
Slaven Belupo have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for Téo Barišić is in the works
- Transfer targets Lucko try to borrow Ammeer Auwal
- The dugout Luka Cop on the point