The Primorje Courier
Squad9 Nov 2026
Macky Bagnack 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 Primorje this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Mirko Mutavčić stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Mirko Mutavčić and Primorje agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Match7 Nov 2026
A bad afternoon for Primorje against Olimpija Ljubljana
0‑2 to Olimpija Ljubljana, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Urban Trobec
“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.
Squad9 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Primorje
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Mark Strajnar was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Elian Demirović runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Gregor Handanovic answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Urban Trobec left out for tactical reasons at Primorje
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Miha Dobnikar gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Miha Dobnikar is on it.
In brief
- Market Žan Bešir linked with a move away
- Squad Daniel Bameyi has seen what the next man earns
- Market Jan Elsnik slips out the side door