The Rudar Velenje Courier
Match29 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Rudar Velenje
A 0‑3 beating by Koper was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Market31 Aug 2026
Sabur Ali 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 The request is on a desk at Rudar Velenje, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match29 Aug 2026
4 matches without a win for Rudar Velenje
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Rudar Velenje are no longer polite ones.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Rudar Velenje
Lejs Pličanić and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match29 Aug 2026
3 matches without a goal for Rudar Velenje
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Rudar Velenje rebuffed over Tanej Handanovič
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. NK Maribor have kept their man, and Rudar Velenje go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Rudar Velenje training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Dejan Kuzmanović is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Josip Perković 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.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
Inquest at Rudar Velenje
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.
In brief
- Squad 13 new faces, and Rudar Velenje are still learning each other
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Transfer targets Rudar Velenje try to borrow Lan Zajc