The Chrudim Courier
Market7 Feb 2028
Martin Janáček asks to leave Chrudim
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Chrudim close the window on a squad of their own making
2 in and 2 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Jayden Powell gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Jayden Powell has just signed for Chrudim, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Chrudim
David Pavelka 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.
Transfer targets7 Feb 2028
Chrudim bid $91.0K for Marek Havlík
The offer went to Slovacko this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad7 Feb 2028
A row about effort at Chrudim
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Josh Scowen was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets7 Feb 2028
Door shut on Aleš Mandous
Chrudim asked and Pardubice said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match5 Feb 2028
Tomáš Smejkal the difference as Chrudim beat Sparta Prague B
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Tomáš Smejkal. 1‑0 against Sparta Prague B, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings7 Feb 2028
One of those days for Tomáš Smejkal
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.28, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
In brief
- Squad Martin Janáček makes it 24 clean sheets
- Boardroom Wages swallow 103% of the Chrudim income
- Market Still no ink between Chrudim and Josh Scowen