The Istra 1961 Post
Market14 Sep 2026
Diego Saina 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 The request is on a desk at Istra 1961, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market14 Sep 2026
Istra 1961 turn down Hajduk Split for Danijel Đurić
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Istra 1961
Niko Galešić 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.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Christy Grogan gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Christy Grogan has just signed for Istra 1961, and for once the answer mattered.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
No deal for Zvonimir Josić at that price
Istra 1961 offered $47.0K; HNK Gorica said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Match12 Sep 2026
Silvio Goričan’s goal not enough for Istra 1961
Silvio Goričan scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Slaven Belupo, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Istra 1961 training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mohamed Nasraoui 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 dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Mohamed Nasraoui
“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.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
A masterclass from Silvio Goričan
Marked 8.08 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Player ratings Wrong net for Daouda Doumbia
- Market Istra 1961 sign Christy Grogan, one for the future