The NK Celje Sentinel
Market19 Apr 2027
Alpha Diounkou has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around NK Celje they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at NK Celje
Leonardo Koutris 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.
Loan watch19 Apr 2027
Lukas Veber wants to come home
“I did not go to Olimpija Ljubljana to sit and watch. I want to come back to NK Celje and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 13 matches say the rest.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Alpha Diounkou
“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.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Darko Hrka 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 Darko Hrka is on it.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
The manager makes Mario Kvesić a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at NK Celje. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
In brief
- Market The Łukasz Bejger question follows NK Celje around
- The dugout Ivica Vidović knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Dejan Aćimović is out on the grass again
- Loan watch The clock runs down on David Castro at Koper