Ibson

Defensive Midfielder - Botosani
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Marked for Ibson

42 Edition

The Botosani Courier

17 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad17 May 2027

Djibril Diaw damages knee ligaments — 95 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 95 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Squad17 May 2027

Tempers go at Botosani

Juan Rodríguez 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.

The dugout17 May 2027

When it matters, Andrei Dumiter plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

In brief

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37 Edition

The Botosani Courier

12 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad12 Apr 2027

Quentin Bena damages knee ligaments — 105 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 105 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Squad12 Apr 2027

A falling-out at Botosani

Juan Rodríguez and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout12 Apr 2027

No hiding place for Narcis Ilaş

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Narcis Ilaş, and the manager let it.

Market12 Apr 2027

Still no ink between Botosani and Charles Petro

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Botosani, another week without a signature from Charles Petro.

Loan watch12 Apr 2027

Andrei Dumitru counts the days

“I watch every Botosani game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Voluntari runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

The dugout12 Apr 2027

Mihai Bordeianu asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad12 Apr 2027

Ibson is a square peg at Botosani

The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.

The dugout12 Apr 2027

Narcis Ilaş 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 Narcis Ilaş is on it.

Market12 Apr 2027

Charles Petro runs his contract down

3 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Botosani money.

In brief

36 Edition

The Botosani Courier

5 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad5 Apr 2027

Quentin Bena damages knee ligaments — 114 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 114 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Market5 Apr 2027

Charles Petro hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Botosani can pretend not to have heard.

Squad5 Apr 2027

Juan Rodríguez 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 Botosani this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad5 Apr 2027

Home is on Alex Leyi's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Botosani are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

Squad5 Apr 2027

Mihai Bordeianu loses the armband

The captaincy has been taken off Mihai Bordeianu. Botosani will call it a decision about the team; a dressing room reads it as a verdict on a man.

The dugout5 Apr 2027

Mihai Bordeianu asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market5 Apr 2027

Talks stall between Botosani and Ibson

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

Market5 Apr 2027

The Narcis Ilaş question follows Botosani around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Narcis Ilaş’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

Match5 Apr 2027

Botosani have something to play for

Position 6 on 22 points, and the places that carry a European ticket are close enough to count. Seasons like this are decided by two results in April, and the club knows which two.

In brief