Viktor Botka

Left Forward - Vasas
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
66 Edition

The Haladas Chronicle

1 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

No end in sight to Haladas's wait for a win

14 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Haladas has to find a result from somewhere.

Market

Gergő Bánfalvi 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 Haladas can pretend not to have heard.

Match

Honved take the points off Haladas

Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Roland Szoboszlai

“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.

Loan watch

Viktor Botka wants to come home

“I did not go to Vasas to sit and watch. I want to come back to Haladas and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 17 matches say the rest.

Squad

Dominik Nikolic unhappy with how he is being used

Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Dominik Nikolic has let it be known that he does not like the way Haladas are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.

In brief

Back issues
62 Edition

The Haladas Chronicle

4 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No end in sight to Haladas's wait for a win

10 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Haladas has to find a result from somewhere.

Market

Léo asks to leave Haladas

“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.

Squad

Kolen Onder: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Haladas have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Dávid Bobál stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Dávid Bobál and Haladas agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Match

Haladas and Debrecen take a point apiece

It finished 3-3, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

Squad

Costly mistake from Davyd Fesyuk

An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Davyd Fesyuk knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.

In brief

58 Edition

The Haladas Chronicle

6 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No end in sight to Haladas's wait for a win

6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Haladas has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Dávid Bobál

“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.

Squad

Zoltan Orban out for 40 days

The medical room confirms 40 days on the sidelines for Zoltan Orban, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Loan watch

Viktor Botka wants to come home

“I did not go to Vasas to sit and watch. I want to come back to Haladas and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.

Match

Honours even between Haladas and Diosgyor

2-2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Squad

Vladislav Davydov finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Haladas have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

Squad

Gabor Varga is off the mark for Haladas

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Market

The window shut and Zsolt Kleinheisler is still in the building

Haladas spent a month trying to move him and nobody rang back. He trains with a squad that has told him where he stands, and both sides start counting down to the next one.

Market

Andras Sallai leaves Haladas for nothing

No fee, no negotiation, no argument: Andras Sallai moves on to another club with his contract settled and the wage bill a little lighter.

In brief

54 Edition

The Haladas Chronicle

9 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Léo asks to leave Haladas

“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.

Match

A bad afternoon for Haladas against Fehervar

0-2 to Fehervar, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Dávid Bobál

“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.

Squad

Davyd Fesyuk lets one through his hands

A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.

Loan watch

Viktor Botka wants to come home

“I did not go to Vasas to sit and watch. I want to come back to Haladas and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.

Squad

Vladislav Davydov knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Haladas, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

50 Edition

The Haladas Chronicle

12 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Roland Szoboszlai signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Roland Szoboszlai commits to Haladas for another 3 years.

Squad

Roland Szoboszlai knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Haladas, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

Davyd Fesyuk arrives on loan

Haladas have taken Davyd Fesyuk on loan from Hajduk Split — cover where cover was needed.

In brief

50 Edition

The Vasas Sentinel

12 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Kameron Sus asks to leave Vasas

“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.

Squad

Milán Tóth signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Milán Tóth commits to Vasas for another 4 years.

Market

János Uram linked with a move away

The name of János Uram keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Vasas say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad

Somebody is after Nikita Iosifov’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Nikita Iosifov suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Vasas have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Squad

Botond Baráth knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Vasas, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

Vasas pick up Saif Al-Omari for nothing

The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Saif Al-Omari arrives at Vasas with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.

In brief

16 Edition

The Haladas Chronicle

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Dominik Sallai 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 Haladas can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Daniel Kleinheisler says Haladas went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Match

Haladas come up short against Puskas Akademia

Puskas Akademia left with the points after a 1-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

In brief

5 Edition

The Haladas Chronicle

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Gabor Nagy

There were 10 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Match

Haladas out of the cup

Ujpest ended it 0-2. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.

Market

Gabor Nagy 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 Haladas can pretend not to have heard.

The terraces

The ground has had enough

“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 9 of the 28 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.

Market

Haladas turn down Puskas Akademia for Viktor Botka

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Match

Haladas get the job done against Puskas Akademia

A 2-0 win over Puskas Akademia, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

Haladas lose Zsolt Gazdag

38 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Andras Bese

“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.

Squad

Laszlo Bese is off the mark for Haladas

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

In brief

4 Edition

The Haladas Chronicle

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Bence Lisztes asks to leave Haladas

“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.

Market

Haladas sell Dominik Varga for $1.3M

Dominik Varga has left for Ferencvaros in a $1.3M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.

Squad

Gabor Nagy 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.

Market

Viktor Botka attracts admirers

The name of Viktor Botka has come up in conversations Haladas were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Match

Haladas share the spoils with Ferencvaros

A 2-2 draw with Ferencvaros leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Squad

Viktor Botka stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Viktor Botka and Haladas agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

In brief