The Pandurii Chronicle
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Pandurii
0‑3 against Universitatea Craiova, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Paul Mitrita signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Paul Mitrita and Pandurii agree another 5 years.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Razvan Chiriches
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Pandurii
Razvan Dragusin 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Pandurii training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Dragos Dragusin 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Dragos Moldovan
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Dragos Moldovan, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
SKA Khabarovsk expected to open talks for Sergiu Puscas
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Pandurii will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Pandurii dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
Cristian Bancu told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Cristian Bancu has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Pandurii.
In brief
- Player ratings Mihai Ratiu could not find anything
- Market Pandurii borrow Paul Nedelcearu
- Player ratings Dragos Moldovan comes off early