The Astra Chronicle
Player ratings16 Nov 2026
Paul Nita, 35, rolls back the years — 7.96
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.96 at 35, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Daniel Deac says Astra 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.
Squad16 Nov 2026
George Man falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match14 Nov 2026
Astra see off Pandurii
Three points for Astra, 2‑0 the final word against Pandurii in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad16 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of George Man
“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.
Match14 Nov 2026
Paul Nita at the heart of a fast Astra start
2 goals inside twenty minutes with Paul Nita in the middle of it, and Pandurii unable to get near the ball long enough to change anything. Some matches are won before the first drink.
In brief
- Player ratings Dragos Nedelcearu was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Player ratings Ciprian Mitrita runs at them all day
- Squad Astra count the cost of losing Bogdan Hagi