The Astra Chronicle
Squad21 Sep 2026
Razvan Deac 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 Astra this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match19 Sep 2026
A bad afternoon for Astra against FCSB
0‑1 to FCSB, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Astra pick somebody else ahead of Mihai Hagi
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Nicusor Iancu
Successful dribbles: 10. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad21 Sep 2026
The plan did not have a place for Adrian Cicaldau
Nobody at Astra is suggesting he is out of form. The manager simply wanted somebody with a different set of qualities for ninety specific minutes, and there is nothing a player can train to fix that.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Stefan Balasa 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.
In brief
- Market Andrei Burca leaves for nothing
- Market Stefan Nita leaves for nothing
- Market The Ionut Maxim talk will not go away
- Player ratings The referee tires of George Bancu