The Pandurii Chronicle
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Mihai Balasa runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 55. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market17 Aug 2026
Juninho moves on
Porto pay $20.4M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Market17 Aug 2026
CFR Cluj come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Pandurii did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Pandurii
Mihai Balasa 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of George Mitrita
“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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Eyes on Paul Moldovan again
The phone has started ringing about Paul Moldovan again, and this time the name on the line is Viitorul. Pandurii are listening politely and promising nothing.
In brief
- Match A bad afternoon for Pandurii against Voluntari
- Squad Semyon Bolshakov falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Sergiu Mihaila signs on for more
- Market No place for Paul Moldovan in the plan