The Pandurii Chronicle
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Vlad Chiriches runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 44. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market3 Aug 2026
Pandurii say no — this time
The offer from Ferencvaros for Adrian Keseru was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market3 Aug 2026
Marius Mitrita asks to leave Pandurii
“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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Pandurii
Andrei Keseru 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Andrey Kerzhakov signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Andrey Kerzhakov and Pandurii agree another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Cosmin Nita 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.
In brief
- Market George Moldovan attracts admirers
- Market Stefan Balasa told to find a new club
- Squad Andrei Keseru knocks on the manager’s door
- Match Pandurii draw a blank against Petrolul