The Zlin Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Stanislav Dostál stands alone
9 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Zlin
A 0‑3 beating by Viktoria Plzen was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Denny Samko would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Denny Samko is living that version at Zlin, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Michal Fukala signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Michal Fukala and Zlin agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Zlin
Tomáš Wiesner 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Dukla Prague tell Zlin: Michal Černák is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lukas Sykora steps up from the Zlin academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lukas Sykora has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lukas Barak steps up from the Zlin academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lukas Barak has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Zlin promote Daniel Darida from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Darida has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Stanislav Barak steps up from the Zlin academy
- The dugout Cletus Nombil gets it from the manager
- Boardroom Nobody left the Zlin dressing room in a hurry