The Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Gabriel Buta gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Gabriel Buta has just signed for Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, and for once the answer mattered.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț spend $430.0K to raise the standard
This is not cover and nobody is pretending it is. $430.0K has been paid because Giovani Ghimfus is straightforwardly better than what was already here, and the club has decided to stop waiting.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Mark Ţuţu 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.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț spend $430.0K on the signing the town wanted
It is the rarest sequence in football: supporters ask for something, and the club goes and does it. $430.0K for Giovani Ghimfus, and for one week nobody is complaining about anything.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Gabriel Buta 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Bancu joins the Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Bancu is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Marius Marin joins the Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Marius Marin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț promote Cosmin Nita from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cosmin Nita 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
CSM Slatina take the points off Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- Squad Eduard Pap needs a bigger stage
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Player ratings Alexandru Anton was unplayable