The Montana Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Montana
A 1‑5 beating by Slavia Sofia was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Denis Şandro will not be coming to Montana
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Sassuolo is saying, and nobody at Montana is enjoying the guessing.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Chidera Micheal
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Montana
Boris Dimitrov and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nobody could stop scoring
6 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Montana and Slavia Sofia in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Market10 Aug 2026
Boris Nedelev steps up from the Montana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Boris Nedelev 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
Montana promote Stoycho Dimitrov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stoycho Dimitrov 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Valeri Mihaylov steps up from the Montana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Valeri Mihaylov 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
Radoslav Nedyalkov steps up from the Montana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Radoslav Nedyalkov 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.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Ivaylo Markov
- Squad The formation has left Chidera Micheal behind
- Boardroom Nobody left the Montana dressing room in a hurry