The Rudes Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Rudes
Dominik Mulac 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Dominik Mulac
“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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Niko Boric steps up from the Rudes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Niko Boric 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
Andrej Vukas steps up from the Rudes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrej Vukas 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
One of our own: Marco Livaja joins the Rudes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Marco Livaja 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: Daniel Benko joins the Rudes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Benko is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Too much change too quickly at Rudes
9 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Ivan Tomečak runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Rudes ask about Noa Mikić
A loan enquiry to Dinamo Zagreb: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Transfer targets Rudes try to borrow Nazar Domchak
- Match Stefan Vukić rescues a point for Rudes
- Squad A row about effort at Rudes