The Jihlava Post
Squad24 Jul 2028
A fracture rules Alexandr Kobzev out for 37 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Jihlava will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad24 Jul 2028
A one-man rearguard from Tomáš Holý
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
The dugout24 Jul 2028
Archie Whitehall says Jihlava went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
No thanks: Arouna Ouattara rejects the move
Jihlava had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Pardubice, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Words exchanged at Jihlava
André Leipold 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.
Boardroom24 Jul 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Jihlava
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad24 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Jihlava
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Augustin Drakpe was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
Door shut on Kenneth Ikugar
Jihlava asked and Slovacko said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market24 Jul 2028
Daniel Darida steps up from the Jihlava academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Darida 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
- Market Jihlava promote Jiri Krejci from within
- Market Jihlava promote Vaclav Coufal from within
- Market Jihlava promote Ondrej Sima from within