The Chrudim Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Chrudim say no — this time
The offer from Táborsko for David Jambor was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Tomáš Smejkal's — 8.31
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.31, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Lukáš Penxa gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Lukáš Penxa has just signed for Chrudim, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Lukáš Penxa signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Lukáš Penxa and Chrudim agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Chrudim
Jan Stejskal 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Chrudim rebuffed over Jan Fortelný
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Teplice have kept their man, and Chrudim go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Daniel Darida steps up from the Chrudim 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chrudim promote Adam Sykora from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Adam Sykora 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
Ales Brabec steps up from the Chrudim academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ales Brabec 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 Jan Stejskal
- Squad Martin Toml falls out with a teammate over standards
- Match Tomáš Smejkal rescues a point for Chrudim