The Arda Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Anatoli Gospodinov stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Stanislav Ivanov signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Stanislav Ivanov and Arda agree another 4 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
Spartak Pleven come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Arda did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Lokomotiv Plovdiv tell Arda: Julien Lamy is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Angel Nedelkov steps up from the Arda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Angel Nedelkov 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
Arda promote Georgi Nedelev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Georgi Nedelev 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
Tsvetan Minev steps up from the Arda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tsvetan Minev 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Svetoslav Kovachev
“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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Arda
Emil Viyachki 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.
In brief
- Transfer targets Arda ask about Oskar Pietuszewski
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Arda
- Match Arda share the spoils with Levski