The Atvidaberg Chronicle
The terraces24 Dec 2029
The mood at Atvidaberg has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Squad24 Dec 2029
A falling-out at Atvidaberg
Obilor Okeke and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad24 Dec 2029
Oleksii Popov signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Oleksii Popov commits to Atvidaberg for another 4 years.
Squad24 Dec 2029
A row about effort at Atvidaberg
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Federico Danesin was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad24 Dec 2029
Oleksii Popov is a square peg at Atvidaberg
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
The dugout24 Dec 2029
Adam Jansson gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market24 Dec 2029
The Obilor Okeke story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Obilor Okeke signs something — a contract at Atvidaberg or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
The dugout24 Dec 2029
Steven Xhaka asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market24 Dec 2029
Atvidaberg shop where it costs nothing
Oleksii Popov signs, and the fee column stays empty. Deals like this look small in July and clever by March — or they are never mentioned again.
In brief
- Market Roland Szoboszlai leaves for nothing
- Boardroom Atvidaberg keep producing them