The Honved Sentinel
The terraces20 Mar 2028
The mood at Honved 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.
The dugout20 Mar 2028
Ádám Somogyi: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Honved have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad20 Mar 2028
Tempers go at Honved
Osman Hadžikić 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.
Squad20 Mar 2028
A row about effort at Honved
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Szilveszter Hangya was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout20 Mar 2028
No hiding place for Szilveszter Hangya
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Szilveszter Hangya, and the manager let it.
Squad20 Mar 2028
István Márk Pekár signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” István Márk Pekár and Honved agree another 3 years.
Squad20 Mar 2028
7 new faces, and Honved are still learning each other
A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.
Market20 Mar 2028
Honved buy the years ahead of Nazihary Siaka
He is 19, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
The dugout20 Mar 2028
Peter Dibusz knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Honved, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- The dugout A promise honoured at Honved
- Market The Osman Hadžikić talk will not go away