The Arda Chronicle
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Arda
1‑4 against Levski, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
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.
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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Stanislav Ivanov
“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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Lyubomir Grudev joins the Arda first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lyubomir Grudev is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dimitar Marcelinho steps up from the Arda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dimitar Marcelinho 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
Boris Tsvetanov steps up from the Arda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Boris Tsvetanov 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 Danail Ivanov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Danail Ivanov 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Arda dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- Squad Tempers go at Arda
- The dugout Kristian Dimitrov faces the questions
- Transfer targets Arda ask about Ali Aruna