The Olimpija Ljubljana Gazette
Squad12 Mar 2029
Words exchanged at Olimpija Ljubljana
Domen Vipotnik 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.
Squad12 Mar 2029
Fredéric Ananou falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout12 Mar 2029
Domen Vipotnik gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Domen Vipotnik is on it.
Market12 Mar 2029
Talks stall between Olimpija Ljubljana and Bruno Lourenço
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Market12 Mar 2029
The Matevž Vidovšek story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Matevž Vidovšek signs something — a contract at Olimpija Ljubljana or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Market12 Mar 2029
Olimpija Ljubljana put Nemanja Motika up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Nemanja Motika may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Squad12 Mar 2029
A wage question at Olimpija Ljubljana
Alin Kumer Čelik has done the arithmetic and does not like the answer. Nothing corrodes a squad faster, and no club has ever solved it by explaining the wage structure to a footballer.
Loan watch12 Mar 2029
Tristan Kotar keeps scoring at Triglav Kranj
29 appearances away from home and 3 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.
The dugout12 Mar 2029
Luka Kolar 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 Olimpija Ljubljana, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- The dugout Job Brecelj keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Robert Oblak back in training