The Segesta Gazette
Squad26 Jul 2027
The knee: Dino Špehar out for 93 days
93 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Segesta lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad26 Jul 2027
65 days out for Karlo Bilić after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Segesta will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market26 Jul 2027
Bartol Kunert has said yes to Istra 1961
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Segesta have lost him in all but the paperwork.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Matej Radoš says Segesta went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Transfer targets26 Jul 2027
The paperwork begins on Mihail Caimacov
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Segesta have done the hard part with Slaven Belupo, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad26 Jul 2027
A falling-out at Segesta
Luka Kožić and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
4 academy graduates step up at Segesta
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets26 Jul 2027
Door shut on Charlie Casper
Segesta asked and Istra 1961 said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces26 Jul 2027
One of their own: Éric Chardey
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
In brief
- Match Segesta find a way past Dugopolje
- Player ratings Antonio Kuš beats them one at a time
- Market Nikola Srna steps up from the Segesta academy