The NK Krsko Herald
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Tristan Kotar is a medical away from NK Krsko
The deal with Olimpija Ljubljana is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at NK Krsko
Leon Marinič and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at NK Krsko
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Andraž Borovnik was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
NK Krsko rebuffed over Mark Strajnar
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Primorje have kept their man, and NK Krsko go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Sven Opačić
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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Timi Handanovic steps up from the NK Krsko academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Timi Handanovic 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
One of our own: Matic Handanovic joins the NK Krsko first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matic Handanovic 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
Petar Birsa steps up from the NK Krsko academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Petar Birsa 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
NK Krsko promote Domen Birsa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Domen Birsa 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.
In brief
- Match NK Krsko find a way past Jadran Dekani
- Squad Leon Marinič needs a bigger stage
- Player ratings Sven Opačić stands above it all