The Bukhara Gazette
The dugout6 Mar 2028
Shirinboy Abdullayev: 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.” Bukhara have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings6 Mar 2028
Pavel Brabec, 18, steals the show — 7.65
Marked 7.65 at 18, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Shahboz Jo'rabekov signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Shahboz Jo'rabekov commits to Bukhara for another 3 years.
Boardroom6 Mar 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Bukhara
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Bojan Mlađović 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 terraces6 Mar 2028
Bukhara supporters have found a favourite in Amirbek Saidov
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Amirbek Saidov has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Words exchanged at Bukhara
Pavel Brabec 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Eldor Ganiev steps up from the Bukhara academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Eldor Ganiev 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Timur Ahmedov steps up from the Bukhara academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Timur Ahmedov 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.
In brief
- Market Aziz Ahmedov steps up from the Bukhara academy
- Market Bukhara promote Jasur Mirzaev from within
- Match Bukhara see off Shortan