The Spartak 1918 Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Pedro Victor keeps Spartak 1918 in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Vasil Dimitrov would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Vasil Dimitrov is living that version at Spartak 1918, and it tends to show in the first month.
Market10 Aug 2026
Spartak 1918 promote Valentin Krastev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Valentin Krastev 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dragomir Grudev steps up from the Spartak 1918 academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dragomir Grudev 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
Spartak 1918 promote Milko Vasilev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Milko Vasilev 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Spartak 1918 promote Georgi Vasilev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Georgi Vasilev 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both jobs done by Damyan Yordanov — 6.82
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 10 actions, 6.82, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tsvetoslav Marinov signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tsvetoslav Marinov commits to Spartak 1918 for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Spartak 1918 are still strangers to each other
11 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
In brief
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Dimitar Malinov on the draw
- The dugout No hiding place for Tsvetoslav Marinov
- Match Spartak 1918 and Dobrudzha cancel each other out