The Koper Herald
Match26 Apr 2027
Koper are in real trouble now
Position 8, 15 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Josip Iličič in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Koper this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Luka Guček
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market26 Apr 2027
Tomas Vipotnik steps up from the Koper academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tomas Vipotnik 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.
Market26 Apr 2027
Koper promote Luka Brekalo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luka Brekalo 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.
Market26 Apr 2027
Koper promote Robert Verbic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robert Verbic 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.
Market26 Apr 2027
Luka Bijol steps up from the Koper academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luka Bijol 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.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Wisdom Sule 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.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Aaron Atkinson signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Aaron Atkinson and Koper agree another 4 years.
In brief
- The dugout Faris Dževahirić knocks on the manager’s door
- Loan watch Lan Jovanović’s loan is measured in nothing happening
- The dugout When it matters, Florian Hartherz plays