The Petrolul Courier
The terraces19 Jul 2027
Anger at Petrolul spills outside the ground
It has stopped being a mood in the stands and started being something organised. Boards can ignore a bad atmosphere for a long time; they cannot ignore this stage of it for very long at all.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Florin Ştefan 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 Petrolul this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Petrolul
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.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Words at Petrolul training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Valentin Creţu is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market19 Jul 2027
Daniel Chiriches steps up from the Petrolul academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Chiriches 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Adrian Coman steps up from the Petrolul academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Adrian Coman 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Sergiu Burca steps up from the Petrolul academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergiu Burca 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Claudiu Chiriches steps up from the Petrolul academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Claudiu Chiriches 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.
Squad19 Jul 2027
The manager makes an example of Nahuel Cáceres
“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.
In brief
- Squad Thiago Salischiker Rucci still has not settled
- Boardroom Petrolul spend where nobody can see it