The Petržalka Gazette
Squad19 Jul 2027
Leopold Mizerák breaks a bone — 27 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 27 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Petržalka
Adrián Kopičár was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Petržalka
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Petržalka rebuffed over Balázs Rácz
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Debrecen have kept their man, and Petržalka go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Ernad Kupinić 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
One of our own: Albert Nemec joins the Petržalka first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Albert Nemec is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Jul 2027
Karol Sestak steps up from the Petržalka academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Karol Sestak 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
Petržalka promote Karol Lobotka from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Karol Lobotka 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Andrej Mak steps up from the Petržalka academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrej Mak 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
- Transfer targets Petržalka try to borrow Tailan Matip Ngom
- Squad No place for Ersi Kapo in the new shape
- Boardroom Petržalka turn down the training-ground plan