The Nafta 1903 Courier
Squad24 Jul 2028
68 days out for Luka Pihler after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Nafta 1903 will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Match22 Jul 2028
Josip Marinić breaks Brinje Grosuplje hearts
Some goals win a match and some take one off somebody else. Josip Marinić scored in the 89th minute, Brinje Grosuplje had already begun thinking about the journey home, and Nafta 1903 took the lot.
Market24 Jul 2028
Josip Marinić has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Nafta 1903 they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The dugout24 Jul 2028
Franko Bosančić keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Nafta 1903 may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings24 Jul 2028
A defender's goal wins it for Nafta 1903 — 7.89
1 for Josip Marinić, marked 7.89, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Squad24 Jul 2028
A falling-out at Nafta 1903
Josip Marinić and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom24 Jul 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Nafta 1903
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 targets24 Jul 2028
Nafta 1903 rebuffed over Matej Momčilovski
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Karlovac 1919 have kept their man, and Nafta 1903 go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match22 Jul 2028
Nafta 1903 get the job done against Brinje Grosuplje
A 2‑1 win over Brinje Grosuplje, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
In brief
- The terraces The crowd has taken to Balázs Bakti
- Market Nafta 1903 promote Erik Elsnik from within
- Market Nafta 1903 promote Benjamin Lovric from within