The Orijent 1919 Sentinel
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Antonio Galešić says Orijent 1919 went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Orijent 1919
Tarik Šikalo 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.
Transfer targets26 Jul 2027
Orijent 1919 bid $26.0K for Lenny Ilečić
The offer went to Rudes this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Market26 Jul 2027
Business is business: Dino Curać goes
HNK Gorica paid $460.0K and Orijent 1919 took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Orijent 1919
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.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Din Alomerovic 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.
Match24 Jul 2027
Orijent 1919 come up short against HNK Vukovar 1991
HNK Vukovar 1991 left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market26 Jul 2027
One of our own: Matej Kovac joins the Orijent 1919 first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matej Kovac is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Jul 2027
Luka Lovren steps up from the Orijent 1919 academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luka Lovren 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
- Market Orijent 1919 promote Tin Grbic from within
- Squad Dragan Juranović signs a new deal
- Boardroom Orijent 1919 board go back on their word