The Cukaricki Post
Squad24 Jul 2028
Camilo Rey Domenech: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Cukaricki have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad24 Jul 2028
A one-man rearguard from Vladan Čarapić
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Boardroom24 Jul 2028
Veljko Dimitrijevic signs on for the long haul
Cukaricki moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Veljko Dimitrijevic, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Player ratings24 Jul 2028
Marcus Vinicius runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Tempers go at Cukaricki
Marko Docić 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.
Player ratings24 Jul 2028
A defender's afternoon for Sambou Sissoko
Defensive actions: 23. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Market24 Jul 2028
Ivan Jovanovic comes home
The shirt still fits. Ivan Jovanovic is back at Cukaricki, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market24 Jul 2028
As if he never left: Novak Krsticic returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Novak Krsticic is a Cukaricki player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market24 Jul 2028
Andrija Djuricic is a Cukaricki player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
In brief
- Market As if he never left: Sinisa Kostic returns
- Match Cukaricki get the job done against Mladost Lucani
- Boardroom Cukaricki board go back on their word