The Botev Vratsa Post
Squad17 Jul 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Simeon Veshev
31 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Botev Vratsa lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Player ratings17 Jul 2028
Both of them Martin Smolenski's — 8.12
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.12, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Boardroom17 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Botev Vratsa
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.
Market17 Jul 2028
Eyes on Rúben Ribeiro again
The phone has started ringing about Rúben Ribeiro again, and this time the name on the line is Levski. Botev Vratsa are listening politely and promising nothing.
Match15 Jul 2028
Botev Vratsa see off Pirin Blagoevgrad
Three points for Botev Vratsa, 3‑1 the final word against Pirin Blagoevgrad in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Iliya Yurukov 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.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Botev Vratsa rebuffed over Astemir Khashkulov
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Orenburg have kept their man, and Botev Vratsa go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Jul 2028
Botev Vratsa promote Chavdar Bozhikov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Chavdar Bozhikov 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.
Market17 Jul 2028
Botev Vratsa promote Boyan Marcelinho from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Boyan Marcelinho 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.
In brief
- Market Botev Vratsa promote Stanislav Dyakov from within
- Boardroom Botev Vratsa board go back on their word
- Player ratings Vladislav Naydenov was unplayable