The NK Krsko Herald
Market24 Jul 2028
Som Kumar says no to Dravinja
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Som Kumar had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
The dugout24 Jul 2028
Tomaž Zakrajšek frozen out at NK Krsko
This is not rotation. Tomaž Zakrajšek has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at NK Krsko is pretending otherwise.
Squad24 Jul 2028
A falling-out at NK Krsko
Vid Štefanec 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 NK Krsko
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
Door shut on Sandi Bijol
NK Krsko asked and NK Maribor said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Tadej Zonta 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.
Match22 Jul 2028
NK Krka take the points off NK Krsko
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market24 Jul 2028
Petar Janza steps up from the NK Krsko academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Petar Janza 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.
Market24 Jul 2028
NK Krsko promote Jure Handanovic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jure Handanovic 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 One of our own: Domen Birsa joins the NK Krsko first team
- The dugout Jan Župančič gets it from the manager
- The dugout Jure Ilicic faces the questions