The Hradec Králové Gazette
Boardroom5 Nov 2035
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Hradec Králové
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Boardroom5 Nov 2035
Martin Krejci has until the next board meeting
What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Hradec Králové can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.
Boardroom5 Nov 2035
The Hradec Králové board call everybody in
Nothing has been announced and everybody understands what it means. A board that summons the whole football department on a Tuesday morning is a board that has stopped believing the problem will fix itself.
The dugout5 Nov 2035
Daniel Stanek says Hradec Králové 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.
Squad5 Nov 2035
Tempers go at Hradec Králové
Sebastian Boháč 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.
Squad5 Nov 2035
Tomáš Schánělec stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Tomáš Schánělec and Hradec Králové agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Match3 Nov 2035
No time for Pardubice to settle
The goal that put Pardubice ahead was still being replayed on the concourse when Hradec Králové equalised, 4 minutes later. Leads are only worth what you do with them.
Squad5 Nov 2035
Words at Hradec Králové training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. David Jankto is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout5 Nov 2035
The manager makes an example of David Jankto
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Hradec Králové and Jiří Borek
- The dugout The manager's exit leaves Jiří Borek exposed
- Match Hradec Králové share the spoils with Pardubice