The Botev Vratsa Post
Squad2 Nov 2026
Marin Orlinov keeps Botev Vratsa in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 9 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match31 Oct 2026
Botev Vratsa out of the cup
Ludogorets ended it 1‑2. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Match31 Oct 2026
The wait goes on for Botev Vratsa
7 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
The terraces2 Nov 2026
Botev Vratsa are taken apart by Ludogorets — and the town wants answers
It finished 0-4. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Đorđe Jovičić: 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.” Botev Vratsa have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match31 Oct 2026
Botev Vratsa are shipping goals every week
Two or more conceded in each of the last 6 matches. It is not one mistake repeating itself, which would be the easier thing to fix; it is a different one every week.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Jackson stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jackson and Botev Vratsa agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad2 Nov 2026
A falling-out at Botev Vratsa
Iliya Yurukov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad2 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Botev Vratsa
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jackson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- The dugout Sainey Sanyang gets it from the manager
- Boardroom Nobody left the Botev Vratsa dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout Botev Vratsa keep their word to Deroy Duarte