From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match9 Jul 2029
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 14, 23 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad9 Jul 2029
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rogert Díaz commits to Dobrudzha for another 2 years.
Squad9 Jul 2029
109 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad9 Jul 2029
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market9 Jul 2029
The name of Galin Grigorov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dobrudzha say nothing, which says plenty.
Market9 Jul 2029
Dobrudzha have made Jørgen Skjelvik available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
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Crisis
Boardroom2 Jul 2029
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Dobrudzha
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad2 Jul 2029
“The easiest signature of my career.” Rogert Díaz and Dobrudzha agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad2 Jul 2029
The manager makes an example of Emil Yanchev
“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.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Market25 Jun 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad25 Jun 2029
19 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad25 Jun 2029
The manager makes an example of Kolyo Stanev
“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.
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Crisis
Market18 Jun 2029
Alemão hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Market18 Jun 2029
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dobrudzha is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad18 Jun 2029
“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.
Alemão Alemão hands in a written request
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Crisis
Match11 Jun 2029
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 14, 23 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad11 Jun 2029
“The easiest signature of my career.” Di Stefano Castillo and Dobrudzha agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad11 Jun 2029
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Boardroom4 Jun 2029
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Dobrudzha
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Market4 Jun 2029
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad4 Jun 2029
The manager makes an example of Emil Yanchev
“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.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Market28 May 2029
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad28 May 2029
48 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad28 May 2029
Adil Taoui asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
Squad
The manager makes an example of Lasse Mandal
Market
The Valdu Té talk will not go away
Squad
Alemão keeps his manager's vote
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Market21 May 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market21 May 2029
Adil Taoui has one foot out of the doorTerms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dobrudzha they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad21 May 2029
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Peter Holič commits to Dobrudzha for another 4 years.
Alemão Alemão asks to leave Dobrudzha
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Crisis
Match14 May 2029
Dobrudzha sink to position 1423 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Squad14 May 2029
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad14 May 2029
Malick Fall gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Crisis
Boardroom7 May 2029
Vladimir Petrov has until the next board meetingWhat was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Dobrudzha can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.
Boardroom7 May 2029
Pressure builds in the Dobrudzha boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Market7 May 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad7 May 2029
32 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad7 May 2029
Emil Yanchev gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad7 May 2029
Dobrudzha will explain it as a decision about the team, and it may well be one. A dressing room has never once read it that way.
Squad7 May 2029
Malick Fall knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Boardroom7 May 2029
Dobrudzha pull $308.5K back off the tableThe money that was there in the summer is not there now. Nobody upstairs calls this a change of ambition, and everybody downstairs reads it as one.
Market7 May 2029
The name of Andreas Ivan keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dobrudzha say nothing, which says plenty.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market30 Apr 2029
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad30 Apr 2029
78 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad30 Apr 2029
“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.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market23 Apr 2029
Adil Taoui has one foot out of the doorTerms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dobrudzha they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad23 Apr 2029
The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Valdu Té , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad23 Apr 2029
The manager makes an example of Manuel Díaz
“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.
Adil Taoui Adil Taoui has one foot out of the door
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Uneasy
Match16 Apr 2029
Dobrudzha sink to position 1423 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Squad16 Apr 2029
“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.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Adil Taoui asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Manuel Díaz Manuel Díaz says Dobrudzha went back on their word
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Uneasy
Market9 Apr 2029
Adil Taoui hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad9 Apr 2029
“The easiest signature of my career.” Malick Fall and Dobrudzha agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad9 Apr 2029
19 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market2 Apr 2029
Lasse Mandal hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad2 Apr 2029
Emil Yanchev : 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.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad2 Apr 2029
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Malick Fall commits to Dobrudzha for another 4 years.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market26 Mar 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market26 Mar 2029
Adil Taoui has one foot out of the doorTerms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dobrudzha they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad26 Mar 2029
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Alemão Alemão asks to leave Dobrudzha
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Match19 Mar 2029
Dobrudzha sink to position 1423 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Squad19 Mar 2029
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad19 Mar 2029
The manager makes an example of Emil Yanchev
“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.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad12 Mar 2029
49 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad12 Mar 2029
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad12 Mar 2029
Jørgen Skjelvik asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market5 Mar 2029
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad5 Mar 2029
Stanislav Yovkov : 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.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad5 Mar 2029
“The easiest signature of my career.” Diogo Ressurreição and Dobrudzha agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market26 Feb 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market26 Feb 2029
Adil Taoui has one foot out of the doorTerms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dobrudzha they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad26 Feb 2029
Adil Taoui knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Alemão Alemão asks to leave Dobrudzha
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Match19 Feb 2029
Dobrudzha sink to position 1423 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Market19 Feb 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad19 Feb 2029
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market12 Feb 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad12 Feb 2029
Emil Yanchev gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad12 Feb 2029
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match3 Feb 2029
15 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 15, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Squad5 Feb 2029
The manager makes an example of Galin Grigorov
“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.
Match3 Feb 2029
Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market5 Feb 2029
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market5 Feb 2029
Experience through the door at Dobrudzha
Jørgen Skjelvik arrives at 37 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
Market5 Feb 2029
The Valdu Té talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dobrudzha know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Crisis
Match27 Jan 2029
14 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 14, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Market29 Jan 2029
Adil Taoui has one foot out of the doorTerms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dobrudzha they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Match27 Jan 2029
Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Adil Taoui Adil Taoui has one foot out of the door
Squad29 Jan 2029
The manager makes an example of Malick Fall
“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.
Squad29 Jan 2029
Adil Taoui is in the form of his lifeA season average of 7.24 with 8 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Squad29 Jan 2029
The goals have dried up for Valdu Té
10 goals in 24 appearances. Forwards are judged on one column of the table, and Valdu Té knows exactly which one.
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Crisis
Match20 Jan 2029
13 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 13, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Match22 Jan 2029
Dobrudzha sink to position 1423 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Market22 Jan 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match20 Jan 2029
Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad22 Jan 2029
The manager makes an example of Alemão
“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.
Squad22 Jan 2029
No place for Matheus Leoni on the big day
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Dobrudzha pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
Squad22 Jan 2029
7 goals and a season average of 7.21. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.
Squad22 Jan 2029
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Galin Grigorov knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Market22 Jan 2029
Dobrudzha bring in an old headAlemão is 36 and has run out of things to prove. What he has left is where to stand, when to slow it down and what to say at half-time, and none of that is on a fitness chart.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Match13 Jan 2029
12 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 12, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Market15 Jan 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market15 Jan 2029
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.
Market15 Jan 2029
Levski are about to pick up the phoneA conversation is coming this week. Dobrudzha will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Squad15 Jan 2029
Tomás Galván gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad15 Jan 2029
Valdu Té asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The terraces15 Jan 2029
The spotlight tightens on Valdu Té
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Match13 Jan 2029
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Botev Plovdiv defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
Market15 Jan 2029
The name of Andreas Ivan keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dobrudzha say nothing, which says plenty.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match6 Jan 2029
11 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 11, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Market8 Jan 2029
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Dobrudzha have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Squad8 Jan 2029
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Stanislav Yovkov commits to Dobrudzha for another 5 years.
Match6 Jan 2029
Beaten 0-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad8 Jan 2029
The manager makes an example of Matheus Leoni
“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.
Squad8 Jan 2029
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Galin Grigorov knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
In brief
Squad
Adil Taoui asks for a word with the manager
Market
The Valdu Té talk will not go away
The terraces
Supporters make their feelings known about Adil Taoui
Market
Still no signature from Sekala Guehi
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match30 Dec 2028
10 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 10, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Match30 Dec 2028
Chastening afternoon for Dobrudzha
A 0-4 beating by Levski was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad1 Jan 2029
The manager makes an example of Kolyo Stanev
“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.
Boardroom1 Jan 2029
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Squad1 Jan 2029
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Squad1 Jan 2029
Adil Taoui knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Match23 Dec 2028
9 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 9, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Market25 Dec 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match25 Dec 2028
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 14, 22 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad25 Dec 2028
“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.
Squad25 Dec 2028
The manager makes an example of Rogert Díaz
“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.
Match23 Dec 2028
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Lokomotiv Sofia came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Match16 Dec 2028
8 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 8, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Market18 Dec 2028
Sekala Guehi has one foot out of the doorTerms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dobrudzha they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad18 Dec 2028
“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.
Squad18 Dec 2028
“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.
Match16 Dec 2028
It finished 2-2, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad18 Dec 2028
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Diogo Ressurreição will call it something else in private.
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Uneasy
Squad11 Dec 2028
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match9 Dec 2028
7 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 7, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Market11 Dec 2028
Lasse Mandal hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad11 Dec 2028
The medical room confirms 17 days on the sidelines for Tomás Galván , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad11 Dec 2028
The manager makes an example of Valdu Té
“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.
Match9 Dec 2028
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
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Crisis
Match2 Dec 2028
6 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 6, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Squad4 Dec 2028
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rogert Díaz commits to Dobrudzha for another 2 years.
Match2 Dec 2028
Botev Vratsa left with the points after a 0-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Market27 Nov 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match27 Nov 2028
Dobrudzha sink to position 1419 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Match25 Nov 2028
5 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Match25 Nov 2028
A bad afternoon for Dobrudzha against Beroe
1-2 to Beroe , and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad27 Nov 2028
The manager makes an example of Galin Grigorov
“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.
Squad27 Nov 2028
Matheus Leoni knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Squad20 Nov 2028
“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.
Market20 Nov 2028
Sekala Guehi has one foot out of the doorTerms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dobrudzha they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Match18 Nov 2028
4 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Angel Angelov Angel Angelov says Dobrudzha went back on their word
Match18 Nov 2028
Beaten 2-3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad20 Nov 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad20 Nov 2028
Adil Taoui knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Market13 Nov 2028
Lasse Mandal hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad13 Nov 2028
Lasse Mandal : 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.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad13 Nov 2028
46 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Match11 Nov 2028
CSKA 1948 left with the points after a 2-3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad13 Nov 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad13 Nov 2028
Adil Taoui asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Squad6 Nov 2028
“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.
Squad6 Nov 2028
The manager makes an example of Adil Taoui
“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.
Match4 Nov 2028
Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Emil Yanchev Emil Yanchev says Dobrudzha went back on their word
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Steady
Market30 Oct 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad30 Oct 2028
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad30 Oct 2028
The manager makes an example of Andreas Ivan
“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.
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Steady
Market23 Oct 2028
Sekala Guehi has one foot out of the doorTerms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dobrudzha they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Match21 Oct 2028
Septemvri made Dobrudzha work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad23 Oct 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad23 Oct 2028
Andreas Ivan asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market23 Oct 2028
The name of Andreas Ivan keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dobrudzha say nothing, which says plenty.
Market23 Oct 2028
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Adil Taoui may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Uneasy
Squad16 Oct 2028
There were 7 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.
Match14 Oct 2028
Arda made Dobrudzha work for it, but the scoreboard read 2-1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad16 Oct 2028
“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.
Squad16 Oct 2028
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market16 Oct 2028
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dobrudzha know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad16 Oct 2028
Rogert Díaz wants a proper job in this sideShifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Rogert Díaz has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Dobrudzha know, and have known for weeks.
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Crisis
Squad9 Oct 2028
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match7 Oct 2028
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Match7 Oct 2028
1-2 to Ludogorets , and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
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Crisis
Match30 Sep 2028
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad2 Oct 2028
The manager makes an example of Rogert Díaz
“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.
Match30 Sep 2028
Botev Plovdiv left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Rogert Díaz The manager makes an example of Rogert Díaz
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Crisis
Market25 Sep 2028
Adil Taoui hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Market25 Sep 2028
Sekala Guehi has one foot out of the doorTerms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Dobrudzha they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Match23 Sep 2028
CSKA Sofia left with the points after a 0-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad25 Sep 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad25 Sep 2028
Adil Taoui knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market25 Sep 2028
The name of Andreas Ivan keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dobrudzha say nothing, which says plenty.
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Crisis
Squad18 Sep 2028
There were 14 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.
Match16 Sep 2028
0-4 to Levski , and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Squad18 Sep 2028
“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.
Boardroom18 Sep 2028
Nobody left the Dobrudzha dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad18 Sep 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The terraces18 Sep 2028
Everybody has an opinion about Valdu Té
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
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Steady
Squad11 Sep 2028
The manager makes an example of Valdu Té
“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.
Match9 Sep 2028
A 2-2 draw with Lokomotiv Sofia leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Squad11 Sep 2028
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Valdu Té The manager makes an example of Valdu Té
In brief
Squad
Sekala Guehi asks for a word with the manager
The terraces
The press have found their man in Adil Taoui
Squad
Adil Taoui named in the team of the week
Boardroom
The Dobrudzha production line keeps running
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Steady
Market4 Sep 2028
Sekala Guehi hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Match2 Sep 2028
A 2-0 win over Slavia Sofia , earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad4 Sep 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad4 Sep 2028
The award goes to Stanislav Yovkov , and nobody around here is inclined to argue with the choice.
Squad4 Sep 2028
Somebody is after Andreas Ivan ’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Andreas Ivan suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Dobrudzha have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Squad4 Sep 2028
Adam Ryczkowski wants a proper job in this sideShifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Adam Ryczkowski has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Dobrudzha know, and have known for weeks.
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Uneasy
Market28 Aug 2028
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dobrudzha is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad28 Aug 2028
The manager makes an example of Andreas Ivan
“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.
Match26 Aug 2028
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Cherno More came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
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Steady
Match16 Aug 2028
The cup run ends for Dobrudzha
0-1 against CSKA Sofia , and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Squad21 Aug 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match19 Aug 2028
A 1-0 win over Botev Vratsa , earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad21 Aug 2028
At 22 years old, Edoardo Contiero became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.
Squad21 Aug 2028
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market21 Aug 2028
The name of Galin Grigorov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dobrudzha say nothing, which says plenty.
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Crisis
Match12 Aug 2028
Beroe left with the points after a 0-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad14 Aug 2028
“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.
Squad14 Aug 2028
“The easiest signature of my career.” Olle Snorrason and Dobrudzha agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
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Crisis
Squad7 Aug 2028
“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.
Market7 Aug 2028
Sekala Guehi hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad7 Aug 2028
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jefferson Caicedo commits to Dobrudzha for another 2 years.
Squad7 Aug 2028
Rogert Díaz gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match5 Aug 2028
0-1 to Spartak 1918 , and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad7 Aug 2028
Adil Taoui knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Crisis
Squad31 Jul 2028
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market31 Jul 2028
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dobrudzha is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Match29 Jul 2028
1-2 to CSKA 1948 , and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad31 Jul 2028
The manager makes an example of Valdu Té
“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.
The terraces31 Jul 2028
Everybody has an opinion about Andreas Ivan
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Market31 Jul 2028
The Andreas Ivan talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dobrudzha know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Uneasy
Market24 Jul 2028
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dobrudzha is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Match22 Jul 2028
Three points for Dobrudzha , 3-2 the final word against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad24 Jul 2028
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ciprian Tanase commits to Dobrudzha for another 3 years.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Adil Taoui finally opens his accountHe wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dobrudzha have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Squad24 Jul 2028
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Squad24 Jul 2028
The manager makes an example of Ciprian Tanase
“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.
Market24 Jul 2028
The name of Galin Grigorov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dobrudzha say nothing, which says plenty.
The terraces24 Jul 2028
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Market24 Jul 2028
6 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Dobrudzha could get for him.
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Uneasy
Match15 Jul 2028
11 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 11, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Market17 Jul 2028
The shirt still fits. Nikolay Galchev is back at Dobrudzha , and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market17 Jul 2028
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.
Market17 Jul 2028
The shirt still fits. Miroslav Nedelev is back at Dobrudzha , and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market17 Jul 2028
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.
Squad17 Jul 2028
The manager makes an example of Andreas Ivan
“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.
Boardroom17 Jul 2028
A promise the Dobrudzha board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
Match15 Jul 2028
It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad17 Jul 2028
At 21 years old, Denis Crişan became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.
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Crisis
Match10 Jul 2028
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 16, 19 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Market10 Jul 2028
Sekala Guehi hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad10 Jul 2028
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Galin Grigorov commits to Dobrudzha for another 4 years.
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Crisis
Market3 Jul 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad3 Jul 2028
“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.
Market3 Jul 2028
The Andreas Ivan talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dobrudzha know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Boardroom26 Jun 2028
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Dobrudzha
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad26 Jun 2028
The medical room confirms 36 days on the sidelines for Matheus Leoni , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Market26 Jun 2028
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dobrudzha is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
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Crisis
Squad19 Jun 2028
Lyubomir Kostov : 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.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market19 Jun 2028
He is 19, and nobody at Dobrudzha signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Squad19 Jun 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Crisis
Match12 Jun 2028
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 16, 19 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad12 Jun 2028
The manager makes an example of Adil Taoui
“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.
Squad12 Jun 2028
“The easiest signature of my career.” Peter Holič and Dobrudzha agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Adil Taoui The manager makes an example of Adil Taoui
Squad12 Jun 2028
Malick Fall has company in his positionThe competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Malick Fall keeps the shirt for now, at Dobrudzha 's convenience rather than his own.
Squad12 Jun 2028
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market12 Jun 2028
No fee and no drama: Tuaib Mohamed has signed at Dobrudzha , and the wage bill is the only line that moved.
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Crisis
Market5 Jun 2028
Matheus Leoni hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Market5 Jun 2028
He is 20, and nobody at Dobrudzha signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Squad5 Jun 2028
Dobrudzha will explain it as a decision about the team, and it may well be one. A dressing room has never once read it that way.
Squad5 Jun 2028
The manager makes an example of Lyubomir Kostov
“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.
Market5 Jun 2028
The Andreas Ivan talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dobrudzha know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The terraces5 Jun 2028
The stands have heard the Galin Grigorov talk too
What was a back-page story is now a matter for the terraces, and the terraces do not do nuance. Dobrudzha would like it dealt with before it becomes the only question anybody asks.
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Crisis
Boardroom29 May 2028
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Dobrudzha
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad29 May 2028
The medical room confirms 66 days on the sidelines for Matheus Leoni , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Market29 May 2028
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dobrudzha is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
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Crisis
Market22 May 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad22 May 2028
Emil Yanchev : 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.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad22 May 2028
“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.
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Crisis
Match15 May 2028
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 16, 19 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad15 May 2028
“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.
Squad15 May 2028
Tomás Galván gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Crisis
Boardroom8 May 2028
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
Squad8 May 2028
“The easiest signature of my career.” Rogert Díaz and Dobrudzha agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad8 May 2028
Adil Taoui gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Boardroom8 May 2028
$1.3M taken back off the Dobrudzha table
What was available in the summer has quietly gone. Upstairs nobody will call it a change of ambition; downstairs nobody will call it anything else.
Market8 May 2028
The Andreas Ivan talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dobrudzha know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad8 May 2028
Manuel Díaz asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Boardroom1 May 2028
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Dobrudzha
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad1 May 2028
97 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad1 May 2028
Ciprian Tanase : 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.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
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Crisis
Squad24 Apr 2028
Kolyo Stanev gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad24 Apr 2028
The manager comes out for Adil Taoui
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Adil Taoui has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Squad24 Apr 2028
A welcome sight on the training pitch: Ventsislav Kerchev has come through recovery and is pushing for a place again.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match17 Apr 2028
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 16, 19 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad17 Apr 2028
The medical room confirms 16 days on the sidelines for Jefferson Caicedo , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad17 Apr 2028
“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.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Squad10 Apr 2028
The manager makes an example of Lyubomir Kostov
“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.
Market10 Apr 2028
The Andreas Ivan talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dobrudzha know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad10 Apr 2028
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Boardroom3 Apr 2028
Pressure builds in the Dobrudzha boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Squad3 Apr 2028
The medical room confirms 128 days on the sidelines for Matheus Leoni , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Market3 Apr 2028
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dobrudzha is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad3 Apr 2028
Tomás Galván gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad3 Apr 2028
Dobrudzha will explain it as a decision about the team, and it may well be one. A dressing room has never once read it that way.
Squad3 Apr 2028
It is a strip of cloth and it decides nothing on a Saturday. It still tells the dressing room exactly whose opinion the manager values, which is the whole point of it.
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Crisis
Market27 Mar 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad27 Mar 2028
The manager makes an example of Emil Yanchev
“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.
Squad27 Mar 2028
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Georgi Lazarov has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
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Crisis
Match20 Mar 2028
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 16, 19 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Market20 Mar 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad20 Mar 2028
47 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
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Crisis
Market13 Mar 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad13 Mar 2028
“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.
Squad13 Mar 2028
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kolyo Stanev commits to Dobrudzha for another 4 years.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Boardroom6 Mar 2028
Pressure builds in the Dobrudzha boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Market6 Mar 2028
Tommaso Reali hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Market6 Mar 2028
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dobrudzha is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad6 Mar 2028
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Adam Ryczkowski commits to Dobrudzha for another 3 years.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Tomás Galván gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Boardroom6 Mar 2028
Dobrudzha sign a deal worth $164.3K a yearCommercial news is the news nobody sings about and everything else is paid for with. The board will call it a partnership; the accountants will call it the difference between this squad and a smaller one.
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Crisis
Market28 Feb 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad28 Feb 2028
“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.
Squad28 Feb 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match21 Feb 2028
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 16, 19 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad21 Feb 2028
The medical room confirms 76 days on the sidelines for Jefferson Caicedo , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad21 Feb 2028
Valdu Té gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Market14 Feb 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market14 Feb 2028
Ben Robinson is 19, and Dobrudzha have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Squad14 Feb 2028
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ben Robinson commits to Dobrudzha for another 3 years.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Valdu Té knocks on the manager's door“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad14 Feb 2028
The manager makes an example of Emil Yanchev
“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.
Market14 Feb 2028
The Andreas Ivan talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dobrudzha know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Match5 Feb 2028
10 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 10, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Vladimir Petrov has until the next board meetingWhat was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Dobrudzha can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Pressure builds in the Dobrudzha boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Market7 Feb 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match5 Feb 2028
1-2 to Septemvri , and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Tomás Galván gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad7 Feb 2028
“The easiest signature of my career.” Edoardo Contiero and Dobrudzha agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market7 Feb 2028
He is 20, and nobody at Dobrudzha signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Squad7 Feb 2028
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dobrudzha have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
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Match29 Jan 2028
9 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 9, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Market31 Jan 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market31 Jan 2028
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Dobrudzha is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Match29 Jan 2028
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Squad31 Jan 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad31 Jan 2028
Adil Taoui asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market31 Jan 2028
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Matheus Leoni may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Squad31 Jan 2028
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Squad31 Jan 2028
Somebody is after Malick Fall ’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Malick Fall suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Dobrudzha have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
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Match24 Jan 2028
Dobrudzha sink to position 1618 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Match22 Jan 2028
8 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 8, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Market24 Jan 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad24 Jan 2028
The medical room confirms 106 days on the sidelines for Jefferson Caicedo , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad24 Jan 2028
37 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad24 Jan 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Diogo Ressurreição will call it something else in private.
Market24 Jan 2028
Spartak 1918 are about to pick up the phoneA conversation is coming this week. Dobrudzha will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Match22 Jan 2028
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Ludogorets defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
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Market17 Jan 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match15 Jan 2028
7 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 7, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
Squad17 Jan 2028
The manager makes an example of Galin Grigorov
“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.
Match15 Jan 2028
2-2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Market17 Jan 2028
The Andreas Ivan talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dobrudzha know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad17 Jan 2028
Somebody is after Adil Taoui ’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Adil Taoui suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Dobrudzha have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
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Match8 Jan 2028
Beaten 1-4 by CSKA Sofia , and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Match8 Jan 2028
6 matches without a win for Dobrudzha
The run now stands at 6, and the questions being asked around Dobrudzha are no longer polite ones.
The terraces10 Jan 2028
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 28 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Market10 Jan 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market10 Jan 2028
The bid was some way short and Dobrudzha did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad10 Jan 2028
The manager makes an example of Gonzalo Ávila
“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.
Boardroom10 Jan 2028
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
The terraces10 Jan 2028
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Whether it was the goalkeeper or the ten in front of him is the argument that will fill every conversation in town this week. 2 saves does not settle it either way.
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Squad3 Jan 2028
There were 8 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.
Match1 Jan 2028
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Match1 Jan 2028
0-1 to Levski , and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad3 Jan 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market3 Jan 2028
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Adil Taoui may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Squad3 Jan 2028
Rogert Díaz unhappy with how he is being usedAsked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Rogert Díaz has let it be known that he does not like the way Dobrudzha are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
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Match27 Dec 2027
Dobrudzha sink to position 1516 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Market27 Dec 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Match25 Dec 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad27 Dec 2027
The medical room confirms 65 days on the sidelines for Enzo Cejas , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Match25 Dec 2027
Beaten 1-3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad27 Dec 2027
The manager makes an example of Matheus Leoni
“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.
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Market20 Dec 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad20 Dec 2027
Rogert Díaz gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match18 Dec 2027
It finished 3-3, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad20 Dec 2027
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Galin Grigorov knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Squad20 Dec 2027
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Diogo Ressurreição will call it something else in private.
Squad20 Dec 2027
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dobrudzha have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
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Market13 Dec 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match11 Dec 2027
Cherno More left with the points after a 0-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad13 Dec 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Match4 Dec 2027
Chastening afternoon for Dobrudzha
A 0-3 beating by Botev Vratsa was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad6 Dec 2027
The manager makes an example of Adil Taoui
“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.
Boardroom6 Dec 2027
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Adil Taoui The manager makes an example of Adil Taoui
Squad6 Dec 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Georgi Argilashki and Dobrudzha agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad6 Dec 2027
The captaincy has been taken off Matheus Leoni . Dobrudzha will call it a decision about the team; a dressing room reads it as a verdict on a man.
The terraces6 Dec 2027
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
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Match29 Nov 2027
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 15, 15 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Market29 Nov 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad29 Nov 2027
The manager makes an example of Valdu Té
“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.
Match27 Nov 2027
Beroe made Dobrudzha work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad29 Nov 2027
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dobrudzha have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Squad29 Nov 2027
Ivaylo Mihaylov asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad29 Nov 2027
Rogert Díaz wants a proper job in this sideShifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Rogert Díaz has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Dobrudzha know, and have known for weeks.
Market29 Nov 2027
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Enzo Cejas may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Market29 Nov 2027
No fee, no negotiation, no argument: Lucas Aguero moves on to another club with his contract settled and the wage bill a little lighter.
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Match20 Nov 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
13 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Market22 Nov 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad22 Nov 2027
Enzo Cejas gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad22 Nov 2027
Valdu Té asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Match20 Nov 2027
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Spartak 1918 came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
Market22 Nov 2027
The name of Andreas Ivan keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dobrudzha say nothing, which says plenty.
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Match13 Nov 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
12 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad15 Nov 2027
The manager makes an example of Matheus Leoni
“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.
Match13 Nov 2027
0-1 to CSKA 1948 , and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
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Match6 Nov 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
11 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Market8 Nov 2027
Lucas Aguero hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad8 Nov 2027
The manager makes an example of Gonzalo Ávila
“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.
Match6 Nov 2027
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Adil Taoui finally opens his accountHe wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dobrudzha have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Di Mateo Lovrić asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Uneasy
Match30 Oct 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
10 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Match1 Nov 2027
Dobrudzha sink to position 1510 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Market1 Nov 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad1 Nov 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match30 Oct 2027
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Montana defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
Squad1 Nov 2027
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Match23 Oct 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Market25 Oct 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad25 Oct 2027
“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.
Squad25 Oct 2027
The medical room confirms 42 days on the sidelines for Ivan Malinov , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad25 Oct 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match23 Oct 2027
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
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Match16 Oct 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Market18 Oct 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Squad18 Oct 2027
“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.
Squad18 Oct 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Galin Grigorov commits to Dobrudzha for another 3 years.
Squad18 Oct 2027
The manager makes an example of Valdu Té
“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.
Match16 Oct 2027
A bad afternoon for Dobrudzha against Arda
0-1 to Arda , and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
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Squad11 Oct 2027
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match9 Oct 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad11 Oct 2027
Ivaylo Mihaylov : 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.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match9 Oct 2027
Ludogorets left with the points after a 1-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad11 Oct 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad11 Oct 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ciprian Tanase commits to Dobrudzha for another 3 years.
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Market4 Oct 2027
Hoover Crespo hands in a written request“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Dobrudzha can pretend not to have heard.
Match4 Oct 2027
Dobrudzha are in real trouble nowPosition 14, 8 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Match2 Oct 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad4 Oct 2027
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad4 Oct 2027
“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.
Squad4 Oct 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Andreas Ivan and Dobrudzha agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
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Match25 Sep 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad27 Sep 2027
“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.
Squad27 Sep 2027
71 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Emil Yanchev Emil Yanchev says Dobrudzha went back on their word
Squad27 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Adil Taoui
“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.
Match25 Sep 2027
CSKA Sofia left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad27 Sep 2027
35 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
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Squad20 Sep 2027
There were 9 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.
Market20 Sep 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match18 Sep 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad20 Sep 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match18 Sep 2027
Levski left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad20 Sep 2027
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dobrudzha , and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Market13 Sep 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad13 Sep 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Malick Fall commits to Dobrudzha for another 3 years.
Market13 Sep 2027
He is 19, and nobody at Dobrudzha signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Match11 Sep 2027
A 1-1 draw with Lokomotiv Sofia leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Squad13 Sep 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Di Mateo Lovrić asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Uneasy
Market6 Sep 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad6 Sep 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Adil Taoui commits to Dobrudzha for another 4 years.
Squad6 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Di Mateo Lovrić
“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.
Market6 Sep 2027
Septemvri are about to pick up the phoneA conversation is coming this week. Dobrudzha will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Squad6 Sep 2027
Adil Taoui asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Match4 Sep 2027
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Slavia Sofia will be the happier side with the point.
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Market30 Aug 2027
$1.4M. No player has ever cost Dobrudzha more, and expectation arrives with him.
Market30 Aug 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad30 Aug 2027
42 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Adil Taoui Dobrudzha break the bank for Adil Taoui
Squad30 Aug 2027
Valdu Té gets it from the manager“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad30 Aug 2027
63 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market30 Aug 2027
Ciprian Tanase is 17, and Dobrudzha have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
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Match18 Aug 2027
Dobrudzha bow out of the cupLokomotiv Plovdiv go through and Dobrudzha go home, 0-2 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Squad23 Aug 2027
The medical room confirms 16 days on the sidelines for Gonzalo Ávila , and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Match21 Aug 2027
Botev Vratsa made Dobrudzha work for it, but the scoreboard read 2-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad23 Aug 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Hoover Crespo wants a proper job in this sideShifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Hoover Crespo has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Dobrudzha know, and have known for weeks.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Kolyo Stanev asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Uneasy
Match14 Aug 2027
No end in sight to Dobrudzha 's wait for a win
23 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Dobrudzha has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad16 Aug 2027
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Dobrudzha have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market16 Aug 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad16 Aug 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match14 Aug 2027
It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Hoover Crespo asks for a word with the manager“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad16 Aug 2027
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Market16 Aug 2027
Dobrudzha have made Hoover Crespo available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Market16 Aug 2027
No fee, no negotiation, no argument: Bogdan Kostov moves on to another club with his contract settled and the wage bill a little lighter.