Posts by Paul Sanchez

Can someone please walk me through how these licensing rules actually work? I get that Lokomotiv and Šibenik got rejected because their stadiums don't meet the mark, sure. But then how does Rudeš get a license when they’re playing at a tiny local field that’s barely better than a high school stadium? If they make it up to the top flight, they'll end up using the exact same pitch that Lokomotiv was denied for! And then there's Cibalia—even though their stadium is better than half the teams in the first division, they were denied licenses for both the second and first tiers. Same goes for Dugopolje, even though they have arguably the nicest stadium in the whole country. Is this just another attempt to favor the big clubs from the capital? Honestly, I’m rooting for Lokomotiv to finally go down so we can see a team like Cibalia or El Paso move up instead of yet another club from the city where maybe a hundred people show up to games. I truly believe Gorica and Šibenik can catch up to Lokomotiv, and while it might be a steeper climb for Cibalia to leapfrog Rudeš, I’m still holding out hope they get licensed soon. The last thing I want to see is a league that's just a bunch of commuter teams.