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Cash’s new contract, Krychowiak calls time on his career, drama (and a lack of it) in Sunday’s Ekstraklasa games and more: Polish football’s hot topics as October nears an end
Images via @AVFCOfficial on Twitter and Mikolaj Barbanell/Shutterstock Sitting down to write this article almost feels like a mammoth task before I’ve concluded the headline, so in order to save time if you’re reading for a particular reason, I’ll attempt a rapid rundown of the topics mentioned in the following paragraphs. Today’s we’ll be speaking about Matty Cash getting his great form rewarded with a new contract at Aston Villa, Grzegorz Krychowiak hanging up his boots, th

Bruce Davis
14 hours ago6 min read
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Casting an eye back over the international break just gone, and looking ahead to Poland’s games in November (plus U-21s chat!)
Images via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter With the conclusion of October’s international break, I thought it’d be worth taking a look at it as a whole in retrospect, plus throwing it forward to the potential problems of the next international break as well as the stunning work being done by Jerzy Brzęczek and the players at U-21 level. In hindsight, all the worrying and negativity in the light of the narrow friendly win over New Zealand seemed like ancient history after the partic

Bruce Davis
Oct 156 min read
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Lithuania 0-2 Poland: an adequate and occasionally entertaining display from the Biało-Czerwoni
Image via @LaczyNasPilka With goals from Sebastian Szymański and Robert Lewandowski, Poland were victorious against a tough Lithuania...

Bruce Davis
Oct 122 min read
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Lithuania vs Poland preview: a potentially tricky tie for the visitors to navigate
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Poland will take on Lithuania tonight in Kaunas as they seek to continue the positive results earned...

Bruce Davis
Oct 122 min read
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Predictably, Poland’s U-21s were better entertainment than the senior side. Pros and cons of what we’ve seen over the past 48 hours
Images via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Seeing as I was unable to watch Poland’s friendly with New Zealand live, it would’ve been a bit...

Bruce Davis
Oct 115 min read
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Poland vs New Zealand preview: what to expect from tonight’s friendly
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter In their first match of the October international break, Poland take on New Zealand in a friendly at...

Bruce Davis
Oct 92 min read
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Poland’s October squad: Few major changes as Urban looks to consolidate on strong showings
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter In the near-month since an article was last posted to this website, there’s been a number of things...

Bruce Davis
Oct 34 min read
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Poland 3-1 Finland: A mostly stress-free evening as Urban’s plans come together
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Goals from Matty Cash, Robert Lewandowski and Jakub Kamiński ensured that Poland ran out 3-1 winners...

Bruce Davis
Sep 72 min read
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Poland vs Finland preview: Biało-Czerwoni the favourites as they look to maintain their advantage
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Poland will be looking to take advantage of their unexpected positive result against the Dutch on...

Bruce Davis
Sep 71 min read
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Holland 1-1 Poland: Lots to like from Jan Urban’s first match in charge as unlikely draw earned
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter With a belting strike ten minutes from time, Matty Cash ensured that Poland did not go home...

Bruce Davis
Sep 43 min read
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Holland vs Poland preview: what to expect from Jan Urban’s first match as Selekcjoner
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Tonight in Rotterdam, Poland face what looks likely to be their toughest test during these World Cup...

Bruce Davis
Sep 42 min read
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A special report from Legia vs Hibs, a look at Jan Urban’s first Poland squad, Conference League previews and transfer talk: a bumper article
Images via @LaczyNasPilka, @Conf_League and @Udinese_1896 on Twitter Every time I sat down to plan what this latest diatribe would look...

Bruce Davis
Aug 296 min read
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Nicola Zalewski’s transfer to Atalanta helpfully illustrates where Poland’s established players stand ahead of September’s internationals
Image via @Atalanta_BC on Twitter Not even a couple of months ago, we were all pleased to see the somewhat inevitable news that Nicola...

Bruce Davis
Aug 214 min read
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As the Premier League begins again, Polish participation is likely more fringe than ever
Images via @AVFCOfficial and @Arsenal on Twitter By and large, it’s considered objective fact that the Premier League is the best and...

Bruce Davis
Aug 155 min read
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Jan Urban’s potential changes and some surprising transfers: Polish football in the last two weeks of July
Image via @FCPorto on Twitter With Poland’s domestic league well underway and the final weeks of pre-season for a whole host of other...

Bruce Davis
Aug 24 min read
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The state of the Ekstraklasa as the 2025/26 season kicks off
Image via Mikolaj Barbanell/Shutterstock We usually treat the return of the Ekstraklasa as something as a bit of a joke: widely shared...

Bruce Davis
Jul 182 min read
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Jan Urban is Poland’s new Selekcjoner. The best of a bad bunch?
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter In anticipation of the official press conference this lunchtime, I thought it best to get out...

Bruce Davis
Jul 173 min read
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Arkadiusz Milik’s lost season
Image via Mikolaj Barbanell/Shutterstock Thirteen months ago, I was sat in Stadion Narodowy in Warszawa enjoying a crisp pint of Tyskie...

Bruce Davis
Jul 74 min read
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No matter what happens at Euro 2025, Poland have succeeded
Image via @laczynaskobieca on Twitter When speaking about football, I find that there is a predilection to really going over the top with...

Bruce Davis
Jul 43 min read
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The reasons for Poland’s dismal showing at the U-21 Euros
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter It’s over a week on from Poland playing their final group game, and indeed final game, of the U-21...

Bruce Davis
Jun 256 min read
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