The Nosta Chronicle
Squad3 Aug 2026
Stanislav Irshev signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Stanislav Irshev and Nosta agree another 3 years.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Nosta bid $31.0K for Mark Polushin
The offer went to Astrakhan this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nosta
Stanislav Irshev was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Astrakhan tell Nosta: Maxim Kostyuk is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Match1 Aug 2026
Nosta come up short against Uralets-TS
Uralets-TS left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad3 Aug 2026
The formation has left Islam-Bek Gubzhokov behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Nosta will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Nosta and Vitaliy Myronenko
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Dmitry Afanasyev answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 1‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Dmitry Chamzhaev's contract
49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
In brief
- Transfer targets Nosta try to borrow Ilja Kazakov
- Player ratings Arseny Vainer runs at them all day
- The dugout Maxim Shalonikov gets it from the manager