The Smorgon Herald
Squad4 Jan 2027
Vladislav Kovalevich: 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.” Smorgon have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Silvester Shkalla in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Smorgon this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market4 Jan 2027
Talks stall between Smorgon and Alfred Mazurich
“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.
Squad4 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Dmitriy Khalimonchikov
“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.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Artem Devyaten 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 Smorgon, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market4 Jan 2027
12 months and counting on Alexey Yazepov
Still no offer on the table, and Alexey Yazepov’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
In brief
- Market Alexey Yazepov joins Smorgon on a free
- Market Smorgon shop where it costs nothing