The Baltika Sentinel
Market19 Jul 2027
Nikolay Titkov 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 Baltika can pretend not to have heard.
Match17 Jul 2027
No end in sight to Baltika's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Baltika has to find a result from somewhere.
Market19 Jul 2027
Kirill Folmer is a Baltika player
The fee is $650.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Volga drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Market19 Jul 2027
Makar Ragulin is a Baltika player again
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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Timofey Borodin is a Baltika player again
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.
Match17 Jul 2027
6 unbeaten for Baltika
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Baltika did not have in the autumn.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Brayan Gil 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.
Match17 Jul 2027
Baltika draw a blank against Arsenal Tula
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Arsenal Tula defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A first senior shirt for Ivan Salikhov
Every debut is a small story about the future: Ivan Salikhov, 20 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
In brief
- Squad Somebody is after Derik Lacerda’s shirt
- Squad Brayan Gil has taken the shirt
- Boardroom Baltika spend it where nobody looks