The Volga Sentinel
Match24 May 2027
Volga sink to position 18
23 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Boardroom24 May 2027
Alexander Nathan signs for SKA Khabarovsk while still at Volga
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Alexander Nathan has agreed terms with SKA Khabarovsk for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad24 May 2027
Tempers go at Volga
Vladislav Yakovlev 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.
Squad24 May 2027
Dmitry Tikhiy falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout24 May 2027
No hiding place for Kamil Ibragimov
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kamil Ibragimov, and the manager let it.
The dugout24 May 2027
Ruslan Shagiakhmetov knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Ruslan Shagiakhmetov trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market24 May 2027
The Kamil Ibragimov story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Kamil Ibragimov signs something — a contract at Volga or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Market24 May 2027
Igor Gershun placed on the list
Volga have made Igor Gershun available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
The dugout24 May 2027
A door opens for Yegor Tushev
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Market Alexandr Saplinov has been watched
- The dugout Kirill Folmer keeps his manager's vote
- Loan watch The clock runs down on Denis Yeremeev at Amkar