The Ilves Post
Market24 Jul 2028
Kalle Wallius 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 Ilves can pretend not to have heard.
Market24 Jul 2028
Nils Veinbergs agrees terms with TPS
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Ilves people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Market24 Jul 2028
Ilves say no — this time
The offer from Ekenäs IF for Otso Virtanen was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market24 Jul 2028
Eyes on Roope Riski again
The phone has started ringing about Roope Riski again, and this time the name on the line is Ekenäs IF. Ilves are listening politely and promising nothing.
The dugout24 Jul 2028
Oskari Multala keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Ilves may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
The paperwork begins on Ramilson Almeida
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Ilves have done the hard part with HJK, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
Adrian Skogmar turns down Ilves
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Malmo FF keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Words exchanged at Ilves
Roope Riski and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match22 Jul 2028
Jonathan Muzinga among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Jonathan Muzinga on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Ilves and Inter Turku.
In brief
- Match A bad afternoon for Ilves against Inter Turku
- Transfer targets Door shut on Alexander Abrahamsson
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Andre Raymond