The Avangard Courier
Squad14 Sep 2026
Valerii Yurchuk keeps Avangard in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
No sign of nerves from Artem Serikov at 19 — 7.65
The hardest thing about being 19 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Artem Serikov did not need any: 7.65, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Boardroom14 Sep 2026
Window shuts: 18 in, 4 out at Avangard
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 18 arrived, 4 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
Market14 Sep 2026
Vladislav Tereshkin is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Avangard is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
No thanks: Dmitry Rakhmanov rejects the move
Avangard had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Volga, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Artem Babchuk stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Artem Babchuk and Avangard agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
Avangard rebuffed over Alexandr Alekhin
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Rodina have kept their man, and Avangard go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
The crowd has taken to Danila Knyazev
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Match12 Sep 2026
Avangard see off Rodina 2
Three points for Avangard, 2‑0 the final word against Rodina 2 in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Squad Appearance number 100 for Alexey Sukharev
- Squad No place for Artem Babchuk in the new shape
- Market The ambition of Danila Shramko outgrows Avangard early