The Fakel Courier
Market7 Sep 2026
Alexandr Belyaev 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 Fakel can pretend not to have heard.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
1008% of the income goes out in wages at Fakel
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Match5 Sep 2026
A bad afternoon for Fakel against Rodina
0-1 to Rodina, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Igor Yurganov 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.
Market7 Sep 2026
Yury Zhuravlev placed on the list
Fakel have made Yury Zhuravlev available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Maxim Turischev asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Squad Axel Gnapi Dable loses the armband
- Market The Nikolay Giorgobiani talk will not go away
- Squad Belajdi Pusi called up by his country