The Sokol Post
Squad24 Jan 2028
The knee: Nikolay Kalinskiy out for 141 days
141 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Sokol lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
The scrutiny sharpens at Sokol
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Sokol is running low.
Market24 Jan 2028
Amir Kahrimanović 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 Sokol can pretend not to have heard.
Match22 Jan 2028
No end in sight to Sokol's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Sokol has to find a result from somewhere.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Valter Bexelius keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Sokol may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match22 Jan 2028
The goals have deserted Sokol
4 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Sokol can tell you which week it ends in.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A falling-out at Sokol
Pavel Mogilevets and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A row about effort at Sokol
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Vladislav Shpitalny was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Wages eat 107% of everything Sokol earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
In brief
- Loan watch Nesher Meulenbroek counts the days
- Player ratings Andrey Anisimov was the difference for Sokol
- The dugout When it matters, Nikolay Kalinskiy plays