From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market12 Jul 2027
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad12 Jul 2027
“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.
Danil Prutsev Spartak Moscow 2 turn down Isloch for Danil Prutsev
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Crisis
Match6 Feb 2027
No end in sight to Spartak Moscow 2 's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Spartak Moscow 2 has to find a result from somewhere.
Market8 Feb 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match6 Feb 2027
Saturn left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Ilja Ivarlak 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.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Stepan Bogdanov 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Spartak Moscow 2 know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Crisis
Match19 Dec 2026
The run now stands at 11, and the questions being asked around Spartak Moscow 2 are no longer polite ones.
Squad21 Dec 2026
A season average of 7.10 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Spartak Moscow 2 know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
Market21 Dec 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.