The Jelgava Sentinel
Market31 Aug 2026
Eduards Oss 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 Jelgava can pretend not to have heard.
Market31 Aug 2026
Raivis Dubra says no to Metta/LU
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Raivis Dubra had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
Jelgava go back to the board over Papa Omar Gningue
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $8.0K — a club that wants Papa Omar Gningue enough to be asked twice.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Jelgava
Marcis Bulvitis 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.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
No deal for Papa Omar Gningue at that price
Jelgava offered $8.0K; Daugavpils said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Jelgava rebuffed over Vadim Pobudey
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Torpedo-BelAZ have kept their man, and Jelgava go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market31 Aug 2026
The ambition of Rodolphe Ekou outgrows Jelgava early
Signings arrive with a picture of the club in their head, and this one’s picture was bigger than the building. He will play well and he will be gone, in that order, and everybody knows it.
Market31 Aug 2026
The Pavels Zjuzins conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Spartaks will make the call about Pavels Zjuzins this week. Jelgava have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Eduards Oss is still paying for one afternoon at Jelgava
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
In brief
- Squad Rodolphe Ekou needs a bigger stage
- The dugout Alvis Dubra has become a man the manager trusts
- The dugout Eduards Oss gets it from the manager