The Atlantas Herald
Market7 Sep 2026
Donatas Sernas asks to leave Atlantas
“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.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Joe Thomas arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Joe Thomas has, at Atlantas, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Atlantas close the window on a squad of their own making
2 in and 6 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Atlantas
Donatas Sernas and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Atlantas
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Joe Thomas was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad7 Sep 2026
This league is too small for Joe Thomas
He is doing things on a Saturday afternoon that nobody around him can answer, which is flattering for about one season and a problem after that. Atlantas will not keep him by pretending otherwise.
Market7 Sep 2026
Talks stall between Atlantas and Davide Marfella
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Ignas Slavickas
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ignas Slavickas, and the manager let it.
Market7 Sep 2026
Window shut, Justas Dapkus still here
Atlantas spent the window trying to move Justas Dapkus on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.
In brief
- Market Atlantas shop where it costs nothing
- The dugout The manager comes out for Paulius Girdvainis