The Stumbras Herald
Squad12 Jul 2027
75 days out for Ilias Melkas after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Stumbras will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market12 Jul 2027
Stumbras say no — this time
The offer from Kauno Zalgiris for Mantas Dapkus was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market12 Jul 2027
Andrius Slavickas has said yes to Trakai
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Stumbras have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Market12 Jul 2027
Arnas Cernych puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Stumbras, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
Stumbras rebuffed over Aldayr Hernández
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Kauno Zalgiris have kept their man, and Stumbras go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Stumbras
Arvydas Kazlauskas was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Edvinas Cernych out for 21 days
The medical room confirms 21 days on the sidelines for Edvinas Cernych, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad12 Jul 2027
A row about effort at Stumbras
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Friday Apollos was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout12 Jul 2027
Mantas Dapkus 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
- Market Still no signature from Mantas Dapkus
- The dugout Gonçalo Monteiro keeps his manager's vote