The Stumbras Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Stumbras say no — this time
The offer from Suduva for Saulius Cernych 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Andrius Simkus 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 Stumbras can pretend not to have heard.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Saulius Cernych stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Saulius Cernych and Stumbras agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Stumbras
Saulius Cernych 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Stumbras
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Tomas Kuklys was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Marius Vaitkunas 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.
In brief
- The dugout Tadas Satkus asks for a word with the manager
- Market The Tadas Satkus question follows Stumbras around
- Squad Andrius Simkus is not doing himself any favours
- Market Darius Paulauskas goes looking for football