Roman Korolev

Central Defender - Siauliai
1 Sep 2026
Tuesday
Process

Marked for Roman Korolev

5 Edition

The Siauliai Gazette

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Tadas 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 The request is on a desk at Siauliai, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Vadim Zubavlenko in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Siauliai this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

No hiding place for Ignas Girdvainis

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ignas Girdvainis, and the manager let it.

In brief

Back issues
3 Edition

The Siauliai Gazette

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

Aidas Vaitkunas sends Siauliai through

Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Aidas Vaitkunas obliged against Trakai. 4‑2 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Siauliai.

Match

Cruel end for Trakai as Siauliai pounce

There is no crueller way to lose a football match. Siauliai scored in the 112th minute, the restart barely happened, and the away end was still standing when the whistle went.

Market

Arvydas Novikovas 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 The request is on a desk at Siauliai, and it is not being withdrawn.

Player ratings

Paulius Girdvainis, 33, rolls back the years — 7.88

There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.88 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Vadim Zubavlenko

Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Aidas Satkus in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Siauliai this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Aidas Satkus 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.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Frank Fuentes

Marked 8.29 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Squad

Modestas Kazlauskas falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

In brief

1 Edition

The Siauliai Gazette

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Tadas Cernych asks to leave Siauliai

“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.

Squad

Tempers go at Siauliai

Aidas Satkus 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.

Squad

Words at Siauliai training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ignas Girdvainis is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad

Andrius Mikoliunas signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Andrius Mikoliunas and Siauliai agree another 2 years.

Market

No place for Roman Korolev in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Roman Korolev has his answer from Siauliai; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

Squad

Aidas Vaitkunas 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