The Ventspils Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alvis Gabovs signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Alvis Gabovs and Ventspils agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Ventspils
Mats Lillebo 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
Davis Cauna 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Aleksandrs Bulvitis is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Ventspils has been clear about where Aleksandrs Bulvitis stands, which is more than many ever get.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alvis Gabovs knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Ventspils, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market10 Aug 2026
Liepaja are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Ventspils will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
In brief
- Market Raivis Kamess goes out on loan
- Market Marcis Dubra goes out on loan