The Stumbras Herald
Squad17 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Pavels Vanins
There were 11 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match12 Aug 2026
Stumbras bow out of the cup
Suduva go through and Stumbras go home, 0‑1 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Nikola Motika 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. Nikola Motika has, at Stumbras, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market17 Aug 2026
Suduva come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Stumbras did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Nikola Motika 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 Stumbras this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market17 Aug 2026
Eyes on Edvinas Kazlauskas again
The phone has started ringing about Edvinas Kazlauskas again, and this time the name on the line is Suduva. Stumbras are listening politely and promising nothing.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Titas Milašius
Stumbras asked and Suduva said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
One of their own: Pavels Vanins
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Vikintas Dubickas 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
- Squad Karolis Cernych out for 14 days
- Market Still no ink between Stumbras and Nikola Motika
- The dugout Edvinas Satkus faces the questions