The Saburtalo Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Luís Carlos keeps Saburtalo in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Up for the corner, and Ibrahim Alhassan delivers — 7.92
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Ibrahim Alhassan scored, was marked 7.92, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Saba Kvilitaia is a medical away from Saburtalo
The deal with Tskhinvali is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Market10 Aug 2026
Saburtalo turn down Guria for Temur Daraselia
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Saburtalo
Jemal Tabidze and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Beka Dartsmelia 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Tskhinvali tell Saburtalo: Irakli Janelidze is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Levan Kvilitaia steps up from the Saburtalo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Levan Kvilitaia has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Irakli Kiteishvili joins the Saburtalo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Irakli Kiteishvili is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Nika Ananidze steps up from the Saburtalo academy
- Squad This league is too small for Jemal Tabidze
- Transfer targets A loan move for Revaz Mikautadze is in the works