The Spartaks Post
Market3 Aug 2026
Pavels Rugins 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 Spartaks can pretend not to have heard.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Spartaks
Kristaps Ikaunieks and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Torpedo-BelAZ tell Spartaks: Steven Alfred 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
Metta/LU join the queue for Kaspars Jagodinskis
Add another name to the list: Metta/LU have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Kaspars Jagodinskis. The answer from Spartaks has not changed — yet.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Igors Fertovs stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Igors Fertovs and Spartaks agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Kristaps Ikaunieks 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 Spartaks, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Squad Words at Spartaks training over how hard people work
- Market Gatis Oss is free to find somewhere else
- Squad The armband goes to Kristaps Ikaunieks
- Market 24 months and counting on Igors Fertovs