The Spartaks Post
Transfer targets15 Feb 2027
Door shut on Nidal Čelik
Spartaks asked and Valenciennes said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Words at Spartaks training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Musa Afeez 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.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Joke Efevwerha
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Joke Efevwerha, and the manager let it.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Words exchanged at Spartaks
Olegs Ciganovs and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Loan watch15 Feb 2027
Eduards Gabovs counts the days
“I watch every Spartaks game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Metta/LU runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Wasiu Jimoh remains an outsider
A year in and the city has not opened up, the language has not come, and lunch is eaten alone more often than anybody at Spartaks would admit. It shows on Saturdays.
Market15 Feb 2027
The Joke Efevwerha question follows Spartaks around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Joke Efevwerha’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Vitalijs Jagodinskis 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
The market said no: Olegs Ciganovs stays put
Spartaks opened the door and nobody walked through it. So Olegs Ciganovs stays — listed, trained, and available — while both sides mark the days to January on the same calendar.
In brief
- Squad Alvis Bulvitis is not doing himself any favours
- The dugout The manager comes out for Eduards Oss