The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel
Market24 Aug 2026
Sillamae Kalev turn down Tulevik for Hendrik Vassiljev
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Sillamae Kalev
Nikita Antonov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Sergei Baranov
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Sillamae Kalev try to borrow Andrade
Paide have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Silver Igonen signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Silver Igonen commits to Sillamae Kalev for another 3 years.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Karl Sappinen 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 Sillamae Kalev, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market24 Aug 2026
Frank Pikk's people are making calls
“He needs to be playing at a level that matches him, and we are open to conversations.” Nobody says that by accident, and nobody at Sillamae Kalev misheard it.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Questions about Nikita Antonov on the training pitch
The standards have slipped, and in a building where everybody watches everybody it has not gone unremarked. This is how a player loses a place before he loses one.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
The manager comes out for Frank Antonov
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Frank Antonov has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
In brief
- Market Vlasi Kait leaves on loan
- Market a squad player leaves on loan
- Squad Karl Dmitrijev is fit again