The Sillamae Kalev Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Sillamae Kalev say no — this time
The offer from Paide for Karol Liivak was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market10 Aug 2026
Liliu Tamm puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Sillamae Kalev, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Martin Baranov signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Martin Baranov and Sillamae Kalev agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Sillamae Kalev
Brent Baranov was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Sillamae Kalev rebuffed over Pa Modou Sohna
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Paide have kept their man, and Sillamae Kalev go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Sergei Tamm joins the Sillamae Kalev first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sergei Tamm is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sillamae Kalev promote Martin Hein from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Martin Hein has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Sillamae Kalev
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Frank Ainsalu was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
A loan move for Johannes Lillemets is in the works
Sillamae Kalev have made the call to Nomme Kalju. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
In brief
- The dugout Martin Baranov knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout Joonas Antonov gets it from the manager
- Squad Artur Sorga is not doing himself any favours