The Spartaks Post
Squad31 Aug 2026
Nikita Tarasovs breaks a bone — 94 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 94 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market31 Aug 2026
Spartaks turn down Nomme Kalju for Marcis Tarasovs
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market31 Aug 2026
Aleksandrs Stolcers 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 The request is on a desk at Spartaks, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Andrew Wogan due for a Spartaks medical
Everything agreed with Stockport County, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Market31 Aug 2026
Spartaks sell Kristaps Laizans for $210.0K
Kristaps Laizans has left for Liepaja in a $210.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Spartaks rebuffed over Marko Konatar
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Kauno Zalgiris have kept their man, and Spartaks go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Spartaks
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Eduards Dubra was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Spartaks try to borrow Jinřich Musil
Slovan Liberec 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Kaspars Savalnieks signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kaspars Savalnieks commits to Spartaks for another 3 years.
In brief
- The dugout Raivis Savalnieks gets it from the manager
- The dugout Janis Dubra keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Roberts Savalnieks is not doing himself any favours