The Skonto Gazette
Squad17 Aug 2026
Olegs Savalnieks in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Skonto this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market17 Aug 2026
Eyes on Olegs Vanins again
The phone has started ringing about Olegs Vanins again, and this time the name on the line is Metta/LU. Skonto are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Skonto lose Raivis Vanins
39 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad17 Aug 2026
This league is too small for Karam Sūltanov
He is doing things on a Saturday afternoon that nobody around him can answer, which is flattering for about one season and a problem after that. Skonto will not keep him by pretending otherwise.
Market17 Aug 2026
The shop window has Marcis Rugins in it
Skonto have let the market know Marcis Rugins can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Gatis Jagodinskis
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gatis Jagodinskis, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market No place for Igors Bulvitis in the plan
- Market Rodolphe Ekou arrives on loan