The Guria Courier
Match18 Jan 2027
Guria are in real trouble now
Position 16, 5 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Guria
Davit Maisashvili 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.
Market18 Jan 2027
Guria sign Zurab Gvelesiani for $56.0K
The paperwork is done: Zurab Gvelesiani joins from Tskhinvali in a deal worth $56.0K. Now comes the harder part.
Market18 Jan 2027
Otar Daraselia is a Guria player
The fee is $50.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Zugdidi drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Market18 Jan 2027
Guria sign Aleksandre Janelidze for $45.0K
The paperwork is done: Aleksandre Janelidze joins from Saburtalo in a deal worth $45.0K. Now comes the harder part.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Words at Guria training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Tornike Grigalashvili 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.
In brief
- Squad Nika Nozadze gets it from the manager
- Squad 7 new faces, and Guria are still learning each other
- Market Malisela Morudu placed on the list