The Obod Sentinel
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Obod
1‑5 against Neftchi, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 7 of the 35 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eldor Komilov 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 The request is on a desk at Obod, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Grigory Gordeev signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Grigory Gordeev commits to Obod for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Obod
Saleh Al-Qumayzi 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
6 goals as Obod and Neftchi go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between Obod and Neftchi, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Messie Biatoumoussoka falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Saleh Al-Qumayzi gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Obod dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Obod and Messie Biatoumoussoka
- Market No place for Abdulla Suyunov in the plan
- Player ratings Islom Mirzaev never got going