The Chernomorets Post
Squad19 Jul 2027
Maxim Khalilov breaks a bone — 74 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 74 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market19 Jul 2027
Oleg Nikolaev hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chernomorets can pretend not to have heard.
The terraces19 Jul 2027
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 29 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Match17 Jul 2027
No end in sight to Chernomorets's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Chernomorets has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad19 Jul 2027
José Hernandez 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 Chernomorets this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Chernomorets
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Alexis Busin 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.
Match17 Jul 2027
Neftekhimik take the points off Chernomorets
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market19 Jul 2027
One of our own: Mikhail Artemyev joins the Chernomorets first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mikhail Artemyev is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Chernomorets promote Rostislav Bogdanov from within
- Market Yakov Shevtsov steps up from the Chernomorets academy
- Squad Alexis Busin gets it from the manager