The Rubin Post
Market1 Feb 2027
Rubin say no — this time
The offer from Dinamo Moscow for Ilja Rozhkov was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
The dugout1 Feb 2027
Alexey Gritsaenko says Rubin went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Anderson Arroyo wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Rubin know it.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Igor Vujačić 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.
Transfer targets1 Feb 2027
Door shut on David Kokoev
Rubin asked and Yenisey said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad1 Feb 2027
A falling-out at Rubin
Ruslan Bezrukov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match30 Jan 2027
Rubin come up short against CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout1 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Evgeny Staver
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Evgeny Staver, and the manager let it.
Market1 Feb 2027
Eyes on Daniil Motorin again
The phone has started ringing about Daniil Motorin again, and this time the name on the line is Arsenal Tula. Rubin are listening politely and promising nothing.
In brief
- Market Rubin promote Timur Glushakov from within
- Market Rubin promote Igor Kozlov from within
- The dugout Eduard Alyoshin: “No excuses”