The Liepaja Post
Player ratings8 Mar 2027
Nobody could get near Timi Ogunniyi
Successful dribbles: 30. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Danijel Petković signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Danijel Petković and Liepaja agree another 2 years.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Liepaja
Marvin Martins 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.
Boardroom8 Mar 2027
Graduation day at Liepaja
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Aleksandrs Ciganovs joins the Liepaja first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Aleksandrs Ciganovs is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Alvis Tarasovs joins the Liepaja first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alvis Tarasovs is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Mar 2027
One of our own: Olegs Fertovs joins the Liepaja first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Olegs Fertovs is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Mar 2027
Davis Tarasovs steps up from the Liepaja academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Davis Tarasovs has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad8 Mar 2027
The manager makes an example of Bart Straalman
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Match Liepaja come up short against Metta/LU
- Squad When it matters, Marvin Martins plays
- Boardroom Liepaja turn down the training-ground plan