The Smorgon Herald
Squad10 Jan 2028
67 days out for Alexey Kharitonovich after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Smorgon will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Squad10 Jan 2028
A row about effort at Smorgon
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Christian Intsoen was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout10 Jan 2028
Vadim Galko 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.
The dugout10 Jan 2028
When it matters, Artem Telepov plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout10 Jan 2028
Egor Babich asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market10 Jan 2028
The Artur Tishko story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Artur Tishko signs something — a contract at Smorgon or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- Market Still no signature from Alexey Tkhagalegov
- Squad Questions about Pavel Gorbach on the training pitch
- The dugout Artem Telepov keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Welcome back, Vitaliy Yablonski