The Torpedo Vladimir Sentinel
Match17 Jul 2027
Chastening afternoon for Torpedo Vladimir
A 1‑5 beating by Rodina 2 was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Match17 Jul 2027
5 matches without a win for Torpedo Vladimir
The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Torpedo Vladimir are no longer polite ones.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Vladislav Sokolov due for a Torpedo Vladimir medical
Everything agreed with Rostov, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Bulat Vatsuev turns down Torpedo Vladimir
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Akhmat Grozny keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Match17 Jul 2027
Nobody could stop scoring
6 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Torpedo Vladimir and Rodina 2 in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Words exchanged at Torpedo Vladimir
Stanislav Utkin and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Torpedo Vladimir
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Door shut on Louis Bracke
Torpedo Vladimir asked and Chernomorets said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A row about effort at Torpedo Vladimir
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Nikita Kolganov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Market Torpedo Vladimir promote Yakov Dolgikh from within
- Market Torpedo Vladimir promote Bogdan Reshetnikov from within
- Market Valery Silaev steps up from the Torpedo Vladimir academy