Ryan Van Dijk

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Marked for Ryan Van Dijk

267 Edition

The FCI Tallinn Chronicle

8 Sep 2031
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad8 Sep 2031

The knee: Frank Pikk out for 88 days

88 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. FCI Tallinn lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Squad8 Sep 2031

Ebrima Jatta stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Ebrima Jatta and FCI Tallinn agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad8 Sep 2031

Roman Zhoglo 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 FCI Tallinn this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

In brief

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236 Edition

The FCI Tallinn Chronicle

3 Feb 2031
From our football correspondent Steady

Boardroom3 Feb 2031

FCI Tallinn close the window on a squad of their own making

3 in and 2 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.

Squad3 Feb 2031

Nikita Vekhtev signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Nikita Vekhtev and FCI Tallinn agree another 4 years.

Squad3 Feb 2031

Words exchanged at FCI Tallinn

Roman Zhoglo 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.

Transfer targets3 Feb 2031

Paide tell FCI Tallinn: Liliu Puri is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad3 Feb 2031

Words at FCI Tallinn training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mousa Fellaini is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Market3 Feb 2031

No place for Japhet Matondo in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Japhet Matondo has his answer from FCI Tallinn; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

In brief

233 Edition

The FCI Tallinn Chronicle

13 Jan 2031
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad13 Jan 2031

A knee injury of the worst kind for Marek Igonen

19 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. FCI Tallinn lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Squad13 Jan 2031

Tempers go at FCI Tallinn

Roman Zhoglo 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.

Boardroom13 Jan 2031

Antonio Aliaj will join FCI Tallinn for nothing

The paperwork is done long before the player is. Antonio Aliaj has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means FCI Tallinn have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.

Transfer targets13 Jan 2031

FCI Tallinn rebuffed over Kirill Yakuta

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Sillamae Kalev have kept their man, and FCI Tallinn go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad13 Jan 2031

A row about effort at FCI Tallinn

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kirill Slozhenikin was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market13 Jan 2031

FCI Tallinn sign Mousa Fellaini, one for the future

Mousa Fellaini is 19, and FCI Tallinn have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.

Squad13 Jan 2031

Mousa Fellaini signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Mousa Fellaini commits to FCI Tallinn for another 4 years.

The dugout13 Jan 2031

Japhet Matondo 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.

The dugout13 Jan 2031

FCI Tallinn keep their word to Ryan Van Dijk

Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.

In brief