The Spartak Kostroma Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Mikhail Gaidash
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Spartak Kostroma
Amur Kalmykov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ruslan Cherviakov
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Spartak Kostroma rebuffed over Bojan Dimoski
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Akron have kept their man, and Spartak Kostroma go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Rostislav Romanov joins the Spartak Kostroma first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rostislav Romanov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Spartak Kostroma promote Nikolai Lyubimov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nikolai Lyubimov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Stepan Zinchenko steps up from the Spartak Kostroma academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stepan Zinchenko 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gennady Grishin steps up from the Spartak Kostroma academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gennady Grishin 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Rodina take the points off Spartak Kostroma
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- Squad 10 new faces, and Spartak Kostroma are still learning each other
- The dugout Kirill Moiseev answers for it
- The dugout Sergey Bugriev gets it from the manager