The Chernomorets Post
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Anton Antonov
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Danil Karpov arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Danil Karpov has, at Chernomorets, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dato Chertkoev comes home
The shirt still fits. Dato Chertkoev is back at Chernomorets, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Dragan Kokanović
Chernomorets asked and Vojvodina said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chernomorets promote Fedot Erofeev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Fedot Erofeev 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
Chernomorets promote Luka Anokhin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luka Anokhin 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
Chernomorets promote Egor Zinchenko from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Egor Zinchenko 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Chaika take the points off Chernomorets
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Chernomorets
Kirill Suslov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Zaur Tarba
- Squad 7 new faces, and Chernomorets are still learning each other
- The dugout Nikolai Stepanov: “No excuses”