The Rotor Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Imran Aznaurov at 21 — 8.07
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Imran Aznaurov did not need any: 8.07, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Rotor
Alexandr Troshechkin 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 targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Alexandr Kutitskiy
Rotor asked and Dinamo Moscow said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match8 Aug 2026
Rotor find a way past SKA Khabarovsk
SKA Khabarovsk made Rotor work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Imran Aznaurov
He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dmitriy Ershov steps up from the Rotor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dmitriy Ershov 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
One of our own: Igor Ragulin joins the Rotor first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Igor Ragulin 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
One of our own: Aleksey Tokarev joins the Rotor first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Aleksey Tokarev 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
Georgy Raspopin steps up from the Rotor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Georgy Raspopin 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.
In brief
- Player ratings One of those days for Alexandr Troshechkin
- Squad Fidélis is a square peg at Rotor
- Transfer targets Rotor ask about Matej Malenšek