The Metallurg Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Daniil Grigorjev beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 33. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dmitry Borovikov hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Metallurg can pretend not to have heard.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Metallurg
Alexandr Kobzev 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Daniil Bortsov would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Daniil Bortsov is living that version at Metallurg, and it tends to show in the first month.
Market10 Aug 2026
Metallurg sell Alexandr Danilov for $35.0K
Alexandr Danilov has left for Cherepovets in a $35.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Cracovia tell Metallurg: Ramil Mustafaev 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mark Rumyantsev steps up from the Metallurg academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mark Rumyantsev 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
Timofey Egorov steps up from the Metallurg academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Timofey Egorov 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
Metallurg come up short against Zenit Penza
Zenit Penza left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Metallurg
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Squad The formation has left Mark Isong behind