The Khimik Gazette
Boardroom16 Jul 2029
Khimik run out of patience with Lev Gubin
The end came on a Tuesday, as these things usually do: a short meeting, a shorter statement, and Lev Gubin clearing his office by noon. Football’s cruellest ritual, performed to schedule.
Boardroom16 Jul 2029
Alexey Trifonov steps up at Khimik for now
“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.
Market16 Jul 2029
Luca Martinazzi puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Khimik, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad16 Jul 2029
Tempers go at Khimik
Oleg Trofimov 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.
Squad16 Jul 2029
Late improvement for Andrey Savinov
At 27 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 3 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.
Boardroom16 Jul 2029
7 academy graduates step up at Khimik
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market16 Jul 2029
Evgeni Yermolov steps up from the Khimik academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Evgeni Yermolov 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.
Market16 Jul 2029
One of our own: Konstantin Davydov joins the Khimik first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Konstantin Davydov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Jul 2029
Khimik promote Nikolai Glushakov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nikolai Glushakov 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.
In brief
- Boardroom No signings allowed at Khimik
- The dugout A clean slate for Daniil Zuev
- Looking ahead Fedot Kashirin faces his old club