The Rodina Sentinel
Boardroom14 Sep 2026
Rodina close the window on a squad of their own making
21 in and 14 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market14 Sep 2026
Ivan Timoshenko’s move to Rostov falls through
The deal that would have taken Ivan Timoshenko to Rostov has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Rodina with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Rodina
Brian Mansilla 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.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
Door shut on João Pedro
Rodina asked and Villarreal said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Rodina
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Peter Tschernegg was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Mark Vasilyev joins the Rodina first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mark Vasilyev is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Sergei Zotkin joins the Rodina first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sergei Zotkin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match12 Sep 2026
Rodina see off Rotor
Three points for Rodina, 1‑0 the final word against Rotor in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
A masterclass from Iker Pozo
Marked 8.33 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Peter Tschernegg behind
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Artem Sokol is still paying for one afternoon at Rodina