The Poltava Herald
Match29 Jul 2028
Chastening afternoon for Poltava
A 0‑3 beating by Dynamo Kyiv was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Vladyslav Voitsekhovskyi keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Poltava may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Poltava
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Words at Poltava training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Vladyslav Vakula is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Poltava rebuffed over Bohdan Khoma
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Kryvbas have kept their man, and Poltava go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Maksym Kulish in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Poltava this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market31 Jul 2028
Ivan Karavayev steps up from the Poltava academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Karavayev 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
Poltava promote Viktor Harmash from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Viktor Harmash 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
One of our own: Oleh Sudakov joins the Poltava first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oleh Sudakov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Denys Dovbyk joins the Poltava first team
- The dugout No hiding place for Valerii Voskonyan
- Boardroom Poltava let a promise lapse