The Irkutsk Courier
The dugout5 Jul 2027
Daniil Kankharey: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Irkutsk have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market5 Jul 2027
Irkutsk turn down Zvezda for Daniil Kankharey
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad5 Jul 2027
Yegor Perevoznikov signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Yegor Perevoznikov commits to Irkutsk for another 4 years.
The dugout5 Jul 2027
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Transfer targets5 Jul 2027
Door shut on Sergey Mokrousov
Irkutsk asked and Znamya Truda said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout5 Jul 2027
Anton Polorotov gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad5 Jul 2027
Words at Irkutsk training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Yegor Belyaev 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.
Market5 Jul 2027
Talks stall between Irkutsk and Anton Polorotov
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Squad5 Jul 2027
Mark Glushakov 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 Irkutsk this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.