The Neftekhimik Gazette
Market17 Jul 2028
Marat Sitdikov 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 Neftekhimik can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout17 Jul 2028
Andrey Golubev: 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.” Neftekhimik have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings17 Jul 2028
Steven van der Sloot was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 27. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Match15 Jul 2028
No end in sight to Neftekhimik's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Neftekhimik has to find a result from somewhere.
Market17 Jul 2028
Neftekhimik say no — this time
The offer from Uralets-TS for Matvey Filipovskiy was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Benjámin Gólik is a medical away from Neftekhimik
The deal with Chernomorets is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Marat Sitdikov 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 Neftekhimik this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Neftekhimik
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.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Neftekhimik rebuffed over Ilja Gruznov
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Baltika have kept their man, and Neftekhimik go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Neftekhimik
- Market Neftekhimik promote Lev Shevchenko from within
- Market Foma Gribov steps up from the Neftekhimik academy