The Zvezda Chronicle
Market28 Jun 2027
Artem Kolobov 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 The request is on a desk at Zvezda, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad28 Jun 2027
Maxim Kopitets is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Market28 Jun 2027
Zvezda say no — this time
The offer from Cherepovets for Ilya Yefremov 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.
The dugout28 Jun 2027
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Transfer targets28 Jun 2027
Zvezda baulk at the price for Alexandr Mironov
Dinamo Kirov wanted more than $37.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Transfer targets28 Jun 2027
Zvezda rebuffed over Alexandr Novikov
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Dinamo Bryansk have kept their man, and Zvezda go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad28 Jun 2027
Words at Zvezda training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Igor Smirnov 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.
Squad28 Jun 2027
A falling-out at Zvezda
Artem Kolobov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout28 Jun 2027
Maxim Kopitets asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market Leon Aiba placed on the list
- The dugout Damir Zhelegotov keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Foma Plotnikov is out on the grass again