The Volna Courier
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Alexandr Volkov signs for Nizhniy Novgorod while still at Volna
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Alexandr Volkov has agreed terms with Nizhniy Novgorod for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Volna
Dmitry Rebrov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Amirkhan Selyaev
Volna asked and Spartak Nalchik said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Volna promote Nikita Nikitin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nikita Nikitin 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Volna promote Arseniy Kozlovsky from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Arseniy Kozlovsky 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Grigory Berezhnoy joins the Volna first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Grigory Berezhnoy is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Aleksandr Lisitsin joins the Volna first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Aleksandr Lisitsin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Goal number 50 for Pavel Popov
50 goals in these colours now, every one of them somebody’s memory. There is a supporter in the stand who can tell you where he was for most of them.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both jobs done by Alexey Titkov — 6.73
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 10 actions, 6.73, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
In brief
- Match Pavel Popov rescues a point for Volna
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Squad The formation has left Artem Serikov behind