The Volna Courier
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Volna
A 1‑4 beating by KDV Tomsk was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
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 Ilja Antonov
Volna asked and Rodina 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
One of our own: Matvey Gorbachev joins the Volna first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matvey Gorbachev 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
Rodion Shishov steps up from the Volna academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rodion Shishov 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Boris Ershov joins the Volna first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Boris Ershov 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
Artyom Grigoryev steps up from the Volna academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Artyom Grigoryev 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Denis Kaikov 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Volna dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- Squad Volna are still strangers to each other
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Dmitry Rebrov