The Rodina M Courier
Match8 Aug 2026
A hiding for Rodina M
Beaten 0‑3 by Znamya Truda, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad10 Aug 2026
6 saves: Nikita Bykov was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Failed medical for Konstantin Kuzmichev
The deal with Torpedo Vladimir died in the treatment room. Nobody will say what was found and everybody in the game will find out by Friday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alexandr Andreev signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Alexandr Andreev and Rodina M agree another 3 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Rodina M rebuffed over Ilja Antsiferov
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Cherepovets have kept their man, and Rodina M go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nikita Postnikov 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 Rodina M this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rodina M promote Maksim Ryzhov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Maksim Ryzhov 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
Rodina M promote Maksim Zyuganov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Maksim Zyuganov 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
Rodina M promote Foma Zharov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Foma Zharov 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.
In brief
- Market Gleb Pyankov steps up from the Rodina M academy
- Boardroom Nobody left the Rodina M dressing room in a hurry
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Arkhip Kazantsev