The Druzhba Herald
The terraces19 Jul 2027
Supporters organise against the Druzhba board
A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.
Squad19 Jul 2027
17 days out for Tamerlan Khachirov after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Druzhba will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
Eddi Tsanava: 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.” Druzhba have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A falling-out at Druzhba
Tamerlan Khachirov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Druzhba
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
No deal for Sergey Kopylov at that price
Druzhba offered $22.0K; Kuban Holding said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Door shut on Kirill Zakharov
Druzhba asked and Tver said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Jordon Ibe falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market19 Jul 2027
German Ermakov steps up from the Druzhba academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. German Ermakov 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.
In brief
- Market Dmitri Tsyganov steps up from the Druzhba academy
- Market Druzhba promote Artyom Ignashevich from within
- Market Druzhba promote Timur Zhirkov from within