The Torpedo Vladimir Sentinel
Market19 Jul 2027
Stanislav Utkin 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 The request is on a desk at Torpedo Vladimir, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market19 Jul 2027
Ilja Zharov has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Torpedo Vladimir they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Match17 Jul 2027
No end in sight to Torpedo Vladimir's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Torpedo Vladimir has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Stanislav Utkin 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 Torpedo Vladimir this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
Graduation day at Torpedo Vladimir
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Alexandr Vyaznikov 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
Yegor Martynov steps up from the Torpedo Vladimir academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Yegor Martynov 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Sergei Kharlamov steps up from the Torpedo Vladimir academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergei Kharlamov 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.
Match17 Jul 2027
Zvezda take the points off Torpedo Vladimir
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- Squad The manager makes an example of Nikita Romanenkov
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Konstantin Popov
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Torpedo Vladimir