The Volgar Sentinel
Market22 Feb 2027
Vsevolod Yermakov 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 The request is on a desk at Volgar, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market22 Feb 2027
Volgar turn down Irkutsk for Danil Goryaev
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market22 Feb 2027
Vladislav Yampolskiy’s move to Yenisey falls through
The deal that would have taken Vladislav Yampolskiy to Yenisey has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Volgar with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Volgar
Kirill Kolesnichenko was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom22 Feb 2027
Wages eat 150% of everything Volgar earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Transfer targets22 Feb 2027
Volgar ask about Vadim Shilov
A loan enquiry to Zenit: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Market The Vladislav Morozov question follows Volgar around
- The dugout Danil Goryaev knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Prokhor Vasilyev back in training